Patience, Persistence and Perspiration Are THE Key Success Factors

Anger comes alone, but Takes away all the Good qualities from us.

Patience too comes alone, but brings all Good qualities to us.

Why Patience, Persistence and Perspiration Are THE Key Success Factors

You want to be successful, to achieve financial freedom, right? And you want it as quickly as you can especially if, like many people, you're struggling with debts and commitments, wondering whether your job is safe and wishing you had a little to spare on luxuries and relaxation. You have labored for years and now it would be good to feel the benefits of all that hard work.

Most people who seek financial freedom assume it will come quickly and easily. They look at people who are financially successful today but forget all the time before today when that person was working to build their financially free future. They see someone who became successful 'overnight'.

This inaccurate view lets many people assume financial success -- or success in any other area of life -- can be theirs tomorrow, or at latest next month. But as Napoleon Hill said, you need to develop the three key success factors of patience, persistence and perspiration, which he described as an unbeatable combination for success.

I Want It All -- And I Want It NOW!

We live in a world where instant gratification has become the norm. Young people are especially guilty of expecting their every whim and desire to be immediately satisfied. The media has persuaded them that if they can't have that latest designer item right now, their life will never be the same again. Financial institutions have also played their part, making credit easily accessible to both the credit-worthy and those likely to struggle to maintain their over-extended lifestyle. Patience used to be a virtue, but no longer, it seems.

In Think and Grow Rich Napoleon Hill wrote of many people whose financial success came after a long period of waiting. People such as Edwin C Barnes, who took a lowly job working for Thomas Edison while he patiently waited for the opportunity to become a business associate of Edison's. Similarly Henry Ford waited patiently while his engineers labored to design the V-8 motor, which went on to make him a large amount of money. Without patience neither would have achieved success.

Hill also praises the value of patience in decision-making, explaining that successful people, once a decision is made, are slow to change their minds. Sticking with the decision you've made, rather than blowing with the wind gives you time to let things work through so you can properly assess the effects of your actions. If you impatiently change your plans part-way through, you'll never know what might have happened.

Again, and Again...

Persistence is the art of sticking at things until they're done, rather than giving up when things don't immediately go your way.

In sales the key factor to success is putting yourself in front of enough people who choose to buy what you're selling. If you've had a string of people choosing not to buy, putting yourself in front of the next person can become difficult. You tell yourself there's no point, you'll only be disappointed again. Or maybe you wonder whether your product is worth buying. Negatives pile up on one another creating a mental mountain you have to climb to that next prospect.

The only way through this is to just get on and do it: be persistent. Put a smile on your face and pick up that phone, knock on the next door, whatever. The very next person you speak to could be the one who unlocks your success. But if you don't persistent you may walk away rather than speaking to them.

Persistence is particularly important when you're involved in new areas, or where you're less sure of yourself. Here those negative thoughts and influences find it even easier to get a hold. Overcome lack of persistence by forming a habit. Stop worrying about how things will turn out; just get started. If things don't go your way it's an excellent learning opportunity, and when they do, those positive feelings will reinforce the benefits of persistence.

10% Inspiration, 90% Perspiration

Behind every successful person there's a lot of hard work that often goes unnoticed, especially by their critics. Thomas Edison failed many times before he produced a working light bulb. Successful sports players spend hours practicing; getting their moves just right so when they perform in a contest it looks effortless. Reality television shows that while talent is needed, it's hard work that really makes the difference between success and failure.

Anyone who has already achieved financial freedom has done this through consistent hard work. They identified a burning desire, used creative imagination to develop an organized plan, and put the plan into action -- day after day after day -- until their 'instant' success finally began to materialize. Early achievements were recognized as milestones not the end of the journey. Setbacks were seen as opportunities to learn: to adapt plans and reconsider strategies, not as a reason to give up.

Hard work: physical, mental or both, is the only sure way to achieve lasting financial freedom. If you desire success in life you must be willing to pay the price by developing and applying the 3 key success factors of patience, persistence and perspiration.

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CA Alpesh Tated. 

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