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How we think of success
often determines just how successful we become. As in most areas
of life, the thing that limits us the most is often ourselves.
See if you have any of the hang-ups below that might be blocking
you from achieving all the success that awaits you.
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1. Some people can't be successful. Anybody
can be a "success." It's a matter of having the desire
and doing what's necessary to achieve it.
2. Successful people don't make
mistakes. Wrong, they make plenty of mistakes. They
just don't repeat them.
3. You've got to work 60 (70, 80,
90...) hours a week. Working 70 hours a week means
nothing if you're not doing the right things. Focus on doing
what's right not just on doing a lot.
4. You'll only be a success if you
play by the rules. Sometimes you do, sometimes you
don't. Successful people often make up their own.
5. If you have help along the way,
it's not success. Success rarely occurs in a vacuum.
Recognize the people who help you become successful, there are
plenty of them.
6. It takes a lot of luck to be
successful. Maybe, but it takes so much more hard
work, diligence, and knowledge -- who needs luck?.
7. It's only success if you make a
lot of money. Define success however you like, but
there are plenty of successful people who aren't rich.
8. It's only success if everybody
knows it. Again, if that's part of your definition,
then fine. But the truth is, you can be a success and be the
only one who knows it.
9. Success is a goal. Success
is a by-product of achieving your goals. Saying that you
"want to be a success" begs the question: "At
what?"
10. Once I'm successful, my troubles
are over. You may be successful, but you'll still
have the ups and downs that you had before. Enjoy what success
you achieve and live each day as it comes.
About the Author:
Jim Allen, life,
career, & business coach. For more ideas, visit: http://www.CoachJim.com
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