What is actually required for Success?

Shruti Karthick
3 min readNov 21, 2020
“A successful man is one who can lay a foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.”

What Success mean to you?
There is no real definition of what success is all about. It differs from person to person. Some consider attaining materialistic things is Success. Or becoming a business tycoon is Success. Well, I feel pity for them. I consider success and failures to be phases of life. To live the essence of success in its true sense, you have to know that failure is a part of Success. To make it simple, let me use metaphors. There is no day completed without black and white. Well, I mean the day and night. I consider the flavor of success doesn’t taste good if there are no toppings of failures.

So, before you get to know the answer to this question, I want you guys to have a self-talk with yourself. Post questions to your inner heart. It’s the first draft of you knowing about yourself. It’s good to know what you want and having goals gives you a sense of direction and purpose. Because this helps you to avoid all in a fog situation. You are bound to feel uncertain, unprepared, and unqualified. But let me assure you of this, what you have now is enough. There is no chosen one here.
Your dream and passion are the core essence of who you are. Your dream is not a coincidence. These dreams pave the wings for your goals.
As humans, we get inspired by the Biggest Loser. Why so, ever asked yourself?

To make it simple, let me narrow down and tell you an incident. It was an evening with the most cheerful audience awaiting to witness the beauty contest. The crowd was tickled pink to see one particular girl and they were very much sure about her victory. She walked in with elegance and grace. The girl was like a living angel without wings. The auditorium was stunned by her beauty and suddenly she slipped down because of her heels. Suddenly the scenario changed there, but the confidence in her remained the same. She realized that the reality of life is we hear more nos than we hear yeses. So, she decided not to be afraid of no. She saw the possibility of YES and raised as a phoenix clothed with strength. She clapped for herself and stood up majestically. And there lies her victory crowned over her head. A wise man once said, “Don’t let anyone take you back to a level you already leveled up from.”

There is no such heroes to save you from wounds. When you can fall, remember the fact that you can rise too. So, the real success lies in you; it does not depend upon others. It’s you and your potential, my friend. I consider the hardships of life as a motivational challenge.

Thanks for reading this article. I would love to get your comments.

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