IELTS Writing Sample Answer # Success
You should spend 40 minutes on this task.
The majority of people work hard in order to achieve success while for others it comes naturally.
Do you think some people are destined to be successful?
How can success be measured?
Write at least 250 words.
Every individual wants to be successful, although everyone has different meaning for success. Although some people believe that success comes quite naturally, others believe that anyone who works hard gets successful. In my opinion it is the middle way between hard work and nature that helps in being successful.
Bill gates said, “It is very important to be at the right place and the right time, to be successful.” So, for instance, according to him he was successful because he was doing the right thing i.e. computers when the boom of computers was about to begin. But according to a professor, it is not only important to be at the right place but to know that you are at the right place. Example- there were many people who got associated with computers in its early stage but left it because they thought it would be a loss. Even more, Bill gates was successful because he worked hard, he took the risk and went forward. So, is it destiny, yes sure but he is successful because he combined destiny with hard work and faith.
However, there are people who believe that they are successful purely because of hard work and anyone who is ready to do the hard work will be successful. Like, Lionel Messi. According to him, he realised that he loved football and then took every step that brought him close to being a football champion.
Moreover, success is a very relative term. For some people, being able to own a house is success, but for some owning a company is success. Some believe that success is having a family while for others it is being able to become a “sadhu”.
Overall, in my opinion, success is always grand if it is on your own terms rather than what is perceived to be by others and to be successful one needs to have both destiny and hard work.