The One Thing All Successful People Have In Common

You can have it too.

Derek Hutson
2 min readMar 24, 2020

It seems that many things today are made out to be more complicated than they actually are.

So in terms of reaching “success”, what does that mean? Why do so many people try and be successful but feel like they failed?

Whether success for someone is acquiring money, improving relationships, starting a non-profit, or anything else, the majority of people don’t fulfill their ambitions.

Why?

Well, the answer is simple. And lucky for us it applies to anybody, from any walk of life, facing any kind of circumstances:

Successful people refuse to give up.

That’s it, and it really is simple when you think about it. However what trips most people up is that not giving up can take years, or decades. With many people wanting a quick, easy, and convenient solution the prospect of consistently doing something for 20 years can be terrifying.

It is important to keep in mind that this is not the same as knowing all the answers. There is an absolute probability that something will go wrong in your life, so sometimes you need to change direction to keep going forward. For some people reaching success will take longer than for others. Do not compare yourself to others.

But try to always enjoy your journey, remaining grateful for the good and bad times. Keeping a consistently positive attitude helps you not give up in the face of adversity.

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Derek Hutson
Derek Hutson

Written by Derek Hutson

Practicing Kaizen in all things. Being a dad is pretty neat too.

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