Steps to Success

Six Steps to Success

Today I would like to share six steps which could help us to achieve success in our, Since the life is very short therefore everyone of us would like to LIVE life rather than to SURVIVE, so for living means we have to achieve success in our lives and for achieving success we must have to set the goals and made ourselves strong enough to fight against our non-productive desires which waste our time and will create a barrier to our goals. So, I have written the following six steps which will definitely help everyone to succeed in their life.

1.Decide what you actually want to be:

Deciding what I actually want to be is the fundamental step towards success because without any goal we can't even know where we are heading towards although we are working hard in studies but ultimate goal is to study well, get good grades and finally getting better job.

The meaning of this step is to make clear objectives, So that your efforts can be moved towards a clear direction, The best example of this is Donkey as he do more hard work than any of us in the earth but he has no objectives, so all of his efforts do not result in his benefit.

2. Write it down:

Second step is to write the goals clearly and in detail on a paper and always think on that paper because goal that is not in writing is not a goal at all, It pretend to be a goal but its merely a wish and hence you have no energy or craze for achieving it, so don't hesitate and do it right now and don't consider to do it later/ tomorrow because that later or tomorrow will never come.

In fact according to my experience one should make a flash card where goals and aims are written, the card should be kept in front of the pocket regularly, so that each time you put your hand in pocket you will be reminded about your goals and also it can help you to avoid the habits which restricts the achievement of your goals such activities could include wasting irrelevant time on facebook or on other smartphone applications on exams time when you should do study to take good grades, So it is preferable that you make a card now and write your goals and the constraints/ restrictions that makes you away from your goals and avoid those irrelevant activities.

3. Set a Deadline:

Third step is setting a deadline for your goal. A deadline acts as a Forcing effect in your subconscious mind, The best example of setting a deadline is the Examinations for example exams are going to be held a month later, So now you have almost 30 days left in which you have to prepare for papers from which you will dedicate probably 20 days for learning and 10 days for revision, everything has to be done setting deadlines So if you can set a deadline for Exams then why not you could set the deadlines for achievement of your goals.

As a result of setting deadlines and following those, you will realize how organised you are and it will also improve ones image in the eyes of others and they ultimately feel that you are not free person of the world and they will start respecting you. I have experienced many times that in times when I concentrate on following may daily routine/ schedule people are more diverted towards me because it makes them feel that he has some sort of good work and its natural. However if I waste my time enjoying life rather than concentrating on the main aim of my life it will also attract people towards me. Both work hard and play hard approaches gives you more friends but its your choice either you choose the earlier one which is long term and is more fruitful or you choose the later one which is only good for short term.

4. Make a list of To Do's (Plan):

The fourth step is to plan and write it down the courses/ activities in a list form that will be required to support your goal, For example if you want to be a IT professional you must have to do courses like MS Office, Networking courses, HTML and others courses to support your main aim of becoming IT Professional. The same rule will apply to other professions as well. Making To Do list brings many benefits to our routine for example:

• It creates an order of the activities and makes our routine flexible to incorporate any uncertainty in case of events where it becomes impossible to follow this list.
• It relives stress and improves the confidence by following it completely.
• It makes you feel more productive and you will feel more satisfied even if you have do little but do it regularly.
• It makes you accountable in case when you didn't do the listed task.

5. Organize your list:

Once you have made a To Do list the next step is to organize/ sort this list according to their priorities. You can yourself decide which task is more important and which one is less important and then write out your plan, the same way you would develop a blue print to build your dream house.

As you can from the picture how organisation gives you the power to fight the biggest enemy of your life which is definitely a Fair of Failure.

Lets have a look at how organizing the work can improve yourself to achieve your goals:

• It brings us the ability to fight against the negatives of our life.
• It unites our traits and makes able to defeat the biggest evil/ fear of our life.
• It helps identifying our weaknesses and as a result we got a chance to cover up these weaknesses.
• Gives us the habit of utilizing our time more effectively and productively.  

6. Take Action:

The next step is to put your plans into action, this is the second most fundamental step after planning without which you can't achieve your goals, Therefore in this respect don't try to construct the whole building at once but instead place few bricks daily that moves you in the direction of your goal. Develop a discipline of doing little things 365 days each year. At last after a year you will be astonished at how much you accomplish when you monetize this formula in your life every single day.

These were the few steps that will definitely lead to you towards achievement of your goals and there may be further steps that will also makes a person successful but I have extracted a few necessary and basic steps which can be followed by any from Student to a Professional or a Businessman.

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