11 Most Important Essentials of Success

According to Conrad Hilton, Success is connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit. We all want to succeed in life, doing one thing or the other. Seeking success is in human nature. However, it can only be achieved if you take both necessary and relevant steps. Success consists of a lot of things. However, in my experience, here are some of the things that lead me to my success. These set of skills and success elements are what shaped me into a productive individual and lead me to where I am today.

With these simple and some of the most important essentials, I believe everyone can achieve their goals and be successful.

1.Goals Clarity

Goal clarity is the most important part of success. If you do not know where you are going or what your goal is, then it does not matter what you're doing. You'll probably end up nowhere if you do not know where you are going. It doesn't matter how hard you work unless and until you have defined a clear path for yourself, you're clear about what your goal is and how you are going to get there.

Remember always to follow the things that lead you towards your goal, do not waste your time doing things that have nothing to do with your goals, unless it's something you are passionate about. Your energy is precious, and it needs to be used in only those things that would take you near your goal.

2.Self Belief

Self-belief is the key element to success. If you have a dream and you believe you can hear it, only then will you be able to get there. Remember that there will be many people around you who will tell you that you can not do it, they will tell you you'll get nowhere, but if you believe in what you're doing, nothing can stop you from getting towards your goal. Believe in yourself and do whatever it takes to get nearer and nearer to your destination.

3.Passion

Passion is extremely important for your success; you need to be passionate about your dream, passionate enough to want it so bad you're willing to do anything.  Only if you have that craze and that passion for what you want inside of you will you be able to achieve your dream or your success path.

4.Knowing your Skill Set

Knowing your skillset means knowing what you are good at and pursuing that skill as your goals.  I was a student of engineering, and though I did know I was good at speaking and motivating people, I never thought that pursuing my skill, what I was naturally good at, would lead me towards miracles. It was until I realized my skill set and took hold of it in the form of my future goal, was I able to do so much more with my life and career than doing a job that was less likely to fit my personality or likes. 

Remember that knowing your skill and what you are passionate about can lead you towards a much better path in life rather than being aimless and ending up in a career, you do not see fit for yourself.

5.Values and Principles

No organization can succeed without a set and following its principles and values; they define and shape you. In the same manner, no human can succeed until and unless they know, define, and go by their values and principles.

6.Persistency

Being persistent about what you want or what you are doing is another name for success. It does not matter how many times you fail. What matters is how many times you get up and work even harder to achieve your goals. Being persistent about my passion, my dream, and my goal is what has helped me, and many successful people go far in their careers. The trick is to keep going and keep working despite the hardships, even if it is a little bit every day. Never stop moving forward with your goals.

7.Positive Attitude

Success is composed of different things, some are positive, and others are negative. Some things break you down while others lift you up. One thing that I've learned through my experience is always to have a positive learning attitude. Even if you fail, you learn from that failure instead of having a negative and demotivating attitude.

You must always be positive and ready to learn from both negative and positive experiences equally.

 8.Commitment and Hard Work

If you want to turn your goals into reality, you have to be passionate about them and want them so bad, so bad that you are actually willing to commit to those goals and be persistent about them despite the hardest situation with a "never say die" attitude. Work hard to get to your goals, find new ways on how to get there, but remember, hard work along with smart work is what really counts. Do not waste your energy on irrelevant things. Working smart means doing the right things that take you towards your ultimate goal.

9.Time Management

Managing your time dramatically affects your success in both positive and negative ways. If you learn to manage your time in the right way and give proper time to all the relevant activities related to your goal, you won't ever lag behind or lose track of other things related to life. It's best to manage your time for the very next day and think of all the activities you will be carrying out the following day before you go to bed at night. This is how I do it, and it gives me positive results every time.

10.Growth mindset 

When we talk about the growth mindset, we talk about the desire that an individual has to grow. It is the belief or the desire that an individual has to learn and grow from experiences. On the journey towards your goal, you meet a lot of people and face a lot of situations, learning positive things from these situations and applying them in your daily life or using them to broaden your thinking and enhance your personality is a perfect "growth mindset" example.

11.Having a Mentor/Coach

One of the things that I believe has paved my path towards success is having a mentor or a coach.  A mentor or a coach is someone whom you turn to for your life advice or whenever you face a difficult situation in life. Your mentor will either have a solution or a piece of advice to offer you.

Having someone who knows you, to guide you, or at the very least, advise you is always best. This way, you get a broad perspective in different situations and go accordingly. Moreover, your mentors can not only guide you but also save you from the major difficulties in your path. Most often, they have been where you are going or at least have an idea of the situation and can give you advice that actually helps.

So these are the eleven most important essentials I adapted, and they greatly helped me on my journey to success and is helping me. I believe that if someone applies even some of these points in their daily life, they will surely be successful. 

Let me know what you have from your life and success journey to share with us.

Peace and Love!