A. Trust and rely on God
In the book of Proverbs 3:5: "Believe in the Lord with all thine heart, and do not rely on your own understanding." That is, when we want to pursue or achieve success in life, do not we just rely on intelligence, knowledge, skill, greatness and our ability. But above all the talents and abilities, we must recognize, trust and rely on God in all our lives. God is the source of everything for us, including the sources and determinants of the success of our lives. Even as we work hard, but if God does not bless and bless, is certainly the potential for success to be difficult to achieve. If it can, it is temporary. So, to succeed in life, the first thing to do is trust, rely and involve God in all our struggles.
B. Get used to always think positive
Positive thinking is to have optimism. People who are optimists always see the bright side of things seems dark. Have you ever seen the sun hiding behind the dark cloud? Pessimists see the dark clouds, while the optimist see a thin silver line around the dark cloud. Positive thinking should be socialized. Why? Because our hearts are tainted by sin, so that way we think and view the model is dominated by the sinful and negative thinking. For example, I could not, my bad, I'm not smart, I do not have a talent like him so I could not possibly work, I was destined to fail, and so forth. Therefore, we must conquer our negative thinking with our hearts filled with positive things. For example, I certainly can, I'll work, although now I have not succeeded but I did not stop sampaia here, I will fight again, work smarter again in a more creative, more honest, more innovative and more. I was just a matter of time to succeed.
C. Follow the biggest dream you have in your heart
In ancient Greece (the 3rd century BC), there lived a man named Demosthenes in Athens. People who are small stature, shy and stuttering is like to be an orator. Of course people laughed at him, but he was serious. He is not afraid to hear the general opinion that says that people like him can never be an orator. He then began to discipline themselves and practice extra hard to achieve his goals and prove that public opinion is not always true. To amplify his voice, he practiced on the beach. He was rivaling screaming roar of the waves. To practice breathing, he ran up the hill, talking itself. To prepare his speech, he went to a lonely cave. After his speech is composed, memorize it and then say the word by word with clear pronunciation. After several years of seclusion to develop self Demosthenes, he returned to civilian life. By the time he would begin his first speech, the people laughed at him. They still remember who Demosthenes: a little boy, shy and stuttering. However, after the first sentence glides smoothly, then the second sentence, and then the third, fourth, and so on, people began stunned. Either way he menyampakan and content of his speech was so good, so very riveting his audience. Finally, people believe that Demosthenes was a great speech. Until now his speeches, especially that entitled "On the Throne", is still studied by those who are studying to be an orator (Compton's Encyclopedia, Chicago: F.ECompton Company, 1980, volume 7, page 78). We often have to "cover" the ears and eyes on the opinions and evaluations of people. If we think that we could do / be something because we have the potential for that, though a bit (which may not be seen by most people), we must dare to struggle to make it happen, like the orator Demosthenes.