Five P's for Success

Some time back I had written a post --5 powerful tips to achieve your goals
This was very well received and became very popular.

This is a part-2 to that post.

I have this little black board in my kitchen. I write on it, messages for my family and sometimes, whatever happens to be on my mind at that time. My children too use it to express themselves. We write quirky stuff, amusing stuff, and at times just messages of love and gratitude. I love this little black-board (the one you see in the picture above).

The other day, I was just thinking, what are the core qualities that one needs for success--be it success in anything--personal goals, professional goals or even just achieving what you have set your heart out to achieve---something you badly want?

The 5 p's scribbled on the board is what I came up with. I was thinking mainly from a writer's perspective but later felt these could be applied to anything--hence sharing them here.


Patience: 

No matter what you do, instant gratification is something which is rare. Results take time. It can be very frustrating to wait, once you have done all that you can do. But most of the time patience pays.
Believe that whatever has to come to you, will come to you at the right time. If it doesn't perhaps something better was meant to be.

Persistence:

Sometimes, persisting in something can give rich dividends. However there is a fine line between knowing when to persist and when to turn away. Many a time, if I wanted something badly I have persisted endlessly. Most of the times I have been lucky to get it. But there are times when I have failed too. When that has happened, I have cut my losses, put it behind me and moved on.

Pushing yourself 

On the first glance, you might not perceive a difference between persistence and pushing yourself.  Persistence is doggedly chasing something where the final outcome is not in your hands. Example, before I became a published author, I used to persistently take part in a writing prompt on something called Writers Island, week after week.
After I became a published  author, I push myself to keep a track of my word count, I push myself to sit at the key board and churn out those words. I might decide to junk it the next day--but write I must, push myself I must.

Promise

Make a promise to yourself and keep it up, no matter what. Promise can be about anything--maybe a toxic relationship that is pulling you down? Maybe that you will walk away from everything that makes you unhappy. Maybe a promise that you will try to see the best in everything . Maybe a promise that you will be kinder to yourself. Most of us are so harsh on ourselves. I found  this visual which I have pinned on my pinterest, which resonated with me.


 

Source: myrandomstuff.se via Preeti on Pinterest

So make that promise  to yourself today!

Pride

Most of us are taught from a young age to not acknowledge our own achievements. We are told  'Don't boast', ' You should not praise yourself, others should.'
This is somehow deeply ingrained in us and soemtimes, we fail to give ourselves credit. if anyone praises us, we feel extremely uncomfortable and say "oh I was just lucky."

But I do believe you need a certain amount of pride to succeed.
You should be proud of how far you have come from where you were. You should have pride in your work.
You should allow yourself to feel good about YOU. Be proud! Celebrate you! :)

May all success be yours!
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