How can you attract success? It’s a common question for those looking to find success on their path. Very few ever find the answer. It’s not too difficult to find the answer, if you look in the right places.

Some sources say success is the result of three things; appropriate chance, honest labor, and a bit of luck. The first two are genuine factors, which indeed drive people toward success. Luck, however, hardly matters if you are driven by self determination, the proper guidance, a commitment to excel, and the ability to learn from your mistakes. Without honest labor no one can hope to find success.

Chance is another aspect of luck. One must create opportunities from the endless options around them. Nobody gets a chance to succeed. They must grab the opportunities that come their way. Reading about notable personalities clearly reveals that nobody offered them a chance. They succeeded because they had different approaches to life and a creative instinct of doing things.

Isaac Newton was not the first person who witnessed apples falling to the ground. The only difference between Newton and others was his ability to go beyond the ordinary thinking of others. It was a major factor behind his success. Similarly, Columbus was not the most experienced sailor of his time, and most intellectuals understood that the world was round, and all that implied. But his self-belief, to travel across the globe in his ship was what made him the greatest sailor of his day.

One of the most important things that attract success is positive thinking. For optimistic people opportunities are endless. They learn from their failures and derive all of the possible benefits from them. They always look forward with determination to turn things in their favor. However, negative thinking robs efficiency and results in destruction of ideas or energy. Therefore, it is very important to stay positive to attract success.

In summary, all the ingredients of success lie inside us. In order to be successful in life, we just need to explore ourselves, find our dreams, make it our life’s goal, and start acting to achieve it. Success cannot be given as gift to someone; everyone has to achieve it.