The Road To Success

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“Expecting life not to be unfair, just because you are fair to everyone is like expecting a lion not to eat you just because you don’t eat lions”. This social media post I saw describes my life perfectly.

When I started my professional life as a young Management Trainee in 1992, I had no idea just how many challenges, setbacks, and failures life would throw at me.

If I did, I would have been indignant — how can life be so bloody unfair???

Today, when I look back at my life, the one thing I realise is this — hard work is only the bare minimum that is required to find success in life.

A few of the other qualities that are essential are

1.    Growth Mindset – the belief that any ability can be learned. That one can learn anything and from anyone. That failures are not a reflection on you, but only your lack of preparation

2.    Resilience — the ability to quickly accept reality and then to try and maximise the reality instead of expending energy on resenting reality

3.    Ownership — the belief that ultimately, you need to take complete ownership for your own life. And that whatever action that is needed to be done to make your life a success needs to be done by you or through your influence

4.    Social consciousness — the understanding that we are all interconnected and that the only way to success is through giving and taking help from so many people.

Did I have all these qualities in abundance when I started my professional life? Nowhere near as much as I have now. After all, life is the best teacher. All you need is the mindset to absorb the lessons life dishes out— in plenty.

Would you agree?

Sincerely,
RamG Vallath
Keynote Speaker, Author, and Overall Awesome Dude

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