I often talk about success as you may know … This particular site is dedicated to teaching success and successful living, so it seems only appropriate to define success.  Howbeit a brief explanation, it is also an inspiring and accurate explanation of success.

What is Success?

Success is the gradual realization of a worthy goal; whether that goal is to be a great parent, an amazing wife, or a multi-millionaire.

…the “gradual realization” of a worthy goal is success.

Success is a Decision

Success does not occur when you arrive at your intended destination, success happens when you commit to arriving at the destination. 

More than anything else, success is a decision; it’s a knowing that you will arrive where you belong. 

It is a solemn commitment to achieve a worthy goal.

Success is Action

Success occurs when you take daily action toward achieving your dreams. 

Success is motion, momentum, its achievement.  I like what Conrad Hilton said: “Successful people keep moving, they make mistakes, but they don’t quit.” 

Are you in action?  Are you taking steps everyday that are taking you closer to success, or are you stagnant?  Success is measured by the momentum you possess in the direction of your goal.

Success is a Process

Success is a process; it takes time!  Success is not limited or restricted to the final achievement of your goal. 

Success does not occur overnight.  You move from one level, to another level, to another level; you move from an apartment, to a home, to a mansion.

Success Begins in the Imagination

Before you can have success in the physical world, you must have success in your mind.  You must believe in success, you must experience success in your imagination, and you must embrace it as already yours.

Success is Cumulative

I’ve not always lived where I live now; I’ve not always driven what I drive now, success is cumulative.  There was a time when I lived in a one-bedroom apartment, there was a time when I drove a 1989 Honda Accord LXi without an air conditioner (sweating going down the road). 

Success starts small, as the Scripture hath said, “Despise not the day of small beginnings … because thy latter end will greatly increase.”

Success is a Must

You were born to succeed, just as an eagle was born to soar!  What kind of life would an eagle live if it could never soar?  Success is your birthright; it is your natural state.  Don’t be surprised if you’re uncomfortable being a failure, it’s unnatural to who you really are. 

Education

Success comes from education; I’m not referring to schooling, but the consistent application of wisdom brings success.

Never Brag About Your Success

Success does not require you to brag, Wallace D. Wattles said “True success is never boastful” … when you see someone boastful it’s usually someone who is very doubtful and afraid. 

There’s no need to be brag about your success, success produces its own rewards.

Are You Succeeding

We’ve just defined success.  Are you succeeding? Are you committed to achieving a worthy goal? Have you made the decision? Are you in action? Do you understand the cumulative process of success? Do you realize that success is a must?                                                                                                          

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