When I asked my father what was the key to success, he replied: "Formulate objectives, there is no favorable wind for those who do not know where they are going, a ship without radar will not get anywhere"
I asked my school teacher and he answered that dedication was the correct answer and so I asked and asked, listening for different words such as: determination, control, perseverance, faith, work, planning, etc. And so the list of elements, keywords, and "keys" to success seems endless.
I remember that an elderly person told me with great confidence: "Success is based on knowledge, people who are successful are successful because they know and know things that people who are not, do not know or know." Does this sound logical to you? I will tell you that I know people who know that they must change their life, who know how to change it and who do not change it. Does a career, master's or doctorate assure you of being successful?
What is the key element, the master key that opens all doors? Throughout history, people who have been successful are those who have dared to do things in the time when others dreamed, thought, planned, feared, doubted. Success is closely related to the ability to act.
Erroneously the human being tends to say that success is a matter of luck, that it is limited to people who are born with a certain ability or gift. Which is only for people who receive opportunities throughout their lives. Are they born with a certain skill or do they develop it? Do they receive opportunities or create them? When someone moves with a clear objective, he is able to overcome any obstacle and make his life magical. People and society can predict your destiny, only you have the power to determine it.
"If I had been born with the physique and skill of Michael Jordan, it is very likely that I would have become a billionaire basketball god and national hero." How many people know that MJ was rushed from his high school basketball team two years in a row for his poor results. His coach said things to him like: "This is not a sport for you, you are useless." If MJ had stopped "doing" what it takes to achieve his dreams, regardless of what people said or thought, the world would never have seen a great athlete born.
Names like Ghandi, Galileo, Mother Teresa, even Bill Gates, among many others, have influenced our world at different times, basing their achievements on the ability to act and on daring to do things regardless of what people say, think or say. Against all odds they did what was necessary to reach their goal. Michelangelo said, "If people knew how hard I tried to get my master's degree, it wouldn't seem so wonderful to them."
The only way you can find out who you really are is by putting yourself to the test, going out into the world to do things. Only you are able to know what type of tests you have to undergo. Movement has to be part of our nature. Remember that if you are not going up you are starting to go down.
The ability to take action is the key to success, but be careful, it is not just a matter of moving foolish and crazy. That is why you need to be aware of certain elements that we will start to discuss in the next installment. Meanwhile, go outside and realize that an incredible movie is being shot and that you are the protagonist.
