A RECIPE FOR SUCCESS

                                                 A RECIPE FOR SUCCESS 

Success is like baking a cake. Unless you have just the right recipe, it is not going to work. The ingredients must be of the finest quality and in the right proportions. You can't overtake it or undercook it. Once you have the right recipe and with practice and the occasional disaster, it becomes a lot easier. 

What is the difference between persistence and obstinacy? The difference is that persistence represents a strong will and obstinacy represents a strong won't. 

You have the recipe. To use it is your choice. 

 A CRASH COURSE FOR SUCCESS ..

 ♦ Play to win and not to lose. 

 ♦ Learn from other people's mistakes. 

 ♦ Associate with people of high moral character. 

 ♦ Give more than you get. 

 ♦ Don't look for something for nothing. 

 ♦ Always think long term. 

 ♦ Evaluate your strengths and build on them. 

 ♦ Always keep the larger picture in mind when making a decision.

 ♦ Never compromise your integrity. 

Failure or Success: A Ripple Effect 

There is a lot of truth in the statement, "success breeds success and failure breeds failure." In sports, we often see that whenever the champion's morale is low--and it does get low at some point--the coach will never put him up against a good fighter because if he suffers one more defeat, his self-esteem will go even lower. To bring his self-confidence back, the coach pits him against a weak opponent, and that victory raises his self-esteem.

A slightly stronger opponent is next and that victory brings up the level of confidence, and on and on until the day comes when the champion is ready to face the ultimate challenge. 

With every success, self-confidence goes up and it is easier to succeed the next time. For this reason, any good leader, be it a parent, teacher or supervisor, would start a child off with easy tasks. With every successful completion, the child's level of confidence and self-esteem go up.

Add to that positive strokes of encouragement, and this will start solidifying positive self-esteem. Our responsibility is to help break the chain of failure and put ourselves and our children into the chain of success. 

 Confusing Failing with Failure 

When people fail in any particular event, most get so disheartened that they start looking at themselves as failures, not realizing that failing does not equal failure. I might have failed but I am not a failure. I may be fooled but I am not a fool.