When we see successful people and are in awe of their success, we have a tendency to think, how lucky they are, how talented they are, how gifted they are or whatever simple explanation for their success we can come up with and although some of those things may be a contributing factor to the level of their success, don’t be fooled, because there are plenty of things that we don’t or didn’t see them go through as we look at them at the height of their success. It’s easy for us to watch in amazement how great they are at what they do without considering the hard work and difficult times they endured to get them to where they are. The most successful people that we admire didn’t get to where they are by just being good at what they do, they became great at what they do through failures, setbacks, disappointments, self-doubt, non-stop practice just to name a few. You name it and they’ve been through it, the same mental, emotional and sometimes even the physical struggles that we have to go through to achieve our goals. Those are the parts of their journey we don’t see when they reach the top, we just see them at the top of their mountain not realizing the full extent of their climb to get there.
What is Your Perception of Success
Don’t think for a minute that the high levels of success you see other people have is achieved with minimal effort. They make it look so easy when they are at the top of their game reaping the rewards of their success. But no matter how easy they make it look, don’t be fooled by it! The things that they do that look like they do so easily, comes from a huge amount of preparation.
It reminds me of the illustration of the iceberg where all you see is the tip of the iceberg, which is the part of the iceberg you see above the water surface, the success. But what you don’t see is hidden beneath the water surface, the persistence, perseverance, failure, sacrifice, disappointment, good habits, discipline, consistency, hard work and dedication.
“Success is not the absence of failure; it’s the persistence through failure.” – Aisha Tyler
What you should notice about this list of traits, which is the foundation of all success, is that they all have to do with your mindset. It’s about what they think and how they think when they face challenges. It’s how they choose to respond and react to disappointments and setbacks. Those are the things that you don’t see when you look at successful people. The difficult parts of their journey!
You only see their success above the surface and think that their success comes so easily to them. The fact is that you have what it takes to be successful too. You just need to understand and realize that it won’t come easy and it will take work and effort whether you want to believe it or not. If you choose to believe that achieving success will require work and effort, then you can make it happen!
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