Success Is Kind to the Individual

History points out the successful person was, more often than not, the person with a dream that followed his own heart.

A favoured quote attributed to Albert Einstein is: 'If you follow the crowd, you will go no further than the crowd. But, if you walk alone, and find your own way, you will likely find yourself in places no one has ever been before.'

Just Google 'inventors' to see a list of people, from all walks of life, that became successful by being unique. All of them thought outside the box. Each believed in their own ideas and they took action on those ideas to accomplish their goals.

When society says something can't be done... successful people will go ahead and do it anyway! They will ignore conventional wisdom, they will break a few rules and they will prove their beliefs to be valid. And... they will do that often in the face of harsh criticisms and ridicule.

Successful people are tough minded, opinionated, stubborn and focused. Does this describe you? Or, do you lack focus or drive? Do you worry what others say? Do you stick to your beliefs or can others talk you out of it? In other words, should you make a few changes in personality, and adopt the 'inventor mindset'? It just might improve your chances for achievement.

Now I am not saying you have to invent some miraculous 'time machine' or a fabulous wonder drug to 'double life expectancy'. Although, those would be wonderful. What I am saying is, no matter what you choose to do, can you do it in such a way that you stand out from the crowd?

Whatever your area of expertise, can you make it more efficient? Can you make a process quicker? Can you make a product smaller or use a better material in it's manufacture?

Can you figure out how to sell more of something? Or can you sell something for more profit? Can a product be safer or cheaper or give better results? Do you know of a better way to reach more people? How would you teach a subject and improve a student's understanding? Why do furnace filters have to clog up? Why do batteries need to be recharged?

What problems can you solve for people?

There are an infinite number of things to think about and improve upon in the world; and, you could be a success just by solving one of these tiny problems for enough people!

As the earth's population grows, the increase, in the number of people, automatically creates more and more problems to be solved. So the question isn't 'if you will be successful', the question is, 'how soon you succeed'.

Like successes down through history, be an individual, think for yourself, ignore criticism and take action! Besides... if you're trying to be unique... why are you worrying about the rules?

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