My-Understanding-of-Success

MyUnderstandingofSuccessInsuchacompetitivesociety,everyoneiseagertobecomesuccessfulandstandoutinacrowd.Buthaveyoueverthoughtaboutthosequestionsprofoundly:Whatistherealmeaningofsuccess?Whatsuccesscanbringus?Howcanwebecomesuccessfulinourworkingarea?Allofthosecallforourdeepthought.Asregardtothedefinitionofsuccess,people’sopinionsvaryfrompersontoperson.Forachild,successisbeingcommendedbyadults,whileforparents,itisbirth,loveandmarriage;forateacher,churningoutwell-trainedandhigh-intellectualstudentsmakeshimfeelsuccessful,whileforastudent,itisgettingagoodgradeinallkindsoftests.Inmyopinion,Successjustmeansdoingwhatyouwantanddoingitwell.Itdoesnotnecessarilymeansbeingsurroundedbyflowersandapplause.Youcanbesuccessfulaslongasyouthinkyouare.Thesecondtopicweneedtalkiswhyweneedtobesuccessful,orwhatsuccesscanbringus.Maybesomepeoplemayconsiderthisquestionisnotworthyoffurtherdiscussionforitsansweristoosimpleandobvious.Actually,thisisaquitethought-provokingproblem.Ithinkthefirstthingsuccesscanbringusisconfidence,becauseyouwillhaveastrongsenseofachievementwhenyourworkishighlyevaluatedbyotherpeople.Second,butquiteapparently,successcanbringuswealth,fameandpower,whicharecrazilychasingbymostpeopleinsociety.Thirdly,beingsuccessfulinsomespecifiedfieldmeansrealizingone’sself-valueandthisisthehighestgoalinone’slifeaccordingtosomepsychologists.Thelastbutnottheleast,successleadsustoamorecolorfullife,abrand-newworld,evenabrighterfuture.Now,let’sturntoanothertopic:howcanweachievesuccess.AsfarasIcansee,successconsistsofthreeindispensablefactors:goodpreparation,greatopportunityandconstanteffort.Lotsofscientificinvestigationssuggestedthatmostpeoplesharesimilarlevelofintelligence,onlyafewarebornasgeniusoramentia.So,whatmakespeoplesodifferentfromeachotherontheirachievement?Tomypointofview,twoimportantelementscanaccountforthat,oneistheireducationalbackgroundlikeschooleducationandfamilyeducation,theotheroneistheirpersonaleffort.Justasthefamoussayinggoes“knowledgecanchangeyourfatewhilemoralityshapesyourfuture”,educationissoimportantforithelpsustomakegoodpreparationforourfuturelife.Similarly,ifyouwanttobecomethewinnerofanycompetition,makingfullpreparationisalsonecessary.Moreover,opportunityalsoplaysavitalpartinone’ssuccess.Haveyoueverheardaboutthisproverb“Opportunityknocksonlyonce”?Asaresult,itisadvisableforustovalueandmakeadvantagesofthem.Istillrememberonaneconomicclass,myteacheronceaskedme”Doyouknowwhatthebiggestdifferenceamongsuccessfulentrepreneursandordinarypeopleis”,Ishookmyheadconfusedly,thensheanswered,”It’stheirthinkingway,thosesuccessfulpeopleoftenhavesagaciousperception,theycanalwaysdiscovernewbusinessopportunitiesandgaingreatprofitfromit”.Undoubtedly,insucharapidly-developinganddog-eat-dogsociety,timeismoneyandgoodopportunityisevenmorepreciousthangold.Foranyonewhowantstoachievesuccess,tryingtodiscoveropportunityandseizethemareessential.Ifwecomparepreparationandopportunitytothebasisofsuccess,thenactionsaresomethingtomakeitcometrue.Withoutconstanteffort,alltheplanningandpreparationwillbemeaningless.Beforewetakeactions,soundplanisalsoneeded,butitmustbeflexible.Thenwhenyouareworkingtowardyourestablishedgoals,youshouldnevergiveuplearningnewknowledgeandskillsinordertoenhanceyourabilities.TakeMaYun,theCEOofAlibabaGroupforexample:Heisatypicalkindofpeoplewhorisestogloryfromahumbleoriginbysparingnoeffortstodowhathepursues.Hewasborninacommonfamilyandhisparentswerebothsemiliterate.Afterfailingthecollegeentranceexamtwice,hewenttoananonymousinstituteinthecityandbecameanEnglishteacher.However,hedreamedofgreaterthingsthanjustbeingateacher.Therefore,inanapartment,hecooperatedwithhisfriendtocreateAlibaba.com,aChinese-basedbusinesstobusinessmarketplacesite,whichnowhasbecometheleaderinitssphere,coveringmostofthedomesticmarketandtheoverseamarket.Constanteffortistheonlywaytosuccesstoapoorbutambitiousyouth,MaYun’sstorytoldus.Inconclusion,ifwewanttobesuccessful,wehavetopossessthesethreekeysmentionedabove.Thereisnoshortcuttosuccess.Thesethreekeyswillhelpyourealizeyourdreamseffectively.Atlast,Iwanttoshareafamousremarkwithyou“Youcannotimproveyourpast,butyoucanimproveyourfuture.Oncetimeiswasted,lifeiswasted.”Iwishallofuscanmakefulloftodayandembraceabrightfuture.