SuccEss is a joUrNey, nOt a dEstiNatiOn ! !

Thomas Alva Addison once said, "Our greatest weakness is giving up". It may be giving up on our plans in the face of seemingly insurmountable hurdles or giving up midway because our efforts do not measure up to the required level on our way to success. The most harmful giving up, however, is to rest on our laurels once we have achieved a modicum of success. We become smug and complacent and abandon all further efforts to sustain, nurture and consolidate it, leave along achieving greater heights in our chosen field of endeavor. 

Success does not come by accident, nor is it limited to the chosen few. It requires hard work, single-minded dedication and indomitable courage in the face of discouraging vicissitudes of life. Once you achieve success, you must strive for something higher for your satisfaction and urge to better yourself. Do not feel that you have achieved whatever you had wanted to achieve and there are no further peaks of success to be scaled.
That would be suicidal. Success, you must remember at all times, is a journey, not a destination. Once you have scaled one peak, there are many other peaks to be scaled and conquered till you reach the highest one. This, again, is elusive. You must, however, give no leeway to indolence. Nor should you crow about what little you have achieved so far.
Be patient and persevering in your pursuit of success which is, indeed, a hard taskmaster. It brooks no loosening of your grip. Nor should there be any slackening of efforts. Keep glued to your ultimate goal in the face of all distractions and hurdles because life is not roses, roses and roses all the way and success is not perennial. Once you are successful in a limited way - there may be other factors at work trying to impede your progress. Be wary of fair-weather friends and sycophants; they are your worst detractors. Above all, keep your cool and be level-headed under all circumstances. Do not let temporary success turn your head. At the same time, do not let equally short-lived failures and setbacks deter you from achieving what you have set out to achieve. Once your foot is firmly planted on the goal, aim higher... and still higher. You will make your family and those around you proud of your achievements. Good luck!