The Most important Word for Success

It’s not work. It’s not money. It’s not luck and it’s not network. It’s, why. Not who, when, what or how. Why.

To succeed in life, you need much more than believe. To say that you believe only means that yournhave doubt in the first place. Believe can only exist where there is doubt.

Then, what should you do if not believe that you’ll be successful? The answer is to know. You mustrnknow that you’ll be successful.rnLet’s do a small experiment.rnClose your eyes immediately and feel your legs for a few seconds and then open your eyes.rnNow, tell me.rnDid you know that you have legs or did you believe that you have legs?rnYou knew. You didn’t have to believe.rnThis is how it should be.

Don’t be a believer. Believers are doubter who lie to themselves. Be arnknower. Know that you’ll achieve success.

All you must do to know that you’ll succeed is commit to one simple idea.rnYou must commit that you’ll learn and grow continuously in whatever it is that you pursue. That willrnwithout a shadow of a doubt result in success regardless of whatever it may that you want to bernsuccessful in.rnLet me illustrate.rnA boy who’s hungry and home alone has no food at home. He wants to call food delivery to orderrnfood, but there’s no phone line or internet. He then decides to go ask his neighbors for some foodrntill his parents get back home. Unfortunately, none of his neighbors are home. He then looks for hisrnwallet to buy some food from the nearest store and only then does he realize that he does not havernany money.rnDisheartened by all these, he finally decides to walk alone to the nearest store to plead with themrnfor some food. He promised to pay back once his parents get back. Yet, a cruel staff says no.rnWhat would he do?rnHe most probably would steal something to eat and run away.rnNow, for the real question. Was he successful?rnOf course, he was. He needed food and he got it despite every single possibility being against him.rnWithout realizing, he was committed to the idea that he must put food into his stomach regardlessrnof what it takes to do that.

Most people fail because they always have the comfortable option to fail.

Think about it.rnPeople quit their jobs and try their hands at entrepreneurship. They can’t cope. It isn’t easy as theyrnthought it would be and they call it a day and go back to their old jobs.rnEmployment is easy. It is mind numbing, boring, binding and even disheartening but it is easy. Allrnyou need to do is show up, sit and do what you’re told and you get a comfortable amount of moneyrnat the end of the day.rnWhat if I told you, I’ve installed an explosive device inside your brains from Mission Impossible 3 andrnit’ll blow up if you fail as an entrepreneur. There’s no timeline. You can take as long as you can. But,rnif you quit entrepreneurship and go back to employment, I’d press a button and the device explodesrnyour brains to pieces.rnWhat do you think will happen now?rnYou’d succeed without a doubt.

You win or lose because you had a reason to win or lose. That’s the truth. You lose because yourrnreason to not try any further felt more comfortable, safe and secure to you.

The guarantee ofrnmoney at the end of each month in employment has eluded you into feeling secured.rnYou also don’t win because you have no reason to win. You need a reason, a why.rnWithout the why, you will not go far.rnMost people chase money blindly. Money is a fickle thing. Chase your why and money will find you.rnForget about retiring early. What are you going to do after retiring early? Travel? For how long?rnTravelling all the time would also eventually get boring.rnLive a balanced life. Make sure you travel every year. But most importantly, know your “why” andrnwork on a long-term project based on your “why”.rnBuild something bigger than money and even you. Build something that matters and makes arndifference in people’s life.

Build something that drives your passion from within based on your why.

Tesla was built on Elon’s why. Apple was built on Steve’s why. Tony Robbins is who he is because ofrnhis why.rnWhat’s yours? From now, never leave your house for all the hustle without your why. Sleep with itrnand wake up with it. Let it consume you in the internal world and manifest itself in the externalrnworld.