ACHIEVING SUCCESS

                                  

 "Not the maker of plans and promises, but rather the one who acts towards fulfilling them…. This indeed is the person who is most likely to achieve what is good and lasting."

There was once a boy who wanted to find out the secret on how to achieve success. One day he approached a wise old man living in a small cottage up in the mountains. “Wise man, can you tell me the secret to becoming successful in life?” The wise man was silent for a while. After a moment of silence, the wise man led the young lad to a nearby river. They kept walking into the river until the boy’s head was fully submerged in the water. The boy struggled to keep his head above the water. To his astonishment, the wise man did not help him. Instead, the wise man held the boy’s head in the
water for a while. After a few minutes the wise man pulled the boy out of the water and they proceeded to walk back to the cottage. At the cottage the wise man asked the young boy what he desired the most when his head was submerged in water. To this the young boy quickly responded, “Of course,  I wanted to be able to breathe, you old fool” To which the wise man replied “Son, if you desired success as much as you wanted to breathe, then you would have found the true secret of success.”


Dear Friends….Success is a matter of choice. If we have enough desire, there is nothing that we cannot achieve. Once we have the reasons to do something, we will surely find the ways to do it. A mere wish cannot make things happen. It is a burning desire, turned into an obsession that will generate the energy for us to achieve any goal that we desire……!!!!

Overcoming obstacles… No one ever said that reaching our goals and obtaining success was easy. If we truly desire to achieve success in life, we must be willing to overcome obstacles on the way to reaching our goals and dreams.

Approaching our goals and dreams with a positive attitude… Having a negative attitude and thinking that we can't accomplish our goals and be successful in life will only slow us down. If we stay positive even if the road gets tough, we will be much closer to achieving success.

Being flexible and creative…Things may not always turn out the way we hoped or planned, but by being flexible and creative, we will be able to think of new, more efficient ways to reach our goals.

Communicating effectively … knowing how to be clear and kind when dealing with others is a skill that will greatly serve us on our path to success.

Finally taking care of our mind and body…. Praying regularly.. eating a healthy diet, exercising , getting adequate sleep and allowing  our minds to rest from time to time so that we can be in proper physical and mental shape when pursuing success.

So dear friends we must all begin today by setting clear long-term and short-term goals. Make sure that you are motivated and committed to the goals you have set for yourself so that you're willing to take the necessary steps to successfully reach those goals. Stay focused on your goals once you've set them. It's easy to stray, but by keeping your goals in sight, you can work towards them every day…!!!

Mrs. Tina Olyai

Director

Little Angels School Gwalior