Success is a role you play

When you look at the world it is full of different players who contribute one way or the other on life. Each person has a role on the earth which they play, whether with negative or positive influences they still play a part.

Figure out your role

If you are going to make a difference then you need to figure out what role you are going to play, so you could be a business person, an athlete, a cook, an accountant, a student and any other things that you can become. If you don’t figure out a role you want you might end up taking any role which might not be in your favour.

Most people go through their lives without any thought if what they want and how they want to live. It becomes like a conveyor belt of activities which are just passed from one place to the next. We start off in school, go through education to university and as soon as we graduate we automatically start looking for a job and that is how our lives are defined. On the social scene we are defined by the social norms that we are surrounded with. So we participate in different social realms in order to fit in and be part of society. In terms of figuring out what we really want it becomes complicated because of the many opinions.

Figure our the prerequisites 

Every role comes with prerequisites which are required to succeed. These are the things that will qualify you into success. If success is hidden in roles then the prerequisites are the keys to unlocking the success. Until you win over the prerequisites then you will be in a continuous cycle of waiting to succeed but never really ever achieving anything.

If you decide to become a cook, then you need to know the recipes, and be able to cook. If you don’t have the right recipes and the right practice you may never create value from the role that you want. The value of the role is only fulfilled by the prerequisites that you obtain.If you wish to be successful then figure out the role and work in getting the prerequisites.

Set role targets

The truth is that we function subjectively and objectively, hence we need targets in our lives in order to be able to live with purpose. What you never measure you may never achieve. Every role has a potential target that it can achieve. There is a capacity for each role which we can obtain.

An athlete who is to compete in the Olympics must work towards a measured target. If there is no target then the value of the role cannot be fulfilled objectively.

There is no point in taking up a role but failing to fulfill its objectives. Performance management of your role will only be possible if there is a performance target that has been set. Your measures in your role must make sence in time, place and capacity.if your prerequisites are missing then the targets may not be achieved.