Recipe to Success

Here is an inspiring email forward from my dad -

Success is not a secret. It is a choice that is made over and over again.

Success is not something that can be denied to you.

It is something that you can always choose to accept.

How do you accept success? You accept success by making the effort instead of making excuses.

You accept success by taking responsibility instead of counting on someone else to do it for you.

You accept success by being truthful with others and, just as importantly, with yourself.

You accept success when things get tough, by being positive and innovative

instead of becoming despondent.

You accept success by being who you are and by contributing what you can,

rather than pretending to be someone else.

Every day you can choose either to accept success or to just let it pass you by.

With each thought, each word, each action, choose to accept success

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I used to read CK Prahalad's writings : we had his book Competing for the Future as a mandatory read, and it is a book that I  occasionally go back to even today...I loved his key insight :  "Billions of consumers await at the "bottom of the pyramid") 

And my dad had the chance to debate with CKP on State and Industry issues...while I was feeling self-important launching (in my mind) cutting edge services...he was running a state....so brings home the point to me :

Success is a state of mind,

Success is a choice made by you,

It doesn't come with dollars, dividends or a title,

It is self-generated....

                                                                                                         ---A Note to Self

On this positive uplifting note and no actual recipes....I hope you have a wonderful Turkey Day...I know I am planning to with the 2K's.