Being successful does not depend on your academic standing or the medals you got from the school, nor on the honors you've had. It is a matter of hard work and combined with faith in God. Many Filipinos choose to work abroad as overseas Filipino workers (OFW) believing that it could be their most awaited breakthrough to be successful. the sad truth is that many OFWs come home without anything on their bank accounts. Some of can hardly get out from their neck-deep debts. However, many people have found their pot of gold after getting to realize that the key to financial freedom is by being an entrepreneur. It will take a lot of training and sacrifices to master but once you are on it, the result is overwhelming.
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Like in any field, you must know the secrets on how to succeed in your chosen field. We collate the secrets of successful people in order for people who wanted to succeed know it. Read on.
Get out of your comfort zone.
Staying in your comfort zone means nothing much will be changed and you only run around in circles. If you want for something different to happen, you must get out and stay out of your comfort zone.
Get out of your comfort zone.
Staying in your comfort zone means nothing much will be changed and you only run around in circles. If you want for something different to happen, you must get out and stay out of your comfort zone.
Never give up.
There are no easy first attempts. Albert Einstein admitted on failing thousands of light bulbs before he finally made a single bulb that works perfectly. There was one meaningful speech delivered by Winston Churchill which reads: "Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never-in nothing, great or small, large or petty—never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. ."
There’s an old Chinese saying that goes like this: “The temptation to quit will be greatest just before you are about to succeed.”
Take things a day at a time.
Swallowing a big block of bread would be difficult to do. Instead, breaking it down into small pieces and swallowing it a piece at a time would be easier. Any task could be a lot easier if you will just work on it one pace at a time.
Swallowing a big block of bread would be difficult to do. Instead, breaking it down into small pieces and swallowing it a piece at a time would be easier. Any task could be a lot easier if you will just work on it one pace at a time.
Always move forward.
Never stop investing. Never stop improving. Never stop doing something new. The moment you stop improving your organization, it starts to die. Make it your goal to be better each and every day, in some small way. Remember the Japanese concept of Kaizen. Small daily improvements eventually result in huge advantages.
Never stop investing. Never stop improving. Never stop doing something new. The moment you stop improving your organization, it starts to die. Make it your goal to be better each and every day, in some small way. Remember the Japanese concept of Kaizen. Small daily improvements eventually result in huge advantages.
Be quick to decide.
Remember what the Union Civil War general, Tecumseh Sherman said: “A good plan violently executed today is far and away better than a perfect plan tomorrow."
Remember what the Union Civil War general, Tecumseh Sherman said: “A good plan violently executed today is far and away better than a perfect plan tomorrow."
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Pay attention to your competitors, but pay more attention to what you’re doing.
When you look at your competitors, remember that everything looks perfect at a distance. Even the planet Earth, if you get far enough into space, looks like a peaceful place.
When you look at your competitors, remember that everything looks perfect at a distance. Even the planet Earth, if you get far enough into space, looks like a peaceful place.
Never let anybody push you around. In our society, with our laws and even playing field, you have just as much right to what you’re doing as anyone else, provided that what you’re doing is legal.
Never expect life to be fair.
Life isn’t fair. You make your own breaks. You’ll be doing good if the only meaning fair has to you, is something that you pay when you get on a bus (i.e., fare).
Life isn’t fair. You make your own breaks. You’ll be doing good if the only meaning fair has to you, is something that you pay when you get on a bus (i.e., fare).
Solve your own problems.
You’ll find that by coming up with your own solutions, you’ll develop a competitive edge. Masura Ibuka, the co-founder of SONY, said it best: “You never succeed in technology, business, or anything by following the others.” There’s also an old Asian saying that I remind myself of frequently. It goes like this: “A wise man keeps his own counsel.”
You’ll find that by coming up with your own solutions, you’ll develop a competitive edge. Masura Ibuka, the co-founder of SONY, said it best: “You never succeed in technology, business, or anything by following the others.” There’s also an old Asian saying that I remind myself of frequently. It goes like this: “A wise man keeps his own counsel.”
Don’t take yourself too seriously.
Lighten up. Often, at least half of what we accomplish is due to luck. None of us are in control as much as we like to think we are.
Lighten up. Often, at least half of what we accomplish is due to luck. None of us are in control as much as we like to think we are.
Always find a reason to smile.
After all, you’re really lucky just to be alive. Life is short. More and more, I agree with my little brother. He always reminds me: “We’re not here for a long time; we’re here for a good time.”
Filed under the category of successful, OFW, breakthrough , pot of gold, entrepreneur, financial freedom, work abroadAfter all, you’re really lucky just to be alive. Life is short. More and more, I agree with my little brother. He always reminds me: “We’re not here for a long time; we’re here for a good time.”