Whatever you do, all you want is to be successful. Success is the target of your activities. You want to be successful anyway. Sometimes you wish you would know the secret formula to success.

Maybe you are looking for something that makes you successful faster. You want it pretty fast. That’s why, you are looking for shortcut ways to succeed.

Someone becomes successful doing some specific things. It doesn’t necessarily take you to the door of success. What works for him might not work for you or circumstances might have been changed. If you are looking for secret ways to be successful, there are no secrets to success. You have to be prepared, take action and work hard. If you make mistakes, learn from your mistakes and move forward.

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
-- Colin Powell

There is no such thing like overnight success.

It takes time to build something and make it successful. There is no shortcut to success. You might not get the result you expected. But you should not lose hope. You have to analyze the situation and take action again. Keep observing what works and what not. It will guide you to make good decisions in the future.

Be patience

You have to have patience. Why so hurry? Do you have to prove something to someone? If you make your move to gain in the short term, you might suffer in the long run. You have to survive today and work for a bright future. Be patient and focus on your goals.

When someone thinks what he/she knows is enough and does not need to learn anything new, he/she will definitely lose the opportunity. No matter how much you know, there is always much out there you do not know. So, keep learning and keep growing.

Make decisions based on reality

You make decisions about what will be done after 10 years as if the world stands still. The reality is that the world is moving faster and it will not be the same. So you have to watch what’s going on and make your decision based on reality. If you are not distracted, work hard, and implement what you learned from your mistakes, it’s just a matter of time to be successful.