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I never did anything by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work.
Thomas Edison
Some of us think that great people succeeded by accident. Some others think that they are lucky. But if we go through the life of successful people we will understand how much they worked to do what they did. You may get an idea by accident. Some thing may occur to you which may not occur to others. Luck stops here. From here systematic application of effort takes over.
Sir Isaac Newton noticed an apple falling. Many others might also have noticed the same incident. But why is that Newton invested all his time and effort to understand the principle of gravitation? It may be an accident that the apple fell in front of Isaac Newton. But it is not another accident that he discovered the principle of gravitation.
In order to succeed, we need a type of mindset which makes us not only inquisitive, but also restless to do something different. It calls for a burning desire to pursue when others give up. It calls for a knack of combining the talents of the Left Brain and the Right Brain.
When it comes to succeeding, it is not how hard we work. What is even more important is the quality of our focus and how intense is our effort level. If we are driven by our goal or ambition, and if we are passionate about it, then what is required is patience and perseverance. If these conditions are present, then we will not hesitate to sacrifice, we will not hesitate to fight against odds, we will not bother about temporary set backs and bottlenecks.
In a nutshell, success is not accidental.
N C Sridharan
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