The secrets to success are that there are no true secrets. Success are acheived through embracing the following principles in a serious manner.
You must have knowledge, wisdom, and understanding. This comes from Biblical scripture as well. Proverbs 1:2, "To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;"
Below you'll find my basic principle understanding of knowledge, wisdom, and understanding:
Knowledge comes easy. It's the knowing that an opportunity exist. It's having information on a topic of relevance.
Wisdom comes from the actual experience you gain while in practice of using the knowledge you acquired.
This is also why Medical Doctor's offices are called Practices and not Cure Centers. They are practicing on patients to gain better understanding of what they studied for 10+ years while in college.
Understanding comes from the failures and success of your actions. You learn what works for you and what doesn't which gives you your own understanding from the realities you have faced.
The objective should always be to succeed. In the process, you'll want to give up no different than anything else in life. How many graduates felt like quitting college their sophomore or junior year?
I don't find it odd that if you want to be successful you'll want to have a coach or a mentor.
If you have neither you can succeed but the path to success may be longer and your failures more numbered. There are no garantees with a coach but the chances are in your favor when you have one that supports your growth.
On the way to success, there will always be choices but the outcome of those choices will be determined by the attitude you decide to have and the actions you decide to embrace.
-Pree Dammond