{"id":4186,"date":"2014-03-28T18:57:40","date_gmt":"2014-03-28T18:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sdnuggets\/?p=4186"},"modified":"2014-03-28T19:09:13","modified_gmt":"2014-03-28T19:09:13","slug":"teach-your-child-how-to-recognize-authentic-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tayosolagbade.com\/sdnuggets\/teach-your-child-how-to-recognize-authentic-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Teach Your Child How to Recognize Authentic Success"},"content":{"rendered":"

A recent discussion started by a friend - Chima Ejiofor - on Facebook<\/a> reminded me I wanted to write about two kinds of success: Authentic and Non-Authentic (or to put the latter bluntly\u2026Phony!).<\/p>\n

If you desire positive, long term progress, pursue achievement of \"Authentic Success\". <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I offer ideas you (and any child in your life) can use, below. <\/p>\n

To Improve Your Chances of Succeeding Authentically, Learn<\/u><\/strong> From Those Who Have Done It Before<\/h3>\n

Thankfully, many of such people readily offer tips that willing persons can follow.<\/p>\n

Indeed, that is one key difference that separates them from phony successes: they want to share what they know, to help others achieve similar success!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Anyone who consumes a steady diet of authentic success philosophies, will not be hoodwinked by persons hawking phony success philosophies.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Why?<\/p>\n

Because use of authentic success philosophies requires<\/strong> rigorous - and routine - CRITICAL THINKING!<\/em><\/p>\n

In other words, you develop the mental capability to analyze what you see, or are told. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Rarely will you miss an attempt to lead you astray, if you\u2019re a student of authentic success. <\/p>\n

Unless you choose to let yourself be - which would be a shame!<\/em><\/p>\n

For Success to be AUTHENTIC, It Must be REPRODUCIBLE and REPEATABLE<\/strong><\/h3>\n

When an entrepreneur in a particular society, grows his\/her business by benefiting from preferential relationships at the EXPENSE of others, s\/he will achieve non-authentic or phony<\/strong> success. <\/p>\n

Why? <\/p>\n

Because whatever rewards (money etc) s\/he gets will be via an UNFAIR advantage over other competitors in the same market.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

In the USA, we've seen numerous \u201cAndrew Carnegie type\u201d billionaires, in DOLLAR terms, emerge many decades after Carnegie commissioned Napoleon Hill to write the best selling \"Think and Grow Rich\". <\/p>\n

Carnegie described his success formula in the book, as most successfully applicable in the American capitalist society and economy. <\/p>\n

He - correctly - referred to America as a place where people who want something are willing to reward ANYONE who gives them the solution.<\/strong><\/p>\n

And that\u2019s why virtually anyone who enters that country, and diligently puts his energy and creative abilities to use, succeeds. <\/em><\/p>\n

The currently celebrated duo of Chimamanda Adichie and Lupita Nyong\u2019o<\/a> are making waves in the USA, because of this.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Carnegie Amassed His Wealth By Fair Means\u2026<\/strong>And That's Why His Success Was Authentic <\/h3>\n

He did not use connections to prevent potential competitors from entering the market. <\/p>\n

Neither did he buddy up with friends with influence, or \"in power\" to get contracts others were more qualified for. <\/strong><\/p>\n

And that's what gave him the confidence - and conviction -<\/strong> to offer a \u201csuccess formula\u201d for others to follow. <\/em>He knew what he had done could be done by others \u2013 no matter who they were or what they had to start with!<\/em><\/p>\n

In other words, he was sure his success could be REPEATED and REPRODUCED by anyone else. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Henry Ford<\/a> Also Knew His Success Was Authentic...<\/h3>\n

\nAnd that was why when a journalist asked Ford what he would do if he lost his entire financial empire, he replied that he \u201cwould have it all back in 5 years\u201d. <\/p>\n

He knew he could do it again. And he was sure of how to go about it. So sure that he gave a specific time by which he would do so: 5 years he said!<\/em><\/p>\n

That is authentic success. It has reproducibility and repeatability.<\/p>\n

I Can Also Attest to the Authentic Nature of Carnegie\u2019s Success Formula<\/strong><\/h3>\n

You see, I succeed today as an internationally recognized multipreneurial provider of unique products and services<\/a>, in spite of the efforts of many nay sayers and haters over the past decade.<\/p>\n

And that's happened because I adapted ideas from Napoleon Hill's book to my situation in Nigeria\/Africa. <\/strong><\/p>\n

This proves that those American ideas conceived by Andrew Carnegie, transcend geographical boundaries (though it may take longer elsewhere than in America). <\/p>\n

And that\u2019s the way ANY truly authentic success formula should be: UNIVERSALLY APPLICABLE!<\/em><\/p>\n

People Who Succeed By Cutting Corners, Do NOT Achieve Such Authentic Success<\/strong><\/h3>\n

That\u2019s why if you they are removed from the environment where they flourish, to a neutral one<\/strong>, they will often be unable to produce the same<\/u><\/strong> results!<\/em><\/p>\n

It is also why they often do the dishonest things they do to succeed. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The desperation from knowing they are unsure of how to succeed, makes them grab, and cheat, and cut corners\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

As a result they are often incapable of teaching others about achieving authentic success. <\/strong><\/p>\n

You cannot give what you don't have - as the saying goes! <\/em><\/p>\n

As a test, ask him\/her to articulate his\/her philosophy for achieving success s\/he has achieved, for the person on the street to use i.e. a nobody, starting from ground zero (like Carnegie\u2019s formula does).<\/h3>\n

No matter how bold or daring s\/he is, it is unlikely s\/he will be able to take up that challenge. <\/em><\/p>\n

And if s\/he does, those who try to use such formula are unlikely, to get success s\/he achieved financially or otherwise. Unless they do the naughty things s\/he did!<\/p>\n

And once they do, what they get will NOT be authentic success. <\/p>\n

Final Words: The Most Distinguishing Feature of Carnegie's Philosophy for Authentic Success<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Basically, you cannot do wrong to achieve authentic success. <\/p>\n

Instead, INTEGRITY, HONESTY, FAIRNESS, IMPARTIALITY, ABOVE BOARD DEALINGS, and other ethical considerations, are emphasized as a PRIORITY for those seeking to succeed using this philosophy. <\/p>\n

Millions across the world have confirmed adhering to it works.<\/p>\n

You and your child can become one of those millions, if you apply the above ideas in pursuit of success.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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