My thoughts on Success and the Whole-Person Concept

Ideas and definition of success

When talking about success, one must look into the various aspects of our lives and this is summarised in the well-known principle of the “Whole Person” concept. An individual who chooses any one of these various aspects of our daily life and makes a decision to excel in it, is on the way to becoming a success. In this pursuit, one must always keep the other aspects of one’s life in perspective and balance. One cannot neglect or ignore any one of them. To cite an example, a man who earns a high level of income (financial) cannot be considered successful if in the process, he has to neglect his family or health (physical).

Principles to observe to achieve success

Although living a balanced life-style is very important, it is also necessary that we should have one single dominant goal at any one “period of time” in our lives. This goal must be more important than our other aspirations at “this” particular phase of our life. At a later period of our life and after having achieved the required level of success in our chosen goal, we may choose another goal which may be totally different from our earlier choice. A common example would be a young person who has just begun his working career, when the early years may be devoted to achieving his financial goals for himself and his family. Having reached a certain level of income, he may choose to further his studies (mental development). Having changed his dominant goals, he will have to put in more effort, time and energy to succeed in his studies at this stage of this life.

In the pursuit of our goals, we must be passionate about them. Human beings are motivated by emotions rather than logic. As a consequence, if we can harness our positive emotions and become passionate about our chosen goals, it will be far easier to achieve them. This principle is understood only by a few and should be taught and highlighted in self-help seminars and workshops. It is definitely a very important ingredient in the search of our own success.