By: Amabelle Mirzi Bautista
In the past centuries up to the present, we can notice that there are many successful people around the world. As we look back, we can see that there were many fields in success. Mostly, these successes are in the field of business, politics, and science. People like Bill Gates, Albert Einstein, Abraham Lincoln, and many more are called successful because of their accomplishments and their influence that they have made all around the world. Every single one of us has the potential to be successful in life. We do not necessarily need to accomplish something big and impact the world because successes can be accomplished in different fields of job. However, being successful is not easy. It requires punctuality, commitment, and ambition.
The first thing in need to be successful is punctuality. Basically, punctuality means being on time. It is not only on being on time going to work but also when there is a need to pass reports on or before the deadline and the likes. As Lord Nelson Horatio said, “I have always been a quarter of an hour before my time, and it has made a man of me.” Connecting it in the workplace, it states that punctuality at work shows professionalism because it strengthens integrity, it shows dependability, and it builds up discipline. These things are what make one a man of his work because he keeps his promise. People know that he can be relied on, organizes well, and takes details seriously. For example, as a working man if he does his works on time, attends his meetings on time, organizes his time well, and does not take details for granted, he establishes a good reputation as a dependable and a consistent worker. But, if a worker does not take things well, then he will show a bad reputation in the workplace and it will be hard for him to make people trust him.
Commitment is the second requirement for being successful. For some, it is really hard for them to have commitment on something. Some are scared of it and for others they just really do not understand what commitment really means. And because people think commitment is such a big word they often forget the goodness of it. If a man wants to be successful in his job, then he must dedicate himself to his work. He must not be afraid of any challenges he will face because at every end of it, it is worth accomplishing the goal. Having commitment at work shows power, determination, and goal. For example, if a man at work is committed in his work, he shows power which influences people around him that they should have the same commitment as him. Also, whenever challenges and discouragements come in his way, he is determined to take them all because quitting is not an option. He knows that those kinds of challenges will make his work much better and he will not take discouragements seriously to bring himself down, but instead he will take it as a positive thing so that he can do better. And lastly, goal, his commitments will be his guide in reaching his goal at work whenever things push him away from his goal. He will continue to strive for it until he reaches it.
For the last requirement to be successful, this is where ambition enters. Of all three, this one is the most important because when times come even though a person in his job is punctual and is committed, but he does not have an ambition, all of his works may lead to failure. For example, when a person applies for a job but does not have any desire for and he was accepted, obviously, he will commit to it. He will give all his time and efforts in it, but when that person gets tired of the repeated routine in his job, he will get bored because he does not have any goal for it. That is why, when a person has ambition, he will be led into something big and influential because he does not stop dreaming and aiming higher.
To avoid failure in any field of work, we must build ourselves first and be sure of our ambition so that when given the perfect job, we will be committed and be punctual in doing it. Being successful is not easy. People will always face different challenges but remember to take a look at the successful people. They also experienced lots of failures and rejection but because of their punctuality, commitment, and ambition, they have achieve big accomplishments and made a huge impact to the world.