I was talking to a friend yesterday who said the reason he hasn't succeeded is because he doesn't have the money to start his own business. He said, if only he had a good friend who could lend him the money he could succeed （he may have been referring to me as that "good friend," I don't know）. But the reality is, you don't need lots of money to achieve success.

    There are 4 things that you need to succeed, and they don't cost anything:

    1. The first thing you need is "Time"

    With time you can climb mountains, develop a six-pack, break world records, write a bestseller, become rich, or anything else.

    Time is far more valuable than money. You can exchange your time to get money, but you can't exchange your money to get more time. Time is the first thing you need to succeed, and it's free.

    2. The second thing you need are "Ideas"

    I think about the articles that I write; everything I write is just an "idea."

    There's no limit to the number of ideas we can have.

    I am inspired to write maybe five or six times a day, I have more inspirational thoughts than I can possibly write about.

    Why is this? Because there is no shortage in this world; shortage is only a figment of the imagination.

    You know, it's an amazing thing; ideas that are "free" can actually make you rich. Randy Gage said, "You don't have a money shortage, you have an idea shortage."

    If you wanted to write a bestselling book, all you would need is an "idea." An idea of what to write about, an idea as to how you could make it unique, an idea as to how you could get a publisher, an idea as to the best way to market it, an idea on a catchy title, an idea on how to get the right person to foreword it. It's all ideas. Success comes from ideas, not from money.

    You need to tap into your limitless river of ideas.

    3. The third thing you need is "Consistent Action"

    This is where most people have trouble. Our society has so programmed us with "get rich quick schemes," and "instant gratification fixes" that we don't understand that some things require consistent action for many years.

    Instead of us patiently cultivating the talents that we have, we sell our birthright of success and prosperity for a false hope; we sell it for fool's gold, the false thinking that we can somehow get something for nothing. Let's be clear, becoming a success and fulfilling what's on the inside of you is going to take work! It's going to take patience, persistence, faithfulness, faith, dedication, consistency, and determination, when it seems like nothing is working. But if you're consistent, you will succeed.

    4. The fourth thing you need is "Passion"

    It's critical that you pursue your passion.

    Firstly because you'll be willing to put in the time and dedication to make it a success, and secondly because your passion sparks your creativity and the flow of ideas; it sparks ideas that are unique, ideas that people will gladly pay to see manifested.

    Just like a seed, you have everything you need on the inside of you to succeed, you just need to be planted in the right soil and cultivated. The soil represents being involved in activities that you're passionate about; the cultivation means doing the hard work which causes success to come.

    In conclusion, there are no excuses, everyone has the ability to succeed, so get started today!

    昨天我跟一朋友聊天，他说他失败的原因是由于没有本钱创业。他还说，要是有一个好朋友能借钱给他的话，他就可以取得成功（他说的"好朋友"大概是在说我吧，我也不太清楚）.然而，事实是，获得成功并不需要你有很多钱。

    在成功路上，你需要拥有以下四件宝贝，而他们都不需要你一分钱。

    1. 第一件你需要有的宝贝是"时间" .

    有了时间，你可以爬山，研发半打啤酒，打破世界纪录，写一本畅销书，成为富翁等等。

    时间可比金钱珍贵多了。你可以拿时间换金钱，但你却不能拿金钱买时间。时间是你成功路上需要拥有的第一件宝贝，而它还是免费的。

    2. 第二件你需要有的宝贝是"创意" .

    我认为我说写的那些文章，以及所有写下来的东西都是一种"创意".

    我们可拥有的创意的数量是无限的。

    得到启发的我可以一天写五六次，我有比我所能写出来的多得多的灵感。

    为什么呢？因为在这个世界上没有"短缺";"短缺"也只是想象中虚构出来的一种东西罢了。

    你知道的，这很是奇怪；"免费"的创意确实可以让你富有。兰迪。格基曾说"没有金钱的短缺，只有创意的短缺。"

    如果你曾打算写一本畅销书，你只需要有一个"创意"即可。一个写什么的创意，一个如何能让它独特的创意，一个如何找到出版商的创意，一个最好的营销方式的创意，一个吸引人眼球的题目的创意以及一个如何找到合适的人为你的书写序的创意。所有的这些都是"创意".成功从创意而非金钱中来。

    你需要去挖掘思想的河流中的无限创意。

    3. 第三件你需要有的宝贝是"坚持" .

    这就是许多人的症结所在。社会以种种"快速致富法"和"速成"引导我们。因此，我们不知道有些事儿是要在长达数年的坚持之后才能实现的。

    与耐心地培养我们的人才相反的是，我们为了不切实际的希望而出卖我们那与生俱来的获得成功与繁荣的权利；为了傻子手里的金子，我们错误地以为可以空手套白狼。醒醒吧！要想获得成功并实现你心中的目标，你就得做事儿。它需要你有耐性，坚持，忠诚，信念，奉献，坚定和决心，当看起来什么事儿都没有做，而你却又在坚持的时候，你就会成功。

    4. 第四件你需要有的宝贝儿是"激情" .

    追求激情很是关键。

    首先，因为你愿意用你的时间跟奉献来获取成功，其次是因为你的激情可以激发你的创造力和思想的流动；它点燃你独一无二的创意，而这些创意让人们一目了然从而乐于为其掏钱。

    就如一粒种子，你自身拥有获得成功所需要的一切条件，你仅仅需要被种在合适的土壤里面培养。泥土代表的是你所积极参与的活动；培养意味着攻克成功路上的艰难险阻。

    总之，没有任何借口。每个人都有能力获得成功，因此，从今天开始准备吧！