Road for the Success ....
Summary:
It is very common these days we find in the written media, spoken and social networking, success stories in society, in terms of country and world.
Are facts and situations generated by people, showing that success is something notable that deserves to be openly shared and released.
Are facts and situations generated by people, showing that success is something notable that deserves to be shared openly and released.
Will be? Or is it a marketing activity or self-promotion of a person, or a team, or even of authorities interested in promoting?
When success comes up, he probably hides many situations that are submerged, and then comes the comparison with an iceberg.
In this article we will be discussing the facets of spontaneous success, articulate or even playing dirty pool, without caveats and mentions to anyone, just in an attempt to show what we're really seeking, recognize the success of facts and situations that should be of interest to all.
In business organizations, all must turn on plans, executions and results, where the merit of a person should always be attributed to the success of a team, and the final recognition is about the General platform of this company.
But how should we recognize what really turned into a success, an example to be followed, a merit to the person and the work of the team?
And where are the failures, the challenges, the efforts, the failures, the losses, the resilience of people and of the teams, so it doesn't need to be repeated?
What is required to achieve success, what are the milestones that sustain this success, as people are recognized by your success, and how to motivate the team to achieve the challenge and success?
These are issues that we all must be ever vigilant to not leave a single detail, that lead the way and guide people toward success.
Obviously, the failures also come with success, and how to "hold the morale" of the person and to the disappointment of the loss? and how about self-esteem? and the future?
Anyway, this is a very sensitive these days, but very easy to introduce social networks, as well as very success has led to too many failures, but that few people show.
What is success these days:
When looking in a dictionary the definition of success, we can find some uses, such as:
– It is the positive result after any attempt or effort, be it professional, academic or personal
– It is the power to achieve honors and glory of successes, and signs of wealth.
However, the truth is that success can be much more than that, and the definition will depend on you, because it can be a very personal concept. Many times we don't think what success means to each of us.
In our routine of life, got up every day for work and this does is simply to ensure the salary at the end of the month, or we seek with our dedication and commitment to achieve success and recognition for our achievements?
Who doesn't want to have success in life? I venture to say that almost everyone, even many not knowing what success means and mean.
A distorted form to face success, is to evaluate our desires watching others, and today's social networks have significantly influenced those who access it.
Look for a person of many goods and successful activities, and thought: "Wow, I wish I could be like that person", or another that is quiet and confident and think "I wish I had that life! This person is achieving a lot of success”.
Looking from the outside, the other may seem much happier, wealthier, happier with life. Looking from a distance it looks like they have already achieved success, and now they're showing everybody how are well placed in life.
Is the one that says the catchphrases "just boot the neighbor's chicken gold eggs", or "neighbor's grass is always greener than mine", or "the company recognizes that friend and gives more opportunities to its employees". Is this correct?
But does the success for these people and these companies, has the same meaning that you give?
In fact, we don't really know how the lives of these people, because we're analyzing only one perspective, ours. And looking away, we can create an idea not very true because it is an evaluation without knowing of truth that person. We returned to the concept of the Iceberg again, i.e. very probably we are seeing only the portion above the surface of the water.
We must always think and evaluate the success or failure of others, just looking from afar, is inaccurate and only serves to hurt us. We have to go deeper and try to see what is submerged, i.e. What are the facts, situations, difficulties and failures experienced to achieve success?
As for "company of my friend", we must know and measure the results for the development of career plans, offering Coaching processes and other training, benefits and salaries offered, and most of all as the company respects and recognize your employees.
A very common thing can happen in our routine of life when you consider how many times we didn't have a bad impression of a person, and when we spoke to her changed his mind? Or how many people changed their opinion and behavior with us after we met best?
Yes, success and failure go together, and it's up to us to see all facets before we issue our opinion.
Some important citations from notable people on the success:
· Henry Ford - "Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently”.
· Richard Shell (Professor of law and negotiation of Wharton) - "Success is when you feel good about yourself, with their decisions, and that doesn't mean just achieve goals, but feel pleasure in it".
· Henry David Thoreau (American writer; 1817-1862) - "Success comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it."
· Chieko Aoki (President of the Blue Tree Hotels) - "I'm not going to look if my competitor is better or worse. I have to make a reflection: what are you missing me"?
· Benjamin Disraeli (Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1868) - "Success is the son of audacity".
· Theodore Roosevelt (President of the United States; 1958-1919) - "The single most important ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people."
· Booker T. Washington (American writer and professor; 1856-1915) - "Success is measured not by the position that a person can see, but by the obstacles she had to overcome".
· Allen Morrison (Professor at the IMD business school) - "The character has two components: integrity and empathy. They are not essential to give orders, but are to lead successfully ".
· Sheryl Sandberg (COO of Facebook) - "Done is better than perfect. Aim for perfection causes frustration at the best scenario, and at the worst cause stoppages".
· Michael Hammer (former Professor at MIT; 1948-2008) - "If you think you're good at what you do, you are dead".
· Jeff Bezos (Founder of the Amazon) - "If you ever want to be criticized, for the love of God, never do something new".
· Arianna Huffington (Founder of the Huffington Post) - "Don't buy the definition of success in society. She only works for remedies for stress, diabetes and high blood pressure”.
· Anthony Robbins (Lecture, American writer and motivating) - "My definition of success is to live life in a way that if you do feel a ton of pleasures and very little pain and, because of the style of life, have people around feeling more pleasure than pain”.
· Deepak Chopra (Indian writer and speaker) - "The success in life could be defined as the continuous growth of happiness and the progressive realization of worthy goals. Success is the ability to easily transform desires into reality ".
· Ralph Waldo Emerson (Lecture, American writer and motivating) – “Success is laugh a lot and frequently; earn the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; deserve consideration of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; know that at least one life breathed easier because you have lived”.
And now, what's your definition of success?
The Success these days is not a static process:
Many people say that your greatest desire is to succeed in your career and in your personal life.
However, we must consider that the concept of success is not static, and it changes according to the individual perspective.
That's why each determine your concept from individual and professionally successful, and make efforts to achieve these goals.
Whatever the idea is success, one thing is certain, it is not possible to achieve it without hard work.
Despite the definition of success vary according to the individual profile, there are some current achievements show that the trader is on the right track.
Let's discuss about various situations of everyday life, and that can lead to success in certain workplaces, as the following:
§ Working at home -
Most working professionals dream of market power to develop its activities without leaving home.
The convenience offered by this form of work is seen with good eyes, representing time gain, without need for offsets to the workplace, and consequently, the huge improvements in quality of life.
§ Working travelling -
While there are professionals who do not give up the comfort of home, on the other hand there are those who believe that success is more related to the possibility of working from anywhere in the world.
This working mode has gained more and more space in the modern world, with the emergence of the so-called "digital nomads".
§ Staying more time with the family -
One of the most traditional definitions of that success is the care of the family, take the time to follow the growth of children, pay attention to affectionate and caring partner of important people, is one of the basic objectives grown by most entrepreneurs.
In the case of these professionals, the success is not related solely to financial gain. Take time to give attention to loved ones is as or even more important than winning a lot of money.
§ Having autonomy to set their own agenda -
The conventional labor market is known for giving little freedom for professionals. The timetables are fixed, the journey is long and the tiredness at the end of the month. For this reason, the concept of success as freedom to set the work agenda is quite present in today's world.
The professionals want to increasingly feel responsible for their own productivity, determine when, how and where to exercise their activities.
§ Possibility of offering something new -
Generally, the entrepreneurs do not want to just sell products, they want to make a positive impact on the market and deliver a product or service with high added value for the consumer. Success may mean, then, as the ability to create something really useful and innovative, that solve real problems of the people and generate social engagement.
These days, there is a very successful market with organic products, and entrepreneurs have made it increasingly extended this market, offering healthier products without the cultivation using chemicals and pesticides.
§ Gaining financial independence -
Financial independence is more a consequence than a goal. She appears for all who take the initiative to undertake and make effort to offer the market the best products and services. Have a lot of money is not always the determining factor for the success, but achieving financial independence is a goal common to all professionals.
Nothing better than generate income doing what gives us pleasure, as the example of surfboard manufacturers.
§ Having a business that reflects their views and their value -
More important than having a business is to present to the market a business really authentic, that reflects the values and visions of the entrepreneur. Join pleasure and work allows the development of more efficient strategies and goals. Can repair, who does what he likes can perform their tasks with more quality.
There are many professionals on the market that do not consider themselves successful because they're working on something that does not match their ideas and visions. Another clear example of money is not the only indicator of success. As the current example of fast delivery and values.
§ Power in leading people -
Those who have managed to inspire people at some point in life you know how enjoyable take on the role of leader. The leadership translates on ability to guide people, turning thoughts and inspiring. Leaders are able to change the work environment, awakening the best of each and encouraging teamwork.
This is another one of the definitions of what is success: to be able to lead people and be an agent of transformation. Currently there are many professionals who specialize in coaching, and it has achieved much success in its activities.
§ Exercising a positive influence in the world -
The world can be very pleasant for everyone, just that people behave in order to positively influence. You don't have to believe in esoteric or supernatural energies to agree that the influence that we generate in the world can have positive or negative results.
Maybe the success that can be translated into the ability to add, create value and influence positively in the middle on which you are entered.
§ Having free time for leisure -
Have free time is so important that even in conventional jobs, there is no concept of vacation and paid day of rest, after all, no one can work at a high level all the time, even that's not healthy.
We need to have the free time to do anything or simply do nothing. Leisure without free time simply does not work.
Steps to achieve success in Professional and Personal Career:
Will be presented and suggested some steps you can follow to achieve success in professional career, but which can also be used for the personal success:
ü Analyze your strengths and weaknesses -
Everyone has strengths and weaknesses. The strong should be increasingly exploited, while the weak must be worked so that do not represent a problem for your business.
Identify these strengths and weaknesses it is important for you to be able to think about strategies and recruit professionals who meet its limitations in a particular area or subject.
At the personal field, you can do a self-analysis, considering how you put yourself in front of new situations, your intolerance to certain subjects, your sentimental side, your clear and explicit to show their ideas and concepts of life, etc.
A tool that can help you identify these features is the array of Strengths, Opportunities, Weaknesses and Threats - SOWT, which can be made without expert needs only "downloading" and "opening" the horizons.
a. Study the market to be a distinguished professional
The market is changing, which is why the professionals must keep up to date. Work on the basis of strategies, methods and techniques that worked in the past may not be the best idea.
A simple change in market mechanisms and ready, these techniques fall to the ground. To be a distinguished professional, keep your eyes peeled on the market, study it and find loopholes in which you can act, update, communicate and most accepted the opinions of people who can help you.
b. Perform good partnerships
In modern markets, as for example the digital, not all are competitors. Many of the participants of this market can act as partners, facilitating and supporting processes in Exchange for reciprocal benefits.
Many times, there's no point in wanting to grow up alone, because in addition to being much harder, does not represent the values of the world of entrepreneurship, which is based on the formation of business partnerships.
On the personal side, how are your friendships? Solid or perennials? True or false? Positive or negative in terms of success? Present or absent? Anyway, are friendships that add to your sense of live or are so called pessimistic on duty always?
c. Take a course online
If you are looking for a way to start immediately, one of the best ways is to your participation in an online course, called distance learning or E-LEARNING market.
Distance education is a form of technology-mediated education where students and teachers are separated and/or space temporarily, i.e. are not physically present in a classroom teaching-learning environment.
Later, he will be responsible for the majority of the educational content sold in the market, and not just to the upper level courses. Grows increasingly consumer interest for free courses.
Meet a technique and share with other people can be the best way to generate income and friendships on the internet. Discover your major talents and abilities and turn this into a business idea.
d. Work on the internet
In addition to online courses, the digital market allows the sale of other products and services over the internet. Some people consider that 90% of conventional jobs can be adapted to the digital environment.
Here are some examples of work that can be transformed in internet platforms these days: Lawyers can give advice; Writers may raise customers; Psychologists can meet the distance your patients on continuous therapy; Engineers can perform simple projects to deliver directly over the internet, without the need to be in an Office; Teachers can teach a class online, and many other professions.
In the end, success depends solely and exclusively to each of the professionals, because it takes out of the inertia and establish powerful strategies to achieve their goals.
The concept of the Iceberg:
Etymologically, the word iceberg is formed by the Union of two other words: English Ice, which means "ice"; and the Dutch and German Berg which means "mountain". I.e., iceberg means "mountain of ice".
The icebergs are freshwater compounds solidified and exist in almost all the Arctic environments on the planet. Only 10% of the iceberg is visible on the surface, being that 90% of your volume is immersed in water. Because of this, the popular expression: "this is just the tip of the iceberg", which means that certain thing is just the beginning or a small part of a problem or situation much longer and complex.
By analogy, the lower part of the block of ice from a glacier, that which is visible under the waterline, may metaphorically represent the results of success of a company and that are presented to the public and media.
However most of the iceberg, that is below the waterline, symbolize the efforts, the resilience, the victories and failures, gains and losses, etc., and is where all sectors are "invisible", but who contributed to the great success of company.
In the deepest part of the iceberg are rooted and unconscious beliefs that unintentionally, the culture of the company win a clear trait and is shaped daily by the action of its employees without makeup or self-defense.
A simplistic form, we can describe also the Iceberg of life, as the part that people see above the surface of the water, while the part that people don't see, means the whole part below the surface of the water.
Hemingway's theory says that only perceive what we see at first sight, and the remainder goes unnoticed, just like an iceberg. That is, there is a conscious part of the information and the other unconscious.
When we look at the reality before us we see only your surface, which is the visible part. According to the theory of the iceberg that means we're seeing only 10% of the total, while the remaining 90% correspond to the unconscious or invisible.
For example, think of the many times when you believe in something and not bother to find out if we're confused or wrong. Follow the easy way and seek information to support our ideas.
Why we chose to believe the first impression and not tried to prove if this is fake or real?
Why most of the time we question the advantages and disadvantages, the costs and benefits? Maybe it's because after a sudden decision arising questions and obstacles that we had not taken into account.
Did we, human beings, we tend to use a cognitive economy program, through which we have chosen that information easier and that is related to our way of life?
For example, we believe that a situation can be created for different issues: my work team colleague said such a thing because he wants to be like me, or because he is jealous or because he can't stand that I have more competence in the job than him?
In fact, it could be many other causes, but we are convinced of the fact that we created, and any thoughts that go through our head will be connected automatically with our hypothesis.
Most of the time, we create hypotheses and conclusions based on the information we have and that are not the totality of the information available, such as the Iceberg concept à 10% versus 90%.
So, let's be very careful with the decisions. Is that not worth it to find out what's really going on under the water.
A professional example on the Iceberg of life:
To exemplify what we had so far, let's use a fictitious example occurred in a given manufactured products company in Latin America.
This company regularly audits are carried out HSE management system (Health, Safety and Environment), to check and measure the progress of this system. In this exercise, was chosen the productive sector where there are the greatest risks of injury to employees, being chosen people of the work teams of some sectors to present and respond to questions from auditors hired.
After a few days of intense work to evaluate the items defined in the scope of the audit, the procedural and evidence, the Auditors conducted a preliminary session with these work teams, before the final presentation to the leadership team.
Although the numerical result of the audit, by the pre-established evaluation Protocol, wasn't bad, the Auditors noted that there was an internal dispute between the teams in achieving better quantitative result, without much attention to barriers to control the identified risks.
This meeting had the objective of prior to equalize the concepts, not the nearest results aiming at a good image to be shown to leaders.
At the end of several hours of discussion that stretched late into the night, the Auditors were able to show that the success was to show that the operation was considered safe from the point of view of HSE, and that representatives of the teams shouldn't deceive themselves with the numerical result of the protocol, and in favor with the qualitative assessment of controls assessed.
Therefore, the success was in which employees were working on safe to themselves, to the environment and to the company's assets, and that the numeric result to be presented to the leaders, would be demonstrating the need for a little more management system support, so that the company could achieve the aimed world class level.
To close the meeting, the Auditors submitted a moment of reflection at all, and in a way that motivated them to see the real success of the audit, namely:
§ We are the only ones responsible for our success or failure;
§ Weak people justify. Winners take head-on;
§ Weak people lie. Winners assume the truth though the heavens fall;
§ Weak people run away. Winners assume the consequences;
§ Weak people give up on the first difficulties. Winners take on the challenge;
§ Weak people feel victims of the system. Winners take their responsibility;
§ Weak people open hand of their identity to be accepted. Winners take the result, but do not negotiate their value;
§ Who does not accept your identity with the open mind, where you're going, your mistakes and responsibility for success or failure, hardly will not be part of the Group of Winners.
Finishing this article, we would like to leave a simple and objective vision of the concept of success, as the following:
- Success is to achieve the goals of Life, be true to our beliefs and values, doing what you love every day.
- Success is helping people improve their lives, so honest and without reservations.
- Success is something simple, but it's not easy, because reaching goals will take time, effort and need too much focus and motivation. But the truth is worth.
And so the importance of defining for themselves what really matters, what else makes us well in life and what else we want in the future.
All the Success for you!