A Walk to Success Isn't Always A Walk in the Park

Success. What actually is that? This one word keeps on swirling on people’s minds. It’s almost everyone’s goal in life. But how do we exactly define success? Is this the state of having a luxurious life? Or having made something useful to our society? To me, it’s simply the accomplishment of your objective. It doesn’t have to be something grand or flashy. It varies on the person itself and on how they could view their own acts.

Being successful isn’t a walk in the park. One must work hard on it. I myself couldn’t say that my achievements now are what I could say ‘successful’. I am still walking on the path that I view as the right and successful one for me. But well, that track isn’t full of flowers, chocolates and candies. The way is bumpy and thorny. I am holding onto a few principles that I firmly believe that’s why I’m still striding onto this. Let me share you guys some of them.

First, success isn’t serve on a silver platter. Like what I said earlier, one must work and strive hard on it. Do your best in anything you do. Invest more than 100% of your effort on them. And the results will surely pay off. It’s better to exert effort even on smallest things than to regret not doing any at all.

Have some optimism in life. Negative thoughts will surely eat your energy away making you tired and worn out. A positive outlook can boost one’s energy and vitality. Your journey to success will be colorful when you look at it with positivity and buoyancy. A failure will be nothing to you. You’ll end up bouncing back to place once you’re down.

Failures are lessons. You shouldn’t be disappointed by them. Everybody experiences failures in their lives. It’s inhuman if you haven’t flop once in your existence. Treat these things you call “failure” a stepping stone on your tracks. Once you become successful, I’m very sure that you’re going to thank these failures for teaching you a lesson.

Be confident with yourself. People aren’t perfect. We have our own pros and cons within ourselves. It’s just up to us on how to maximize and utilize our strongest points. So we don’t need to be insecure on others just because they possess something we don’t have. We all have our own blades under our sleeves. Just be yourself and learn to sharpen your own blade.

Lastly, have faith and gratitude. Faith in yourself, to people you trust, and to God. Believe in them. Remember that a man isn’t an island. We can be independent but from time to time, we’re going to have to rely on others. We should also thank the people around us who support and be with us through thick and thin. They are the pillars of our strength. God is also with us on our journey. He guides us, and he plans what’s good for us.

               Accomplishing your goal is one of the best feeling you can ever get. It’s a mix of happiness, fulfillment and satisfaction. It’s like finally finding a lighted exit inside a murky cave. And once you’re out, all the hardships, difficulties, and failures you experienced will be converted into some sort of contentment and joy.

               Like most of you, I am still walking on my chosen path, not knowing when it’ll end. But I believe that this walk will be a colorful one, with me painting the monochrome route. And that this journey will be a flavorful one, with me adding up spices to avoid the blandness of the adventure.