Signposts of Success

I was going to title this piece, "Signposts to Success" when it occurred to me that the evidences of success are moving targets. This idea negates the fact that success is a destination. The attainment of goals often time is the indicator of success. However, because goals are ever expanding, one cannot truly say the attainment of one goal is the epitome of success. We have been told that life is in phases and men are in sizes; hence, every attainment brings a phase of pursuit to an end and opens up another round of aspirations. The capacity to attain new goals is also an improvement target we all must consider. It was therefore important for me to name the article "Signposts of Success"

I have listed 24 signposts that will serve as critical success factors that anyone looking to fulfil their aspirations need to be aware of. Each factor is laced within a key phrase and validated by a quote from people of influence that have got proves of accomplishment.

Here we go:

1. Success is achieved by changing your MINDSET about how you see life and the events within it. "When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at will change." - Wayne Dyer
2. Success is achieved by having a clear line of sight on what DIRECTION your life should be headed. "The jack-of-all-trades seldom is good at any. Concentrate all of your efforts on one definite chief aim." - Napoleon Hill
3. Success is achieved by identifying a DECISION to be made and acting on it by paying the price it demands. "A real decision is measured by the fact that you've taken a new action. If there's no action, you haven't truly decided." - Anthony Robbins
4. Success is achieved by an AWARENESS of the possibilities that lie within your potentials. "Self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion." - Billie Jean King
5. Success is achieved by LEARNING from the clues and cues that the lives of great men have left. "Continuous learning is the minimum requirement for success in any field." - Brian Tracy
6. Success is achieved by producing RESULTS that validate the expectations you have always had. "Success is the progressive realisation of a worthy ideal." - Earl Nightingale
7. Success is achieved by being SPECIFIC in your action and expectation of noble outcomes. "Don't become a wandering generality, be a meaningful specific." - Zig Ziglar
8. Success is achieved by being RESOLUTE about your pursuits even in the face of negative situations and circumstances. "For the resolute and determined, there is time and opportunity." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
9. Success is achieved by constantly AFFIRMING to yourself that you are capable of producing outstanding outcomes. "It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief; and once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen." - Muhammad Ali
10. Success is achieved by being COURAGEOUS in the midst of persecution and much resistance. "No person, ideal, or institution becomes great until great resistance has been encountered." - William Penn Patrick
11. Success is achieved by a visible measure of CHANGE in the way you see, interpret, and do things. "To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often." - Winston Churchill
12. Success is achieved by the person that will PREVAIL over stumbling blocks and obstacles that come as counsel from "negative" voices of authority. "You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for your high goals." - George S. Patton
13. Success is achieved by ACCEPTING that you are capable of manifesting the fullness of the nature of God in creativity. "Sometimes your heart needs more time to accept what your mind already knows." - Author Unknown
14. Success is achieved by demonstrating CONFIDENCE in yourself and in the power of your efforts to create enviable results. "A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval." - Mark Twain
15. Success is achieved by being RESILIENT when you face temporary defeat. "It is your reaction to adversity, not adversity itself that determines how your life's story will develop." - Dieter F. Uchtdorf
16. Success is achieved by the person who has and nurtures a positive SELF-IMAGE. "The real difficulty is to overcome how you think about yourself." - Maya Angelou
17. Success is achieved by raising your PROFICIENCY is the areas of society's greatest needs. "People create their own success by learning what they need to learn and then, by practicing it, until they become proficient at it." - Brian Tracy
18. Success is achieved by being SENSITIVE to opportunities around you. "Victory comes from finding opportunities in problems." - Sun Tzu
19. Success is achieved by not giving consideration to events of FAILURE. "Failing at an attempt to succeed is not the reason for lack of achievement, refusing to take another chance is." - Olumuyiwa A. Oludayo
20. Success is achieved when you have a VISION of a better way of life. "Having a vivid picture of your desired future is the only viable pathway to excelling in life." - Olumuyiwa A. Oludayo
21. Success is achieved by PLANNING out a dream. "Having a plan increases your chances of success whether it be a good plan or not." - Olumuyiwa A. Oludayo
22. Success is achieved in an environment of SERENITY void of anxiety. "Your palms will never retain your grip on your catch for as long as you are not calm." - Olumuyiwa A. Oludayo
23. Success is achieved by an act of DISCIPLINE. "Discipline is the soul of an army; it makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all." - George Washington
24. Success is achieved by following your INNER GUIDE and not be swayed by the opinions of others. "And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left." - Prophet Isaiah

Final Word

The path of success is always open to renovation to accommodate the pursuit of expanding goals and improved capabilities.

OAO