Thursday, April 12, 2018

The Point of Ingress.

It is often believed the only way to success is through hard work and dedication. That if you work with your heart and soul you will someday achieve success. 

 If hard work was the sole definition of success then wouldn’t a donkey be better than a horse? 

An odd analogy I agree, but hear me out. 

A donkey does all the hard work, it is used mainly for carrying goods from one place to another. And a Horse, on the other hand, is used for running free.

There is another point of ingress when it comes to success. It’s easy, and it is something I have been preaching for quite long now. Focus on your strengths and not only on the weakness.

The best improvement strategy is to work on a few of your strengths. Sure some people believe that working on a vast amount of things will eventually make their weaknesses their strong points, and though it might work on a long run you will still not be the best. Imagine if you focus on your strengths from the beginning, seeing improvement on your already strong points will eventually take you to the top. 

Don’t get me wrong, I am not saying working hard is not a key to success. But working hard only makes sense if you work hard on the right things.

So stop your donkey work and get up that high horse (pun intended) and don’t forget, if you have a choice between working smart and working hard, choose…


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