Connecting the dots

‘Connecting the dots success formula’ is a story about a young student who wanted to become successful.  The story is as follows:

Once upon a time long long ago there was a young student who wanted to become successful. The student sought the help of a wise saint in this regard. This student saw the wise man, and told him,”Oh great wise person help me connect the dots, and become successful”. The saint told the student, “Let me tell you a story about somebody who connected the dots, and what they were able to achieve by doing so. As you are listening to me with curiosity, you will realize that connecting dots, and becoming successful in life is a very easy process. All you have to do is to follow the success ritual, and everything else will fall in place.”

As I mentioned earlier, the story is about a person who wanted to become successful. This person went to a local supermarket and was browsing the book section, where he picked up a book by the name ‘Connecting the dots‘.

The preface of the book started like this; ‘I know that you have all the wisdom and resources to figure out what it takes to connect the dots, I am just going to facilitate that process for you in this book. It is really fantastic when a person is able to align things in life, and take control of various areas. The more you think about connecting them, the more ideas you will get in terms of how to connect the dots and take control of different areas in your life. Reading this book will help you realize that you have all the resources within yourself to shape your own destiny.”
“In nutshell write down your outcomes (refer to NLP well defined outcomes for the outcome setting process), write down the associated action items for different outcomes, and measure your progress to check how you are moving towards your outcomes. Be flexible in your approach, and tweak your approach, if required, to achieve your outcomes faster.”

At times in life, we feel totally helpless in terms of what we want to achieve, and most importantly how to go about that.  This is the time when we have to see inside, not outside, and reflect on who we are, what resources we have, what makes us unique, where do we want to see ourselves in years to come, what is a small step towards that, and then start.  Even though there will be a lot of uncertainty around that to begin, but the magic will happen when a person begins.  So no matter wherever you are in life, and no matter what the situation, you have the power and resources to change your future, all you have to do is believe it is possible, and start!