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It is often said that talent, passion, and skills are the determining factors for a successful life or career. To an extent, that is very correct. To succeed at anything, we need a healthy dose of skills and passion. This will give you the required tools to work on a project, start a business or do something monumental. But what happens to those people who seem to have the talent, passion and skills for what they are doing, but still can’t seem to find a breakthrough? Quite commonly, people abandon their dreams not because they stopped believing in them, but because they can’t seem to find a way to achieve them. There is more to success other than talent and passion, and if you find that you have been struggling to succeed in something you’re very passionate about, maybe you just haven’t tried all the other ingredients of success. Perseverance Very few things comes easy, and very few people strike gold at their first trial. You may have to try a method more than once before it works, and you may even try different ways before getting results. What matters to success is that you don’t stop trying. Perseverance is persistence in doing something no matter how difficult you find it. This means that despite obstacles on your way, you never give up. You keep trying and looking for ways to achieve your dreams. A word of caution though; it will be foolhardy to continue to persevere in something that has all the indications of being a failure. If you are not suited for a project, persevering will only bring despair and misery. Other than that, a dose of perseverance to go with your incredible talents is a sure recipe for success. Endurance Quite similar to perseverance, endurance is one of the most important ingredients for success. People give up too soon at the first sight of problems. You see a lot of potentially superb business ideas and you wonder why the owners abandoned their dreams. They may still have the talent and skills to run that business, but they gave up on it at the first sign of difficulty. You  may have to pitch a prospective client more than once before getting your proposal approved. Achieving anything worthwhile will test your endurance. It will test your ability to stick through pain and hardship before getting what you want. The more you are able to endure obstacles and setbacks, the easier it becomes to achieve your dreams. Positive Thinking I’m not sure anyone ever became successful with a negative mindset. You are your thoughts, and they shape and affect your actions. If you’re constantly telling yourself you can’t achieve something then you won’t be able to. Your mind will keep a control over your body and you keep giving yourself excuses. Being positive goes beyond hoping and praying. It involves keep a healthy mind that believes in itself and its ability to succeed. A lot of factors determine our success in anything, and a lot of these factors are within our control. Knowing and utilising these factors well will definitely make a difference to the success of our projects.   About the Author: Amina Salau is a writer and editor running The Illuminated Pen. You can find her online at www.theilluminatedpen.com and on Twitter (@_Aminah)
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This article was first published on 1st December 2014

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