Only you can make it!!

Friday, November 11, 2011

Who helped Steve Jobs to succeed?

Who supported Michael Jordan to be a legend in his field?

Who was behind the success of Johnny Depp?

Guess what—they are the ones who supported and nurtured and nourished themselves and brought them 

where they were to where they are now!!

This may sound incredible but that‘s the truth with all of us. Of course these magnificent ones were helped and lifted by others but the truth is the ultimate climb of them was in their hands and so is with you!!

Yes it’s an absolute truth that for big success or success of any magnitude you need people to succeed. But the starting point of all the success you will have in your life and sustaining it hinges entirely in your hands!!

It all depends upon how you carry yourself particularly during your initial years. Deciding upon your major aim in life completely make you to focus on the purpose and spend your energy on that purpose. But at the same time, once you have formed your purpose, it’s kind of starting to drive in a particular direction. You are changing roads and for the first time you are going to travel on a particular road for a much longer time.

That means you are going to see what you haven’t seen and experience what you haven’t experienced in your life and will be hit by new things that you may haven’t seen up until then.

But these personal obstacles and roadblocks, you are to overcome and that’s entirely depends on you. Michael Jordan, when he was practicing intently and with extreme concentration would have felt many days of pain and disappointments.  Remember, this after “conceiving a purpose and starting in different direction”.

If he had thought about what he was doing as a punishment or some insurmountable challenge he wouldn’t have become what he was and is. It entirely was up to him.

The “EXPERIENCING” of disappointments and temporary defeat, as Mr. Napoleon Hill would call it and taking them as an integral part of your journey and more importantly your growth is the starting point of greatness, YOUR GREATNESS!!

Don’t shy away from these “good” pains and defeats. Maybe people can say consoling words and encourage you at the maximum, take them and absorb them for your vitality, but the real champion you are, you must transcend these trails by being tougher than your challenges.

 You must play your game solo when it comes to personal challenges and tackling your defeats and shortcomings.

The secret is people who have reached zenith would tell you that their greatest moments of “enlightenment” came during their greatest moments of trials and tribulation and failures!!  Keep breaking the walls that come your way and one day you’ll find yourself to have grown stronger and bigger!!

That’s what these legends did. They experienced the discomforts and didn’t give up. They went through hole of pain. And when they came out on the other side they were unbelievably far better and thousands of stairs above the rest of the pack!!

This takes mental toughness and a white hot burning desire.

If you want to drive home only one point from this, take this:

“If they can do it, so can YOU. It’s absolutely possible for you to achieve whatever you have decided to reach and grab, no matter how high it may be placed. Just do it!!”

It all starts from you and continue to grow from you!!

Wish you all the riches to come with God’s blessings

Peter Anand