Secrets of Success
I found a wonderful site called Elemental Truths, which is written by life coach Reginald Adkins.
Adkins shares Three Secrets of Success, in which he advises people to stop thinking of success as a goal set by others, and to start thinking of success as an ongoing plan with measurable goals. To create that plan, he suggests you:
1. Pick a target — identify someone who is successful and pattern yourself after them.
2. Find a mentor — ask someone successful to share their knowledge. Retired people are often happy to do this.
3. Start reeling in that target — identify the person who’s just ahead of you, and pull yourself even with that person, as if you’re reeling them in like a fish. Then move on to the next person ahead of you, and reel them in.
Setting goals, measuring success, and reaching your goals is a very important step toward manhood. Men are happiest when they succeed, and can feel “like a man” only when they feel they have done so.