By Ahsan
“All the world loves a winner who is at once a hero and a role model”- Shazad Ahmad
In this day and age, successful people are written about, documentaries are made showing their genius, penetrating interviews are conducted, and many consider them to be living legends. Who comes to mind for you? Is it Michael Jordan? Steve Jobs? Warren Buffet? Sir Paul McCartney? Dr. Abdus Salam?
The aim of every book, documentary, and interview always attempts to uncover the "secret" behind their success. You may think that their morning routine is the key, you may be led to believe that their level of motivation is the thing or even the environment in which they grew up… wealthy, poor, privileged, single parented, supportive, abusive, Ivy League Schools, self-taught or any other apparent environmental factor.
What if I told you that the key ingredient was not what seems obvious and is rarely uncovered in "the book" or "movie" and….it's available to you if you but knew!
What might that secret component of success be?
Well, stick around for another moment, and I will reveal it to you.
A very famous basketball coach was asked how he motivated his team to success and win so many championships. I recall it was John Wooden and to paraphrase, he said something to the effect that he did not get his players to work hard; instead, he got them to want to work hard.
This, my friend, is the secret ingredient.
Prove it to yourself for a moment. Anything that you have achieved with the extraordinary effect is because you wanted it and you did not mind working hard to get it. You wanted to work hard for it.
There is a world of difference with a student who is being lectured by his father to work hard to get better grades and the student who wants to work hard to get the best grades possible out of personal desire.
Motivation often assumes possessing an iron will. Willpower is not limited, we just need to top it up now and then with a powerful desire to want to work towards a meaningful goal.
I contend that Michael, Steve, Warren, Paul and Abdus, all wanted to work hard towards their goals in life, and that was all the difference.
Where there’s a will, there’s a way, especially if you want to work hard for its attainment.
Here then is your mission if you choose to accept it:
Write down 3 major goals you have that you know will improve your personal or professional life.
Think of your reasons WHY you want to achieve them.
Start formulating an action plan for Goal 1
Start formulating an action plan for Goal 2
Start formulating an action plan for Goal 3
Give yourself a deadline for the attainment of each goal.
Work hard to achieve your goals a bit each and every day, not because it is something you should do, instead, because you want to work hard!
Working hard does not guarantee success, nor does it improve your chances of success as most think. Willpower does not count as much either. It is the inner-created wanting to work hard that will matter most at the end of the day.
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