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The secret you need to succeed in life

April 24, 2022 Melanie Hawken

by Josefa Massinga 

Hello Lionesses. Today I am writing about being successful in life, not that what I'm going to write is really the path to success in life. But I believe that from what I'm going to write it can help each of us to find some light. I believe we are all successful in some area of our lives. We have all achieved great goals and victories in certain areas of our lives. Success is in each of us. We have to accept the life we have and know how to say that our life is a great success.

Let’s see the difference between successful and unsuccessful. As I had already written in the introduction, we are all successful, each of us in our own way. Let's find below some illustrations on the subject. What differentiates successful people from those who fail to achieve prosperity? Why do some achieve extremely difficult goals and achieve amazing lives, while others don't get where they want to be? The answer to these common questions reveals the secrets to success in life. You know that strategy makes all the difference and is responsible for defining the direction your life will take? That's exactly what we're talking about. Of course, this depends on a major change in behavior. However, a key factor for success is hyper-focus.

How to succeed in life

There's definitely no way to thrive and achieve the life of your dreams if you don't really focus on what's really important. Going into hyper-focus is about completely immersing yourself in a goal. In other words, to dedicate your whole life to the achievement of an objective that can promote a decisive change in your trajectory.

Hyper-focus presupposes a total concentration on what you want. We can compare this attitude to developing a new skill, such as speaking a foreign language. What is the best way to learn English, for example? Do you think it's more effective to study once a week or spend three months in a country that speaks the language? 

Undoubtedly, the immersion experience abroad would bring much more consistent results. In the same way, the secret to success is connecting completely to an important project in your life. There is, however, in contemporary society, a great challenge to be overcome: distractions. If you spend hours watching funny videos and television series, or browsing social media, you are wasting time. Going into hyper-focus does not allow for this type of behavior, as it leads to a departure from the objective. 


O segredo que você precisa para ter sucesso na vida

Josefa Massinga 

Ola leoas, hoje eu vim escrever sobre ter sucesso na vida. Não que o que vou escrever seja realmente o caminho para o sucesso na vida mas, acredito que a partir do que vou escrever pode ajudar a cada uma de nos a encontar alguma luz. Eu acredito de todos nos somos bem sucedidos em alguma area das nossas vidas, Todos nos temos alcancado grandes objectivos e vitorias em areas da nossa vida, O sucesso esta em cada um de nos, nos temos e que aceitar a vida que nos temos e sabermos dizer que a nossa vida e um grande sucesso.

VAMOS VER A DIFERENCA ENTRE AS BEM-SUCESIDAS E AS NAO  BEM-SUCEDIDAS

Como ja havia escrito na introdução, todos nos somos bem sucedidos nas, cada um a sua maneira e do seu jeito.

Vamos encontar abaixo alguma ilustração sobre o assunto .

O que diferencia as pessoas bem-sucedidas daquelas que não conseguem atingir a prosperidade?

 Por que algumas alcançam metas extremamente difíceis e conquistam vidas incríveis, enquanto outras não chegam onde desejam? 

A resposta para esses questionamentos comuns revela os segredos para você ter sucesso na vida.

Sabe aquela estratégia que faz toda a diferença e é responsável por definir o rumo que a sua vida irá tomar? 

É exatamente disso que estamos falando. 

É claro que isso depende de uma importante mudança de comportamento. No entanto, um factor principal para ter sucesso é o hiperfoco.

Como ter sucesso na vida

Definitivamente, não há modo de prosperar e alcançar a vida dos seus sonhos se você não se concentrar muito no que é realmente importante. 

Entrar em hiperfoco consiste em imergir completamente em uma meta. Ou seja, voltar toda sua vida para a realização de um objectivo que pode promover uma mudança decisiva na sua trajetória.

O hiperfoco pressupõe uma concentração total naquilo que você deseja. Podemos comparar essa atitude ao desenvolvimento de uma nova habilidade, como falar uma língua estrangeira

Qual é a melhor forma de aprender inglês, por exemplo? Você acredita que é mais eficaz estudar uma vez por semana ou passar três meses em um país que fale o idioma? Sem dúvidas, a experiência de imersão no exterior traria resultados muito mais consistentes.

Do mesmo modo, o segredo do sucesso é se conectar completamente a um projeto importante para a sua vida. Há, porém, na sociedade contemporânea, um grande desafio a ser superado: as distrações. Se você passar horas vendo vídeos engraçados e séries de televisão, ou navegando nas redes sociais, estará desperdiçando tempo. 

Entrar em hiperfoco não permite esse tipo de comportamento, pois ele acarreta um afastamento do objetivo.


Josefa Amélia Massinga is the founder of Florista Flor Khyathu in Maputo, Mozambique. Her business, which opened in 2015, was inspired by the memory of her young niece Khyathu Massinga, who lost her life two years earlier. This store was Josefa Massinga's first enterprise, bringing her passion for flowers to a suburban area. As the only flower shop in this area at the time, she has since built up a loyal following of customers and brand recognition. She has since opened another branch called Khyathu Assessoria where in addition to flowers, customers can also access a range of other services such as floral decorations for vehicles, churches and events for special celebrations.

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