What Is Success? How To Achieve Success

Achieving Success

To have ultimate success in life is the most coveted goal of many. Nevertheless, before one can relish in the beauty of the achievement, they must first find the beauty within the struggle to get to the finish line. One must understand anything worth having is worth praying, worth fighting, worth sacrificing, and worth tweaking for. If reaching greatness was simply given to you would you appreciate it as much as you would appreciate something you worked hard to gain?

Unfortunately, due to the lack of understanding of the process of obtaining success there are some who give up on their dreams during their struggle with attempting to reach their goal. When you look up some of the synonyms equated with success you will most likely find words such as victory, triumph, achievement, and realization. Each of these words has something in common. These words urge one to open their eyes to see the lights in the tunnel that are there to guide you through each challenge. To assist you with your journey towards success, I gift you with five lights to encourage and allow you to see the beginning of your diamond journey, the five “w’s” and one “h” of success. What? Who? Why? When? Where? and How?

What is success? Success is whether you feel as though you have accomplished a goal that you have set for yourself. Some may look at materialistic gain as reaching ultimate success in life. Having big houses, fancy cars, money, and being able to spend freely. While on the other hand, to others, success might be spiritual gain. Just being able to become one with the creator, having a spiritual relationship with the creator, or being able to help others is enough for them. To sum it up, success is in the eyes of the successor.

Who should define success? It does not make sense to sit and wait for others to evaluate and validate whether we successfully accomplish our goals in life or not. How foolish is it to become uneasy and tense if we receive negative feedback and let the thoughts and words of others consume us? Our drive should not rest solely on the compliments and “pats” on the back of others. Relying on the praise of others will only cause our tank of motivation to drain until it is empty and not another drop of will is left in us. True success does not depend on the opinions or feelings of others unless you decide it will be. Although, it can be comforting to be praised and encouraged by others, it is euphoric to be comforted and encouraged by oneself. The successor defines own success.

How do you measure your own success? Ultimate goals may be broken down into milestones or divided into short-term goals. Ultimate goals might also be seen as complete once one reaches monetary gain, climb the corporate ladder, or saves a community. Whether it is decided that goals are to be broken down into segments or which reward is received once one reaches their goal, it all depends on you. The successor is in charge of measuring own success.

Why are we so afraid to step out on faith? The truth of the matter is that many people are afraid to put faith into their big dream simply because it has become a learned culture that our capabilities are limited. Once that type of mindset is embedded into the psyche, it will take a change of mindset in order to unlearn what has been embedded. We need to believe that there is nothing in life that is impossible if we have faith and willing to work for what we desire.

When no one believes in you, what should you do? Simply believe in yourself, and encourage yourself. There is no need of assurance from others. Unfortunately, we tend to try so hard to push our dreams on others and have them buy into our wonderful ideas. Somehow we allow our dreams to become a sales pitch. Our dreams become the equivalent of one soliciting a product door to door. Hoping for one door to open and buy our product. Is what you dreamt of so cheap? Instead of selling your dreams, treasure it. Keep it close to you like a prized possession. It is for you to attain, not to make a profit of the opinions of others.

Where do you turn when you are overwhelmed? There are simply four things you need to do when you feel as though you do not have anything left in you to continue to press forward. One, fall on your knees and pray. Two, ask the Lord for strength to keep pressing forward. Third, get up and immediately get to work by putting your prayer into action. Then finally, learn to understand and appreciate the process. The journey of success is a four-step process itself. The process begins with setting a goal, working diligently towards achieving the goal, obtaining the goal, and somewhere in between, finding one’s self-fulfilling prophecy.

ENCOURAGE YOURSELF: It does take a lot out of you to reach your goal in life. However, as mentioned before, anything worth having is worth praying, worth fighting, worth sacrificing, and worth changing for.

The Cleaning Power Of Tears

Tears are nature’s launch valve from the human soul when we cry; we take our frustrations, fears, and grief and allow them to vent so that our minds can rest.
I’ve witnessed, time and again, the healing power of tears. Tears are your body’s release valve for stress, sadness, grief, anxiety, and frustration. Also, you can have tears of joy, say when a child is born or tears of relief when a difficulty has passed. In my own life, I am grateful when I can cry. It feels cleansing, a way to purge pent-up emotions, so they don’t lodge in my body as stress symptoms such as fatigue or pain. To stay healthy and release stress, I encourage all people to cry, both men and women, tears are a sign of courage, strength, and authenticity.

Let’s discuss the numerous health benefits of tears. Like the ocean, tears are salt water. Protectively they lubricate your eyes, remove irritants, reduce stress hormones, and they contain antibodies that fight pathogenic microbes. Our bodies produce three kinds of tears: reflex, continuous, and emotional. Each type has different healing roles. For instance, reflex tears allow your eyes to clear out harmful particles when they’re irritated by smoke or exhaust. The second kind, continuous tears are regularly produced to keep our eyes lubricated–these contain a chemical called “lysozyme” which functions as an anti-bacterial and protects our eyes from infection. Tears also travel to the nose through the tear duct to keep the nose moist and bacteria free. Typically, after crying, our breathing, and heart rate decrease, and we enter into a calmer biological and emotional state.

I now understand the following facts so let me share; when you need to cry don’t put on a smile, when you are fearful, don’t try to act brave. When you are lonely, don’t work as if you don’t care, we are all human, and there is nothing more Human than emotion.

Sure, laughter and smiles are critical, however there has to be room in your lifestyles for tears too, being honest with others about the way you feel isn’t always a weak point. As an alternative, it is a strong person who can turn on the waterworks at a wedding while the bride walks down the aisle into her new lifestyle or sees a newborn toddler for the first time.
If you stop yourself from crying and don’t use some other technique to release the sadness within, it can and will build up to the point of depression, or feeling overwhelmed.

So if you feel like crying. Let the tears flow. Have a good cry, experience this powerful form of release, and let it go.

Nevertheless here are some benefits of TEARS you need to know;
• Tears Help Us See.
• Tears kill bacteria.
• Tears remove toxins.
• Crying can elevate mood.
• Crying lowers stress.
• Tears build community.
• Tears release feelings.

Finally, this is what I have to say; let go of whatever it is you’ve been holding onto stopping the power of your tears, and then move forward. Refocus on what you want, refocus on love, on joy, on the positive you can now move into. If you feel like crying, don’t suppress it. Let your tears flow so you can purify your mind, body, and emotions of stress and negativity. On the other side is a new level of peace, love, and light.

Tears are said to be a true charismatic gift that aids in discernment, release inner spirituality, opens a direct pathway for prayers, confirms inkling, and cleanses. Pray for it; It may help release love.

ENCOURAGE YOURSELF: I leave you with this say “IN THE DESERT OF THE HEART, LET THE HEALING TEARS BEGIN.”

Factual Information:

We don’t really think about tears until they overflow and roll down the sides of our cheeks whilst we brush them away. These tears can be the onset of sadness, happiness, or tiredness, but why do we cry in the first place? In the TED Ed video, “Why Do We Cry? The Three Types of Tears,” Alex Gendler explains the physiology of tears through their three classifications: basal, reflex, and emotional.

Crying is so innate, we produce 10 ounces per day and 30 gallons a year. When it comes to gender, it seems more women compared to men are shedding tears. Women cry an average of 5.3 times a month, while men cry an average of 1.3 times per month, according to a 2011 study published in the Journal of Research in Personality. Researchers believe this is because women are biologically wired to shed more tears than men, since female tear glands are much smaller than men’s.

Regardless of gender, we actually all cry every second of our lives and produce the same types of tears. The lacrimal gland, located in the outer part of the upper eye, is constantly secreting a protein-rich, antibacterial liquid. This fluid goes from the outer edge of the eyeball toward the cornea and lubricates the entire eye surface every time we blink.

The crying we are all familiar with is when excess liquid overwhelms the drains of the nasal canal of the tear duct, which overflows and falls down our cheeks. Basal tears are always in our eyes to serve the purpose of lubricating, nourishing, and protecting the eyes. The second type of tears, known as reflex tears, protect the eyes from irritants, including wind, smoke, or onions. Lastly, the third type are those that are produced by emotion. Although these tears contain higher levels of stress, such as ACTH and enkephalin — an endorphin and natural pain killer — they can also work by directly calming the iris down while signaling the emotional state to others.

The Health Benefits From An Expert

Emotional tears have special health benefits. Biochemist and “tear expert” Dr. William Frey at the Ramsey Medical Center in Minneapolis discovered that reflex tears are 98% water, whereas emotional tears also contain stress hormones which get excreted from the body through crying. After studying the composition of tears, Dr. Frey found that emotional tears shed these hormones and other toxins which accumulate during stress. Additional studies also suggest that crying stimulates the production of endorphins, our body’s natural pain killer and “feel-good” hormones.” Interestingly, humans are the only creatures known to shed emotional tears, though it’s possible that that elephants and gorillas do too. Other mammals and also salt-water crocodiles produce reflex tears which are protective and lubricating.