People generally think that great achievers are superhuman or singularly talented people. However, those who have made a thorough study have a different perspective. One such study brings out five primary qualities which achievers have. First and foremost, they have a great sense of mission and a strong desire to turn everything that comes their way into reasonable account. Secondly, they concentrate on being result-oriented so that one is not just preoccupied with unceasing activities but with a definite outcome of their efforts. Thirdly, they take stock of whatever knowledge and skills they have and bring out what is latent and waiting to be used to turn it up to a peak of perfection. People often make the mistake of thinking that achievement is about adding to one’s knowledge and skills, while in reality, it is about the skill of developing what is already there—capacities of which we are sometimes barely aware. Frequently, one is an initial sense of mission that taps these hidden resources. No one sails through life without bumping into obstacles and suffering various setbacks. It is when one must beware of lapsing into passivity.