Determination

Determination means increasing chances of being successful in a particular thing or achieving a particular goal as a person doesn’t allow anyone or any difficulty to stop him. It also helps to stay motivated and continue striving towards the one thing a person wants to achieve.

No one should ever give up on something that they truly want to do as everyone can achieve their goals, if they are willing to work for that goal.People should have a strong mindset towards overcoming challenges and overcoming people who have opinions against their goals.

Consistently focusing and doing what is needed to get successful is difficult so that’s why the ability to work hard and respond positively is crucial. Determination and willpower, help people to work hard and to their long-term goals. For becoming successful, a person should learn to withstand temptation, should be great at overcoming fears, and instead of just setting priorities, they should do what is most important.

Ways to develop qualities of successful person

• Always learn from past mistakes. Try to use mistakes as an opportunity to learn something. Be kind, forgiving and understanding with others. The past is there to train people and not to define them.

• Never waste mental energy worrying about your luck, most successful people feel that good luck played some part in their life but not keep cursing their luck if they fail. They take actions for what they want to achieve and believe that their success or failure is result of their actions.

• Never waste power on things which can’t be controlled. Don’t try to change anyone else, be the change you want.

• Always celebrate awesomeness and success, be it yours or someone’s. Never resent about anyone’s success, resentment sucks and a massive amount of mental energy is used, which can be used in some productive work.

• Never waste your time complaining about things, try to focus on how things can be improved.

• Never focus on impressing others, instead try to impress yourself, which is way more beneficial. People may like things in your possessions but this doesn’t mean they like you.

• Avoid taking actions while you are fatigued, don’t take decisions impulsively that can take you away from your long-term goals. Rework your environment so as to eliminate impulsive behaviour.

• Keep those things away from you which can distract you from achieving your long-term goals.

• Quit worrying about things you don’t have and others have. One should feel good about whatever he has. Feeling good about yourself gives some kind of motivation and energy.

“Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life – think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success, that is way great spiritual giants are produced.”

-Swami Vivekananda