Success Factors to Help You Succeed

People will always believe that success is almost impossible to achieve because of the different trials and hardships along the way. As a result, a lot of individuals tend to settle for something less because they do not want to go through all of those steps to achieving success. This is one of the main reasons why most individuals would rather stick to their desk jobs rather than going out there and doing what they truly want. They just do not want to risk their finances in order to achieve the success that they have always wanted. But success is just really out there and you just need to reach for your dreams in order to achieve them. Of course, if you do not believe that you can achieve these dreams, you will definitely not be able to achieve anything in return. You have to believe in yourself and believe in the fact that you have the capacity to become successful. Success is not only limited and exclusive to rich and famous people, because you just really need to push yourself in order to success.

If you have a lot of trouble finding your own success, try to read a number of books and articles about the success factors. Although experience is always the best teacher, you will be able to learn more concepts and ideas by reading these resources. You will eventually find out that success factors are highly achievable, and that you have the power to reach for your dreams. Make sure to write down the success factors as you learn them to serve as your inspiration and reminder as you go along.

So what is the key to success? Before you go out and search for success, you have to determine your own goals and aspirations. It would be very difficult to look for success if you really do not know what you want in life. You cannot get what you want if you do not know what you want. Unfortunately, a lot of people also find this aspect very difficult and challenging. Especially for those who have multiple talents and skills, it is highly challenging to find out what you truly want to do for the rest of your life. If you need a little help, you can always read a number of self help books to find out more about the key to success. Most people get a lot of ideas and concepts by reading these self help books and materials. But for others who truly need more help, they can always look for a life coach who can serve as their guide on achieving success. For some people, finding a coach or a mentor is the key to success because these people can truly help you get your life back on track. If you feel that you have lost direction in your life, you can always look for a coach who can help you determine your life goals, objectives and aspirations. You can also look for a great mentor who will be there to support you every step of the way.

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Critical Success Factors in Relationships – Part 2

In my previous article I was talking about what I think are some of the critical success factors in relationships. Bringing back the zest. I said about when we first meet our spouse/friend and the relationship begins we spend time opening up, and you have a deep sense of satisfaction within the relationship.

But then something happens. We get to a certain level and the pursuit of depth ends. We stop sharing feelings, likes and dislikes. We stop sharing joys and dreams and fears. Instead, we settle into routine. The daily grind takes over and we stop knowing one another and we simply exist together. Now don’t get me wrong, every time you get together doesn’t have to be deep. Remember, you can just have plain old fun sometimes but there is a need for regular times of intimate connection where we go deeper with others.

This is sometimes particularly hard for many of the male species but it is not only possible, but it is healthy to do so and needed. If we want to have the kinds of relationships we were made to have, we have to open ourselves up to have others know us and for us to know others.

True meaningful relationships come when we are loved and accepted for whom we are at our core, not simply for acting the right way in our relationships so as to keep the other person in it. This is another critical success factors you need to think about in relationships.  Think about the relationships you would like to see improvement in. take some time in the coming weeks and months to spend time just talking and getting to a deeper level in your relationship. Specifically, let the other person deeper into your world. You can’t force the other person to be more intimate and you certainly can’t say ‘lets get together and have an intimate conversation’, because that would be too contrived. But you can make a decision for yourself that you will let others into your world.  Perhaps this will be the catalyst for them doing the same.

You can guard yourself from intimacy but then you won’t go much deeper and you will feel a longing in your heart for more, or you can begin the deepening process ad see your relationships change for the better. The most meaningful relationships we have are those that are held together by a common purpose and vision for what the relationships can accomplish, not only for those involved but also for a greater good.

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Critical Success Factors in Relationships – Part 1

Put some zest in to your relationships. By zest, I primarily mean fun. Relationships were meant to be fun. We wouldn’t have been made with the capacity to have fun if relationships weren’t supposed to have a little zest in them. This is some critical success factors in achieving zest and fun in your relationships.

Don’t you usually start out most healthy relationships with a lot of fun times. Whether it is going out to dinner or a ballgame, or spending time playing a game or even just a lively talk, you usually have fun as a major part of the relationship. Fun is some of the glue that bonds the relationship.

But as life goes on, specifically in marriage, but in all relationships really, the fun starts to go by the wayside. More and more it is about getting the job done, whatever the job may be. To restore the relationship, to put a little zip into it, we need to reintroduce the idea of ‘zest’.

Think of a specific relationship you have: what were the fun things you did at the beginning of the relationship that acted as the glue that bonded you together. Now, commit to doing those again and see if your relationship doesn’t begin to soar again. If you can, develop fun new things to do together so you can both start an adventure of fun together.

Something else I would call part of the critical success factors in relationships is to cultivate more intimacy in your relationships. I don’t just mean intimacy in the currently common understanding, that is, sexual intimacy. I mean for all intents and purposes, taking your relationship to a deeper level. Also doesn’t mean that you need to start doing group hugs with your workmates or having revelation sessions where the tissue flows freely. What I mean is that every relationship that is mutually satisfying has a level of depth to it that provides meaning. This is really what the search is for in our relationships: meaning.

Remember when you first started your relationship, whether with a spouse or friend. All of that time was spent opening up, telling who you are, where you were from, what your likes and dislikes are. There was a deep sense of satisfaction with the relationship that is why it continued. You liked who they were and you enjoyed being known by them.

The rest of the critical success factors is cont. on my next article about this.

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