By Linda Lin
If you know anything about the world and the truth of the world, then you know that what most people believe is not usually fact. Most people believe that if you have enough money or if you have a famous enough family, then you are a success or can be a success. Most people believe that the average guy has no chance in making it big unless he has the money to do so. Most people believe that individuals who are different (than the average person) are people who do not go anywhere. Most people believe lots of things that simply are not true.
Yes, having money helps. Having a connected name helps also. But these things are no guarantee that any one individual will be a success or will even survive in this 90 miles a minute world. The things that society most values usually are not the things that make one successful. So when you are looking through your life and making your plans for your future, you need to decide what is important to you. You can be somewhat successful if you money and a family or celebrity name. But that success is the outward success, and many times it is temporary success. Money lasts just so long and fame lasts only as long as your fans are interested in you. So what determines lasting fame? What do those special people have that the others do not have. What gives a human being the ability to last for seasons and more seasons? Lasting a long time is no mystery. Just sometimes, people have the wrong impression.
What makes people last is just that. They are determined to reach their goals and surpass their goals. They have determination. They have the strength and the determination to never quit. That is why we have planes today because the Wright Brothers decided not to quit. Faith, persistence, determination, these are all things that make us able to succeed. Money, without persistence and faith will soon be gone. Fame without faith, determination and persistence will soon be gone too.
So many worldwide projects and events came from nothing. These things began in someone's kitchen or living room. No one had the assets to begin but they began anyway with faith in themselves and sometimes they had faith in God. Famous Amos began his business by baking cookies in his home and giving them away free to his friends. The Names Project began in someone's kitchen; a few friends got together with this small idea and then it took off and is now a quilt that covers more than three football fields. Anyone who has ever done anything spectacular has been working at it for years without giving up on their dream.
Faith, determination, persistence and having confidence in yourself and in your ability to stick with the job --these are the true signs of success. And as you work with these things, they will become a true sign of great joy and wonderful achievements. What do you have faith in? What do you believe in? Do you use your strength and determination for good purposes? These and other questions will be featured in another article of mine that will be published sometime in July 2008.
Meanwhile, keep on keeping on. Keep on trucking. As long as you keep at it, you will succeed.
The author of this article has had many works published in the USA. She has traveled extensively throughout the East Coast and through the South while observing people and writing about life and everything that is in it. She invites you to connect with her at her website. Contact her through ezine, or reach her through towriteus@yahoo.com
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