In order to be able to talk about success, you start to establish what success means to you and how it can be achieved in the field of interest to which you relate. The steps you will take later will be motivated by this paradigm.
Thus, when we talk about a truly successful life, we are talking about balancing ourselves in the many aspects of life. In order to be able to succeed at something, the important thing is to start doing something.
Is success based on pure talent or is there a recipe for success that can help us achieve our dreams? In fact, I notice that each of the success stories is based on commitment, determination and the desire to fail and get up again.
Stories of hope and triumph are heard and experienced throughout life, moreover, they inspire many of us to seek new paths to success, so let’s discover them.
Antoanela.…,,I’ll start by saying that I started to walk with fear and insecurity on my path to maturity. I discovered that adult life is not so free of stress, worries, problems, that you don’t always have money to do what you want and buy everything you want as I thought when I was a child. And that somehow made me afraid, to lose confidence in myself and to believe that I would never be able to do something that would satisfy me both financially and emotionally.
At the age of 18, I got a job at an automotive wiring factory. I discovered that the world is not as I imagined it to be, kind and always willing to help you and help you evolve. People were very mean and everyone pursued their own interests. After 6 months working in that factory, I decided to quit because I was stressed and dissatisfied with myself all the time.
I got a job at another electrical subassembly factory. When I started working at this factory I was totally discouraged and had a total lack of self-confidence. Over time, I started to really like what I was doing and I tried my best to work correctly and quickly. Which I think can be a first step towards success.
I remember reading a story on social networks and the moral of the story was that when you work, whether you are building houses or tailoring a garment, always do something as if it were for you. Dedication and correctness, I can say that they are a first step towards success.
Then the director who was at that time, probably saw my potential and decided to promote me to quality control. I was afraid to accept this position. Because I did not trust myself and I was not sure that I would be able to handle it. But he supported me, explained and guided me how to work and how to do it in such a way that everything would turn out as it should. I can say that a second step to success is to meet the right people. Kind people, who are willing to teach you and guide you.
I started to dedicate myself even more. I started to take care of more things in the factory, not just what was written in the job description. And slowly, slowly, I started to gain a little courage and my confidence started to grow a little. After two years and a little, I received another big responsibility. A client came with a new product and there were three phases of work for that product. From the very beginning, when the clients came to set up the work line, the director kept me and those who came to explain to us what we had to work on that product. After the clients left, the director put me in charge of the supply and organization of that line. Honestly, I thought this responsibility was beyond me. I thought I wouldn’t be able to cope and that I would fail. But to my surprise, I succeeded. All thanks to him. Because I saw that he trusted me and let me take care of the line’s supply even though I wasn’t very well informed about the merchandise in the warehouse. And his trust in me made me gain a lot of confidence in myself and prove to myself that I could. I managed to cope brilliantly with what I had to do and with communicating with people.
I think a third step to success is modesty and not believing ourselves superior to other people. If we have a higher position or a function, this doesn’t mean that we have to behave as if we know everything. We have to keep in mind that every day we have things to learn and it is possible that the people we meet are put in our way for a reason. That’s why it’s important to be friendly and not forget that before functions, higher positions, uniforms, we are people.
After a short time, the director decided to leave the factory and someone else took his place. Someone who pushed me aside and made me work only in production because I dared to open my mouth and say what bothered me about what he was doing and how he was behaving with his employees. But I’m not discouraged. I proved to myself that I can, I started to trust myself and even if someone tries to tell me that I won’t succeed, I won’t give in.
Because I met a man who helped me discover myself and prove to myself that I am capable of many things. And a last but most important step on the path to success is faith. God always works through people and always puts them in our path at the right time and place. I say this because also at work I met two people who insisted that I enroll in college. Who insisted that I continue on the path to success.
Over time I may have more achievements, but this is the most important one. That I managed to gain confidence in myself, to prove to myself that I am capable and to no longer be afraid to say what I think.
I am still working on my success, I will always be satisfied with what I have learned and what I have achieved up to that point. And let’s not forget that we, by example we can guide others on the path to success.”
