Road To Success

“The Road to Success” I am very pleased and honored today standing in front of you my dear classmates. I would like to start with a quote: “The road to success is not straight. There is a curve called Failure, a loop called Confusion, speed bumps called Friends, red lights called Enemies, caution lights called Family. You will have flat tires called Jobs, but if you have a spare called Determination, an engine called Perseverance, a driver called Will Power, you will make it to a place called Success.” This quote appropriately spells the formula of success which I want to share to you today. I would like to impart three main points of the success of our family, not to inform you of my status in life but to enlighten and inspire you on the

Hard work implies discipline, perseverance, honesty and cooperation. We all know that life is hard, life is difficult. I grew up from a middle class family- most of the time my father’s compensation is not enough for us. Although we have a financial problem I’m proud to say that we are raised by our grandparents and parents who were loving, committed to the task of raising their children with high expectations and possessed a positive sense of self-regard. We were trained to do the household works. Division of labor were evident in our home as early as when I am 5 years old, not only in our home but also for rest of my relatives. That’s how my grandparents trained the whole family. We were told to study hard because according to them, education is the only inheritance they could give us. They taught us to be good people, God-fearing and they disciplined us the traditional way. Genuine discipline is the foundation of all the values we have in our family. My grandparents are the ones who set us the example of hard work. No matter how hard-working they are, a government employees’ salary still not enough for the family’s basic needs. So with perseverance, honesty, and cooperation, every children do their part to help each other. The greatest legacy of my grandparents had been the formation of the character of each of the children. They did not allow circumstances to control our life. We were not that rich but did not blame on

Similarly, hard work is coupled with ambition, with no waste of time, somebody will be successful someday. As one would note, success is attained by hard work. Even if one is born with silver spoon in his/her mouth, on still has to work to maintain what he/she is enjoying at the moment. Enthusiasm to pursue ambition creates zest, zest arises determination. Being determined means giving form and drive to one’s dream. Every person with an ambition must expect to encounter difficulties but we will continue to look forward with a sense of expectancy. We must not afraid to take risks. We know that learning is a risky business. To keep on learning and growing, we must anticipate failures but at the same time avoid it. Let these failures drive us towards success not backward. Here is no shortcuts leading to the road of success. No matter how long it will be, it’s worth driving for because you know you did your best. As you drive through, keep moving, don’t stop: remember Time is