The Dirty Word of Success
In some circles there’s a dirty word associated with success and achievement. It’s a word that some are afraid to admit to “using.” It’s a word that some “teachers” of success philosophy brush under the rug and dare not say in public…
Let’s be right up front: The dirty word of success that’s often kept on the hush by the “gurus” is work. Most people are smart enough to know the right kind of work, hard work, smart work, efficient work, work you are good at and work you take pride in will ultimately lead you to where you want to be. The dirty word of success is work.
There are too many books and speakers out there who dance around the issue of work. Funny, there was a guy who worked real hard to make a book called “The Four Hour Work Week” a New York Times bestseller. I give Tim Ferris much respect and “props.” But do you think he eats his own cooking? I’m sure on some weeks it takes him at least six hours just to travel to and from a speaking engagement – makes you wonder huh?
The world where I spend most of my time – the Internet Marketing world – there are so many gurus who take pride in talking about how easy it is to make the green stuff online. Maybe after a few years of hard work and preparation it does get a little easier, but up until then, it takes work.
Onward…
If you want a good marriage what do you have to do? Right, work at it. If you want your teenager to stay off drugs it takes work. If you want to keep your job in our tough economy it takes work. If you want to advance in your career guess what you’ll have to do – work!
My first book, Motion Before Motivation, was about taking action and getting in motion. What do you do when you take action? Right, you work. And to stay in motion you have to keep working.
And then, the facts- go ask anyone (Lottery winners and rich socialites like Paris Hilton aside) who has any sort of financial success and they’ll tell you something like this…
“I worked hard, I worked smart, I worked effectively, I worked with the help of a team and my family for every penny. Most importantly, I worked hard to keep it. I worked hard to protect it from the two legged meat eating sharks who actually want to destroy me because they think I didn’t work hard for what I’ve earned.” Basically, what they’ll tell you is they worked hard for any career, business, family, personal and financial success they achieved.
Don’t get confused though…
Don’t confuse hard work with the nightmare of doing something you genuinely despise. Finding work you are passionate about and can make a living at is where hard work rewards you even more. If your current situation has you in place where you are working hard and not getting any personal satisfaction only you can work to make changes. Just start working a little a time.
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