Is Success Really Worth It?

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Robert Collier said, “No goal is ever won without overcoming obstacles.” Success has a price. If you are willing and ready to pay the price, you will be successful. But if you haven’t done your work, if you have not assess yourself, if you have not asked yourself some tough questions, do not go there. Because success is real. If you want it, you must be real. You must be willing and ready to give all that you’ve got. Give your best. Because you are not going to be able to conquer yourself if you don’t want to work.

Yes, success is possible, but you must do your work. Success is within your reach, but you must get your hands dirty.

When you are going after your success, when you are chasing your purpose, focus on the process, not the destination. And when you are faced with a problem, just remember why you are doing what you are doing. And don’t forget that where their are not difficulties, there can be no growth.

If we don’t face obstacles, we don’t grow. So, if what you are doing is not going well, just remember that if you want to grow, you must face obstacles. If we want to kick average away from our lives, we must challenge ourselves. We must push ourselves. We must give it all. We must learn to love ourselves, no matter what. And you must not hold anything back. You must put everything into it, if you have the heart.

If you have the heart to pursue success, it will come to you. The question is, Do you have what it takes to pursue success?

Before You Give Up, Look Around Where You Are

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“What will become a man when he gives up self?“- Swami Paramananda

You must protect your future by being decisive. We do our best work when we are decisive. We do our worst work when we are indecisive. Life is full of difficulties. Whatever you are going through right now, don’t give up. Fight with it until you have learned something from it.

Do not ignore where you are. You are there for a purpose. Before you give up on yourself, before you give up on your dreams, before you start chasing a new position, before you start looking for the best place to stay, look around you. See if what you are looking for is right where you are. Look for the reason to stay there. Look for opportunities, not excuses. As Martha Graham once said, “Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to, when all they need is one reason why they can.” Wherever you are, whatever you are doing, do not look for excuses to leave, look for reasons to stay.