Adam Khoo

Chapter One

Success is a Journey

Adam Khoo, the author of the book has used this chapter to talk about the concept of the term ‘success’ and how the meaning differs for each and every single person. For some, success means achieving a personal goal set by the person himself. To others, it means that they have achieved a name in this world and are recognized by many. There are also people who believe themselves to be successful when they know for a fact that they have given their best for a particular task or job. These people do not base their success on recognition or achievement but on whether they tried to carry out the job in an appropriate manner or not. Khoo actually has a different idea of what success is and this idea is shared by many people who are considered to be successful by others. This idea states that success is not about reaching goals or achieving recognition only. Success can be achieved by trying to make it to a goal and never giving up. Each decision made, each idea implemented, each attempted step taken toward a specific goal is considered as success even if the ultimate goal is not achieved. Failure only arises when we stop taking initiative and give up on our goals. Adam Khoo believes that this is the exact mentality that the winners have and this is what makes them stand out and achieve success in the end.

In this chapter the author has also talked about why so many people are still not successful and how to ensure that you take the correct path and attitude towards being successful. According to Khoo, people always link success and failure together. This means that if they do not achieve a goal, even after hard work, they consider themselves to be a failure. Due to this fear of failure, people tend to avoid making big goals which would show their true potential. What they need to realize is that success is something that can be found on a daily basis as mentioned before. Each action towards a goal is success. Never giving up is...