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5 Pillars of Success By Charlie Zamora
There are a lot of people that will give you advice on how to be a successful person. However, I believe the definition of a successful person is someone who lives up to their potential, while helping others along the way. We are each uniquely created individuals. In fact, scientists estimate the probability of you being born is about one in 400 trillion. I feel each person’s life is not only a miracle, but a responsibility. Responsibility to what? A responsibility to living their life to the fullest, while positively affecting everyone around them. Success should be a person’s life work and it should be a continual pursuit every day. I have listed the five pillars that I feel lead to being successful. 62. ardentforlife.net - winter 2020
Pillar One FEAR
“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” Nelson Mandela What causes fear to reside in us? It seems like it has been with us as long as we can remember. Fear is healthy but how we handle it is what determines the outcome. Fear is really the question of “What happens next?” Fear is just a probability. So, while encountering fear treat it for what it is, an unknown probability. Despite it, accept that the odds are unknown, and conquer it by taking action. Only through discomfort can we find true growth.
Pillar Two MINDSET
“Your beliefs become your thoughts. Your thoughts become your words. Your words become your actions. Your actions become
your habits. Your habits become your values. Your values become your destiny.” Mahatma Gandhi On a daily basis, each one of us is presented with a multitude of decisions to make and each one involves an opportunity to take a positive or negative approach, in regard to the way we handle a particular situation. Don’t try and make it more complex than it is, it really comes down to just that. Here are your options in all situations: be positive or be negative. No matter the circumstance, the choice will always be yours to make.
Pillar Three COMPASSION
“Compassion brings us to a stop, and for a moment we rise above ourselves.” Mason Cooley On our journey, many people will enter our lives. Each one of them has things to teach us.