Interest and initiative are important for success

When we talk of success, it means doing a task well, be it in any area, like studies, job, cooking, sports, etc. For that to happen, two things are vital, interest and initiative. Let me explain.

Unless we are interested in something we are not attracted to it, and hence we won't do it. For example, suppose I am interested in learning to play the piano, then I would look for the teacher, start taking lessons, and might be able to learn well. This finding the teacher and start taking lessons depends on the initiative taken by me. So my interest in learning music coupled with the initiative taken will lead me to learn to play the piano, not just the interest.

Consider another scenario, when we are not interested in doing something but it needs to be done (studies falls into this category for many students). In such a situation, first we have to take the initiative to put effort in its learning. As positive results start coming, we usually start developing interest in that, and then more initiative, and the cycle continues. Hence interest and initiative are like two pillars if you wish to achieve anything successfully.