by Aaron Kirk

Created on: May 04, 2008

What is the secret to success? Well, there are many so called secrets to success. It all really depends on one thing that separates the winners from the losers in business or anything else in life. This one "secret" is really no secret at all. What is it? Well I'm not gona tell you just yet.

Lets start with a little history lesson first and let the suspense build for a while. I think you might just figure all this out by yourself. You didn't think I was going to just tell you and be done with it, did you? I am going to leave you hanging for a moment at least. That way maybe this lesson will stick with you for a little while.

Time for the history lesson in the form of a little guessing game. I am going to tell you a little story about a famous man in our country's histery and you see if you can guess who I am talking about. Now lets begin.

He FAILED in business in 31.

He was DEFEATED for state legislature in 32.

He tried another business in 33. It FAILED.

His fiancee DIED in 35.

He had a nervous BREAKDOWN in 36.

In 43 he ran for congress and was DEFEATED.

He tried again in 48 and was DEFEATED again.

He tried running for the senate in 55. He LOST.

The next year he ran for vice president and LOST.

In 59 he ran for the senate again and was DEFEATED.

Who was this poor defeated loser? He must have given up and crawled into a hole somewhere to hide and lick his wounds, right? WRONG!

A lot of people would have quit after the first loss. They would have thought to themselves, "Maybe this whole political thing is just not for me. Maybe I'M just not cut out for it". What about after the 2nd, 3rd or 4th failure? I am almost certain that 98 percent of people would have given up after that. What do you think?

Now, as Paul Harvey says, "It's time for the rest of the story."

In 1860, this man who signed his name A. Lincoln, was elected the 16th president of the United States.

"The difference between history's boldest accomplishments, and its most staggering failures is often, simply, the diligent will to persevere."

I think you have probably figured out the "secret" to success by now. The "secret" is, there really is no "secret" at all. Just DON'T GIVE UP. If you believe in yourself with all your heart, you can succeed at whatever it is you're trying to do. If you will decide right now, this very moment, that you are going to be a success and that you're not going to settle for anything less, then you absolutely will become a success. It really is that simple, I promise!

When you're starting anything new, there will always be a learning curve. You may not be the next instant superstar, but you absolutely can be a great success. Try to find the people who have already been there and done that, and copy their formulas for success. Don't try to reinvent the wheel. You'll just waste a lot of time and energy in the process. Continue to study all the material you can by successful people in your chosen field. Before long, you can be a "guru" giving advice to the newcomers just starting out.

I am going to leave you with this quote by Henry Ford. "Whether you think you can or think you can not, either way you are right."

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