Success depends on prior preparation and without proper preparation failure is certain – Confucius
Why are you reading this book?
A simple answer can be - 'want to succeed'.
More or less all of us want to be successful in life.
If you ask someone - do you want to be successful?
In most cases the answer will be - yes, of course.
But most people don't know what success actually means.
This is probably why the legendary sales trainer, public speaker Tom Hopkins said, 'Instead of chasing success all your life, sit down for five minutes and try to understand what success really is?'
Being successful means different things to different people. Money, fame, recognition, leadership, status etc.
There are a thousand ways to success. There are many photographers in the world whose pictures are selling for millions of dollars. American photographer Richard Prince's 'Spiritual America' sold for $3.9 million. German photographer Andreas Gursky's 'Rhein II' sold for $4.3 million.
There are many branches within this photography;
Wedding Photography
- Wildlife Photography
- Landscape photography
Portrait photography
- Sports photography
- Photo journalism.
Great photographers usually specialize in a particular type of photography. The popularity of photography profession is increasing in our country. Thanks to social media, the demand for digital photos and videos is also increasing, creating new possibilities, photographers are now getting special respect. So young people are coming into this profession and naturally the competition has increased, the budget has to be increased. Training, networking, branding and above all using the latest technology is key to being successful. The beginning is therefore always very difficult.
There are many fashion designers whose designs are being bought by big clothing companies for millions of dollars each. Besides, the biggest fashion brands in the world are mainly named after the designers. You might think that what is the difference in big brand clothes? Our fairly experienced tailors can easily make such dresses but these simple gorgeous designs are made by famous designers who are worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Name some famous fashion designers and their net worth.
Michael Kors - $600 million;
Calvin Klein - $700 million;
Pierre Cardin - 800 million dollars;
Tory Burch - $1 billion;
Giorgio Armani - $9.6 billion.
Paintings by many living artists sell for millions of dollars. If it is signed by Pablo Picasso or Leonardo da Vinci, the price of the picture is more than 100 million dollars. In May 2019, an artwork 'Rabbit' by American artist Jeffrey L. Koons sold for $91 million. 2013-His 'Balloon Dog' sold for $58 million. Another of his artworks called 'Hanging Heart' sold for $23 million. A painting 'Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)' by British photographer, painter and stage designer David Hockney sold for $92 million in 2018. German painter Gerhard Richter's 'Abstraktes Bild' sold for $48 million and Domplatz, Milan $41 million.
Cooking is a very simple task. Our generation at least did not consider cooking as a life goal. But a good chef easily earns more than a pilot, although many of us dreamed of becoming pilots.
Some of the world famous chefs and their personal net worth.
Jamie Oliver - $300 million;
Gordon Ramsay - $220 million;
Nobu Matsuhisa - $200 million;
Thomas Keller - $130 million.
So success is not what we mean by respect, recognition, money, to be a doctor, engineer, university teacher or government official. Opening the door to numerous possibilities beyond the familiar circle, so that we can succeed effortlessly. But those professions are not known in our society, so advance social status does not match. There are hundreds of jobs in digital marketing, application software or website development, design, freelancing, music, modeling, programming. But you have to choose any profession very quickly. Be the best at any particular job. If you want to be everything, nothing can be.
The hardest reality for many is that they can't afford to start. Photography, cooking, fashion design, freelancing as professions also require a minimum investment or pre-qualification. With no investment prowess or conventional qualifications, you're always a no-no. You can be successful by doing something. But starting from scratch is quite difficult, you have to accept this fact and be mentally prepared for hard work. Any marginal professional has to work hard for very little income. It is also very difficult to get out of that vicious circle. The principles of success must be followed very strictly. Will not go without Hal. Whatever the reality, you have to stick to your goals. When a young child learns to walk, he repeatedly falls down and gets up again. However, at some point he learns to walk. Falling is not the end. Falling down and standing up is 'life'. American author David Schenck wrote in his book 'The Genius in All of Us', we all have genes of Einstein, Picasso, Beethoven. We are all geniuses, but the real geniuses focus so much on one thing, pursue so much, try so hard that that thing becomes active. Focus on what you want to achieve. Success is not a miracle, it is a determination to meet certain conditions.
All the means, the materials of success are scattered around us. We have to use them. There are many successful people around us - who achieve one success after another. Because they work for success. There are some common traits between successful and unsuccessful people. To be successful one must imitate the successful and avoid the path of the unsuccessful. There are specific rules for success in every profession. Curriculum is designed to learn a job as quickly as possible. Participating in that course is easy and affordable. 'What works gets results' has been determined on the basis of extensive research. Success is therefore the result of consistently following certain principles. Whatever the work at hand is, it should be done as if it is the most important work in the world. If every task is done well, gradually doing well becomes a habit, every task brings success.
