Success is often defined as the ability to reach your goals in life, whatever those goals may be. In some ways, a better word for success might be attainment, achievement, or progress. It is not necessarily a destination, but rather a journey that helps you develop the skills and resources you need to succeed.
How will you get success?
- Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.
- The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you first find yourself.
- It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.
- The question isn’t who is going to let me, it’s who is going to stop me.
- There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in this world: those who are afraid to try and those who are afraid you will succeed.
- Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. Don’t wish it were easier; wish you were better.
What can you do to build a growth mindset?
- Believe that your efforts matter. Rather than thinking their abilities are fixed or stuck, people who have a growth mindset believe that effort and hard work can lead to meaningful growth.
- Learn new skills. When faced with a challenge, they look for ways to develop the knowledge and skills that they need to overcome and triumph.
- View failures as learning experiences. People with growth mindsets don’t believe that failure is a reflection of their abilities. Instead, they view it as a valuable source of experience from which they can learn and improve. “That didn’t work,” they might think, “so this time I’ll try something a little different.”
