We Are What We Repeatedly Do
Over the years success and failure have taken Brainwave Shotson meanings that denote some sort of destination. That's where sayings such as "he's hit rock bottom" and "That's when I knew I'd made it" took form. They're meant to say that someone has "arrived" at either failure or success. But success, and for that matter failure, cannot be destinations. They are by nature "ways of life" much the same as the excellence Aristotle talked about. This is a simple fact but once you've grasped this the rest of the quote can really start to mean something to you and the bright future you've always dreamed about.
If it is true that success, like excellence, is a way of life; That it is a habit that is cultivated and lived out; That you really are what you repeatedly do. Then all that is necessary to make the shift from a life of lack, limitation, and unhappiness to a life of abundance, prosperity and joy is a decision and a bit of will power. This is really quite powerful if you can wrap your mind around it. Many people these days look at their lives each and every day as a chore. They wake up, go to work, slave away just waiting for 5 o'clock, and then go home and zone out the rest of the evening. Well if we are what we repeatedly do then what does that make those people? They repeatedly dislike their life, they repeatedly complain, they repeatedly do the same unsatisfying routine everyday and, therefore, they repeatedly reap unhappiness, more to complain about and an unfulfilled life. Few are satisfied but none seem to be willing to act and change it for themselves.
Start forming the habit of success today. Look at what successful people do and emulate them. Get your hands on a few biographies of people that inspire you, people that can awe you with their greatness, and you'll see that they started out in much the same position as you. The difference is that they made a decision one day and saw it through. They gave up monotony and traded it in for greatness, and all it cost them was a little sweat, a risk or two, and maybe even some tears.