A perfect guide to success tells you that the path to 'success' begins with defining clear goals and consistently acting on them. It involves leveraging both self-awareness and perseverance, as true progress emerges when you recognize your potential and work constantly to refine your skills. By cultivating a strong mindset, seeking valuable insights, and continuously adapting to change, you create a solid foundation for meaningful achievements on your personal and professional journey.
The following is ๐ผ ๐พ๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ช๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ช๐๐๐๐จ๐จ for anyone who wish to achieve their goal/aim in life. Please know that this is a long response given in 2 parts (originally posted on our Samadhan WhatsApp group as a response to a query)
Subtitle:
A complete spiritual & practical guidance on what success is, how to achieve your goal, the 7 qualities & the 3 keys to success.
(get suggested videos, books & articles for extra help)
โถ๐๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐ป: ๐๐ง ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฑ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ, ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ ๐จ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต ๐ช๐ฏ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด (๐ง๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐บ/๐ง๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด). ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฅ๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ข๐ด๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐จย & ๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ด๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ญ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ด. "๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ง๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐"
Index
This detailed article is divided into 7 parts:
โ A Spiritual Insight (the essential background)
โ Meet YourSelf (the joy within)
โ PART 2 (Practical Suggestions)
โ 7 Qualities for Success (must read)
โ The 9 Principles (STEPS) (main)
Editor: To get the most out of this articleโplease read till the end, use the knowledge/wisdom and follow the given practical suggestions as per your exact situation. Visit the given links within the 7 parts of this post.
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โถ๐ฃ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ: The first part of this resopnse is rather long & explains you the "spiritual aspect" of life and true success. You may skip to PART 2 (scroll down)
A Spiritual Insight
๐ดThe topic of this response is "success". But really the answer depends on what you call 'success' to be, isn't it. For some, success is getting ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ at an exam, for some it is getting a ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ฃ๐จ๐, for some it may be maintaining ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ, but profoundly, to some, success could mean simply ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ... And that my dear friend is true success.
โ๏ธThe very reason you pursue getting good marks, a good job, maintaining healthy body & relationships... is to finally FEEL GOOD and live a comfortable life. ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ can only give us that. You can buy ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. These ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ are the aim and objectives of doing hardwork that you do, isn't it?
Also read: What is True Success?
Path to Happiness
๐ปNow... take a pause here. Keep in mind those 5 things that were supposed to give us happiness, and what we can get/buy with money (๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐). Now think about many many people who has got a large amount of money. They are rich, and thus can afford the finest quality food, clothes, house, travel & live comfortably... But, do you think all of them are HAPPY? ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐? Do they have no problems at all?
๐I think you all know the answer. No amount of material wealth or comfort can make you FEEL HAPPY... Because, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง. It has nothing to do with what you feel outside. Yes, having pleasant relationships with family, having good friends, and having a fulfilling life with a purpose & opportunities can ensure that you keep moving forward towards a set goal of life. ๐๐ด ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ด ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ๐ธ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ, ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ซ๐ฐ๐บ & ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ๐ง๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต.
Tip: Here, as an addition to thisโwe suggest you to read our post How to Enjoy Life
Meet YourSelf
Do you see what that mean? That means: ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ท๐ผ๐, ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ & ๐ณ๐๐น๐ณ๐ถ๐น๐น๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ, ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐น.. ๐๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ธ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ!
โฅWe experience แญEแฉแE Oแด แฐIแแช when our mind is in the ๐ก๐ฃ๐๐ค๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ & not attached to any desire or worry.
โฅWe experience แOY when we are doing what we truly ๐๐ ๐ง๐ & ๐๐๐๐ ๐ช.
โฅWe experience แชOแฏE when our relationships are ๐ก๐ ๐ค๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐, ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.
โฅWe experience แดแแชแดIแชแฐEแT when our ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐ค, ๐จ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ค & ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ค are progressive and alligned towards the goal/purpose of our life.
๐So you see... Everything we seek outside, has its origin in our mind. It is within us. We are made of joy, love, and peace that we seek outside. ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ: We feel good when we help a needy or give them what they needed. The feeling of "๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐" comes from within. It is like ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ for doing something good.
๐ชดTherefore, it must be true that we can experience the joy, happiness, peace & love within us even without an external reason or medium... ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด: Even if something we desire is not happening outside, does it take away the PEACE, LOVE & JOY living within me? Does external situation change my original/eternal nature?
โถ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐: ๐๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ
There is a large role of our 'thoughts' behind success and experience of life. To understand this and use the power of thought and imagination to the best of your ability, please follow our guidance on Best Method of Manifestation (highly recommended)
Now that this spiritual aspect is clear, we can proceed to the "practical guidance" (PART 2)
โค๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ
It was important to give you an insight to the 'spiritual aspect' of ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. Therefore, we recommend you to read the above first before you proceed to the ๐๐๐๐ ๐ of this response (in the next message)
Success: Part 2
Practical Guidance
In the PART 1, we have explained the spiritual aspect, the "inner success" of every human being. PART 1 explained how every soul can ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐๐๐ค๐ค, without a need of external situation. ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ & ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ. And now the PART 2 is even more important, since it gives you the important ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ, ๐๐๐ด๐ด๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ & ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ that can lead you to succeed at anything & everything you do.
Now that you have understood the 'spiritual aspect' of life, happiness & success... Now we come to guide you on how to achieve your dreams the best way.
The 7 Qualities for Success
Success (in any field) mainly depends on your intent, skills, quality-work, mindset, experience, presence of mind, and patience.ย These are the 7 most important qualities to nurture, if you are seeking 'success' in anything.
Intent:
Success starts with having a clear purpose or goal. When you know what you want to achieve, it becomes easier to stay focused, prioritize tasks, and channel your energy in the right direction.
Skills:
Acquiring and refining the necessary abilities in your chosen field ensures you can perform effectively. Continuous learning and practice help you stay competitive and confident in your capabilities.
Work:
Consistent effort and perseverance are essential for turning plans into tangible results. Dedicating time and energy, even in the face of challenges, builds momentum toward success.
Mindset:
A positive and adaptive outlook enables you to bounce back from failures and learn from them. Viewing obstacles as opportunities for growth helps maintain motivation and fosters resilience.
Experience:
Hands-on involvement and accumulated knowledge deepen your understanding of your field. Every project, challenge, or collaboration serves as a lesson, improving your judgment and decision-making.
Presence of Mind:
Staying alert to whatโs happening around you allows for quick and correct responses. Being mentally present aids in recognizing opportunities, adapting to unexpected changes, and preventing mistakes.
Patience:
Lasting success often doesnโt happen overnight. Waiting for results while steadily working toward them helps you remain calm and focused, allowing you to build a robust foundation for long-term achievements.
The 3 Keys to Success
Whether you are working for an exam, or trying to get a job, or finding success at work... the three most important keys to get success are:
โ Knowledge & Experience
โ Focus/Concentration
โ Determination & Positive attitude
๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ/๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ
In whatever field we are trying for success, the first step is always "gaining complete knowledge of the subject/field". Having the knowledge itself puts you one step ahead of others.
๐๐ก๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ง๐๐๐: "Importance of Knowledge on the path of Success"๐ https://www.mindomo.com/blog/why-knowledge-is-important
๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐/๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
While we are working towards success, the most important qualities we must keep are ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ, ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ & ๐ค๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ. The better we focus on the work, the better we can perform.
๐๐๐ฅ: Please visit our post on ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ & ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฆ for more guidance.
๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป & ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ
When we walk on a path, some challenges will surely come... They are our "lessons" that helps us grow or become stronger. Now here, our inner ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ-๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ & ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง will keep us moving with 'positive attitude' towards all aspects of life.
๐๐๐๐๐ค: How to Make Impossible 'Possible' (by Sandeep Maheshwari)
โ๏ธA perfect balance of these ๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ (knowledge, concentration, determination) will ensure your success in ANY field of life.
Practical Suggestions (STEPS)
Achieving success is a 'multi-level journey' that varies for each person. Here are some key principles, divided in 9 STEPS that will ensure your success๐
1. ๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐น๐
Clearly define what success means to you. Set ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐-๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐-๐๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ฏ๐๐๐ฅ๐-๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ-๐๐ข๐ฆ๐-๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ (SMART) goals. Having a clear vision provides direction and motivation.
2. ๐๐ผ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ-๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ
Prepare a step chart for your life... Begin with what you need to do every day in order to walk towards your goal. Break down your journey to success in "smaller steps". Celebrate every step you climb. This will encourage you to keep going.
3. ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐๐ต ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ฒ๐
Embrace challenges as ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ to learn and grow. Cultivate a mindset that sees setback as ๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ rather than a failure. Stay open to continuous learning.
4. ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ & ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐
Success often requires hard work and perseverance. Be willing to put in the effort, stay focused on your current work & goals. ๐๐ญ๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ. Do not worry about the future. Consistent & determined effort is key.
๐๐๐ฅ: Read our post on How to Enjoy Life
5. ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐
Treat failures as stepping stones to success. Analyze what went wrong, extract lessons, and use that ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ to improve. ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ: ๐๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด ๐ด๐ถ๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ฉ๐ข๐ด ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐บ ๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ญ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด.
6. ๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ
Cultivate discipline and a strong work ethic. Consistent, focused & smart effort-making over time is most likely to get you positive results. Prioritize tasks, manage time effectively, and stay committed.
7. ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐น๐ณ-๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐
Commit to continuous improvement in your ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, and ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. Stay updated on latest benchmarks/standard of your work field. Welcome positive feedback and improve your skills accordingly. Read our post on Increasing Self-Confidence
8. ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐
The atmosphere we live in does affect our state of mind. Surround yourself with ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ individuals who inspire and motivate you. They can provide guidance, feedback, encouragement, and valuable insights whenever you need. Also, ๐ค๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐๐/focussed, ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, and ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ about everything.
9. ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐
Be adaptable and open to change. Because CHANGE is a law of nature. The ability to navigate uncertainty and ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ง๐๐ฐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ is a valuable quality that can help you in many ways.
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Also read: What is True Success in Life?
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