There are many different ways of thinking out there. Many different cultures, ideology, and ways of living out there that have different ideas about what is good, what is right, what is important, what should be focused on, and what is not. Many of these overlap but a great many of them do not. And because we live in a world where people and therefore ideologies are often spared and protected from reality a host of unfit ideologies can proliferate.
Put another way because of the protection of strong men, foolish man can grow and grow and grow. There is more nonsense out there than wisdom. There are more fools than wise men. And therefore there are more nonsense ideologies, cultures, and ways of thinking out there then there are one’s that line up reality and will get you where you want to go. Because of this it is necessary to get good at separating the wheat from the chaff.
From sorting out what is good and worthy from what is nonsense and base. I myself do not subscribe to any one ideology, culture, or way of living. I have my own so I guess what you’d call “Charles’ culture” or the culture of one man would be on I subscribe too but there is no “official” ideology out there that I buy into one hundred percent. All have nonsense and few have gold. And even those that have gold do not have a monopoly on it and they still have parts that are nonsense to them.
Take what is useful, discard what is not.
Looking For Commonalities In Ideologies That Work
It’s important to realize that success leaves clues. Successful people, ideologies, strategies, cultures, and everything else. When we look at success we’re seeing a blueprint that we can learn from, even if it isn’t clear. There are reasons why certain clusters of people, groups, ideologies, nations, cultures, or whatever experience success in their various ventures and why others do not. There is a reason for everything, even if we can’t perceive that reason. Lack of perception does not mean that a reason doesn’t exist.
So when we look at successful ideologies and look for commonalities there are a couple things that come up again and again. A few of them I want to talk about and highlight here. Things that’ll make a difference in your life and make sure that you’re on the right track and going the right places. That you have a mindset and habits that’ll lead you to a life that you’ll love and that’ll bring you what you need and want. Let’s look at some of these commonalities between successful ideologies.
Some Common Factors For Success
One thing you’ll notice about successful people, no matter if it’s a rich businessman, a successful athlete, or simply a man who succeeds at what he wants to succeed at in life, they take responsibility for where they are. To me this is perhaps the single greatest separator between someone eventually becoming successful and someone never becoming successful. Do they take responsibility for where they are in life? That’s not to say that they take responsibility for things that are outside their control.
They don’t take on foolish, needless guilt for things that aren’t their fault. Rather it’s ultimately they realize where they end up in life and what they do with the life they’ve been given is determined by their choices and actions. They understand that they are more powerful than circumstances. This was something it took me a long time to understand. I heard my father say it to me as a kid but I also shrugged it off and got annoyed by it. I always thought “No way, circumstances determine where you end up, not your own actions.”
A single man’s actions seemed hopeless against the movements and machinations of the world. Like a rowboat in a thunderstorm in the open ocean. Yet life isn’t quite like that, we have much more control than we give ourselves credit for or would like to admit. Where we ultimately end up, not temporarily but ultimately, is going to be decided by our actions. As the old and somewhat trite yet true saying goes. Life is twenty percent what happens to you and eighty percent how you deal with it.
People who end up successful kill their excuses and accept responsibility for the outcomes they have in life. Excuse makers will never get anywhere and are of no use to others and only hurt themselves. A person who makes excuses will never achieve the success that he could be taking responsibility. Taking responsibility can hurt, can suck, can tear you to the core sometimes. But it’s a needed step that can begin someone on the path to achieving the life that they want and getting where they want to go.
If you want to bring your dreams to reality, to live a life that others can only dream of, to achieve what you are capable of achieving, live to your full potential, and embrace all that life has to offer. The buck has to stop with you. Don’t shift responsibility for your life and where you’re at onto others or circumstances and don’t make excuses for yourself or shift blame.
Sure somethings suck and some circumstances and other people will put more work on your plate than a “normal” person but that’s life and you just have to deal with it. Yes, overcoming years with an alcoholic parent is harder than years with “normal” parents. Growing up in slums is harder than growing up in mansions. And so on and so forth. Yet ultimately when all is said and done. Where you end up will be because of you and only you. The sooner you understand that the better off you’ll be.
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-Charles Sledge
