.The results of a survey by Stanford Research Institute, Harvard University & Carnegie Foundation concluded: That fifteen percent (15%) of the reasons why someone is successful at work is largely determined by the acquisition of knowledge and skills about the profession. How about 85%? Eighty-five percent of those who achieve success, much determined by knowledge and skills about humans! A person's achievement is not determined by the factor of formal education whether a person is a bachelor or not, not by gender, whether a person is male or female, not by race whether they are white or black, and also not by age whether they are over 40 years or under 40 years. : L A person's achievements are determined by his personality. In fact, it was concluded that talent that is born from birth only acts as an affixation factor for one's achievements. Personality and achievement are like the flight-attitude installed in an airplane cockpit. If the flight attitude shows a 45 degree tilt, it means that the aircraft is tilted 45 degrees. If a person's personality is not positive, then that achievement will not be successful, even though he has other supporting factors for success. Therefore, if someone wants to be successful, there is no other way but to continue to gain knowledge and knowledge so that they have broad insights, work continuously in order to gain experience and sharpen skills, have a pattern of thinking and have a pattern of positive actions to increasingly display a positive personality. These three factors, namely "knowledge, skill and behavior" by Dale Carnegie are called the success factors of a person (The Triangle of Success).
KNOWLEDGE / knowledge The journey of time is always followed by the development of science. For humans who were born in their era, they are required to at least know what is happening and are developing, then adapt themselves to the development of knowledge with an adaptative attitude even though they must make changes that require sacrifice. In the context of work and work, for example, the application of modern technology as a result of the rapid development of science must inevitably be well accepted, because if we don't do it, not only will we be left behind with others, but maybe even we will be crushed by changes / advancements. ongoing. "Make change an ally!" Make change your friend. Because allergies to change, we will stagnate. In its movement, there is one thing that never changes, namely that the times will offer us various opportunities continuously. It remains up to us to take the opportunity and catch it or let it pass. What is clear is that the same opportunity will not come more than once, be taken away by others or lost in time. Ready or not one of the successes depends on our mastery of our knowledge that we have. Because seizing the opportunity must be armed with knowledge. The broader our knowledge is the more capable we are of taking the opportunity Only people who equip themselves with a lot of knowledge are able to grasp various opportunities and opportunities. SKILL / skills Skills will ultimately be attained by a person if they are put into practice. Mastery of science alone is not enough to be called skilled let alone an expert. With practice, a person will encounter very varied experiences, various problems and how to solve these problems. This makes mastery of the job functions for which they are responsible sharper. Armed with knowledge plus experience, one will easily discover the essence of that knowledge, which will influence the success in its application. Solutions to problems can be made easier because the essence is mastered. Mahatma Gandhi He likened the height of practice to the parable that an ounce of practice is worth a ton of knowledge. The point is that with practice, a person will get many benefits and knowledge that is more detailed and deep, because he really feels and understands it.
BEHAVIOUR / Behavior Influenced by characters that are carried from birth, as well as the environment of everyday life, a person will appear with special characteristics that emerge as behavior in the form of thought patterns and patterns of action. This appearance is generally referred to as a personality or personality which at the beginning of the writing is said to predominantly influence one's achievement. There are those who think that personality is inherited from one's parents, or that cannot be changed. A scholar, James William, stated that a person's personality is like an onion, which when the skin is peeled off, another skin will be found, so many times. This means that personality as potential is very much owned by a person. But invisible. What appears or is displayed now is only a part of his personality. The essence of this analogy is that the personality can be developed. "Attitude is learned, not inherited." Can be learned, not innate. SELF DEVELOPMENT / self development Armed with knowledge (Knowledge), skills (Skill) and personality (attitude & behavior) they have, a person will be successful in his job and have high achievements. But that's certainly not enough. The passage of time has also made the "social environment" develop. Therefore, achievement must also develop over time so that a person is always in a "better now" position. Like a journey, achievement begins with a question for yourself; who am I, where am I, where am I going, how do I get there. WHO AM I? How difficult it is for someone who wants to grow but doesn't know himself. For this reason, the journal of life must always be followed, a life balance must always be made. With introspection, with retrospection. How much knowledge do we have? How skilled are we at work? How positive is our personality? Self-recognition and awareness of one's own strengths and weaknesses are the main assets for a person to be able to do self-development. Nor can it be taken lightly is someone's introduction from or by other people which should be used as a 'feed-back' for correcting things that are not good for us.
WHERE AM I? A person lives in the midst of society, inseparable from the interaction between various aspects of the interests of both humans who have different personalities, with colleagues, institutions / companies where we work, the community, and even work systems that interact globally. A person is always in the midst of various factors that influence his success. Therefore, where a person's position is in organizational interactions, what is his status, must be recognized as the starting point for a long journey of achievement. Where do I go? The purpose of life should be clear. Clear Goal in Life say some. Work as an effort to realize life's goals must be clear as well. Why do we work? Are we satisfied with the current condition? Or do we want to grow? Where are we headed? Setting clear goals is the motivation that will move us. How strong (strength) we are, what are our weaknesses. If we already know, the dynamics of social interaction offer many opportunities. That we can seize opportunities depends on our readiness. Is there that? In addition, we must be aware that in various opportunities, there are also threats that can make our goals fail.
HOW TO? Enriched with enthusiasm, one must achieve his achievements. For this reason, in its implementation, it must be language of achievement, achievement motive (achievement motive orieented). In a person, achievement motives can be developed. The habit of knowing what is being done, always wanting to achieve better things than the previous time, comparing the results and the risks, will lead a person to an increasingly high achievement motive. Finally, instinctively in a person a soul will always want to achieve. Over the course of his life, a person appears who reflects a positive personality, whose filling can accelerate the selection between activities that are useful for his achievements and those that are not. And the right question word for this is that in our activities or work, there is always a question to myself, why don't I do the best I can? ACHIEVEMENT, TERMINAL OF PURPOSE Individuals are part of an institution. When individuals develop, so do institutions, and vice versa. And if the institution develops, there are more gaps and opportunities, what we can catch the more possibilities. In general, our "performance" will be related to the performance of the institution where we work. Therefore, for those who understand this line of thought there is no choice but to pursue achievement by working as well as possible, because the path towards achieving goals is increasingly open. In the end, as we age, we arrive at the terminal of our life goals, at the peak of our careers and let us take a deep breath saying: "Alhamdulillah, I am the best I can be. Thank God my life is not wasted,". (source Agus Sugiarto - Analyst and Management System)
