What Makes Achievers Excel?
written by Sandy - October 18th, 2010 at 3:30 am
A message from Sandy. In the book Failing Forward by John Maxwell, he poses the question, “Why do some people skyrocket while others plummet?” We all know what he’s talking about, some call it luck, a blessing, or the Midas touch. The truth seems to be that some people seem to achieve incredible things in spite of tremendous difficulties. They find ingenious ways to solve problems, discover awesome business opportunities while others see nothing, or they recruit winner after winner into their organization despite what appears to be an anemic labor pool. It doesn’t even matter what kind of work they do, wherever they are, they just seem to make things happen.
Certainly we all like to think of ourselves as above average, but many achievers seem to leave “average” in the dust–so far behind them that ordinary seems a distant memory. What makes the difference? Why do some people achieve so much? Is it —family background? Wealth? Opportunity? High morals? The absence of hardship?
According to John Maxwell–no to all of the above, none of these things are key. When it comes down to it, the one factor that separates those who consistently shine from those who do not—the difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of and response to failure. Nothing else has the same kind of impact on people’s ability to achieve and accomplish whatever their minds and hearts desire. What can you differently to help you accept failure as the price of success?
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