People are more alike than they are different. This applies to all of us.

However, some unique individual deviations make for seemingly different personalities with varying perspectives, behavior, and thus, different levels of success. Yet, I think almost everyone can learn how to become more successful.

Now, prosperity is an abstract concept and depends on the way you measure it. But regardless of how you quantify it, the way to accomplish it remains roughly the same.

The coronavirus lockdown is a hotly discussed topic these days. Not everyone might agree or like the decisions and precautions being taken right now to prevent the virus from spreading even more.

Nevertheless, what most of us can agree on is that we don’t like the government-induced lockdown, as it makes us feel caged and limits our freedom.

Yet, there are some useful things we can do to keep our sanity during these challenging and uncertain times.

Most of our ideas come from other people. Most of our ideas are structured thoughts, or opinions that we have heard somewhere else from those around us without truly knowing the validity of those words, thoughts, and ideas.

Simply parroting the opinions of others isn’t good since we want everyone to think for themselves to prevent falling victim to groupthink, and to better society as a whole.

How we define what is normal is an abstract concept. It also doesn’t help that being average doesn’t have just one, but multiple definitions.

Furthermore, what’s considered normal in one demographic or society can be considered abnormal in another demographic or society.

Without further ado, this is how to figure out what the norm is.

Success. An elusive entity that’s chased by many, but obtained by few.

And while we often don’t see it happening with our own eyes, successful people have usually tasted defeat many times before getting a taste of success. As the road towards prosperity is a wobbly, and difficult one.

But if failure is the pillar of success, then perseverance is the key to attainment.

Today we’ll be exploring how failure and hardship can lead to success. Let’s get started.