Once a Chinese family who owned a farm, sat to eat there dinner. The dad said 'where is our boy'? And they did not know where he was. Then the boy came in late, and when he did, the parents asked, where he had been. The boy then proceeded to tell them, that he was helping the wheat grow.

The next day the man went outside to do the farming, but all the wheat was dead. When he asked the son what he had actually done. The boy replied that he dug up all the wheat and planted them slightly more towards the top of the ground.

Yes, the boy worked diligently. He worked so hard to help all the wheat grow, but the wheat still died. Be diligent in your work, and you will stand amongst kings. You will stand with the best in your industry, your career, your business. However, there is a right way and a wrong way to go about creating your success story.

We are often told if you work hard, and are honest, you will succeed. But, look at life, ask people. And the majority of the people you ask, who are over 65, you will find that even though most worked hard, and are honest, that only a very few will have achieved any notable success.

Point 1 - If a man is going in the wrong direction, you don't help him go faster. However, we do it to ourselves. When we find that things are not working, we may do the worst thing and try working harder. I know from experience. I had a failed business, thinking that with that kind of thinking, I could succeed.

Yes, life does give us lessons - that being to persist, however there is a right way and wrong way. Some will try a few times and stop, many will stop before trying, while an odd few will actually make the success.

The first key is systemizing. Whether it is your business or your personal life, understanding the sections of your life, understanding what is needed to make each part work is success. For example, in business, if you can service one customer, turn a profit, and the system works, then it is likely that you can work full steam.

This happens with testing, and persistence. However, many don't put that all too needed action in. Many people are good starters and bad finishers. We all do it, however, when we do it with a critical point that we want to succeed on, it is a bad move.

Take a breather, consider, look. As you take a look at what it is that you want to succeed in, and find a system that works, you will succeed. However, it needs constant attention, as it is all too easy to find distractions which stop our success. Start your success today, and persistence will be the vehicle that gets you there.