Secrets Of Success
If you or someone you know has a constant feeling of frustration - whether in their personal life or career, it's never too late to change the game.
In this article, I am going to tell you about the secrets I used to become successful in my life and how you too can use them to improve your own career, relationships and personal life.
When I was only a young boy, I watched my parents struggle to make ends meet every month. We always had a roof over our heads, but money was often tight.
As you might expect, this made me feel very frustrated and unhappy. Despite the fact that there were four of us in the family and we had a very small house, there was always something or other that we needed but couldn't afford.
It's no wonder that I grew up feeling frustrated with life.
I started to believe that there was a "glass ceiling" in my life - that there was something keeping me from achieving the success that I deserved. One day, when I was about ten years old, I asked my father why we couldn't have more money. He told me that it all boiled down to one word - inheritance.
What Was Inheritance?
Inheritance is a word used to describe the motor vehicle or house left to you by a relative or friend upon his or her death.
At the time, I didn't understand what it meant, but ever since that childhood conversation with my father, I've always had a bad feeling about inheritance.
It was a word that signified the end of the line - something that you couldn't change or improve. It was an almost insurmountable obstacle for me to overcome.
When I was young and impressionable, this was enough to take away my focus and drive from my life. I didn't want a house or car that had been given to me. I wanted to achieve things in life on my own merits, not because of something that I hadn't earned.
From a young age, I had a burning desire inside me to change my circumstances and I started looking for ways to make this happen. As a child, it wasn't uncommon for me to stay up late at night reading about successful people in history. I was fascinated by the great inventions and advances in science that they made.
From then on, I knew what I wanted to do - I wanted to be successful.
The Early Years: A Typical Boy's Life
I grew up as a typical boy in a typical family. We didn't have much money and we lived vicariously through my father who worked hard for his money, but earned very little. He had aspirations of buying a home for our family one day, but this dream never came true for us.
Life wasn't easy for me growing up. I went to a state school and was always at the bottom of the class. I didn't like school and didn't concentrate on my studies. Although I was a talented tennis player, I never managed to win a single match while at school.
It didn't take long for me to realize that no one wanted to invest in me or help me succeed. The only way out was to do it all on my own.
Though I started late, I was still able to make a good life for myself. How did I do it? By using some very simple secrets that you can use to improve your career or relationships - no matter where you are in life.
Below are four secrets that I used to become successful in my own life. By understanding and applying them, you will be amazed by the results.
Secret #1: Recognize That You Have Choices
Though I am fairly successful today, there were plenty of times when things were very tough. There was a time in my life when I had nothing, and couldn't even afford to pay the rent on my own apartment. Before then, I'd lived at home with my parents or in cheap rented accommodation.
During this period of struggle, I began to understand that if I wanted to succeed in life, then it was up to me to make it happen.
I realized that I needed to make an effort and do something about it. I wanted to change, so I made my own decision.
Doing this was tough and required a huge amount of self-belief. No one would help me, not my parents or teachers or friends. It was up to me to succeed in life - no one else could help me.
When I was younger, it was almost impossible for me to realize this. I was too busy crying about my situation and hoping someone would change things for me.
I also had to ignore the countless times when I felt that I wasn't making any headway. When this happened, I would think to myself, "Forget it, it's not up to anyone else to make you successful - you've got to do it on your own!" It was a very frustrating time for me but with a lot of hard work, unexpected things started happening in my life.
Conclusion: Don't wait for things to happen in your life - you need to make them happen.
Secret #2: Have Some Steely Self-Discipline
When I was younger, I used to think that the only way I could succeed in life is if someone gave me a chance and invested in me. I thought that things only happened when other people wanted them to happen. This was very frustrating and put a lot of pressure on myself every day.
I discovered that this wasn't the case at all.
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