Taxonomy of Success
1. Knowledge
“Knowledge is Power” is often said.
It’s knowledge that gives you power to act effectively in problem solving situations and adopting a decision making approach. This power guarantees success.
Therefore you gather knowledge by:
- Hands-on experience
- Total involvement
- Interacting with your mentors, peers, teachers and parents.
Your teachers are your guides in this journey of acquiring knowledge. What you need to do is to comprehend, interprets and draw inferences.
Knowledge thus gives you this power to solve problems and take decisions.
Knowledge is latent power that you can harness and control.
Intelligence is an infinite potential. Thinking is the skill with which we use that potential.
Information is very important. Information is easy to teach and test.
Thinking is no substitute for information but information may be a substitute for thinking.
2. Skills
If knowledge is the basis, it's the skills you acquire that go a long way in helping you to accomplish your goal.
Therefore, develop skills, and communicate freely.
As Beacon one said -:
- Reading makes a man complete
- Writing an exact man
- Conference makes a ready man
Listening, speaking, reading and writing (LSRW) will make your personality glow.
3. Abilities
Abilities tend to differ in people. Ability of thinking critically, reasonably, logically differs in people although they may score equal marks while performing a task.
All of you are blessed abilities, but they have to be honed and developed.
It’s the ability to recollect, to classify, and differentiate that generates healthy competition.
Who knows? In a healthy competition, you may emerge as a winner!
4. Attitude
Success eludes the meek and mild. Wear a positive attitude and you will score well and success will be yours. After all,attitude is everything. It adds to your personality and makes you stand out in a crowd.
A positive mind is the essence of a healthy mind. You derive joy from whatever you do and you can then spread this aura of joy and peace among others.