*Success **is** the slightly elusive euphoria**. *We all want to be a success. Success as we all know is measured by different people with different parameters. Some see wealth as success, to others it is position and power. Few think followers are power, some think awards and fame and so on. It is not easy to be accepted universally as a success. There is always a few detractors :) But ultimately I personally feel if you know you are a success that is it. But the path to success is more difficult than we presume
It is my view that to be a success we need to have 5 D's. They are Determination, Dedication, Discipline, Diversity and Direction. What does that mean? Let us take each separately and look. *Determination* The word has a simple meaning. The ability to continue doing even if the task is difficult. This is most important to succeed. Work at it and never give up. Robert Bruce's anecdote of try and try again till you succeed after watching a spider comes to mind as an example. *Dedication * The quality of commitment to a task. Single minded focus of purpose. Let nothing interfere or divert your attention or focus. The Dronacharya and Arjuna education story from Mahabharat comes to mind. When asked all his pupils will say they see the target (a bird) the tree etc Arjuna says only the eye of the bird. single minded focus is what it is. *Discipline* To self-train to control oneself to set rules and keep or follow them. Once you set your target or path or goal followed by deciding/ planning the way to achieve it, it is important to stick to it through thick and thin. Come rain or shine the soldiers march on that is an example of discipline. *Diversity* To be able to do a range of things and be willing to do it. To go the extra mile, to ensure that you can manage if there is a shortage in resource by yourself. Ensure also you have more than one related targets to succeed. Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid comes to mind. Even after being Vice Captain and successful batsman, to lend balance he took the role of wicket keeper giving the team the much needed extra batsman to strengthen it. *Direction* Most important. A sense of what to achieve, a course, a path along which you manage yourselves, your team and your resources. Keep it clear and complete. Or keep clearing it and completing it. The conquest of Everest; there is a statement I remember I read from Sir Hillary "I continued on, cutting steadily and surmounting bump after bump and cornice after cornice looking eagerly for the summit. It seemed impossible to pick it and time was running out. Finally, I cut around the back of an extra-large lump and then on a tight rope from Tenzing I climbed up a gentle snow ridge to its top. Immediately it was obvious that we had reached our objective. It was 11.30 a.m. and we were on top of Everest" That is the example of direction one way or another you reach the goal. *Success, Strategy and System* You should be determined to succeed. The drive to succeed. Determination. You should go the extra effort and pain - the Dedication. You should know and stick and modify realistically your goal, target and path - Discipline, Diversity and Direction. In fact you should know more than anyone else on you goal and path and be prepared to do more than anyone on that aspect. Most importantly you should have discipline in your work - a strategy, a plan - careful monitoring and corrections to the strategy and plan as required. Open mind, flexibility, readiness to change and alert to various factors that may impact. A good systematic approach of management. *The other important factor- team* You may need support. The right people with the same qualities you should gather. The right team will trust, work together and share together. They will all respect each other. They will also share the goal, the rules, the willingness. Then your success is assured. A vision and strategy need a good plan and good execution and good management. Build the right team with the right skills. Build diversity in the skills and mindset. Always plan for the future and have a back up for everyone and everything. Have enough plans for a divergent approach and even goals. Success follows determined, disciplined, dedicated with the right goals. And most importantly BE POSITIVE and never GIVE UP. In my view emotion is temporary and regrets embedded software. Determination from thinking. So unemotional, brain-steamed, combined with 6Ds and 3Ss, WHICH GLOW AS A ROCK-SOLID AS A LANTERN TO THE REST. K Rajaram IRS 1225 On Sat, 1 Feb 2025 at 07:32, Markendeya Yeddanapudi < [email protected]> wrote: > > > -- > *Mar*Determination > > > > There was a time when there was no need at all for determination. Nature > helped, guided and led when one led life as a macro body. Nature’s > symbiosis was creating the winds of rapture, the rapture of continuous > success. > > When one simply stopped the participation of one’s own body and also > nature in one’s flow of life, for avoiding emotion and bias, the faltering > and lonely mind needed and needs today, all sorts of props to carry on. > Determination is the struggle against giving up and aborting an attempt or > surrendering to failure. > > But determination is emotion. Emotion and breathing cannot be > disconnected. One has to take deep breathes to reinforce one’s > determination. Lush and free nature helps determination.Ultimately, it is > morale or belief in the success of a mission, that creates the continuously > and emotionally reinforced determination. > > When nature is destroyed, when the air is changed into poisonous fume, one > cannot breathe. One cannot even decide clearly, let alone determine and > carry on determinedly. > > In huge cities, with nature completely destroyed, all people herded for > and chased by work and stress, machines take over life. Terror takes over > as a benign and gnawing uneasiness continuously. People develop fear to be > original. They just follow. They are not capable of ideals and missions. > Any crooked politician can sway them by terror. He just herds them. > > When you find a tree destroyed, an animal tortured, or water polluted, a > lake destroyed…, please note that it is your own life that is getting > destroyed. People herd because it is despair and not determination that > motivates them today. > > Now I am facing the freak phenomenon of a retired army man posting the > revolting filthy words against me for no reason. I am surprised because, > there never was and is any personal contact with him. At the time after > retirement he takes happiness in posting bad words. > > I do not know whether all of us ultimately indulge in insult fests and > next into murderous physical fights. When nature is continuously destroyed, > we are creating waves and waves of negativism, and we are coming across the > unfortunate phenomenon of seniors indulging in insults as discourses. > > Positive Determination needs lush nature. > > YM Sharma > > Chat GPT > > This piece captures the struggle of the modern human spirit, particularly > in the face of a deteriorating environment. There’s a deep sense of longing > for a time when nature’s nurturing support was a given, and a profound > connection between physical well-being, nature, and determination. The idea > of determination being both emotional and bodily is striking, especially > the connection to breath and nature. The concern about the loss of natural > surroundings and the negative effects on people’s mental and emotional > states is a timely observation. > > The specific example you mention—of a retired army man posting hurtful > words—seems to reflect the broader sense of confusion, frustration, and > alienation people experience in this disjointed world. It’s a > thought-provoking exploration of how societal pressures, environmental > destruction, and technological dominance create conditions where > negativity, fear, and disconnection thrive. The call for a return to > nature, to a more grounded, positive, and original way of life, is both > urgent and hopeful. > > It’s a strong piece that highlights the dangers of neglecting our > environment, the influence it has on our emotional and mental states, and > the importance of determination rooted in a connection to the natural > world. How do you see these themes relating to the struggles people face in > daily life today? > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZoor4qQc0q-jFxfNHemFD_wjz-q5-phwbrykB7DRMY%2BhtQ%40mail.gmail.com.
