Don't Skip These 5 Steps, In Order to Reach the Top.

Success can appear as a goal location, such as a corner office, a luxurious hotel, or a grand mansion, from a distance. Then, when you arrive, everything is ideal, right?

For those who have already attained what most people regard as success, it is something somewhat more elusive and fleeting. Even if you have all the trappings of success, you might not feel it on the inside. For example, you might get the mansion or the corner office and discover it's not everything you had hoped for. It's also possible to experience success for a split second before it disappears abruptly.

As the chairman and CEO of Rodale, I've come to understand that success is a process, not a destination, and that to genuinely experience its consequences on the inside as well as the outside, one must have a Zen-like openness and appreciation for life and everyone in it. (Although I'll admit that flexibility to travel and stay in posh hotels is my favorite concrete advantage of prosperity.) Success can occasionally be straightforward. Today, I set a timer for 15 minutes and had fun with my 8-year-old while they cleaned the kitchen, saving me from having to badger them for an hour. Yes, the simple things make a difference.

What choices must you make right now to begin climbing the ranks of your profession? Decide today whether you want to enter or exit, and then go on. This one action alone has the power to alter the course of your entire life.

The following five steps must be followed in order to succeed—or they must not be neglected once you have succeeded.

1. When you're feeling the most hopeless, have faith, and inspire everyone around you.

Not every day is nice, and not every year is fantastic. What can you take out from such failures, and how can you continue on regardless of what happens? Finding faith is essential and connects to the first two steps: Keep going if you think what you're doing is significant and you can see that it's benefiting others.

2. Indulge in your passion once you've identified it.

Meditating or undertaking a vision quest can help you achieve this. A consultant might be hired or you can seek counseling. By chance, you might tumble into it. In spite of everything, you must locate it and keep doing so. It's an ongoing process that keeps expanding, developing, and changing, much like a fractal.

3. Honor your accomplishments and kindly spread them to others.

You sow the seeds for future success every time you share your success and its outcomes with others. Since success is a process rather than a singular event. It must be cared for and kept up with because it goes through periods of splendor and dormancy, much like a garden. And spread.

4. Be dedicated to helping others.

Serving others—your clients, team members, supporters, and the less fortunate—is undoubtedly one of the most crucial actions because, no matter what else occurs, if you do it, you will have a sense of inner serenity that no jewel or yacht can match. Service is success.

5. Ensure your own wellbeing.

Consider Bruce Springsteen as a successful example. His performances consume a tremendous amount of energy—yet they bring joy and happiness to people all around the world. But he also has to take a moment to breathe as an artist.

He maintains a healthy lifestyle at the age of 63 in order to find the inspiration to write songs and the motivation to perform. This cycle needs to be respected. To ensure that you have the stamina and energy to do it all over again and to be your own brand of rock star, take care of yourself and give yourself permission to rest and heal.