Christopher Columbus led four expeditions to the New World, but never accomplished his original goal.
His original goal was to find a western ocean route to Asia. Instead, Christopher Columbus usered in the new era in world history by opening up the Americas to Exploration.
Success Secrets We Can Learn from Columbus:
1. You don’t have to have a great deal of education to succeed. A clear vision is all it takes to accomplish success. Columbus had a vision. He had read Marco Polo’s descriptions of the abundant treasures of the Far East – spices from India and jade from China. He studied the latest world maps and was convinced he could go east by travelling west.
2. Sometimes you have to do things differently to get results.
Columbus was different to other maritime explorers. Instead of following the coastline like most maritime explorers, columbus sailed with no land in sight, relying completely on his sextant and compass. sometimes you need to lose sight of land. Take risks by allowing the familiar coastline to go out of sight, and to rely on other means of planning your journey.
3. Columbus had perseverence. Never, never, never give up, until you get what you want.
So, was Columbus successful? Yes! We still know his name after 500 years.
Abe
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Good article and brings the point accross of never giving up, very well.
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