Homework Let’s Learn the Formula Of Success

07. Formulas for Success Which Are Very Easy to Comprehend

Different people reaching the pinnacle of success have their own special paths leading to this success. However, it is possible to calculate a unified formula by selecting the leading manner of achieving the goal.

Everyone wants to succeed. Who does not want to have a good job, normal well-being, wealth, an exemplary family? At the heart of all these benefits is the ability to accurately hit the target. Let's compare a self-sufficient young man from a superpower, that is, from the United States, who submits his application to a large company, with a young man from impoverished Somalia, where people live half-starving and therefore agree to any overwork to get a piece of bread. It’s the difference between heaven and hell. This difference is caused by various state systems, economic conditions, geopolitical traditions and other factors. However, each of these young people is eager for success, and their desire to achieve the goal somehow unites these two.

What is the formula of success? Let's take a closer look at the question asked earlier.

The first step is to determine the right target for yourself. Finding the best target for success based on your knowledge, skills, social status, current environment, and your prospects is the most important thing in this matter. A right choice, a right plan, and you can confidently move forward!

Until now, I have turned to various scientific sources and addressed a number of success formulas on the way. One of them belongs to Martha Beck, American psychologist and coach. Since this formula is the most primitive, convenient and memorable formula I have come across, I will tell my readers about it.

According to Martha Beck, in order to succeed you need to behave as if you are not in danger of failure. Then you need to complete three steps:

What? To be silent? Yes, yes, keep quiet! Never tell your friends or other people about your personal problems and prospects. Thus, you will be protected from other people's harmful advice, and will not get out of your way after hearing the bitter stories of unfortunate people.

Laziness and indecision should be alien to you. To achieve a goal, you must fully mobilize your strength and be decisive, taking small steps day by day.

Play? What kind of game do we talk about when it comes to the formula for success? Monotonous hard work is eventually exhausting, and exhaustion affects both quality and quantity of work. As soon as you feel tired, break away from work, take a break and play. This is not about traditional board games or computer or mobile games that has flooded the world. We are talking about intellectual games designed for the imagination. Describe in your thoughts what you dream about. Imagine a collage of your desires. Imagine achieving your goal, the incentive it gives you, the energy you get… Now when you feel this energy, continue to move on to success.

Martha Beck's formula for success consists of these three steps, and I must note that the famous psychologist developed it based on her personal experiences and a difficult life path.

Since we considered the individual success formula of a person with rich life experience, I want to present a collective success formula taken from thousands of people who have come to their goal in a difficult way. I want you, dear reader, to know that all the instructions on becoming successful leader, as well as general motivational literature, are autobiographical and either based on the life experience of one person, or is the research on the experience of several people.

The second formula for success that I want to bring to your attention is put forward by scientists of the American Gallup Institute. This formula was developed during the study of life positions and characteristic qualities of 1,500 famous people from the Who is Who in America reference book. As a result of the survey, nine common important features among successful people were identified among respondents. The scientists of the Gallup Institute presented the sum of these features as a formula for success:

This quality is put forward most often among respondents. 61 % of them said that having a healthy mind to achieve their goal was an important factor. For many people healthy thinking means making an optimal and precise decisions about everyday work. To do this, you need to drop all other thoughts and be able to delve into the root of an event. Is the quality of healthy thinking inborn? According to the respondents, a person must work it out. And in order to develop this inner quality, you need to learn from others, as well as be able to draw conclusions from your own mistakes.

According to the survey, this quality takes second place. In achieving success, nothing can help better than good knowledge of the matter you’re addicted to. This means insuring your knowledge and minimizing all risks. The process of enriching one's knowledge continues even after taking high peaks.

In order to succeed, you must persistently want something, and when you have it, you must be able to protect it and keep it.

Most successful people generally believe in their strengths and capabilities, in a word, in their own luggage. This faith combined with self-confidence gives determination to act on the path to the intended goal. In addition to knowledge and skills, you also need hard work, patience, confidence, diligence and willpower.

A high level of development also plays an important role in your achievements. Having achieved this level, you can cleverly master complex concepts, as well as learn how to analyze them quickly and accurately.

Respondents identified the following three elements to contribute to a high level of development: rich vocabulary, extensive reading and good writing skills. As it turned out over a year of survey, each respondent read an average of 19 books, 50 percent of which was fiction.

This skill is also considered a necessary factor in the formation of a successful person. Devoting yourself to a fully set goal is one of the main conditions for achieving a positive result.

Many respondents admitted that the ability to complete their work was formed due to three qualities: ability to organize, good business skills and determination. One professor of physics, for example, explains his formula for success as follows: «Hard work + ability to build the rhythm of a given work for yourself.» Professor admits that he works a hundred hours a week. Gallup Institute scientists, in addition to these five main factors, name four auxiliary factors that ensure success.

1. Ability to lead;

2. Creative potential;

3. Relationship with colleagues;

4. Luck.

American scientists wish those ambitious people who studied the success formula they developed, as well as those who will match the conditions presented to enter the «Who is Who in America» book. It’s a wonderful dream.

To conclude, in this part we got acquainted with the main features of success for one person or a group of people, as well as the simplest formulas – the conditions of success.

08. First You Need to Create the Basis for Success

When I was young there was an anecdote: a person in need, having seen enough of the Telelot broadcasts, with enormous sums and astronomical jackpots, wished to be lucky enough to win. This dream haunted him. He was dreaming of getting a lucky ticket and, therefore, paying all his debts, buying a house, an expensive car, sending his children to university, in a word, living a luxurious life with his family. Every morning he prayed to God to win the jackpot.

Month by month, year by year.

Disappointed in his expectations, he began to get angry and complained to Allah: «What kind of Lord are you if you cannot fulfill my sole desire.»

Then he heard a voice from above: «Unfortunate man, you want to win a large amount of money, but you do not want to understand one truth: to win the lottery, you must first buy a lottery ticket. How do you expect to win without a ticket and complaint that your desire is not fulfilled?»

This story is very relevant these days. Today, people want to «gain with no pain.» They don’t study, are not enlightened, they don’t master any profession, in a word, they don’t want to work, at the same time they want to have a comfortable life, live in prosperity and luxury. And when they can’t achieve this, they declare war on all mankind: everyone is to blame except for themselves.

Almost all the people I deal with have this desire for easy money. You see a young man looking for work. You try to help him. You ask some acquaintance to find him a job. The result is not what is expected, and it makes you feel ashamed. You find yourself in an awkward position in front of your acquaintance. A person does not fulfill the tasks assigned to him, does not want to work, counting on my patronage.

Once I had to ask the director of a large company to employ my friend’s son. He was appointed as a shift supervisor. Well, I decided that I had done a good thing, and breathed a sigh of relief. A week later that young man entered the director’s office and said that he had a diploma and didn’t want to work as a shift supervisor. He wanted to be at least a workshop master, so that he had the prospect of working in future leadership positions.

What kind of psychology is this? What a stupid thing! How can one immediately break into management, not having mastered production, not gaining experience, not improving at the initial stages? Is it possible to begin the construction of the fifth floor without the ground floor?

Sometimes it happens that an applicant aspiring to high goals builds illusions about his happy future instead of preparing for the upcoming exams. He doesn’t open his books, does not attend his tutor, does not test his knowledge on test exams. As a result, he does not gain a sufficient score, and then resents his fate, disappointed in his expectations. It doesn’t have to be that way.

In fact, this young man may say that his family is unsecured and therefore he is forced to earn extra money in his free time. However, one should not forget: whoever wants to achieve something will achieve it at all costs.

You cannot become a university student unless you change your usual daily routine and spend sleepless nights on books. If you cannot get motivation from your efforts, then your dream will remain a dream.

Let’s take, for example, an athlete complaining of bad luck. This athlete is engaged in Greco-Roman wrestling. His comrades tirelessly train, monitor their weight, stick to a nutritious diet, take vitamins, carefully monitor the performances of Olympic champions, follow all the instructions of their coach, read specific literature, in a word, devote themselves to sports. But this athlete only dreams about the championship, and makes plans on how to manage his countless prizes. Of course it brings him nothing; the athlete does not succeed. What can he achieve by blaming inattentive coaches and biased judges? Nothing.

The golden rule of life is: to succeed, you must first prepare the background.

09. Let's Get Acquainted

Dear reader, at this stage I want to make a small digression and talk on another topic. Who am I and what am I doing? What is my life credo? Reading the book, you will get the answer to these questions. You must know your teacher so that you can master your homework well.

Since we first met, dear reader, I want to give information about my homeland. I am an Azerbaijani. I live in the Republic of Azerbaijan, in its capital city of Baku. For a long time, that is, from 1920 to 1991, our republic was part of federation called the Soviet Union, and regained its independence only in 1991. Before we lost our independence, that is, until 1920, we were the first democratic republic in the East and had statehood. I must note that the Safavid empire (XV–XVIII), one of the greatest empires in world history, also belonged to us, Azerbaijanis. This historical Azerbaijani state owned a vast territory of 3,500,000 square kilometers and covered the territories of today's Azerbaijan, Iran, Armenia, Afghanistan, Western Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Eastern Turkey, Northeast India and Uzbekistan, as well as the lands of Arab countries (Iraq, Syria, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman).

In the history of every nation there are wars with triumph or defeats, falls and rises. In 1813 and 1828, according to the Gulistan and Turkmanchay treaties, the territory of Azerbaijan was divided between the Russian Empire and the Shahdom of Iran. Northern Azerbaijan as part of the Russian Empire is today's independent Azerbaijan in which I live. Currently, about 10 million Azerbaijanis live in it. South Azerbaijan (with Tabriz as its capital), which was given to Iran, does not have statehood until now. Currently, about 25 million Azerbaijanis live there. Many people in the world know only North Azerbaijan, since it is an independent state. Azerbaijan is known as a country with significant oil reserves. Its capital, the city of Baku, which is developing and becoming more beautiful, is called the second Dubai. In Eastern countries, our city is also known as a great place for tourism. In the West, Baku is also known as the city where Formula 1 competitions are held.

Each country has its own «most» and «first». Azerbaijan also has something to be proud of. I mentioned that it was the very first democratic Eastern state, and owned the largest empire in the world. Let’s move ahead. The shores of our country are washed by the Caspian Sea, the largest lake in the world. The largest number (over 300) of mud volcanoes on the globe account for our territory. The first and most perfect observatory in the East was created in 1259 by the world famous scientist Nasir al-Din al-Tusi in the Azerbaijani city of Maraga. The first sample of the five «Khamse» poems in world literature was created by the great Azerbaijani poet Nizami Ganjavi (XII century). Oil production from the seabed was first carried out in Azerbaijan in 1846. The first female diplomat in the East was Sarah Khatun, who lived in the Azerbaijani state of Aq Qoyunlu in the 15th century. The first opera in the East was written in 1908 by the famous Azerbaijani composer Uzeyir Hajibeyov. The first music academy in the East was created in Azerbaijan in 1920. For the first time, the right of choice to women in the East was granted in Azerbaijan in 1918. The first electric train in the East was launched in Azerbaijan in 1926.

I don’t want to continue this list and put the last point here: Lotf Zadeh, a world-famous scientist, the founder of the theory of fuzzy logic (an attempt to connect mathematics with the intuitive way that people talk, think and interact with the world), a teaching that promotes fundamental changes and breakthroughs in the history of mankind, is also an Azerbaijani!

I think the fact that the greatest world leaders talk about a small country, which declared its independence recently, and write about it on the pages of the most influential world editions, cannot but cause pride among its citizens. We, the Azerbaijanis, are used to being proud of that.

«Baku cannot be compared to any other city. There is a huge seaside boulevard with interesting exhibitions and attractions, as well as the old city, the so-called Icheri Sheher, with its labyrinth streets, convenient cafes and carpet shops. Peerless beaches with golden sands, flickering lights of Absheron, luxurious restaurants and clubs, sparkling palace of Cristall Hall…

The rest of the country is no less fascinating. It’s hard to believe that nine out of eleven climate types fall on the territory of Azerbaijan. „Ancient cave paintings, ski resorts, half of the world's mud volcanoes, salt lakes, burning mountains – all this causes great interest.“»

«You feel comfortable when driving along the wide and beautiful road from the airport to the city. Throughout the way, many beautiful buildings and amazing architectural elements attract your attention. The Heydar Aliyev Center is particularly admirable. Evening Baku is an incomparable experience. The bright lighting of the Seaside National Park, central and nearby buildings, bridges, roads. In different parts of the city you can meet cheerful and carefree young people.

One more detail about Baku: you can play chess with veterans of the Second World War in the Seaside Park if you wish.»

Frankfurter Allgemeine (Germany)