Aditya Kothadiya's Blog

It is optional to become confident because you are successful, but it is mandatory to be confident to become successful. –Aditya Kothadiya

Success is a very vague term. Most of the times, we define someone’s success based on society’s common criteria – money, position, and power. Let’s assume that this is an acceptable measure (though its highly debatable topic to define someone’ success measure). Based on these criteria, we can easily identify who are successful people and who are not.

One thing I always observed that someone who is successful (based on our earlier assumption) doesn’t necessarily mean that he or she is confident. I strongly believe that it is mandatory to be confident if you want to become successful. But not all successful people are confident.

Now you may ask that how it is possible to say that someone who is successful may not be confident if being confident is the first step for being successful.

My observation is that initial success can be achieved with some little confidence level, with some luck, or may be with initial efforts. But then success is not a destination, it’s a journey. With consistent and conscious efforts, we have to make sure that we are continuing to achieve different milestones of this journey one after one.

When we achieve initial success milestone, it is necessary to boost your confidence level based on that success, however small and trivial that achievement may be. We should learn to cherish these small achievements, and increase our confidence level. This positive feedback acts a strong fuel and helps us to work diligently to achieve next success milestones.

Not all people build their confidence after their initial success. It is hard to grow as a person, without growing your confidence level.

Identify your strengths from previous achievements, appreciate yourself for those achievements, boost your confidence, and prepare yourself to conquer next milestones. Linear growth in confidence is inevitable attribute of personal growth and success.