With Success, You'll Never Walk Alone

As you set off along your road to success, you’ll very quickly begin to understand that you are really never alone. Once you consciously know what you are looking for, you will soon discover a ton of resources available to provide you with all the inspiration, strength and knowledge that you require. All you have to do is just to recognize what you need and actually take advantage of the solutions that you come up with. Often, you may have to search a little to find the answers and sometimes even invest some time (and money) in discovering the best way to implement your solutions, but you’ll soon discover that it’s way easier than learning everything by trial and error yourself!

You will also discover that building a team is incredibly important as you progress along your path. Whilst you aim to reap the benefits of your success you will soon discover that you will not achieve success on your own. The fallacy of the “self-made man” is just that—a fallacy because everyone is influenced directly and indirectly by a wide variety of people.  For example let’s consider a few of those involved:

• Our Parents:   If they were around to raise you, they will undoubtedly have had the greatest influence on your life. Our core characteristics are established very early in our lives and are hugely shaped by the way our parents behave around and towards us. And as we grow up and start to make our own decisions, our character further develops in accordance with how our parents react to those decisions.

• Our Teachers:         The chances are that if you were asked to, you could immediately recall the name of one of your old school teachers who made a significant impression upon. Whether that impression was positive or negative is irrelevant, but what matters is that we realize that our teachers also significantly mold us and shape our character. Sometimes people rebel against the negative example that they feel a teacher gave them; but more often than not, our decisions are shaped by the positive influence that our teachers have had on us.

• Our Friends:    Generally, the happiest and most successful people often have a wide variety of friends from many different walks of life. We choose our friends because in some way we feel an inextricable bond with them because they make us feel good by making us laugh, encouraging and supporting us and allowing us to feel a part of their life. However, you should remember that, unlike our family, we get to choose our friends and therefore actually have some control over the type of person by whom we will be influenced.

• Mentors:          Individuals who truly desire to achieve a high level of success for themselves will often research and then decide upon a suitable mentor to act as their guide in their pursuit of success. Mentors are usually people who have already walked the same path and have recorded the various pitfalls and obstacles they encountered along the way along with how they got around the problem so that their students are not held back by the same problems. In this day and age, it is not unusual for somebody to select a mentor who they never actually meet because the information they require is available in the form of a book or audio program. However, the information and experiences of our mentors is invaluable and should be put into practice.

• Spiritual Leaders:        Ministers, priests, rabbis, pastors, etc., also play a very important part in shaping the beliefs and values that we carry forward in our lives. Their ability to see beyond circumstances and share the bigger picture of life and light is unparalleled. Having a spiritual guide that you can talk to won’t guarantee that you’ll never feel despair, but it will ensure that you don’t have to go endure your dark times alone.

And in the same way that you will build your own team as you work towards your success, you will find that you can also be part of someone else’s team as well.  By being a friend to someone else who is just starting out on their road to success, by encouraging and (if appropriate) mentoring them, you will discover many of the answers you are seeking to help move yourself forward. Make a commitment to yourself and your team-mates to be there for them when they need you and by doing the right thing, always maintaining your integrity and having empathy and compassion in all that you do, you will build as well as become part of a hugely successful team.!

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