First, I want to thank all of you who visit this blog and have supported me throughout the year. I wish you and yours a wonderful holiday season and a new year filled with much happiness, good health and prosperity.

As the current year comes to a close and the new year is upon us, I would like to give you something that will hopefully inspire you. No matter what you are seeking in life, I hope this article will motivate you to become successful in everything you do.

Now more than ever, people are searching for the “secret to success”. They are looking for the secret to becoming wealthy, the secret to success in their occupation, the secret to better relationships, etc. Many people believe there are secrets out there that will drive them towards success. If that were true, wouldn’t it mean that success could only be achieved by those few individuals who have access to these great and mysterious secrets?

If you happen to be one of those people who are searching for these secrets, allow me to save you some valuable time. This is the bottom line: there are no secrets to success. There aren’t any shortcuts, there aren’t any magic formulas to follow and your chances are slim to none that you’ll purchase the winning lottery ticket. Those who are winners know what it takes. It takes; commitment, hard work, practice, focus, passion, determination and patience. All you need to do is look around and you’ll see there are no secrets to accomplishing any of those things.

A great example of becoming successful would be Chester Carlson. Chester Carlson became a very wealthy and successful man as the inventor of an electrostatic paper copying process that ultimately went on to become the Xerox Corporation. He had to go through being rejected by twenty different corporations. It took him seven years of determination and persistence before he found a small company that was willing to buy his invention.

Another great example of success is Julia Child. She was given a contract to write a French cookbook. Julia worked for five years with two colleagues and produced a manuscript that got rejected by the publisher. She continued working on it for another year only to be rejected once again. Julia Child was not the type of person who would give up. Finally, after eight years and her second publisher, Julia’s book sold over a million copies.

If you want to be a winner at whatever you are doing, don’t waste your time looking for a “secret” that will bring you the success you desire. All you really need to do is turn your sights inward and you will find everything you need. You are the secret to your success. If you are one of those people who thinks you don’t have what it takes, think again.

Just visit any volunteer organization, craft fair, hobbyist, or Internet blog. Note all the athletes, musicians, artists, poets and even hackers, spammers and graffiti artists. Determination, persistence, initiative and hard work will manifest itself in many ways and in many places, some will be very positive endeavors and some not so positive. But they all contain the same ingredients and they’re inside you just waiting to be tapped.

There are people who will work on writing a new novel after coming home from a hard day’s work. There are those who develop a product in their garage or basement and then figure out how to get it manufactured and marketed. There are also people who are willing to coach their child’s soccer team or organize a community food drive. These are all people who put their energy into their passions and interests. They continue on regardless of any hardships, set backs or disappointments and they demonstrate that they have what it takes by their actions.

So, stop wasting time looking for the secrets to success and begin to realize that you are the best kept secret you have. As the famous French actor, director and playwright Moliere stated: “The heart can do anything. Find your heart in your work and you can do anything too”. Another favorite quote by Jim Rohn: “Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.”

Here’s to your great success in 2010!

What are some of the things you are doing now or plan on doing that you feel will lead to your success in the coming year?

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