Some people say that one’s
attractive appearance and fashion is are more
important than one’s ability to
secced succeed. However, in my opinion,
having an outstanding ability should be a
priority for success for two reasons. First, as time goes by, the trends for appearance and fashion change and
replaced. Second, ability is a more important factor to maintain success compared
to the external factors.
To begin with, people’s looks and fashion are constantly changing. Over time, their
appearance becomes less attractive and the standards of beauty can
changes as well. To be specific, if there
is someone who succeeds with their attractive looks, it he or she could be replaced by a younger, prettier, or
handsome person. Therefore, the most important element for success is objective
and absolute criteria such as one’s technical ability.
For example, there was a survey conducted by the
Employment Assistance Center, with current CEOs as respondents. The purpose of
the survey was to understand the consensus view about the significant cause of
success. The majority of respondents ranked abilities like relationship skills
or technical abilities over one’s looks. An
overwhelming 80% responded that there are more positive outcomes of having
personal competence. The reasons were mainly concerned with abilities associated
with effort. This survey proves that people place priority on capacity.
On top of that, even if appearance can be viewed as crucial, various
abilities are more vital and critical in the long run. External factors can be easily improved. On the other hand, ability should be achieved through individual efforts
because it cannot be bought by money. For instance, my grandfather tried to
develop abilities rather than appearance in order to succeed. Although his
appearance is was not good enough, He
tried very hard to success achieve his
own dream. As a result, he achieved his dream and succeeded in his career.
To sum up, ability is more essential and important to success than external looks. Also, people need to develop a
variety of abilities rather than simply focusing on their looks.