I have just found a note on my desk with a title "4 components of enduring success." It was during one of those paper clean-ups where you work through the pile of pieces of paper that surround you and make sure that you're not about to shred or throw away a very important number.
I usually try and enter all details into the computer so that I don't lose them but sometimes the computer is tied up doing something or I'm free-handing for the novelty of it.
As such, I don't know where I got this information from. It may have been from another web site or from a podcast I was listening to but unfortunately I've lost the source so cannot give credit where it is due. If you know where it came from please feel free to post a comment to this blog and I'll amend as necessary.
The bold is what I copied down and the rest are my thoughts on the matter.
Four Components of Enduring Success
- Successful people feel that their work is pleasurable and they feel content. They would do it even if they weren't paid for it - probably as a hobby.
- They feel that they are mastering a set of challenging skills and their efforts accomplish something. If it was easy to do they would lose interest because the 'satisfaction of achievement' would be diminished.
- They feel that they make a positive impact on people they care about. Human nature is such that an act of philanthropy gives you a 'high.'
- The feel that they are creating a legacy and that their efforts will somehow help others also find success. This again falls into the self-satisfying feeling that philanthropy creates.