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What is success? The meaning of the word "success" is not the same for everyone. Why? The reason is that every person is unique and so is his or her perspective. But in general, the very thought of earning substantial money gives people tingles of excitement because, according to them, possessing or earning abundant money is the sign of success, and if they have a good amount of money, it will ameliorate their life.  It is also true that those who are not well-off nurture a tinge of jealousy towards affluent people. Communists call inequality in distribution of wealth unjustifiable. On the contrary, capitalists feel that communists' definition of equality is nothing but rannygazoo. Regardless of the opinions of communists and the capitalists, that success is nothing but earning substantial money is a myth. Points to ponder. 1. Experts sagely nod their heads and say that success is all about our goals and the strategies or ways we adopt to achieve them. In fact, setting t...

What is high performance?  Though the meaning of the term " high performance " differs from person to person, Brendon's definition that "succeeding beyond standard norms consistently over the long-term" seems to nail the right meaning of the term. Experts categorically opine that if you want to achieve stupendous success, you have to be a consistently high performer, regardless of which profession you pursue and which field in which you operate. But whether it is possible to be a high performer on a consistent basis is the question. The answer is an emphatic "yes." But you have to develop a few habits and follow them meticulously in order to become a consistent high performer. We will now look into one of the most important habits. Make use of your "golden hours" judiciously. "Golden hours" are that segment of a day when a person's mind is fresh and she or he feels energetic, enthusiastic, and rejuvenated. If you use these hour...

If you are newly married, you and your spouse may have to do a lot of financial planning . Both of you will be beginning a new life and so, there may be expenses for setting up the house. Once you set up the house and spend the initial few months, you should discuss about having kids and about saving for annual vacations, for buying your own home, for giving the best education to your children and so on. You should also discuss about saving for retirement. If you start planning for your shared retirement early, you will live more happily during the retirement period than how you live just after your marriage. The only way for planning for all these is to understand the goals, expectations and needs of your spouse. Of course, you should have clear ideas about your goals and needs also. The following points may be useful to you and your spouse while doing financial planning: 1. Both of you should discuss openly about your future goals. You may want to retire early and your spouse ma...

Day in and day out, we commit many silly and foolish mistakes and these mistakes are the major obstacles for our success . The problem is that we refuse to recognize these mistakes and make necessary changes to our habits. That is the reason many of us continue to suffer and do not achieve the success we aim at. But, in the case of successful people, they learn from their mistakes and are ready to make modifications. This includes changes in their habits also. That is why they are able to succeed and enjoy lift to the fullest. It is not enough if we have goals. We should work towards achieving them. The process involves making changes to our attitude and habits also. If we are driven by a strong desire to achieve our goals, we will not hesitate to take the right steps for translating our desire into reality. But, there are some people who do not take these steps and when they fail to achieve their goals , they blame others for their failures. The only way available for these peo...