Success with conducive mental attitudes

The wise among us spoke because they had something to say.

Lesser people spoke because we were asked to say something

 

In the journey of life, there’s always a new destination beckoning you.  Love ones pray fervently that the journey of life will be successful.  Success is of course a matter of personal perception.  To some people, wealth, power, influence and status are the result of having made it.  To others, success is to bring sunshine into the lives of others.  Whatever the concept of success is, its attainment is rooted in some conducive mental attitudes and great deal of planned, hard work.

Attitude needed

1.	Visualizing and envisioning	-dreams are the foundation of reality -any fulfillment of it is subject to courage and discipline to act on the dreams and materialize them into concrete actions
2.	Daily planning	-plan your schedule -fill every minute with 60 seconds of distance run -sail a charted course -do not drift in the winds and the waves -act on, not just react to -do not let others lead you by the nose -do not count on luck -luck happens when preparation meets opportunity
3.	Mapping the road ahead	-careers are like ladders with many rungs -map out the steps.  Fix time frames. -periodically review progress
4.	Intensity	-intensity of commitment, a fire, a burning desire, an over-riding determination to attain goals
5.	Ambition	-think big -do not settle for too little
6.	Faith in God	-trust God when confronted by inevitable storms -God does not burden any soul with more than it can bear
7.	Self-confidence	-attitude more than aptitude determines our attitude
8.	Discipline and hard work	-devotion -hard work compensate for lack of genius -genius is 10% inspiration, 90% preparation -in most challenges in life, natural talents do not take us very far.  Discipline does
9.	Passion	-whatever you do, do it well -let reason be the rudder and passion the sail -there are not small jobs, only small people -there is honor in every profession -put heart and soul into it -do ordinary things extraordinarily well
10.	Do not wait for ideal conditions	-do not wait for the perfect time -the wind often changes for the better once we set sail
11.	Show-case your talents	-substance and form; ability to be relevant; seem competent; are all equally important -polish up your communication and PR skills so that your hard work and competence will be known
12.	Rewards come in many ways	-remember, in the workplace there are rivalries, jealousies and injustices -also remember that God is watching.  His justice will one day prevail -work never goes to waste -hard work with sincerity is nourishing for the soul and good for health -rewards for hard work are long term, internal and intangible
13.	Success and failure	-success is never final.  It’s a journey, not a destination -it is a continuing process of repeating reinforcing past accomplishments and conquering new challenges by adopting to a changed world -falling down does not amount to failure.  Failure is to stay down -falling down is never fatal.  Life breaks all of us -learn from our failings and emerge stronger where we’re broken
14.	Happiness	-seek inner peace and live simply -richness is not the accumulation of wealth but the smallness of needs -think deeply.  Act nobly -leave the world a better place -learn from people you admire

Shad Saleem Faruqi

Reflecting On the Law: Attitude Determines Altitude

TheStar, Wednesday 11 January 2012