Road to Success

One of the cravings of human life is to achieve life goals. We set our goals and start walking towards the same with a definite purpose. On the way we meet some roadblocks & obstacles. When we get tired, we take an occasional halt to get rejuvenated & start anew. We also meet many people who are heading towards the same destination or going to a different place. On the highway of success it does not matter who our co-commuters are or what is their destination. We don’t change our route as per their convenience neither do we get influenced by their choice of route. 
When we start our journey,we are gung-ho about it; we not only want to reach our destination on time but also want to enjoy our journey. On the way we get jaded & exhausted & want some rest. But we only make a temporary halt; we don’t stay anywhere permanently. We may get attracted by the scenery but we don’t make a home there. We enjoy it only for a short period & start again. Our only objective is to reach the place where we have decided to go despite the hindrances, roadblocks or other influences.

Surprisingly, the road to success & the road to failure are almost exactly the same. So, why do some people reach their goal well on time while others either get late or never reach their destination? The problems with our journey towards success are multi-fold. We don’t succeed because we don’t know our where, why & how. 
First of all, we don’t know our destination. Many a times our objective is only to go for a long ride. It really doesn't matter where are we heading to. But life is not always a long ride to unwind. It is much more than that.

Secondly, we don’t have a purpose or why did we start our journey in the first place. What inspired us to start our journey? What motivated us to venture out & take the first step.

And, thirdly, we don’t have a road map. One fine morning we just get up, pack our luggage & get going. We don’t plan for our journey. There is nothing wrong with planning on the way. But you must have some basic plan in place so that you don’t bungle at the first step. You may change your planning on the way as per the need of the journey but you cannot begin without any planning. So, on your way to success, take care of your where, why & how and the goal will take care of itself. So there is no difference of route as far as success & failure are concerned.  Roads are the same; the difference is in our approach.

But, there are some people who don’t need any of these whys & hows. These are the people who don’t begin & you know where they reach ultimately- NOWHERE!