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Almost everyone including those who have embraced renunciation and those of the mundane type has goals. Since every individual is unique, the goals of people vary also. Unfortunately, not all people achieve their goals. You may wonder why the number of people who fail is much higher than those who are successful. This post may throw light upon this phenomenon and show how to achieve success .  Is having goals good or not? Having goals in life is certainly good. But will it alone get you the success you aspire for? The answer is a resounding "No." You may now ask: "Then, why the heck experts including the troglodytes and the contemporary gurus are asking us to have goals in life?" According to them, if your mind consistently focuses on your goals, you will hit upon ideas to achieve them. But the reality is completely at variance with what they opine.   Why are you not getting results despite your focus on your goals? You have great ideas. You do not fail to seize wha...

You will not find a person who does not want to be successful on this planet. Even an ascetic who does penance on the Himalayas may have goals and want to succeed in achieving them. But the question now is: Is the route to success tough or easy? Let us dive deep and find out. What is success? Success is nothing but achieving the goals that we have set. Of course, goals may differ from one person to another because every individual is unique. Some may want to amass wealth, a few others may be looking for leading a peaceful and hassle-free life, and yet a few others may wish to have a fabulous and enviable career.  Is achieving success tough or easy? The fact is achieving success in life is easy provided you follow certain ways. There may be hundreds or thousands of steps that may make your journey towards success smooth but almost all of them come under a few major ones. What are these major steps? 1. Introspect and be clear about what you want to accomplish. Spend some time, in f...

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...

No one will say that they do not want to succeed in life . Of course, definitions of success vary from one person to another. A few people may like to have financial success, some people may to succeed in their business, most of us want to succeed in having good relationships and so on. But, almost everyone finds it difficult to achieve success. There may be a few reasons for this. One of the reasons is that people are afraid of failing. You may be surprised to know that there are people who fear success also. Another strange reason is that many of us are afraid of criticism of others. We think that others may laugh at us if we fail. we fear that others may stop accepting or loving us. But, we should not forget the fact that even if we succeed, we will be criticized. So, we want to play it safe by not taking risks. When we are not ready to take risks, there is no question of achieving success also. Apart from not taking risks, we try to please others. That is the reason we do no...