How To Be Successful

Do you believe that success is a matter of chance. If you believe that I am afraid no one can help you. Luck may have a minor role in our destiny, but it is nothing compared to the effect of confidence, determination and will. Today I will tell you what habits make people successful in life - successful on the strength of their own will, faith, and devotion towards work. It includes examples of people, inspiring ideas, motivating thoughts, proverbs etc. They are collected from various sources and largely reflect the ideas of success as described by great authors of our times.

Confidence
We all know about people who have failed in life despite being able, simply because they were influenced by the negative comments of the people around them.

Andrew Jackson said, 'One man with courage makes a majority'.

You must have seen the bumblebee. Now, the bumblebee has a very heavy body and a comparatively short wingspan. From the point of view of Science, the bumblebee cannot fly. It is impossible for it to fly. But, the bumblebee does not know science! The question of not losing confidence does not arise. It just knows it must fly so it does.

Confidence makes a big difference. Try to observe confident people. You will see a lot of energy, power and faith. We like their presence and knowing that these people are around makes us feel safe and secure.

If you think you are beaten, you are;
If you think you dare not, you don't.
If you think you like to win, but think you can't,
It's almost a cinch you won't.

If you think you'll lose, you're lost,
For out in the world we find,
Success begins in a fellows's will
It's all in the state of mind.

If you think you're outclassed, you are.
You've got to think high to rise,
You've got to be sure of yourself before
You can ever win the price.

Life's battles don't always go
To the stronger or faster man;
But sooner or later the man who wins
is the man who thinks can.

--Walter D.Wintle

Some people never lose in life. You will find them continously achieving more and more in life. They make the biggest and gravest difficulties appear very small by their mere confidence.
Someone has said, 'You can easily determine the caliber of a man by ascertaining the amount of oppostion it takes to discourage him'.