Success: Want, Must or Can?

Success: Want, Must or Can?
Human nature often pushes him to set goals, to seek new experiences and different conditions through which he manifests his desires and fulfills his “wants”.
Both daily activity and sports are fields in which every person seeks success. Whether it is the exams at school, or the participation in a competition, or even in adult life the development in the working environment.
The individual’s involvement in each field includes success as a goal, with each pursuing it as a “want”, “must” or “can”.
Often in sports it is heard that success is a person’s big “dream”, the satisfaction of his desires, his ambition that will satisfy his emotional side. “I want” expresses what could satisfy the person, what would bring him joy and pleasure. “I want” alone does not ensure success. It will need to be transformed into effort!
In many cases, success takes the form of “must”, making it “must”, without any alternative in case of failure. The athlete’s preparation towards the goal he “must” achieve will be accompanied by intense anxiety, while the failure to achieve it will be accompanied by guilt and a more general deconstruction of the whole effort: “I didn’t do what I should have”.
Even if I had to, the basis of success is “I can”. It states the individual’s abilities, the effort he has made, his improvement through his preparation and to achieve the “I can” goal meets the requirements of success.
“I want” is important as it indicates the motivation of the individual, it is the activating factor towards success, without it any effort would not start. “Must” appears to be an inhibitor to success, it creates a sense of obligation, success (if it comes) will bring more relief than pleasure as it is a stressful condition. Ultimately we are looking for the “I can”, this will reveal the desire of the person, as it comes with effort and a lot of work! It will fill the person with self-confidence and optimism and give him the corresponding physical and mental energy to achieve the goal.
It is important for the athlete not to dwell on “I want”, to see success as something pleasant and not obligatory, while developing his individual ability.
To achieve success “you must be able!”