It is not how many times you fall, it is how fast you get up
Life is not a straight line. Every domain of our life has ups and downs. We are happy in some moments and sad in others. There are periods in life in which people surround us and moments in which we are alone. We are energetic and then tired. In reality, this is the meaning of life. If it were not like this, it would just be boring, too predictable and without any fun. The uncertainty in life creates romanticism, heroism, faith, and hope.
Recent research has proven that in our society, it is not talent that will always make us the most successful. Surprisingly enough, it is neither intelligent, hard work, or personal capacity, even if it helps without any doubt. The research showed that the main factor for one individual success is luck. When I encountered this research, my first reaction was to dismiss it with reluctance, as I was raised in a family that explained to me that success is part of the privileges of intelligent and hard-working people.
As with any subject that creates an immediate reluctance in my head, I decided to take a few moments to think and re-evaluate my opinion. I quickly realized that, based on my life experience, it makes sense. I met many very intelligent people living in mediocrity after a few turns in their lives exhausted them and made them decide not to try any longer. Undoubtedly, the social system we live in today is not built on values such as justice and equality of opportunities. There is no direct reward for hard work or good deeds.
On the other side, I met many successful people with a very medium to low level of intelligence or professionalism. Without any doubt, believing that being good in what one is doing will bring one success is important from a motivational standpoint. I have no doubt in my mind that effort is part of success. On the other side, it does not promise in any case success or riches.
The principle of luck is essential almost as the idea of hard work. I come from the retail industry; I own stores and have handled import and trade for nearly a decade. I trained endless salespeople and consulted a few businesses in my life. I had the pleasure of meeting all kinds of people with different personal capacities and motivations. My operation spread to many countries in different periods. In all of these experiences, I managed to find a repetitive pattern. It is not the most talented or intelligent people that finish successful, but the most motivated.
Life is random; it sometimes goes as planned and often does not. For every good day, some bad days follow. Intelligence, hard work, and practice are, without any doubt helping one to master his field, which is necessary for any occupation. On the other side, self-motivation and positive thinking brought all the successful people I know to success. They all tried and failed. They all saw their dreams shatter by a reality proving they were not the master of their own story. But they got up fast and with a belief it will work better next time. This is the real secret of success.
The Principle of life is simple –
You must work hard and aim to be the best in your field. There will always be somebody that performs better. If it does not exist now, it will appear with the time. But as the main factor of your success is luck, it is not how many times you will fall but how fast you will manage to get up and your belief in your capacity to make it happen that will bring you there. Failure is the key to success. More you try, the luckier you get.
Thomas Jefferson said: “Harder I work, Luckier I get.” Can you see it in your life?