We all want to be as successful as possible with our time between now and the grave. I can't say that they've
wanted to fail. People get depressed, suicidal and repeatedly do self-destructive things, but we are not born
yearning to get
into these situations. We all want to be happy. We all want to do well. We all want to be
successful.
However, it can be a very long road between here and success — what does success look like? How do we get there? What are we doing right? What do we need to work on? Success isn't based on facts. It isn't something that can be defined by some equation or instantly attained by reading a book. It's the end product of a combination of factors like luck, effort, skill and knowledge. It is the reward after fighting the good fight and overcoming obstacles. Success doesn't happen overnight. Fame might. Wealth might. But success is another matter entirely!
I inferred above that there's no definite path to success. It looks different to each of us. The paths that we'll each need to travel to become successful will all be different lengths. But, there's something that we know a little more about. If you take a sample of the people who think of themselves as successful, patterns start to emerge. Underneath the complex webs woven by society telling us how to behave, how to think — how to be — there's a few social cues that help to define the individuals who'll stand a better chance of separating from the pack and getting what they really want out of life.
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