One day a teacher was teaching his students the art of archery. He set up a wooden bird as the target and asked his students to aim at the eye of the bird. The first student was asked to describe what he saw. He said, “I see the trees, the branches, the leaves, the sky, the bird, and its eye.”
The teacher asked this student to wait. Then he asked the second student the same question, and he replied, “I only see the eye of the bird.” The teacher said, “Very good. Now shoot.” The arrow went straight and hit the eye of the bird.
You and I must reach a point where success is the only thing we see. Distractions will always be there — the trees, the branches, the noise. But the person who wins is the one who keeps the eye of the bird in sight. To activate the spirit of success, you will need to tap into these 5 keys.
Get a Mentor
“What is a teacher? I’ll tell you: it isn’t someone who teaches something, but someone who inspires the student to give of her best to discover what she already knows.” — Paulo Coelho
Sometimes, the going gets tough in such a way that you feel like quitting. But when you have someone who motivates you to see the possibilities in your dream, things change. The road gets lighter when someone walks a stretch of it with you. Look for a mentor who has walked the path you want to walk, and don’t be afraid to ask questions.
Burning Desire
How badly do you want to achieve your goal?
A burning desire is the starting point to activate the spirit of success within you. If the desire in your heart is weak, you are just like a small fire that cannot produce much heat. To accomplish much, you need a burning desire.
How to Create Your Burning Desire
- Clearly write your goal on paper — and in your heart.
- Meditate on it constantly.
- Imagine the rewards you will get from reaching your goal.
- Say positive affirmation words every day, like: “I shall obtain what I want. The Lord God is with me.”
Hard Work
The key to success is work. For this reason, you have to work hard. Anything worth doing is worth doing well. What do you want to achieve? Always be willing to go the extra mile to get it, even when nobody is watching. Remember, nothing good comes easily.
Get Over Defeat
Master the habit of making defeat a stepping-stone to a greater height. You aren’t a failure until you quit. Anyone who has achieved success today has failed one way or another yesterday. So never let defeat weigh you down. Make it your best friend.
Colonel Sanders was 65 years old, living on a small pension check, when he decided to sell his fried chicken recipe. He heard “no” more than a thousand times before somebody finally said yes. That yes became KFC — a name known in almost every corner of the world today. He didn’t have youth or money on his side. He simply refused to let defeat have the final word.
Read and Listen to Motivational Materials
The quickest way to activate the spirit of success within you is by reading or listening to materials that uplift your soul. There are many motivational resources and blogs you can subscribe to so the inspiration keeps flowing, day after day.
Success doesn’t just come easily. You have to walk in alignment with your goal, giving it everything you’ve got until you break through.
Final Thoughts: The Question That Changes Everything
In short — what will having your goal really mean to you? What will you get by achieving your desire?
Sit with these questions for a moment. Providing honest answers to them alone is enough to activate the spirit of success within you.