The only difference between failure and success is 'consistency'.Consistency, by definition is our regularized behavior; our habits determine whether we will succeed or fail. Too frequently, we prioritize the wrong things; or maybe we prioritize the right things in exiguous amounts.
What you do everyday defines you, it can either build you up or tear you down. Success isn't easy, it requires effort and sacrifice. When most people think of success or failure, the first thing that comes to mind is in your education, occupation, or financially, but that's just one part of it. We can be extremely 'successful' at the things we prioritize as most important yet fail at our relationships, emotionally due to depression, in our character or reputation, even in our health. The question may arise, "How do I balance everything in my life so I can have it all?" Reality dictates that most times you won't, but what's important is that no matter what situation you end up in, you have to make the most out of it, you have to keep trying and never give up. To be successful you need to take your failure and work more efficiently to get what you want. There's a funny thing about consistency, working harder and not changing your old habits isn't going to make you successful. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again yet expecting different results. To achieve ultimate success requires you giving up your distractions with the hope of accomplishing your goal. When I was in high school, I wasn't the kid to place in the top 5, or even the top 10, because during that part of my adolescence I prioritized social media, watching television all afternoon, playing games, and then maybe studying one hour a day maximum. I was contented achieving mediocrity because I had settled, I began telling myself that even if I tried I could never be an 'A' student. As I grew older I not only matured physically, but I began craving more out for my life intellectually; Slowly I began reading more about History, Politics, Scientific discoveries and theories, reading about world news. I soon realized that as I expanded my knowledge and changed my habits, that success came naturally to me. I never understood the saying that you can look at someone and know if they'll be successful, until I became living proof of it. Your success is all in your head, I understand how that may sound silly at first because you're probably thinking, how is success in my head? If you think negatively, if before you even try, you tell yourself that this is too difficult for you and you're probably going to fail; it's sad for me to say, but the odds are, that you're most likely really going to fail. Your attitude determines your success or failure. Now, let's be real, telling yourself that you're intelligent and believing that you can accomplish anything is just the first step. Belief with no/little effort will never amount to success, you need to know the difference between work done and work required. Whatever you're hoping to be successful at, you need to put in sufficient work, you can't expect to lose 10 pounds in a month by eating the same unhealthy food everyday with maybe a salad during lunch and zero exercise. Anything worth accomplishing requires effort and dedication. Self discipline is the most important rule of success, studying one day for the week isn't going to get you that First Class Honors degree. Success isn't just about knowing enough to 'pass', it's about doing the best you possibly can. Success requires you to prioritize at least 3 hours out of your day, everyday, to study. Last year during Christmas, I had 4 assignments which were due early January, that constituted 40% of my final grade for each module. I live in Trinidad which is generally a very family oriented country and Christmas season is usually a huge celebration with multiple family parties, concerts etc. Self discipline is staying home while your entire family is out socializing, so you can complete your assignments to the best of your ability to achieve the highest possible grade. Self discipline is knowing your priorities and sacrificing pleasures to accomplish what you had set out to do. One of the main things I've learnt is that no matter how much you try, sometimes you may fall short and fail. Defeat is not the worse of your failures, giving up after a defeat is. No matter what life may throw at you, no matter how messy the situation is, even if you feel depressed because you're not moving as fast as everyone else, or your relationship isn't mending as quickly as you'd want it, or you're not getting promoted quickly enough; what matters is that you're still moving forward and you're still trying. I failed a course once and at first it really demotivated me because I had never failed at anything in my life, my father told me something Winston Churchill said, "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts". That statement could not be any further true; I got up the next day, I did everything that is stated above, I resat the exam, and I passed. It cannot be any more emphasized that the courage to continue after failure leads to ultimate success.
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