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Chapter 13.

Successful People

Success is that the reverse of failure. Success is the status of getting achieved and accomplished a goal. Being successful means the achievement of desired visions with happiness, in addition, success can be a certain social position that describes a prosperous individual that could also have gained fame for its favorable outcome.

Whenever we think of big names, we think, these are successful people, even though most are great examples of success, there are lots of other people who are successful in their name, although we might not be as conversant in their names. Successful people do similar things in different way. They stay in a path; these paths are the way they do things from other ordinary people.

When successful people set a goal, nothing gets in their way of achieving it. They commit one hundred pc to the result, knowing that one difference between successful and unsuccessful people is that the successful ones plan to a goal and don’t stop until they achieve it. Successful people have the determination to achieve their goals.

Most successful people don't complain about the items that stopped them from success. Normally they don’t make excuses. Instead, they barge knowing that they're the sole thing that will make or break their success. They take responsibility for the things they do. Many successful people were not academic. What qualities did they need so as to be the success they're today?

No one will find a single successful person who is lazy. The road to success is covered with hard work. Great results require hard work. Wake up early, stay awake late, and put in some time. Success doesn’t just come to those that want it.

How to describe success in life?

Only an individual person can answer this question. Because, every person is thinking differently about being prosperous in life and is defining success in another way, so there can’t exist a definition that is suitable for all. It is very vital that you simply know exactly the way to define success in life! Make yourself conscious of what accomplishment, success, and prosperity generally mean to you in your life. Some may outline success as having luxurious cars and a large mansion, whereas others contemplate a life packed with joy and happiness with their family because of the true means of success. Once you've got worked out what's necessary for you in person you're ready to target your visions and goals. The true meaning of success goes far beyond the common definitions of success. success is to live a happy and to make this world a far better place for everybody.

Accomplishment and success: 

Accomplishment is often connected with success, but it is not the same. Accomplishment refers to the outcome we desire when we attempt to reach a specific objective. Basically, it is the results that we plan or expect to occur. Success is the positive result of an achieved accomplishment. Accomplishment can be seen as the process to become successful and with every accomplished goal towards prosperity and a life full of success.

How to achieve success in life?

The process of becoming successful starts with elaborated goal setting

Define a strategy and a plan how you intend to reach your goals, aims and visions

Keep in mind that success is the consequence of having earned a series of accomplishments, so make sure to divide your goals into easier to reach sub goals

 Achieving goals with happiness, whatever that may be.

•      Academic Success

•      Business Success

•      Professionally Success

•      Group Success

•      Individual Success

Why are some people successful and others not?

Successful people think differently than unsuccessful people! Basically, some people are smart, others aren’t. Lazy people don’t succeed. Hard work, Positive thinking can achieve a good result.

Successful people believe in themselves and their vision. Study at a good university is not easy. so if someone wants to achieve big results, he or she has to believe in themselves. Most successful people have unshakeable confidence in themselves and in their vision. Without it, they’d have to give up too easily after a few obstacles got in their way.

How is your confidence level?

Do you believe you can achieve your dreams?

To check your confidence level, think of something challenging you to want in your life, make sure it is realistic, believe in it, and then work like mad to get it. You will see your confidence level.

Successful people take care of themselves. With a few exceptions, most successful people know they need good health to get ahead, and the best way to have that is to eat right, exercise, and get proper rest.

Hard work and sincerity is a requirement for success, Successful people work hard and then take a rest so they can refresh their minds and bodies.

learning never ends, Successful people constantly learn. This doesn’t mean they’re going to an academic institutions for learning or for degrees, although they may. They’re constantly reading and learning from others around them, perhaps from books, trade magazines or conferences, or from others who are ahead of where they want to be.

Successful people aren’t afraid to take risks. They make mistakes and learn from them. Because of their unshakeable confidence, they treat any mistake as a learning opportunity.

Rejection can feel devastating, but should not let it crush you. Some of the world's most successful people have failed — sometimes quite once. Weaker people might have given up. Instead, these Successful People remained focused on their goals. Highly successful people, from movie stars to scientists, experienced massive failure before they found fame and fortune.

Successful People

Unsuccessful People

Read Every Day

Watch TV Every Day

Compliment

Criticize

Embrace Change

Fear Change

Forgive Others

Hold a grudge

Talk about Ideas

Talk about People

Continuously Learn

Think they know it all

Accept Responsibility for their Failures

Blame others for their Failures

Have sense of Gratitude

Have a sense of entitlement

Set Goals & Develop life Plan

Never Set Goals

Definition of failure

The reverse of success is a failure as it means to fail while trying to accomplish goals. Besides this regular definition of failure it also can be said that even wealthy and successful persons fail in their lives. Just believe the wealthy and well-known and everyone their humiliation, addictions, and suicides. All of them were extraordinary persons but tons of them were also extremely unhappy with their lives and weren't ready to see the meaning of success. Wealth can't be defined with money, but instead with values in life that cause us a cheerful person, like friendship, relationships, and your family.

Success in life means attaining your vision of a good life. It means achieving specific goals that result in the future you have planned for yourself. Success in life is defined by the individual. Your vision of success looks different than someone else’s. The key to success is to focus the conscious mind on things we desire not things we fear.”- Brian Tracy

Keys To Success

1. Make A Plan

2. Prepare For The Unexpected

3. Prioritize Your Goals

4. Develop Good Habits  

5. Learn from Your Mistakes

6. Try Different Strategies

7. Take Smart Risks

8. Learn from the Experts

9. Master How to Say No

10. Invest in Relationships

What successful person does every day

Believe good habits create opportunity

Believe in lifelong education for self-improvement

Drink lots of Water & eat less

Exercise regularly  

Involve volunteer work

Maintain a to-do list

They Read rather than watch

They create Network

Write down goals

Wake up three hours before work starts

Successful People Who Failed @ First

Nobody likes Rejection, it can feel devastating, There will always be people telling you – “U” can’t! but you shouldn't let it crush you. Look them within the eyes and say – watch me! “Yes” I can do it, I will do it. Have confidence, boost yourself, start it, Do it, As human nature, we do not like to see someone succeed. Do it for the people who want you to see fail. To accomplish something, we must not only act but also dream about it, not only plan but also believe it. You should not dream in your sleep rather your dream will not let you sleep. When we see a successful person we do not realize how hard to teach this point, we just think how. We always think about how easy it is to be.

Some of the world's most successful people have failed — sometimes quite once. Weaker people might have given up. Instead, these Successful People remained focused on their goals. Highly successful people, who experienced massive failure before they found fame and fortune.

Rejection always feels genuinely devastating. World's successful people have failed many times. Here are a list of indisputable successes, who experienced massive failure before they found fame and fortune. Career or businesses fail to do it because they don't know what it takes to be successful and how the road to success looks like. These success stories are not for the sake of entertainment but they are to inspire, motivate and encourage people to succeed in work, business or life. The most precious lessons, someone should come up with from these inspirational success stories are:

Rejection should never stop you

Failure is not a problem at all

People who reject you know nothing

Believing in yourself is the key to success in life

Sheikh Akijuddin

Sheikh Akijuddin (1929 – 10 October 2006) was a Bangladeshi entrepreneur and the founding chairman of Bangladeshi company, Akij Group. Akijuddin was born on 1929 in Khulna. He was an only child. He worked while in school and had to discontinue his studies to help his family income. He left home amidst the Bengal Famine for Kolkata. He slept rough at Sealdah railway station in Kolkata while trying to seek out work. He started work as a cleaner in Zakariya Hotel. He once saw retailers auctioning off fruits to vendors. He opened his store in Kolkaka called Nilamwala Chhay Ana (Auctioneer six ana) where everything cost six ana. He was arrested and fined after which he sold his assets in Kolkata. He moved to Peshawar and stayed there for two years. He returned to Kolkata with some capital from Peshawar.

He started the business with absolutely nothing and ended up with almost everything. Akij Uddin didn't get any formal schooling during his childhood. He started a little business in Kolkata, which he sold and returned to his hometown in Phultala with 10,000 rupees. He met a lover of his father, who won’t to manufacture hand-rolled cigarettes. Akijuddin began to manufacture hand-rolled cigarettes with him in 1952. He opened a grocery alongside his hand-rolled cigarettes factory. From 1954 he sold them under the Akij label. the businesses were reorganized into the Akij group in 1972. Now Akij Group is one of the highest companies in Bangladesh. Akij Group of Industries, at the present, has 22 different concerns including Akij Printing and Packaging Ltd., Akij Jute Mills Ltd., Akij Cement Company Ltd, and Akij Textiles Mills Ltd. and, Akij Food, and Beverage Ltd. About 50,000 people are employed in Akij Group of Industries. Akij Group of Industries created a record by paying an amount of 950 crores in tax money to the govt.

Jahurul Islam

Islam was born on 1 August 1928 in Kishoreganj. He completed his matriculation exams from Ripon high school, Calcutta. He couldn't pursue further education due to financial constraints. He joined the C and B departments as a coffee-level government employee in 1948. Islam started his career as a contractor after leaving government service, using the experience he gained at the C and B departments. In 1965 he founded Eastern Housing Ltd. During the Bangladesh famine of 1974, he opened five food kitchens to feed the poor. In 1975 he established Bengal Development Corporation. His company built buildings of the Sangshad Bhaban compound, Bangladesh Bank building, Bangladesh High Court building, Bangladesh Supreme Court building, MP hostel, and major highways in Bangladesh. He established jute and furniture factories. Bengal Development Corporation received contracts for construction in Abu Dhabi, Iraq, and Yemen. It was the first Bangladeshi real estate construction firm of international standard. In 1989 Islam founded Jahurul Islam Medical College and Hospital. He died on 19 October 1995 at the age of 67

Khalilur Rahman

The critical difference between success and failure is a vision backed by hard work and commitment to what one believes in! And this cannot be truer than in the case of industrialist Khalilur Rahman, Founder Chairman, KDS Group, Pioneer in the garments industry of the country. Revealed in many wings, this trade and industrial group has under it, Readymade Garments, Accessories and Trims Solutions, Textile Mills, Steel, Finance, Banking. One of the big commercial corporations of the country, KDS Group’s annual income exceeds US$ 350Million. He obtained 6 out of a total of 15 President’s Export Trophy- highest respect, memento in Garments Industry sector.  

Sufi Mohammed Mizanur Rahman

Sufi Mohammed Mizanur Rahman is an industrialist and social worker. Graduated from Dhaka University. In college life, he didn't get a chance to chat with ten other friends. He started his job as soon as he passed HSC. Worked all day and attended college for evening classes. He used to walk 4 miles and return home late at night. Then he used to cook and eat by himself. Again office from 8 am. Due to the economic hardship, He used to do tutoring and his own studies in between work.

Atiur Rahman

Atiur Rahman born 3 August 1951, is a development economist, and writer. He served as the 10th Governor of the Bangladesh Bank. Atiur Rahman was born in a village in Jamalpur district in 1951. His father, who was a landless farmer, had received no schooling in his life. Rahman went to school but had to quit after Class III because of poor financial conditions. He was able to resume his education shortly after, taking the final examination for class VI. A school teacher of the village, collected charity funds to facilitate his admission. Considering his financial inability, the college authority granted him free tuition. Where he passed the SSC and HSC examinations, securing positions in the merit list. He earned BSS and MSS degrees in economics from the University of Dhaka. With a Commonwealth scholarship, he went to SOAS, the University of London to complete his Ph.D. in 1977. Atiur Rahman is credited for instituting changes in the banking industry of Bangladesh that greatly increased the foreign exchange reserves of the country and brought massive automation and digitization in the banking sector. 

Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Gail Winfrey born Orpah Gail Winfrey; January 29, 1954 is an American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and philanthropist. She is best known for her talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, broadcast from Chicago, which was the highest-rated television program of its kind in history and ran in national syndication for 25 years, from 1986 to 2011.Winfrey was born into poverty in rural Mississippi to a single teenage mother and later raised in inner-city Milwaukee. She has stated that she was molested during her childhood and early teens and became pregnant at 14; her son was born prematurely and died in infancy.

Oprah Winfrey was publicly fired from her first television job as an anchor in Baltimore for getting "too emotionally invested in her stories." But Winfrey rebounded and became the undisputed queen of television talk shows before amassing a media empire. Today she is worth an estimated $2.9 billion, according to Forbes. she was the richest African American of the 20th century and North America's first black multi-billionaire,

Colonel Harland David Sanders

Colonel Harland David Sanders (September 9, 1890 – December 16, 1980) was an American businessman, best known for founding fast food chicken restaurant chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (also known as KFC) and later acting as the company's brand ambassador and symbol. His name and image are still symbols of the company. The title "colonel" is an honorific title, the highest awarded by the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the Kentucky Colonel, and is not a military rank. Colonel Harland David Sanders was fired from dozens of jobs before founding a successful restaurant. He traveled across the U.S. looking for someone to sell his fried chicken, and after finally getting a business deal in Utah, Kentucky Fried Chicken was born. KFC is now one of the most recognizable franchises in the world, with over 18,000 locations.

Sanders held a number of jobs in his early life, such as steam engine stoker, insurance salesman and filling station operator. He began selling fried chicken from his roadside restaurant in North Corbin, Kentucky, during the Great Depression. During that time, Sanders developed his "secret recipe" and his patented method of cooking chicken in a pressure fryer. Sanders recognized the potential of the restaurant franchising concept, and the first KFC franchise opened in South Salt Lake, Utah, in 1952. When his original restaurant closed, he devoted himself full-time to franchising his fried chicken throughout the country.

The company's rapid expansion across the United States and overseas became overwhelming for Sanders. In 1964, then 73 years old, he sold the company to a group of investors led by John Y. Brown Jr. and Jack C. Massey for $2 million ($16.5 million today). However, he retained control of operations in Canada, and he became a salaried brand ambassador for Kentucky Fried Chicken. In his later years, he became highly critical of the food served by KFC restaurants, as he believed they had cut costs and allowed quality to deteriorate.

Thomas Edison

Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman who have been described as America's greatest inventor. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures. These inventions, which include the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and early versions of the electric light bulb, have had a widespread impact on the modern industrialized world. He was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of organized science and teamwork to the process of invention, working with many researchers and employees. He established the first industrial research laboratory.

Thomas Edison's teachers told him he was "too stupid to learn anything.“ Edison went on to hold more than 1,000 patents and invented some world-changing devices, like the phonograph, practical electrical lamp, and the movie camera.

Early in his career, he worked as a telegraph operator, which inspired some of his earliest inventions. In 1876, he established his first laboratory facility in Menlo Park, New Jersey, where many of his early inventions were developed. He later established a botanic laboratory in Fort Myers, Florida, in collaboration with businessmen Henry Ford and Harvey S. Firestone, and a laboratory in West Orange, New Jersey, that featured the world's first film studio, the Black Maria. He was a prolific inventor, holding 1,093 US patents in his name, as well as patents in other countries. Edison married twice and fathered six children. He died in 1931 of complications of diabetes. 

 Soichiro Honda

Soichiro Honda is the founder of Honda which is one of the well-known large automotive companies. Honda's story starts when he went for a job interview to work for the Toyota company. Honda was rejected and was told that he is not fit for the job!!  He was jobless for quite some time. The man didn't give up and decided to create a company that competes with Toyota and so honda was born!! He started making scooters of his own at home, and spurred on by his neighbors, finally started his own business.

Nicholas James Vujicic

Obstacles are opportunities. Proved by Nick Vujicic, who was born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1982, Serbian immigrant from Yugoslavia. He was born with tetra-amelia without fully formed limbs. According to his autobiography, his mother refused to see him or hold him when the nurse held him in front of her, but she and her husband eventually accepted the condition and understood it as "God's plan for their son.

Vujicic has two small and deformed feet, one of which he calls his "chicken drumstick" because of its shape. He has been able to use his foot to operate an electric wheelchair, a computer and a mobile phone.

Vujicic thrived in his teenage and young adult years despite being bullied. After his mother showed him a newspaper article about a man dealing with a severe disability when he was seventeen, he started to give talks at his prayer group. Vujicic graduated from Griffith University at the age of 21 with a Bachelor of Commerce degree, with a double major in accountancy and financial planning. He is married and have four children. In 2005, Vujicic founded Life Without Limbs, an international non-profit organization. In 2007, he founded Attitude is Altitude, a secular motivational speaking company. Nick Vujicic becomes a world-renowned motivational speaker, New York Times best-selling author, coach, and entrepreneur.

He faced tremendous obstacles in life from, living life without limbs, to being bullied at school and fearful for his future with no purpose in sight. Without hope, his feelings of helplessness and isolation led him to attempt suicide but he had an "amazingly normal childhood.

You can do it

 If you can dream it, you can do it. Get started, believe in yourself, if they can do it, You can do it. Never give up. There will always be people telling you U can’t! Look them in the eyes and say ‘watch me’ I can do It. I will do it by the grace of Almighty.

Tips for Career & Life

Be Grateful to Your Creator  

Listen to Your Parents, be Kind to Them 

Do Not Under Estimate Value of Intelligent

Be Knowledge Hunger

Be Giver Rather Taker

Be Respectful & Polite

Be On-Time all the Time

Do Meditation

Be Positive & Keep Simile

Work Hard

What will i learn?