Personal Success in Homer´s The Odessey

Many man have the desire to achieve personal success in the things they desire to do. As this is the case, many of them deem to obtain failure instead of success. Therefore there is something more than just desire that makes a man successful in his personal journey, which is the capability to belief in himself to succeed in the things that he desires to do with his life. Man throughout history have seen this quality as a quality of importance and tho is shows literature. Homer story about “ The Odyssey” is a prime example as how mans self belief can even be more powerful than the curse of a God. While self belief is important, it is never the less of a struggle until success takes its place. Which will outdo any struggle that he would have to go trough..
While everyone says they want to be successful, few of them are willing to pay the price to become successful, as they all fear failure, while in reality fear of failure is failure itself. The things that one might lose while trying to become successful ,like family and friends, is outdone when success becomes a reality. As family and friends might not see the obsession of becoming successful in the thing that one might desire. They are okay with being mediocre, not changing anything on this earth, turning back to dust when they die. Therefore they are blind, unable to see what would make one want to become successful. Not taking into consideration the amount of effort and sacrifices it takes for one to achieve personal success.
This brings up another point on the negative side of having the desire to wanting to become successful. One must be willing to sacrifice the things of present wants and at certain times even things that are needs. To accumulate the knowledge needed to ac...

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...om is the achievement of someones personal desire. Therefore success by definition tend to be different for everyone as everyone desires something different then the man they stand next too. While majority of people assume is success is related to financial success. Meaning that one is only successful if he acquires a large amount of money. While I believe success is to be free and all other things will fall in place as one aligns himself with the nature of earth and becomes awaken.
In conclusion one comes successful when he beliefs in himself and takes his own journey. Not falling into the norm as everyone else because life is easy when you are told what to do and do not take any chances in it. It is not until when you take some chances that you actually live, until then you are dead as the ones that lye below the surface being nothing more then food for the worms.