The Path to Success
The Path to Success
Everyone’s goal in life is to be successful in some way. Success means many things to many people, and everyone will do anything to reach that ultimate goal. Because success is very personal and can be taken in many different ways, everyone has a different understanding of what success means to people. Generally, success means fulfilling the goals that people set for themselves. However, success cannot be achieved without hard work, sacrifice, dedication, perseverance, and most importantly, passion for what you do or what you want to become.
First, success requires sacrifice. Without sacrifice there will be no reward at the end result. According to the book Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell, in a small section of the book, Gladwell focuses on a public middle school in the South Bronx in New York City called KIPP Academy (260-269). The children who attend the school come from one of the worst neighborhoods in the city. Additionally, we also were able to see one student’s everyday life at KIPP Academy. Her name is Marita. She understands that although she may be sacrificing some things in her life she will later reap the rewards. The school that she is attending allows her to have the opportunity to move up in the “real” world. She’s able to go to college and get the education she needs to become successful. She’s able to provide for her mother in the future and possibly get a bigger place for them to leave into. Giving up a little now can pay back big later on in life. Although, there is no manual booklet on how to be successful but the road to success partially comes from personal sacrifices. It is really about making daily choices to stay on the narrow road to success. Marita had several choices but at the end she choose school over anything, such as hanging out with friends, watch TV or talk for long hours on the phone.
Next, hard work and dedication along with perseverance are also key factors to success and essential aspects for a successful
Everyone’s goal in life is to be successful in some way. Success means many things to many people, and everyone will do anything to reach that ultimate goal. Because success is very personal and can be taken in many different ways, everyone has a different understanding of what success means to people. Generally, success means fulfilling the goals that people set for themselves. However, success cannot be achieved without hard work, sacrifice, dedication, perseverance, and most importantly, passion for what you do or what you want to become.
First, success requires sacrifice. Without sacrifice there will be no reward at the end result. According to the book Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell, in a small section of the book, Gladwell focuses on a public middle school in the South Bronx in New York City called KIPP Academy (260-269). The children who attend the school come from one of the worst neighborhoods in the city. Additionally, we also were able to see one student’s everyday life at KIPP Academy. Her name is Marita. She understands that although she may be sacrificing some things in her life she will later reap the rewards. The school that she is attending allows her to have the opportunity to move up in the “real” world. She’s able to go to college and get the education she needs to become successful. She’s able to provide for her mother in the future and possibly get a bigger place for them to leave into. Giving up a little now can pay back big later on in life. Although, there is no manual booklet on how to be successful but the road to success partially comes from personal sacrifices. It is really about making daily choices to stay on the narrow road to success. Marita had several choices but at the end she choose school over anything, such as hanging out with friends, watch TV or talk for long hours on the phone.
Next, hard work and dedication along with perseverance are also key factors to success and essential aspects for a successful