In most walks of life people want to be successful or have some degree of success. Pretty much everyone has success in varying forms whether that is personally, professionally, privately or publically. But what makes someone successful, more importantly what makes someone more successful in a specific field or discipline than someone else?
There are many books on the subject of success; in fact searching books on Amazon.com for “success” returns 712,597 results. All will give you a variation on what it takes to be successful – provided you hand over your $15 first. The fact is there is no secret to being successful, it’s simple, and in fact it is so simple most of use don’t believe it or choose not to acknowledge it.
The secret to being successful? Practise.
From a very young age we have become better or successful at something through simple practise. Remember the first time you tried to ride a bicycle? Could you ride it first time with no help or support? No, of course you couldn’t. You practised and practised and you got better and better. Remember the first time you delivered a presentation? How did that go? How many have you done since? Are they getting better? It’s simple practise.
Look at people who we consider to be successful, very successful whether that is in business, sport, personal life, the arts, or any other discipline. They all tell stories of how much they have practised and continue to practise, often from a very young age.
The simple fact is that if you want to be successful you need to practise and you need to be prepared to not be brilliant from the start. But when practising notice how you do get a little better each time.
