Attitudes to Success

Attitudes to Success.

For each of us, how successful we feel will depend upon our attitude toward success. Similarly, our motivation to achieve will be determined largely by our attitude. Equally the amount of success we achieve and the amount of success we do not achieve, will be determined in large parts by our attitude to success.

Our attitude to success is part of our Success Intelligence. Recognising our attitudes and changing them can often be a way of achieving greater success. Recognising and understanding our attitudes toward success is a way of improving our Success Intelligence. It is also a way of helping to overcome some of the 'blocks' that inhibit our path to success.

Your Attitude to Success

You selected;

Success is only real success if you achieve it yourself. Having the help of others is ‘cheating’ and diminishes the value of success. I must become self-sufficient to be successful in any meaningful way.

This suggests that you value your independence or self-sufficiency. You must achieve your success by yourself. Needing help is seen as a 'weakness' that needs to be overcome. You do not readily accept other people helping you in your path to success. Maybe you even suspect the motives of others who by helping you are secretly helping themselves.

It can be difficult for you to work in a team or to accept that a team can achieve greater success than an individual. Shared success may not be 'real success' for you. However, you block out the possibility of co-operation and mutual success which can limit the level of success you achieve.

I first came across the concept of Success Intelligence in the book of the same name by Robert Holden.

This is an easy to read book that outlines his concept of Success Intelligence and its various aspects.

If you are interested in this area or in success generally, then I can recommend you to read this book.