It may mean striving for perfection for others, but what happens when you reach the "peak" of success? And how do you stay successful when you're already at the top and have nowhere else to go?
Or how to keep the streak of success through life? And most importantly, how can you reap the benefits you have achieved due to success?
“You and your organization are most at risk when you are most successful,” as author Robin Sharma said in his book The Greatness Guide.
True success is when you feel happy from within, not weak, and this can only happen when you stop worrying and start living your life.
The art of success lies in knowing how to raise yourself to a level where you can give what you have gained to others by using the knowledge, experience, skills, or wealth you have acquired to provide better opportunities to others. You may question the need to offer better opportunities to others. When success is yours, opportunities should only be yours.
Why do you give your winnings to others?
In one story about two friends playing in the garden, one told the other about his collection of glass balls, and the other said that he had some sweets.
The owner of the balls immediately suggested to the candy owner that they make an exchange, and the other agreed. The owner of the candy went and packed all the sweets he had in a box and returned, and in the meantime, the owner of the balls kept some of the nicest and largest balls in the house and brought the remaining ones to his friend. After the exchange, the two friends lost their possessions and returned home.
That night, however, the sweet-seller, who had given all his sweets to take the balls, slept peacefully, but the one with the marbles who had the candies and the bigger and prettier balls stayed up thinking of this exchange, wondering if his friend had hidden some candies like him, and all night he thought about that so that he couldn't sleep.
For me, the successful person in this situation is the one who slept a good night with a clear conscience. In addition, sleep is what gives us more energy and helps us overcome more obstacles in life.
4 Steps to Master the Art of Success
1. The power of ideas
You master the art of success when you realize the power of your thoughts. However, it is challenging to manage thoughts because it occurs subtly. Hence, the management of the mind becomes more important. The mind is an amazing machine that transforms into any form according to the thinking process.
Take, for example, how you go looking for a new job. You first realize that you don't like your job, which is immediately followed by the thought that you might work in a field that you like better. By continuing in this way, you become convinced that you need to find a new job, and then you start searching more actively.
Thoughts are powerful. You gradually learn to identify the relationship between thoughts and behavior through continuous meditation. This helps harness the power of your ideas and allows you to develop and improve your skills.
2. Living in harmony
There is an inexplicable excitement and enthusiasm that success gives, but it also brings with it the fear of losing, resulting in your mind losing peace. If you think of success as a way to defeat others, you may never be able to create an environment of harmony and conformity around you, but when you view success as a way to share what you have, you can simply build that harmony.
Think like a king when you define “success.” In ancient Indian scriptures, kings were defined as merciful and prestigious, rising above the competition. When you are out of competition, you have no struggle but rather harmony and conformity. So, empathy and living in harmony is the second step towards learning the art of success.
3. Find your rhythm
Aside from being empathetic and compassionate, the other most important rule of harmony is finding your rhythm, which means trusting yourself. When you like to draw wisdom, you automatically generate a sense of confidence, strength, and awareness.
Learning the art of success is like what American New Thought leader and educator Christian D. Larson would say: "Give so much time to improve yourself that you don't have time to criticize others."
4. Being focused
True victory can only be enjoyed if you have tasted defeat, and that can only happen when you are in a state of focus.
You may feel overjoyed after winning a tournament or succeeding in a big project, but this kind of joy can be short-lived if you lose focus. There is a unique kind of joy that lies in participating in events and activities and another type that lies in solitary comfort.
If you can understand the space of existence in which both "yes" and "no" can be true simultaneously, then you see a whole new dimension of infinite possibilities. The real art of success is being alert and aware of this fact.
In conclusion
The art of success is very personal. For some people, it is about pursuing happiness and finding joy in every moment, and for others, success means following their passion for creating something that has never been done before.
There are many ways to succeed in life, as long as people live on this planet, but what we can all agree on is that when you find your rhythm and learn how to live in harmony with yourself, you will succeed despite all difficulties.
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