Why Success in Life is Figure-Outable

“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine the altitude you soar in life.”

– Zig Ziglar

A famous basketball star was once asked what the secret to success is. His answer was profound when stated, “Ultimately, the secret to success is not a secret at all as much as it is a choice. The choice to be a winner above all else”. What he meant was there is no blueprint to success in any endeavor, it is something you have to work at and figure out as you go, but the most important thing is to keep a strong mindset and keep working at it.

I have found that the key to life is not stopping at the first roadblock, but realizing that everything is “Figure-Out-able”. What this means is that you have to simply keep trying and adapting your approach at things and eventually you will overcome it — but the key is not to give up.

Think about it. We have all encountered moments where we didn’t know what to do so we had to figure it out. When we were children and couldn’t talk yet, we had to figure out how to communicate what we wanted to our parents. It meant pointing or looking intently at something, or perhaps making a sound that indicated what we needed at the moment.

Children have an amazing ability to be curious and adaptable to situations. As adults, we sometimes forget that. The most…