root cause analysis

I have been observing people, around me since ages. There are guys working hard as the summer ants, also there are guys like the aesop's grasshopper during my school days. I used to be the one belonging to a new sect where timely work and little exercise to my memory could safely leave me on my destination. It was enough as a cover to firing parental army.It was enough to be in same boat of my fellow toppers. I enjoyed, each year after year, I could get the subject , could get the knowledge, could clear the memory tests.

Iam 23 now, suddenly i feel so low about me, while comparing myself with my favourite idols in different fields. What is there with them to achieve so early? Is the question i had been thinking all the time. Thought, clarity of our goal is important. One should know his capabilities , was the suggestion given by my mind. Day after day passed like a tragedy movie. It was the time i hit two amazing books

1.Kane and Abel

2.Think and grow Rich.

They gave me a sense of direction.A long vision of my goal. But Goals should be smart.

Specific,Measurable,....timed.

I have set up few goals. Iam at the edge of 23, I realized Goals are not enough, something else is more important. I did the root cause analysis. It was not knowldege, not luck, not vague hardwork. It is discipline, it is the sincerity towards our work. Well its a habit to be cultivated when you are a kid. Its easy to train your mind then. But who says you are not a kid at 23, learn, learn new, there is no age for learning.

One thing is for sure, there is no short cut to success. Success is a process, not a result.