Amanda Raymundo

English 9B

March 30, 2015

A life Full of Success

    The dictionary states that success is “The achievement of something desired, planned, or attempted; the gaining of fame or prosperity. In order to become successful, you need to have the determination to work hard, dream big, and do not fear failure.

      Sadly nothing comes easily, you either work hard for it or you do not get it at all. For example Abraham Lincoln who worked hard without getting disappointed of his countless failures, he did not give up, instead he worked twice as hard to achieve what he wanted and focused on it. Your belief in your own ability to succeed is first and it also motivates you to keep going. Another example of how working hard can assure your ticket to success is the lesson of Noah Webster, the man that invited the dictionary. It took him thirty six years to complete his Webster’s dictionary. Where would we be at today if he had not put in those amounts of hours of hard work to achieve his goal? “You were born to win but to be a winner you must plan to win, prepare to win and expect to win” by Zig Ziglar. This quote says means that if you want to become successful you work hard for it because it’s more complex than it looks. There might be some short cuts to becoming successful but it you want to assure a shot you must work hard for it.

    There are no limits in this world so why not dream big? Big enough to shoot for the moon knowing that if you miss you’ll land among the stars. Brian Tracy is an author and his goal is to help you and I to achieve our personal and business goals faster and easier than we ever imagined. According to Brian Tracy “There is nothing more important and nothing that works faster than for you to cast off your own limitations and begin to dream big and fantasizing about the wonderful things that you can become and have do.” For example you want to become the president of the USA but your thinking is negative, it’s just a dream. But you have to have a positive mind and think you can because in reality you can become the president of the USA, but you just need to work hard and have the determination to be what you want and focused on it. One of his quotes that grabbed my attention was “You must dream big for only the dreams have the power to move the minds of men.”This quote always inspires me to do the impossible because every time I have a dream it reminds me that I can make that dream come true.

  Failure is the lack of success but little do you know that failure is a step towards success, a lesson, a challenge, and lastly a chance. According to Anna Samoilor you can turn failure into success by simply changing your perspective towards failure. Yes probably it isn’t right but you can learn from it and improve it the next time. Not all successful people were successful they started off by trying and facing failures but it inspired them to keep going and focusing on what they wanted. But one thing you should not feel is fear that is the only thing that would distance you from success. Like my mom always tells me failure won’t harm you unless you show fear but instead use failure as a weapon to use when facing success. Many unsuccessful stories end with fear because people think that just because they failed they cannot success but they are wrong if they keep trying and do not fear failures they can become successful.

   The road towards success is always under construction and your materials would be to dream big, work hard, and do not fear failure. Everyone can be successful in life you just need to crave it and work hard for it. Probably you already noticed I used quotes but those quotes are meant to inspire you to become successful and do what you always dreamed of. But it’s all up to you!