FINDING ROAD TO SUCCESS (Part II)

Without a vision, man’s life will surely end in failure. Every organization will run out the possibility of reaching their dreams. A traveler will be in journey of nowhere. Everyone will be blinded by unclear direction. Thus, a vision therefore is indispensable towards the attainment of genuine success.

Once vision has been set, by the organization or individually, the next move is to fasten the seat belts.  In other words, the right time has come to make careful preparations by making plans, measures, initiatives and specific time frame. Upon formulation thereof, its goal should be clearly defined. Goals should therefore be hit. And that it should served as ones’ mission.

Once everything has already been set, ones’ journey now begins.  Having already a vivid vision one can now find and begin stepping on the road to success.

While in the road, certainly one will experience beyond what he expected. In some occasion, one might get frustrated because of so many untoward incidents. But it must be remembered that the same is just normal. Even an ordinary traveler experienced the same thing. Either he may get stranded, or lost his ticket while in the course of his trip. Some have even experienced travel delay for several days due to bad weather conditions. However, the only thing that is left for him is to have patience and continue his journey.

The road to success, once found, one must step and move forward and he will surely get there. 

FINDING ROAD TO SUCCESS (Part 1)

In all endeavors of man, he needs to struggle. After struggling, there are always consequences. Many great men in the society tell us the story on how they struggle and win. Their history and experience gave us insight and learning tempting us to follow their steps or example. Indeed, many of us living today are adapting their philosophy and teachings.

But always the end of their story is success, in which there are hundreds of definitions about it, depending on man’s manifold experiences be that on wars, business, relationships, politics, and among others.

But where is the road to success? And how do we find it?

As a man, we live and travel in this world. We have our own journey depending on our geographical location, nationality, business, positions, and livelihood. Yet many of us are not certain if the unique individual road that we travel lead us to correct direction that we expected or dreamed of.

Right now, wherever you are, pause and think and ponder this. Many of us do not have visions in our life. Hence many of us failed in our endeavors, despite the many success stories of men.

Thus, to find the road to success, firstly, one must have a vision in his life. The vision is like an ending, the ending of one’s journey. For an organization, it is the last level or stage by which the management dreamed of.

HOW TO STUDY

Francis S. Bacon in his article “Of Studies” had presented an articulated view about studies. He is precisely correct when he mentioned about the nature, purpose, and where it will lead. However, it cannot be gainsaid that there are ineffective ways as to how others, particularly students, do it especially in the course of their academic endeavors. Their improper manner of doing “studies” do not help them after all.

As regard to the manner for effective studies, particularly for students, the following tips are helpful:

When you study, do not just read. You should understand the substance or context in the sentence or paragraph detail by detail. It is helpful that once you read every single line, ask yourself questions relative thereto, if there are points which are not clear to you. Then try to find its answer. Never let go the line, sentence or paragraph which are not clear to you.

The next thing that you should do after going through the whole paragraph is try to explain it by yourself, or discuss it if possible. If you cannot remember the exact words the author of the book is using, at least you can explain the same using your own words but the same in substance. In this manner, you will have the guts and confidence that you can expressly deliver the important points thereof.

Do not memorize. It will only cause you headache. If these are legal or medical terms that need to be memorize, it is helpful to familiarize it by reading the words repeatedly. After reading, ask yourself questions, and then recite. For mathematical solutions, analyze the given problem carefully then practice solving, again and again.

Studies will take time. But do not worry, because you will enjoy it gradually. If your brain already feels heavy, do not push its limit, despite that its capacity is infinite. Our brain is like a machine. It needs rest when severely used. When relaxing, it is helpful either to listen to your favorite music, sing or dance. It may be awkward but these activities are effective distresser.

And most of all, before you start to study, do not forget to pray.