Week 2 Blog #1: Success vs. Failure (Ch. 4)

Success vs. Failure

What makes someone successful or unsuccessful? Is it something we are born with or someone with obtain during life's travels? What are the attributes that a successful person possesses? What are the actions that a successful person takes? Is there really a difference, or is it all just the luck of the draw?

I don't believe success is like flipping a coin, I believe that success comes from hardwork, determination, and faith, but I'm not the only one. The authors of "The Art Of Possibility" describe in their book the trials and tribulations of trying to become successful. Moreover, Ben Zander describes what it was like each night at their family dinner table. Their father would ask them each day what they did. However, he was not wanting to know so much as to what they did, but rather as to what they achieved. I believe that simple instances like these are what help makes a person a successful one or not. I believe that our family support system helps to mold us into what we will become, and/or what we make of ourselves.

Ben Zander described the drive to be successful and the fear of failure to be like "that of the head and tail of a coin, inseparably linked." He found throughout his life that his strife for success was a stressful one. And, no matter how successful he became, the stress and tension did not lessen.

Even though the road to success and the fear of failure can be a stressful and treacherous one, I believe that it is all worth it in the end. You may have speedbumps, roadblocks, and detours along the way, but it the end it will be a road worth traveling and a journey worth taking!