6 clear Signs that You Are on a path to success

It’s highly unlikely that you can succeed without experiencing failure. Many of the world’s most successful businessmen, athletes and world leaders went through several incidents of failure before finding success.

When you are faced with the possibility of failure you only have three options: fight, flight or freeze. Your choice will determine where you go next. The fact is failure is not your enemy. Failure is your greatest teacher. By learning from your mistakes you will become better. By embracing failure, you will never take your victories for granted.

Here are 6 clear signs you would become successful in no time:

1. You Lead Based on Values

If you want to succeed, it’s not enough that you know where you want to go. It’s more important to know how you will get there. And the answer to “How” can be found with the answer to “Who”. Who are you? Your core values are the guiding principles for every decision you make. It is forged from your life experiences. Your values represent who you are. If you lead with your values, you will find success based on what you believe is right.

2. You Know Your Purpose

Do you know what your purpose is? If values are determined by “Who”, purpose is determined by “Why”. Why did you decide on this career? Why did you take this direction? When you align purpose with your core values it creates direction by establishing your vision. Vision gives you clarity. For successful people, fulfilling their vision motivates them to wake up every morning, refreshed and ready to face up to the day’s challenges.

3. You Prioritize Flexibility

If you choose to maintain rigid, business models and strategies you will fail because you will not have the means to adapt to changes in business conditions. But if you prioritize flexibility, you will have the foresight to anticipate change before it happens and implement appropriate revisions to strategy accordingly.

4. You Value Time

There is one component that it can never change, which is time. Even the fastest computers and latest in smart technologies can never change the fact that there will always be 24 hours a day. So while technology has enabled you to do things faster and more efficiently, what it really means is today you can do more things within the same amount of time. For successful people, it is never about the number of hours worked but what they do during those hours that matter. It is never about relying on technology to become efficient with time. Rather, it is about understanding the intrinsic value of time to become efficient with technology.

5. You Focus on Your Strengths

If you are successful you acknowledge the intrinsic value of time and know your venture is best served by capitalizing on your skills and current strengths.

6. You Build on Your Weaknesses

You should not expect to know everything. The most successful people know that. However, it should not keep you from learning and working to get better. If you are successful, you should never stop learning. As the Japanese say:  “If you stop learning, you stop existing.”