Across history, we read about men and women of great impact. People who set their heart toward a thing and got it done; people who purposed in their heart to achieve a thing and it was so; people who had dreams, pursued it earnestly and made it a reality.
We heard of great inventors such as Thomas Alvan Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, Henry Ford, Charles Babbage, Isaac Newton amongst others. These are men who became successful in their endeavour. Even in the business, academic and Information Technology (I.T) world, we can mention some prominent men and women who, we can boldly say, are successful in what they do.
These greatly successful men did not just wake up in a day and become successful. There are challenges also faced by them. However, despite the challenges and odds, these men have some things in common which made them what they are (or were) today. Some of these is what I shall discuss in this article.
VISION OR PURPOSE
I would like to start by saying "The most miserable man on earth is not the one without a sight but the one without a VISION" Even the Holy Bible says "...Where no vision is, the people are destroyed" This is essentially true because when you lack vision, you lack a sense of direction. It is your vision that will drive you and propel you towards a single direction thereby making you non-purposeless. Imagine if the four tires of a vehicle has to go different ways because their is no proper harmonizing. What do you think will happen? The vehicle will only remain at one spot- going nowhere.
Vision is that purposeful end you want to have in life. When you have a vision, their is proper harmonization of all gifts, skills and talents within you to achieve and fulfill your vision just like the four tires are harmonized to move toward the same direction.
"When you don't have a direction, you will be led by anyone" E.O Michael
“Make your vision so clear that your fears become irrelevant.” Anonymous
“Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.” Jonathan Swift
PASSION
Passion has been defined by Wikipedia as "a feeling of intense enthusiasm towards or compelling desire for someone or something" Passion can range from eager interest in or admiration for an idea, proposal, or cause; to enthusiastic enjoyment of an interest or activity; to strong attraction, excitement, or emotion towards a person.
One thing that drove those great men to their "Promised Land" is passion. It is the fuel that powers your vision. Passion is that in-burning desire to fulfill your vision. When there is passion you would not see any difficulty or challenge that may come your way in the course of fulfilling your purpose in life. Even if those challenges will come, which is normal- there's no always smooth sailing because the storm is part of what makes the sea, you will neither be bothered nor discouraged by them. You will only see them as stepping stones to fulfilling your purpose.
"Passion is the 'Reviving Fire' of a vision" E.O Michael
COMMITMENT
It is important to know at this moment that being passionate alone cannot earn you success. Your level of success is not only a function of your desires or enthusiasm but also a function of your commitment. Commitment, from the word 'commit', means to give your totality (or of something) to achieve a thing (or to someone). That is to say, you cannot be successful if you are not ready to give your whole self to the fulfillment of your vision.
Commitment is all about sacrificing. To be a successful fellow in whatever you are doing, whether as a student or as a career person, you must be ready (to some extent) to sacrifice your time and your resources (financial and non-financial). Reading at night, spending your little money to buy books, going from one tutorial to another are parts of the sacrifices you must pay as a student who want to be successful academically. To the career person, you may have to spend your holiday (or work leave) doing research and making connections. All these are part of commitment. They are sacrifices that must be paid to be a Success in that vision.
"Without commitment, your dream will only remain a Nightmare" E.O Michael
“Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world.” Joel A. Barker
“Vision without execution is hallucination.” Thomas Edison
PERSISTENCE
While commitment is about giving all it takes to fulfill your vision or dream, persistence is the fact of continuing in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition. Challenges will come, persecution may arise but a determined heart will overcome them all. For you to be a Success, you must keep pursuing your vision in spite of difficulties or challenges that may arise. Don't ever give up on your dream no matter what. Pursue earnestly.
TEAM WORK
I need you to understand that it's not everyone that will support your vision. As it is important to work with people to be fulfilled in whatsoever one is doing (no man can do it all), it is also pertinent to know that without the right set of people, you will be heading nowhere.
When you have a vision or dream, source for like-minds and work relatively with them. This is a great way of expanding the scope of your vision and getting things done more effectively.
Consider the short definition of team as this:
Together Everybody Achieve More
If you can work with these basic principles, I have no doubt in my heart that you will end up being a SUCCESS.
Thanks for reading!
(c) E.O Michael
Tutor, Writer and Researcher
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