Basic Factors Of Success

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Before talking about the specific details of success and the determining factors relating to that, I wanted to put forth a fairly universal idea of the factors of success. In the article "9 Success Factors For Personal Growth: Moving Forward To Achieve Your Best Life", author Brian Tracy states what he believes to be the top 9 most important factors in leading up to success. 

#1 Education- Knowing more on average can make you better off in various aspects, specifically when applying for jobs. This is why people spend majority of their live trying to better educate themselves.

#2 Skill- Tracy talks about how your specific skill level can make it easier for you to move towards a goal and continue to further your level of results.

#3 Contacts- Knowing people who are able to open up opportunities for you.

#4 Money- Having money gives people the opportunity to pursue careers and lifestyles of their choice.

#5 Good Work Habits- Good work habits can allow a person to accomplish more in a certain amount of time, making their overall life more efficient.

#6 Positive Mental Attitude- By developing a positive mental attitude a person is able to accomplish more by thinking of whats is good to come, rather than what is bad.

#7 Positive Image- People tend to judge one another based off their image and by presenting a positive image, it allows a person to be open to more.

#8 Creativity- Creativity contributes to accomplishing more by unique means.

#9 Character- A persons overall character goes into all of the ideas presented above, in the sense that one's character can affect the way people perceive you.

Overall all of these are important, personal factors describing how to make the most of success, but in my future blog posts I will be addressing the factors outside of personal traits that are just as important.