Last Updated: Sept 15, 2018
It’s no surprise we love to succeed. Be it with relationships, career or bank balance. The fear of failure drives many of us insane. Some of us don’t attempt because of a possible failure.
Is there any secret to success?
Is there a roadmap to success?
Do I need to follow specific instructions?
If you are having these questions, then you are looking at success with a poor attitude. People often cite something as the point where they got success. When you dig deeper, though, you will find it’s the things they do despite failing to succeed in the longer run.
There are no roadmaps which will guarantee you success. You can create a path for yourself or get inspired by someone already successful. Don’t expect it to work 100 percent.
But here are the 3 steps you can’t go without, if you’re on your way to crushing success:
1. Trial and Error
This might seem like something from a science lab. But it’s applicable to everyone in their lives. Everyone does experimentation and if you aren’t doing it, then start today.
It can be anything – testing a new fashion statement or learning something for a new job.
TESTING is the key. We have our intuition to do something. We do fail in those trials. The key to success is to keep on doing trials and improving upon your error and leveling up your game.
For example, let’s say your goal is to get a job in Google. Go and connect with the people who are at Google and approach the job with a strategy.
Learn something the company requires, prepare for an interview and give it a shot. The worst that can happen is to be rejected. In which case, you’ll just go try something else.
Go home, brush up your skills, show values by doing analysis of a current problem the company is facing and go again. Every time you attempt, it should be equipped with something you learned from the last attempt.
That’s how you do trial and error to succeed.
2. Networking
When it comes to talking at work, you can either chit-chat at the coffee station or you can go and provide value to the managers and business heads and grow your network.
When you have a strong network, they will guide you, inform you about the hidden opportunities and recommend you to positions you only dreamt of.
It’s not easy.
It requires you to stop being shy and approach the powerful people with nothing to expect. Then, slowly you add value to them by de-constructing their problems or providing candid suggestions.
Over time, they will be happy to give you advice or mentor you. This might take you to heights you never imagined.
3. Feedback
We love our work. We think it’s the best among others and we feel pride. This is a good thing, the drawback being you won’t grow.
If you want to explode your resource and use the talent to achieve something remarkable, then you need to look for real, critical feedbacks on the work you do.
When you ask, listen and implement, you grow exponentially.
Most of us are afraid to ask for feedback, others think it’s not necessary. Change your viewpoint and outgrow yourself.
Sometimes the person giving feedback can be your mom, colleagues or even other teams’ managers. You want to look for critical feedback which has the potential to help you improve your performance.
These 3 steps are the basic pillars which can help you achieve things that might otherwise take you many years.
Cut the waiting time and elevate your way to success.
About The Author
This is a guest post by Rohan Bhardwaj, a Physics graduate. He loves to observe, learn and teach. Check out his freebie “Upgrade your Morning Routine” over at his blog.