Engr Haseeb Ahsan

IT’S NOT HOW YOU START, IT’S HOW YOU FINISH

Your success starts when you set goals and have a clear vision. Don’t think about resources, age, social and financial constraints. Take first step and enjoy your success journey. It doesn’t matter how you start, either well or not but you must finish strong.✌✌✌

FAUJA SINGH

If you are worried about your resources, age, social and financial constraints then take motivation from “ Fauja Singh” . He was born in 1911. He was passionate about running since his childhood but his success journey starts at the age of 89. He started practicing hard to participate in marathon. People laughed at him and discouraged him but he was determined and motivated. He struggled hard day and night to fulfill his dream.

At the age of 93, he finished a marathon in 6 hours, 54 minutes. He beat the world best for anyone in the 90-plus age bracket.

In 2004, He was featured in an Adidas advertising campaign with celebrities like Muhammad Ali and David Beckham. In 2012 Fauja Singh carried the Olympic torch.

Fauja Singh, despite a difficult childhood and great personal loss, exemplifies dignity, grace and persistence. We can learn a lot from Fauja Singh. About the power of not giving up.

I’m going to share few point. Follow these point if you want to finish strong.

1.   OVERCOME YOUR FEARS

To start your success journey, you have to overcome all kind of fears. Fear of failure, fear of uncertainty, fear of extinction, fear of loss, fear to lose your loved one, fear of embarrassment etc.

Fear is one of the most powerful emotions. It has a deep effect on your mind and body. It affect your ability to eat, sleep, concentrate and enjoy life. It can hold you back from doing things you want or need to do.

You can’t get 100% confidence and efficiency until you fight with your fears.

2.   EKEEP AWAY FROM NAYSAYERS

People are always there to feed your mind with negativities like you can’t do this, it is impossible for you, you don’t have resources, you don’t have work ethics, you lack in determination, you are physically weak and mentally sick. Don’t listen to naysayers. Keep moving on with patience.

Thomas Edison did 9999 experiments to make a bulb but all in vain. People laughed at him for his poor performance and made fun of his competency. He didn’t bother what others think about him, he only cared about his believe and level of commitment.

3.   DON’T COMPARE WITH OTHERS

Don’t compare yourself to others, if you do so, you are insulting yourself. Comparison helps only when you take it as a motivation otherwise it gives nothing except pain, stress and complex. 

Doesn’t matter, your friends are getting more salary as compare to you. Doesn’t matter how rich they are. Doesn’t matter how much successful they are. 

Your real fight is with yourself, not with your friends, relatives and society. Your time will come so just wait and see. Have a clear purpose and keep moving on with patience and consistency.

4.   WORK ETHICS

People who possess a strong work ethic embody certain principles that guide their work behavior, leading them to produce high-quality work consistently and the output motivates them to stay on track. 

A good work ethic fuels an individual's needs and goals, it is related to the initiative by a person for the objectives. It is considered as a source of self-respect, satisfaction, and fulfillment. Different factors are:

·     Goal-oriented actions

·     Prioritized focus:

·     Being available and reliable:

·     Conscientiousness:

·     Embracing positivism

5.   KEEP ON MOTIVATING YOURSELF

Motivation works as a supplement to regain your lost strength. It fuels enthusiasm to get your desired goals. It sparks courage to finish strong. It embarks your thoughts to reach the destiny.

Keep on motivating yourself on and off. Read out the books, watch videos of motivational speakers and attend seminars to boost up your motivation. Motivation will not let you to give up.