Many great people have suggested various ways to achieve success.

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success is to believe that we are already successful. With this strong affirmative thought, success can be
easily achieved if we follow these factors. We should follow our passion because that is where our heart
and soul is. When we follow our passion there is no need for us to put any extra effort. The path to
success is always challenging. We should build confidence to face any challenging situations. The third
and most important success factor is discipline. When we work in a disciplined manner, things will
automatically fall in place. None can deny that the world blindly respects and trusts wealthy people.
Money is the prime dynamic force that drives this world. The sooner we acknowledge and appreciate
this fact the better. Academic success is a prime concern for all in the initial part of life, especially in the
school days. For those who continue perusing studies, academic success is the epitome of everything. It
is mostly observed that success in personal life becomes a tough task for those who have all the riches.
Here is where the common people feel successful to have a happy personal life. Real success is
something we should all strive to attain. Real success can simply be said to be achieving a higher position
or very high position in our chosen field or area; it can be politics or business or even education. In the
world we live in today, we have equated success to riches, prosperity, fortunes, cars, houses and so
many mundane things. We believe that once a person has enough money to be able to afford what he
or she wants, the person is successful. This is a total and complete misconception that will be discussed
here. Real success is way beyond the physical things we can see, real success is all about the feeling of
satisfaction we get when we accomplish a task or do something, it is the happiness we get just by
remembering what we have achieved and how we did it, real success has to do with a lot of positive
feelings about ourselves and pride in what we have been able to do. As we can see, real success can only
be achieved within oneself and that is why a lot of people who we think are successful still believe they
aren’t just because they aren’t happy with what they are doing, or they feel they can get so much more
out of life. While it is important to note that having money is a part of being successful and you can
classify as rich person as being successful, money is not all that success is about and we have a lot of
people around us that are seemingly rich but still count themselves as not successful. In fact, sometimes
we see wealthy people and conclude that they aren’t successful. If this is true, then we can safely
conclude that success is deeper that money or other superficial and physical things we can acquire or
own. Money is very important to success in life, but it is not a necessity, and neither is it the only key to
success in life. One should not regret their decisions taken in the past and must refrain dwelling in the
past. We must give deep thought before taking any decisions and uttering words from the mouth. For
making a successful decision one must ask questions to oneself like: What Do I Need to Do? What Will
Be the Outcome? Will It Be Worth Doing? One must keep the emotions for success and failures intact
and should not showcase it to others. Successful people never wait for applause or acknowledgement of
their work as they eventually get it. To become successful, one must keep friends close and enemies
closer. A successful person never demeans the weak and never underestimates anyone. Success is much
more than riches, power or fame. Success is simply the feeling of satisfaction and happiness one gets
from leading a particular way of life or carrying out a particular activity. Success in any field or aspect of
life can only be achieved through serious hard work and a little bit of opportunity. One of the most
important recipes of success is determination and it might as well be the most important secret of
success. To become successful, it is necessary to never give up until the aim of happiness and
satisfaction in life is fully met. The happiness and satisfaction can be found in very different things in
different people. You can inspire yourself by being a self-motivator and critic. It opens room for self-
improvement and appreciation. As it is said that ‘well begun is half done,’ do not hesitate to spark a
start. Once we get a push, the rest will fall right in place. Even if we stumble down a couple of times, do
not let go of our dreams. Failures are part and parcel of any successful entity. Mistakes are quite
common and what needs to do is that we acknowledge them and bear them in our mind. It ensures that
we learn from the mistakes and in turn do not repeat them. Success is the goal of all of us and it is our
mission. Life can sometimes be full of different opportunities and challenges. Success can only be
attained if we have all the required and needed tools. The most important tool for success is education
because without education, we wouldn’t be able to have a wide view of the world and be able to
innovate and develop. A lot of youths and children today cite the examples of the successful people that
didn’t graduate from school and still went ahead to be successful in life. Mark Zuckerberg, the founder
of Facebook famously did not graduate from Harvard university but still went ahead to become very
successful. The truth is even though Mark didn’t graduate, he was well educated and wouldn’t have
been able to start Facebook if he had no knowledge of coding and wasn’t enrolled in Harvard at all.
From him, we can learn that education isn’t limited and can basically be any way of widening our
knowledge and improving ourselves. We should never confuse education with getting a diploma or a
degree. Only education in or out of school can make us be successful in life and give us the true career
we want. Without education, life would be totally meaningless without education. The only path to true
success in life is education, every one that has been, is and would be successful in life needs education
to do that.