Success and failure are not personalities or destinies “Success and Failure Are Not States – They Are Results of Action (or Inaction)”
Success and Failure Are Results of Action,You’re Not a Failure, You Just Failed Let’s kill the lie. You were not “destined to fail.” You’re not “cursed” or “unlucky.” And no, you’re not special because you want success more than the next person. In this cutthroat world, success and failure are not emotional states, religious prophecies, or motivational slogans they are the natural results of consistent action or painful inaction.
That’s the harsh truth most people don’t want to hear about Success and failure. But on WhatsNextNG, we say what they’re too scared to whisper.
It’s not about how badly you want it. It’s about what you’re doing about it every damn day.
The Brutal Truth: You’re Either Building or Decaying
Every minute, you are either building success or planting the seeds of failure. There’s no neutral ground. Watching Netflix for 5 hours instead of learning a skill? That’s action toward failure. Scrolling Instagram instead of building your side hustle? That’s also action just the wrong kind.
Inaction is a decision. Laziness is a commitment. And indecision is action in reverse.
People love to pretend they’re stuck because they don’t have the right “information.” Truth is, they’re addicted to distraction, fear, and the comfort of victimhood. It’s easier to say “Nigeria is hard” than it is to wake up at 4am and grind when no one’s watching.
But let’s be honest which do you want? Results or excuses?
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Why Motivation is a Scam
Motivational content is like cheap energy drinks it hypes you up for a few hours and then crashes your system. What you need isn’t a pep talk. You need a system, a routine, and unapologetic self-discipline.
Success isn’t emotional. It’s mechanical.
Failing that exam? You didn’t read. No mystery there. Your business is stuck? You haven’t marketed or refined your product. It’s not your village people. It’s you. Every result you have right now is a result of either something you did or something you refused to do.
Success doesn’t care about your feelings. And failure? It doesn’t ask for permission.
The Delusion of “Trying”
“I’m trying my best” is the most abused sentence in the world. People say it to excuse half-baked efforts and zero progress.
Listen: You don’t try to build a business. You build it. You don’t try to become a millionaire. work relentlessly until your bank account shows commas. Trying is a comfort zone disguised as action.
You don’t get credit for attempts only for outcomes.
If pilots, doctors, or engineers “tried” the way average people try, we’d all be dead or buried in broken buildings. But when it comes to personal goals, suddenly everyone wants sympathy for effort without results.
Life doesn’t work that way.
Results Speak Louder Than Intentions
Intentions are invisible. Results are loud.
The problem is, we live in a generation obsessed with looking like they’re doing something instead of actually doing it. Posting “Rise and grind” on Instagram at 5am is not work. Reading 200 books a year is not work if you don’t act on a single one.
Here’s the thing:
The world rewards execution, not inspiration.
Look around. The successful people you admire are not the smartest, the holiest, or the most talented. They are the ones who figured out the formula: take action consistently, fail fast, iterate, show up, and don’t quit.
In Nigeria, Excuses Have Become a Culture
Let’s talk home.
In Nigeria, we’ve turned excuses into a national identity. “No job,” “bad economy,” “the government is corrupt,” “no opportunities” and yes, those are real issues. But they’ve also become comfortable crutches for inactivity.
Meanwhile, young Nigerians are relocating and building empires in countries they’ve never been to before. Some are selling on Amazon, coding from Aba, doing digital marketing from Enugu, and making millions without a government connection.
If you’re waiting for the system to fix your life, you’ll grow old waiting.
The world owes you nothing. And in Nigeria? It might even owe you negative. That’s exactly why you have to wake up and out-hustle your reality.
Success Leaves Clues So Does Failure
Take a look at your results academically, financially, physically, mentally.
If you’re broke, there’s a pattern in your behavior. If you’re excelling, there’s a pattern too. The problem is, most people don’t want to analyze their failures honestly. They’d rather blame, complain, or spiral in anxiety.
But the difference between a loser and a winner isn’t talent. It’s brutal self-accountability.
Success has patterns:
- Wake up early
- Avoid distractions
- Take calculated risks
- Learn from failures
- Stay consistent
Failure also has patterns:
- Procrastination
- Blaming others
- Being comfortable
- Fear of rejection
- Analysis paralysis
Which pattern are you repeating?
Why Some Fail Despite Taking Action (and Why That’s Good)
Here’s a twist: Taking action doesn’t always guarantee success. But NOT taking action guarantees failure.
Some people do the work and still fail. That’s life. But those people are 10x closer to success than the ones waiting for the “right moment.”
Failure is not your enemy. In fact, failure is feedback. If you fail fast and learn faster, you win in the long run.
People who’ve never failed at anything are either liars or cowards who’ve never attempted anything worth failing at.
You Can’t Hack Success, But You Can Systemize It
There’s no one-time trick to success. But there is a proven way to engineer results:
- Clarity – Define what success looks like for you.
- Strategy – Break it down into actionable steps.
- Execution – Show up daily, no matter how you feel.
- Feedback – Analyze what’s working and adjust.
- Consistency – Repeat until the goal is achieved.
Repeat that loop enough, and it becomes your default mode. At that point, success is no longer a dream — it’s a system.
You Deserve Your Life Right Now
Read that again.
You. Deserve. Your. Life.
Not because of karma or fate but because your results reflect your repeated choices. If you want a better life, change your inputs. Get uncomfortable. Break your old patterns. Do what others aren’t doing.
And stop blaming the universe.
Whatsnextng Conclusion: Action is the Only Language Results Understand
The world doesn’t need more dreamers. It needs doers.
The economy won’t wait for your self-esteem to rise.
The clock won’t slow down because you’re tired.
So here’s the challenge for you, reading this on WhatsNextNG:
Audit your life. Look at the gap between what you say you want and what you’re doing daily. If your actions don’t match your goals, you don’t deserve the success you’re craving. Yet.
But the good news?
You can start today. Right now. Take action. Track results. Adjust. Repeat.
Success and failure don’t care about who you are. They only care about what you do.
So… what are you doing?
