Do you know why the chances of becoming a huge success is so low? Because it’s insanely tough. But at the same time, the changes you can make in your life to exponentially increase the odds are actually very simple. Simple, but not easy. It’s all in your mind. Are you ready to make major changes in your life? Let’s get to it.
Here are the 13 reasons why you will never be successful
in life.
1. You push off Responsibility
Accept full responsibility for every single thing that
happens in your life. Don’t blame others. Don’t blame circumstances. Don’t
blame what you lack. And definitely don’t blame your luck. You will always have
choices to make in every situation, and these choices will always have
consequences.
Take 100% responsibility of yourself. Make the right
choices, because they will either steer you that bit closer to your goals, or
away from them. Success is nothing but a series of all the right choices you
make. If you want something, got get it yourself. You’re in charge. Period.
I
am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul. ~ William Ernest Henley
2. You Procrastinate
Understand the cost of being a procrastinator. It is like
a credit card. You have a lot of fun while at it, but wait until you get the
bill. Procrastination is deadly.
I don’t care what your reason for procrastinating is. The
Law of Diminishing Intent states that if you don’t take action soon after the
idea strikes you and the emotion is high, fairly soon the urgency starts to
diminish. And the longer you wait, the less likely you will ever get the job done.
Start off by making the decision to declare war on your
procrastination devil. By just being aware that you need to be at an endless
battle with this devil, you are already ahead of the majority.
Procrastination
is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and
happiness is heavy. ~ Wayne Gretzky
3. You are a Perfectionist
Perfection does not exist. It is only a great excuse not
to get started. Do your best; strive to be good; strive to become better than
you were yesterday; but forget perfection. Because if your work truly matters
to you, you will never ever reach that state anyway.
You just need to get started. And then again tomorrow.
And again the day after.
You can accomplish nothing if you are preparing for the
perfect timing and waiting around. All you need to do is apply what you've
learned and take massive action.
Do
not wait; the time will never be ‘just right.’ Start where you stand, and work
with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be
found as you go along. ~ Napoleon Hill
4. You are afraid of Criticism
If you are going to be achieving anything great, expect
tons of criticism and haters. Learn to handle them.
In any case, do not let the fear of criticism stop you
from doing what you have to do. You do not have to please everyone. That’s a
sure route to failure. This is your mission. This is your life. Let’s do this.
To
avoid criticism say nothing, do nothing, be nothing. ~ Aristotle
5. You are afraid of Failure
Do things for success, but expect failure along the way.
Failure is absolutely necessary. Failure is a life lesson designed to bring out
the best in you. If you are too afraid to fail, then don’t start.
It’s okay to have some fear, but don’t be too discouraged
when you do fail. Because it’s not about how many times or how big you fall,
it’s about how many times you’re willing to get up and try again. And I hope
you answered that with, “as many times as it takes.”
It
is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so
cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all – in which case, you
fail by default. ~ J.K. Rowling
6. You are darn Lazy
If you’re putting in the same amount of work as the
people around you, consider yourself lazy. This is a competitive world, and if
you want to stand out at all, then prepare yourself mentally and work two times
harder than everyone else. If others work five hours, you work seven. Work
your butt off. It pays. And forget your partying that can’t help you achieve
your dreams.
Formula
for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil. ~ J. Paul Getty
7. You lack Originality and Creativity
You are already lazy. It’s not any better that you are
doing the same thing everyone else is doing. You need to be unique if you want
to stand out as well.
Be original and get those creative juices flowing. Dare
to be different from the crowd. You can get ideas and inspiration from others.
You can even copy to a certain extent. But in the end, be your authentic and
genuine self. People are dying to see the unique you, and not another copycat.
Trusting
your individual uniqueness challenges you to lay yourself open. ~ James
Broughton
8. You play it Solo
We humans were biologically designed to flourish
together. Success does not come by our self.
Don’t be afraid to ask for help when you need it. Learn
to genuinely connect with others and work together. Support one another.
Likewise, help and offer value to others. You cannot expect to receive when you
don’t give.
Coming
together is a beginning; keeping together is a progress; working together is a
success. ~ Henry Ford
9. You are Ungrateful
Being grateful increases your level of happiness
dramatically. You will be much better equipped to face life’s challenges when
your natural state is full of joy, happiness, and gratitude. Happiness leads to
success, and not the other way round.
Start adopting an attitude of gratitude and if need be,
keep a gratitude journal. Look around as you read this. I bet there’s at least
one thing that would make life very different for you if you lost it. And make
no mistake, this is not a chance for you to settle with what you have. Being
grateful and settling are two very different things.
Develop
an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you,
knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and
better than your current situation. ~ Brian Tracy
10. You fail to Learn from your Mistakes
Along the way, you’re going to make a tons of mistakes.
Accept them with humility. Those are some free life lessons. Approach every
mistake you make as a special learning experience sent to teach you something
valuable and necessary for your success in the future.
Einstein says that the definition of insanity is doing
the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Learn from
your mistakes and do not repeat them.
Learning
from your mistakes is an essential skill that enables you to develop the
resilience to be a master of change rather than a victim of change. ~ Brian
Tracy
11. You don’t Believe in Yourself
“He who says he can and he who says he can’t are both
usually right” (Confucius). Drop all your self-limiting beliefs. If you want
something with a strong enough passion, you will find ways to make the impossible
happen. The only limits you ever set up for yourself are all in the mind.
Change them.
You are unstoppable. Dream big because you are destined
for greatness. Believe that you will be a big success. You already have
everything it takes to crush life. All you have to do right now is succeed.
When
your desires are strong enough, you will appear to possess superhuman powers to
achieve. ~ Napoleon Hill
12. You Lack Consistency
Consistency is crucial to your success. Develop the habit
of showing up all the time, whether you feel like it or not. The pro doesn't
give himself excuses. He just gets the work done. Short bursts of fiery
enthusiasm will not cut it.
Come up with a system for yourself and make sure you
stick with it. Deciding and succeeding to hit the gym four times a week is far
more superior than deciding to hit the gym seven times a week and failing to
execute three times. Yes, even when the outcome is the same, because you are
training your mind to be weak by not doing what you say you will do. That
weakness will rub off negatively on other areas of your life.
Long-term consistency will always trump short-term
intensity.
We
are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. ~
Aristotle
13. You have Stopped Growing
Successful people understand that they need to sharpen
their skills all the time. They understand that once they stop, they will fall
behind the competition. They're made the decision early in the game to become
excellent and the top in their field.
The moment you stop growing and learning is the moment
you truly fail. That includes your personal development and all other areas of
your life. In fact, the moment you decide your level of personal development is
enough, that’s when you become a failure of life.
Your
level of success will seldom exceed your level of personal development. ~ Jim
Rohn
I've learned along the way that if you truly want to succeed,
you have to focus on one thing at a time and master it. Don’t multitask. It is
true that all 13 are essential for your success, but you are setting yourself
up for failure if you try to master all 13 life changes
simultaneously. Slow and steady wins the race. Pick just one and focus all
your energies on it. If I were you, I’d choose consistency.
Good luck, and to your success!
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