Can success be taught?

Absolutely 100% no.

You can be the best educated person in the world, with limitless resources - but if you don't take action you will be no better off than anyone else.

Success is purely self-driven in my opinion.

Stop thinking about it, and just do it.

Don't learn something, and then learn something else.

Learn something, DO IT, then learn something else.

Knowledge+Effort+implementation=SUCCESS

Success is achieved by the implementation of methods THAT WORK. If you're on the warrior forum, and can't find methods THAT WORK to implement, you won't make it.

I agree with Tina -- the ingredients that add up to success can be taught (motivation, taking action, focus, time management, etc).

Let's take the "gun to the head" example.

Start with a group of, say, 100 people who want to make money online. They study, they learn and some apply. Some apply what they learn correctly, some apply it incorrectly. Some sit on the couch eating rocky road ice cream and watching Law and Order reruns, so they don't apply anything at all.

Check back on their progress in a couple months. How many will have "succeeded?" That is, how many will have made at least a few bucks online?

A small percentage. Very small.

Now take this same group, kidnap their loved ones, and say "make $xxxx online this month or you'll never see your family again."

How many will now get serious and take the necessary steps?

Quite a few more, I'd think.

Give people a good enough reason to get serious and REALLY take action, and they will. Most people who don't succeed online have "safety nets" -- so they dabble without getting really serious. And they don't succeed.

But teach them how to find and tap into their motivation, and you'll see more people having success.

IMHO, of course.

Cheers,
Becky

Yes... success or failure is a learned behavior.

Those who succeed are the ones willing to do the
time... put in the effort to learn the necessary skills.

They then have the determination and persistence to
apply those skills on a consistent daily basis.

Those are the mechanics of success.

But, there is the intangible factor... some call it
mindset... others call it attitude. Either way, those
who succeed in a large way have one thing in
common beyond the mechanics... a positive attitude
and an unshakable belief in themselves and their
mission.

Those who fail repeatedly are just the opposite.
Their beliefs are easily shaken. They move from one
thing to the next on a regular basis, never taking time
to learn the skills required for success at anything.

They often display a negative attitude. They can recite
all the reasons why things won't work. They see the downside
in everything.

The great thing is it's always a choice. The negative failures
can choose to become positive believers and embark on a path
that leads to success... it can be learned.

Tsnyder

Success can be taught to someone who has the will and is WILLING to learn....my take

Hello,
success can be taught 100 %
I am an ex car sales man and I have taught many new recruits how to sell a car, a few of them have even outsold me.

Seems like everyone agrees that success can be taught.

In my world success comes from a number of really good habits I have adopted over time. For example:

An old habit I used to have was "treating myself" every time I generated some nice revenue. That was not a success habit.

The new habit I have adopted is investing in assets every time I generate some nice revenue. This has made a huge difference.

In response to my many childhood cries of..."I can't do it," my mum always replied with a very curt..."Won't do it...There's no such word a can't".

The thing that always flashes to mind when I think of that feeling of "can't do" from childhood is...fear...2 of the 4 fears. Either.."not good enough" or "Rejection".

The other thing is, that Success leaves markers along the way.

Success is a series of strategies & techniques, that are performed in a sequence that creates success.
The same strategies & techniques performed another way, can bring disaster or ruin.

Success or as some call it, "Magic", has structure, staged repetition, action and constant movement towards the object of focus.

The thing is to find out what is required, nut it out, head for it, using the correct moves for each step.
The funny thing is that mostly it's the correct boring little things repeated over & over that create success.

Deliberate success is no accident & accidental success is no accident!

Success is crafted; it is a deliberate state of mind, that looks past the fears, failures of the past & focuses on the prize, then sets about in faith to claim it.

That's my take on it!

Kindest,
Mary

Scott - good question. This is a lot more complex than it first seems IMO. It really does come down to the definintion of "success" in a given situation. The old "controllables" vs "uncontrollables" in sports psychology angle.

An example. In the music there are many instances of young musicians "succeeding" where many more skilled, experienced musicans may "fail" - often for what could be described as "genetic" reasons. Looks, voice timbre, general marketability etc etc

This might apply to success in Hollywood as well.

Even top songwriters will admit to not having control over a song once it is submitted to publishers etc. Their "success" in terms of chart placing is not able to be "taught". However their "success" in writing well crafted songs can be taught.

So I guess my answer would be "it depends"

great post

Success, well not only success but almost everything, can be 100% learned. But like in marathon, you need enough dedication to make it to the finish line

Forgot to define the meaning of Success...

Earle Nightingale..."The progressive realization of a worthy goal".

But in this conversation, we may all be thinking it means "successful in our online journey."

It still needs disciplined, concentrated effort!

Kindest,
Mary

Success cannot be taught..Success is completely self driven,you can only show the path to success but cannot actually walk with that person-the person looking for success should make his own efforts for success.

In my opinion, you can learn to do anything as long as you commit enough to it.

Some may have natural advantages or disadvantages, but that's all.

The real problem is when people are eager to learn, but end up learning the wrong beliefs and attitudes. That sort of thing can hold you back your whole life if you're not careful.

That's why the most important thing to learn is who to take advice from

You can bring a horse to water, but you can't make it drink. Someone can be supplied with all the best resources and knowledge in the world, but if they don't make use of them themselves, they won't get anywhere.

If someone keeps struggling with something, they have to look deep within to find out why. They can get someone else to help them with this (example: therapy), but the initial spark comes from the individual.

I think that it's genuinely a combination of the two...you're definitely on to something.

We're bound to things by nature but what I've noticed is success is the detachment of our nature to develop new skills...

But with that said even someone's continuous failures and discomforts are the only things that lead to success...so that's being born with success...it just looks really bad at the start.

I mean honestly...when we do something successful it's cuz we're like..I'm sick of this and I'm going to do whatever it takes to get out of it!! That in my opinion is the first step to success...everything from there is learned.

Anyways it's something to think about.

Aaryn

I'm not sure I'd say that success can be "taught" as much as it can be learned. I think experience, wisdom and motivation can do wonders for someone's future success.

To become successful in our own eyes or in someone else's opinion is another layer of opinion too.

What I could regard as success in a venture could be seen as somewhat of a fizzer in someone else's eyes.

I think, for each of us, there comes a time when the thing we were born to do, rises up in our chest/bosom & it's from that platform we either aim for our star or go live on our scars in defeat, struggle & regrets.

Finding something to do, that's bigger than ourselves always helps achievement.

Each of us have many successes in life. We all have learned to walk, talk, write, go to the shops, clean our teeth etc & so on...all learned skills that a chook or cow can't do & in which we have been taught to succeed.

Therefore we do have the potential to aim for anything we chose in life & make calculated, decisive, focused steps towards it in belief we will achieve it..."it" being the successful gaining of our target.

Faith is the substance of things that are hoped for...
It is evidence of things from the unseen realm that produce the attraction of "stuff" into your life to action to bring about the thing desired.

If you have no hopes,, there can be no recognition of success in your own eyes.

So, it seems we are in continual challenge with ourselves to really reach upwards, onwards to something better...and that is overcoming, which could be measured as success.

Can this be taught...of course it can & is, daily, all over the world to those who will it so.
Will everyone WANT to try for it..No

That, sadly, is where it all comes unstuck!

Kindest,
Mary

as i explore my life, I think, success can be made AFTER FAILURE. until now, i NEVER meet such success that is directly from zero..like bill gates...he had fail thousands times but until now, his success still in all mind

Some people are born with greater talent than other, so at first it looks like "born with" is most important to success. To this I believe no one will disagree.

However I have seen more people with average talent succeed based on disciplining themselves that I have seen people who "had it all".

So to me "Success can be taught" by modeling and discipline.

Michael

Success is not automatic, it requires hard work and determination. Anybody can be successful with the right tool and knowledge.

There's a quote from Annie Hall that's perfect for this question.
"
You know, it's one thing about intellectuals,
they prove that you can be absolutely brilliant
and have no idea what's going on." - Woody Allen

"You know, it's one thing about intellectuals,
they prove that you can be absolutely brilliant
and have no idea what's going on." - Woody Allen"

Hate to say this...but check out the biz skills in the ....? Govt at the moment!
3 years total practical Biz Experience...to run a multi-muti billion dollar biz...

Too many intellectuals, not enough experience in actioning the taught Biz skills.

Yep, the success steps needed to achieve the desired results in any venture can be taught, as long as action is taken to attain the results, not merely talking about it!

Kindest,
Mary

I agree with beccalynn, success can definitely be learned by anyone, but I'm not sure it can be taught to anyone.

If you made "success 101" a required college course, no where near 100% of the students would learn to be successful.

You have to develop a burning desire to succeed - a "why," a reason - and then, no matter who you are or what your circumstances, you can learn success.

i don't think so, all we can do is share the steps we took toward success which may or may not be different for the next, the main thing we must focus on is ACTION, if you don't move, you can never go anywhere.

Success is entirely dependent on the person. One can learn a lot of skills to help one succeed but if the person is not into taking action or wanting to succeed, no course will help him/her to make it. I also don't believe it's something one is born with. One could inherit some bad habits that would contribute to lack of success as well as good habits that will help one succeed.

there are just so many stories about successful people
starting from the ground up with nothing.

I think its all about repetition.

Sorry, Mian,
I beg to differ with you!
Success is within the grasp of everyone in the world...not the ultimate possession...maybe the ultimate with in their grasp, but not the ultimate possession, according to how most people would define success in their opinion.

On the other side of inconvenience lays greatness...is that the success this thread intended?

Most people are either to fearful, too lazy, too pre-occupied or what ever to even HOPE for a modicum of what I think this thread is really meaning by success.

Of course, if they fail in their endeavors in these above mentioned terms, they are a success in technical reality...albeit, a success at failure!

I think the originator of this thread could have defined the boundaries of the discussion by defining the term "success", thereby giving everyone a clearer framework of understanding from which to debate the original question.

Kindest,
Mary

I think you get "infected" with it, because successful people radiate it.

There'll be people that's been successful since birth but that doesn't mean only them could be successful because of their ancestors' deeds.

All people can be successful with the way they treat their lives, manage their finances and then not just pursuing into being a great employee for life. Being successful yourself takes time (it takes time for you to start a business for instance and earn from it). Lastly, remember that it's better to feel success when it's worked hard enough because after all those dreadful days, there's always pleasure.