Who are they, who refused to give up?

Achievers who reach their cherished goals through mere perseverance and patience.These achievers will not take the things for granted. They believe in giving their best and continue to do so till they reach the winning post. The route to their success is straight. The achievers are aware that there is no short cut to success. That's why they will not indulge in manipulations. During their journey on the path to success, if they encounter any road blocks, they take a detour, but never stop.  If they fall down , they get up and continue their onward journey. Because they have a firm faith in the great Chinese philosopher Confucius's famous saying,

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in raising every time we fall."

Which is why they refuse to give up.

How they moulded themselves in to Achievers?

In order to achieve one's ambitions and aspirations, one has to mould himself in to a stipulated mould. What are the stipulations? Stipulations are a set of prerequisites that every aspiring achiever is required to possess.

An aspiring Achiever's Characteristics

A lifetime learner.

He never thinks that he has achieved the knowledge that is essential to become an achiever. He knows that what he learned is little and there is a lot to be learned.He attends group discussions. He never misses an opportunity to attend a seminar or a conference where personalities of erudition deliver lectures. He's a voracious reader of books. In short he's endowed with that child like enthusiasm to learn.

No Procrastination

Immediate action is his watchword. Whenever he hears anything related to his trade or business, would make a note of it and explores feasibility aspects, especially in relation to his necessities. He believes in age old adage, "Tomorrow's job today and today's job right now." He will not wait until somebody's action. He initiates his action. He is proactive.

Constant exploring

During a project stage, he constantly explores if the project's functionality is shaping up in tune with his expectations or not. He ensures a smooth flow of the progress. At the same time , he ensures the rate and speed with which, the project is moving is in accordance with his pre- determined time schedule or not. In case, the results are not satisfactory, he will not hesitate to re work the entire schedule from the scratch. In other words an achiever never compromises with his norms and expectations. He leaves no stone unturned to get what he wants.

Invests all his potentialities.

He never thinks twice in stretching his full length to reach that extra inch, needed to  make his dream real.In other words, he uses all his resources at his disposal and places before the altar of his dream project fully kicking with life.His passion leads him from front. He never shirks to take calculated risks to realise his dreams.

Aims at the Moon

He aims at the moon with the hope he can pocket at least a handful of stars.The aspiring achiever takes lot of time to set his goals. He sees that his goals are practical. While fixing his goals he analyses hos own Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats in to account. This gives him a clear picture of his work path.This prior analysis helps in chalking out a course and ensures him of foreseeing possible hindrances, obstacles and stumbling blocks on the path he's going to walk. He believes in the saying" A forewarned is Forearmed."  Well equipped with vital information, the aspiring achiever  shoots ahead sans glitches and pitfalls. This strategy of chalking out a plan before hand never fails.

He's in full control of himself.

He leaves nothing to chance. He knows pretty well every single trait in him will contribute positively or negatively to the success or failure respectively to the job in his hand. For example he maintains perfect health with sound living style. Because he knows only a sound mind in a sound body enables a smooth progress in his project. Ho's a disciplined person with lot of control over himself. He doesn't need any supervision. They plan their activities taking in to consideration all the possible aspects. .His planning is impeccable.

He's the proud owner of a pleasant disposition.

He's both rigid and flexible. No one knows better than him about when to give and when to take.He is not dogmatic. He is open ton suggestions and makes himself ready for discussions. He mesmerizes with his electric presence.

He has mastery over his emotions.

Success and failure are equally treated by the achiever. He neither shows pompousness in success, nor show an emotional break down in failure. Because he sees a failure as a lesson and starts afresh with changed strategy and renewed vigour.. Above all he takes responsibility  for all his failures. In a nutshell he will not pass the buck.

He is confident of his strength.

Achievers developed a way, that enables them to measure a situation and matching their strengths to tackle the job in hand. If they feel, the job could be tackled within their inner resources and strengths, they go for the kill with gusto and elan. If not, they turn towards other strategies. In no condition, the achievers make a mistake of underestimating or overestimating their respective inner strengths.

His enthusiasm is contagious.

One should watch an achiever's quality of his enthusiasm. He shows and encourages others to show enthusiasm in showing that child like enthusiasm in getting acquainted with the latest quintessence in his chosen field.

A few cases of Achievers who scripted their own destiny.

Mary Kom

Is a winner literally in her family life and her chosen field Professional Boxing.Her humble beginnings never hindered her ambition to become a boxer despite the fact that her financial condition is nowhere to afford the infrastructure needed to make here a Boxer. She used to help her parents in farming. At the same time she used to  take up the challenging job of parenting her siblings.She won six gold medals in the world Boxing championships and made every Indian proud. Its not all she won a bronze meal in Olympics. Mary Kom is a shining example of a woman who refused to give up.

Charles Schulz

Every door was shut on the face of Charles Schulz who was determined to become a cartoonist. Starting from Walt Disney all down below the line refused to accept the mettle in Charles. But Charles  knew that its a matter of time for his stars to shine up. The rejection spree went on and on. The more Charles was rejected. the more he had become determined. As the adage says. "Tough times will not stay, but tough people do", became true. The character created by Charles, "Peanuts" became the talk of the town. His strip cartoons and Peanuts created waves and by 1953, Charles Schulz, the undaunted started earning $ 30000 a year. Now the characters created by Charles Schulz have become legends. Starting from NASA to Ford. The fact that NASA's moon excursion has been christened as "Snoopy", a creation of Charles Schulz speaks volumes about the undaunted spirit of Charles Schulz.

What could be a better example than Charles Schulz, who defied the established notions and stuck to his beliefs and rose like a meteor.

The Paris Salon refused to accept the Impressionist Painters.

Impressionist Claude Monet one of the refused impressionists never gave up his "Impressionism". He refused to accept the diktats of the Paris Salon and went ahead with his impressionism. In the year 2008, the auction House Christie's, London sold, a Monet for an unprecedented amount of 40 million Pounds speaks of the true grit Of an achiever-Claude Monet. And it mirrors the attitude of an achiever who never gave up to the daunting adversities. A great tribute to all those achievers who believed in their mettle and strengths than on the Fate and Bad luck.

Few others who refused to give up.

When we speak of those courageous souls who refused to give up when adversities and unfavourable conditions threatened them, the names of John Milton, Beethoven and Vangogh to name a few too flash in to our minds.

John Milton's blindness never came in the way to write the last volumes of Paradise Lost, during which period, he has become blind. His dismal failure in selling his paintings did not stop Vincent Vangogh painting. All along his life, he could sell only one painting.

Conclusion

Washington Irving's quote, " Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune, but great minds rise above them." speaks a lot about the attitude of an achiever.  As Winston Churchill aptly said, "It takes courage to stand up and speak." Achievers are not a special breed. They are made and moulded from the people like any one of us we see in the society.. What makes them different from the rest is their doggedness to stand against the strong gales and fiery Tornadoes. And the fierce will to win against all odds.