Success means different things for different people. Some may equate¹（等同） it with fame, some with wealth and still some with accomplishments². For me, it means fulfilling one's dreams. Whatever your dreams are, you have a goal there and then focus all your attention on it. Dreams bring you hope and happiness. In the process of struggling for it, you cry, sweat, complain or even curse, but the joy of harvesting makes you forget all the pains and troubles you have gone through. So an old proverb（谚语，格言） says that the sweetest fruit is one that has undergone the bitterest ordeal³.

 

There are several keys to success. First, your goal must be practical and practicable（行得通的）. If you set your goal too high, chances are that you will never attain⁴ it. Next, you have to make a plan of doing it. You can take some steps to realize it. Since the process is quite tough, you need to be diligent⁵, patient and persevering⁶. Even if you meet with some difficulties or frustrations⁷, just take them in your stride. You can always tell yourself that there is nothing insurmountable. With this will and determination, success is sure to wait for you at the end of the tunnel!

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