Do you have Appetite for Success?
By Mr.Pancake on Friday, 3 of July , 2009 at 10:05 am
Everybody want to have success. But what is really success? Lets begin by looking at the factors that contribute to success. Judith Leary-Joice in her book “The Psychology of Success” describe 4 very important factors for any type of success.
- Talent
- Skill
- Brain Power
- Appetite
Ask someone to tell you about themselves and what they do well and they will probably tell you about the skills they have. If they don’t believe they have skills they will apologies and explain that they are only a housewife, or a shop assistant or …
Of course skill development also need brain power. Some peoples brain works better with science than art. Thats why we are different. Brain power is the intellectual capacity to understand ideas and put them into action. We all develop mindsets about our ability, prompted mostly by experience at school. Sometimes they are accurate – no one can do everything – but sometimes our assumptions track back to a youthful lack of interest, opportunity or encouragement. The wonderful classic film “Educating Rita” is a lovely example of a person who took the risk of going back to college. Putting in the hard work and determination that eluded her as as schoolgirl, she got a degree and changed her life for the better.
“Life is short so why spend it doing something pointless”
Appetite is whether you care enough about something to put in all the effort required for success. We deliver well when the work holds some form of meaning. You don’t have to save the world – you just need to care about what you are doing , so the time feels well spent. Life is short, so why spend it doing something pointless.
As you think about your own core talent, take care not to be put off by skills you don’t have. Talent endures, while skills are time sensitive. As you refine your ability, so the skills you need will change. As long as you understand your talent and use the brain power available to you, gaining skills will depend only on your appetite.
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