7 Reasons Why "Plodders" Succeed
- Having seldom been told they are brilliant, they seek the advice of others.
- Their creativity is limited and so their focus is not eroded by day dreams and detours.
- They are not ashamed of doing one thing at a time and rarely feel the temptation to multitask.
- They have modest goals and don't "bite off more than they can chew."
- Their focus on achievement keeps them out of debilitating worry fests.
- Their lack of status makes them less susceptible to fear of failure.
- They have enough patience for the long haul and are not inclined to be stopped by early failures.
I grow more convinced as I grow older that success is mostly determined by the determination to succeed. I've heard so many stories about people who weren't smart, sometimes even dyslexic or illiterate, making a successful life for themselves to think otherwise.
ReplyDeleteDetermination to succeed does not look at what you don't have and make excuses, it looks at what you do have and makes a success out of it.
Dan,
ReplyDeleteDetermination is crucial. Society makes far too much of overnight success stories.
Michael