My personal philosophy of success
I would like at the outset to define the term “success.” Success is defined as the state of accomplishing one’s goals and can be viewed as the opposite of failure. For example, I am bound to feel a sense of success upon completing a college education, which I believe is every student’s goal. My personal philosophy of success is that success is a series of events and activities all targeted at achieving a certain goal but may also include failing and the ability to re-bounce with resilience even after failing. There is nothing as fulfilling to a college student as meeting the academic obligation and eventual graduation. Graduation calls for mandatory celebration from every grandaunt as the day represents the success of a long academic journey. The ability to re-bounce shaped by the resilience to keep going despite failing on the first attempt ultimately determines whether one succeeds or not. The graduation day is a result of years of hard work, slow and steady mountain climb. Success is but a process even though people recognize the result of the process. Those that not part of the process may not understand the sleepless nights behind the numerous exam papers completed. The attendants perhaps think the college degree happened overnight and may not recognize the whole process of schooling.
In my opinion, success cannot be a one-time event state but rather a process. To illustrate this philosophy, take the example of schooling right from basic to a college education; one can define it as a journey or a process comprised of many years of hard work in class characterized by lengthy and regular learning activities. Success in terms of education and every other respect thus comprises a series of small events and efforts all targeted the results, which are pegged on strict qualifications, which must be tested regularly.
The first on course strategy I intend to implement in my after-school life is assuming self-responsibility in all endeavors and the choices I make. Success is a constant responsibility towards attaining certain set goals in the midst of a series of activities that squarely fall to an individual in a personal capacity and never a third party. No one else takes the blame for mistakes, choices, and actions (Rohn and Vic 34). Success is entirely determined by independent efforts and rarely does dependence. There is a corresponding obligation, and commitment at every bit of small successful steps and activities determines whether the ultimate goal is attained. As such, the extent of self-responsibility may significantly determine the speed of completion or performance rate. Also, a self-responsible person is likely to make decisions independently with a sense of responsibility, which comes with taking risks.
The second strategy will involve effective time management. To succeed in college, I have had to plan my time well, including timely class attendance in line with the pre-scheduled timelines. I intend to adopt sound time management strategies by outlining all activities targeted for the next day (Rohn and Vic 34). This would require me to a pre-arranged day, where I am aware of the activities I am supposed to perform alongside clear timelines.
My third strategy is time management. To be successful in my college life, I must manage my time properly. Good time management is simply gaining control over one’s life as it enables one to decide what to do with life while efficiently pursuing their goals. To achieve this, I will require preparing a timetable for my activities, whereby I will be expected to respond to all activities as directed by my timetable (Rohn and Vic 35). The course primary text mentions the coursebook explains scheduling both short and long-term goals and their corresponding events to achieve the ultimate success. Good time management minimizes time wastage and keeps one focused on the scheduled activity. I intend to pre-schedule my daily activities to ensure that every event is aligned perfectly according to the set timelines, level of urgency, and need.
Secondly, I intend to endeavor to discover my self-motivation. Self-motivation is defined as the drive behind your actions and behavior and can be very significant at achieving one’s success. Knowing what motivates the self is a powerful tool for achieving personal success as external motivation cannot outlast inner motivation (Rohn and Vic 34). Through my college education endeavors, I learned to self-motivate my learning activities with the urge and the satisfaction of graduating. Also, no one attended college in the family always motivated me to put more effort into the class. Henceforth, I intend to build both internal and external motivation to fast track goals with twofold determination. In light of my dreams, I would do a lot to ensure I have secured a well-paying job whose motivation comes from financial security and progress derived from its success.
Although success is defined as accomplishing goals, it is better understood as a process characterized by a series of events and activities that culminate in that one ultimate goal. Thus, there is a need to adopt and implement staunch on course strategies to enhance the realization of short and long-term goals to pursue the ultimate goal often considered a success.
Works-cited
Rohn, E J, and Vic Johnson. My Philosophy for Successful Living. Melrose, Fla: No Dream Too Big Publishing, 2011. Print.