Writing, Among Other Things
I recently came across a blog post titled, “The one secret to successful blogging”. Of course, I was hooked and I decided to go ahead and read the entire post.
When I was finished I was more disappointed than anything else. Looking back, I think whenever I have come across any post or article that promises to reveal the “only” secret to anything, I have only faced disappointment.
It would, therefore, be safe to say that there is no one secret for succeeding in anything.
According to Wikipedia, a self fulfilling prophecy is a “prediction that directly or indirectly causes itself to become true, by the very terms of the prophecy itself, due to positive feedback between belief and behavior.”
In other words, it means that something happens, just because it was prophesied to be.
This is true about human behaviour too. If you expect others to do good, it is quite likely that they will. On the other hand, if you expect others to do evil, it is equally likely that they will.
Whether you believe you can do a thing or not, you are right. – Henry Ford.
One thing without which it is impossible to achieve anything is a belief that the thing can be done. If you start with the premise that what you are about to do is something you can’t do, the possibility that you will be able to do the thing is quite low, if not zero.
For most people, belief in one’s ability springs from the things they have done in the past. But if you are aiming to do something that you have never done in the past, it is hard to believe that you will be able to do the thing. Without this belief, the chances of achieving your goals dwindle.
It thus becomes a vicious circle, which needs to be broken.
In today’s fast paced world customisation has become a key word. All companies are trying to modify their products to meet the needs of as many individual customers as they can. It is quite possible that one day we will have products that have been modified to meet the need of each individual customer. Dell, for example, is one company that has tried to customise its products since its inception.
But, why is there a need for customisation?
The needs arises because each human being is unique. In spite of the physical resemblance, each one of the six billion individuals on this earth is unique. If you think that isn’t the case, then consider finger prints – though we all have fingers that are alike, and perform almost the same tasks, yet everyone has a unique finger print.
“Don’t aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally.” – David Frost
Success is one thing that most, if not all, of us constantly aspire for. When, for one reason or another, we fail, we look outwards for reasons for the failure, and we also seek advice to succeed in the future. If you have ever tried to find tips to succeed on the Internet, I am sure you have found an abundant supply of advice on the subject.
But has that worked for you? If not, maybe you are looking at the wrong picture.
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