Every person out there, especially you,
has his/her own special abilities and
potential to achieve whatever they set their
mind to. Sadly due to the wrong mindset,
that true potential is never reached. There
are many reasons why most us in our own
minds are unsuccessful. But I am going to
express what I believe are the top ten. I
want to share them with you so you can
become aware of them, and ultimately drop
some of these habits or traits, whatever you
want to call them. Lets get started right
now.
10.Procrastination
Yup, everyone knows their guilt in this
area. If there is an important task you must
get started on, by all means, START NOW! Not
tomorrow or a month from now, right now!
There will never be a perfect time or place
to start, so start now! I honestly believe
that procrastination causes time to speed
up. You say "Okay, I'll start next week",
next week comes "okay next week" and so on.
Whatever the task is, it is always on the
back of your head. And you know you were
supposed to start last night. No more of
this, this has to change. This is one of the
first crucial steps to doing anything, do it
right away!
9. Comfort
Think of where you are at in your job.
Whether you like it or not it's money right?
And for the time being, it sure beats
getting a whole new different job starting
form square one, when your already at square
9 or 10, right? As well as the fact that for
many of you it has taken quite some time. 1,
3, 8, 15, 20 years to establish yourself,
which you do not want to go to waste,
correct? We can safely agree that you are
for the most part comfortable with your
situation. You do not feel the need to go
outside of your comfort zone and try
something new or different. If you want to
accomplish things for your SELF, and not
your BOSS, you have to be willing to
sometimes venture outside of the comfort
zone.
8.Fear
One big reason we as human beings choose not
to go outside our comfort zone is fear of
the unknown. Whether it be fear of loss,
change, or fear of fear itself, no one will
give it a try. This is how fear, comfort and
procrastination team up and stop you from
ever stepping up to the plate, let alone
getting started. IF you let go of fear, the
sky's the limit. The biggest risk is not
taking one!
7.Overwhelming
Getting started is just the first small hump
with even bigger ones to follow. Seeing
where you need to go, and seeing all the
obstacle obscuring your view can be too much
too handle sometimes. Most of the time
success, however you define it, is a far,
far, far path, the kind that makes it easier
to just turn around and go back. You must
learn to break a big task into smaller steps
that can be completed daily.
6. Boring effect
If you do not make what your doing fun and
interesting, you will become bored with it
and eventually withdraw completely form your
task. You might even have to question
whether it is a smart move to even consider
going on with certain tasks you might be
doing, because deep down it is not something
in your heart that you enjoy doing or can
tolerate. Be creative as to not lose
interest, and always follow your heart.
5.No Urgency
Treat the tasks you complete yourself like
the tasks you do for your job. If you hope
to make a big change with where you are in
your life, you must place whatever that is
in high regard. When it comes to yourself,
it's very easy to hold low importance on
tasks beneficial for you. There is no
pressure to get them done, usually there is
no pay, and you don't have to report to
anyone. It's very easy to forget about. If
you want big change, treat it with bog
importance.
4. Unaware of self-improvement
I had a friend who wanted to become an
entreprenuer and quit his job. He had goals
of making $60,000/yr form his own business.
As soon as you set a goal such as that, you
need to aquire the right mentality and
responsibility to live up to it. But he was
still heavily involved in his job and took
his business lightly. There would be no way
for him to be making that kind of money with
the mindset he had at the time. The only way
he can make that a reality is to become more
professional and have a higher self-esteem,
which he did not care about. Bettering
yourself in the best ways possible towards
your success, is the only way to success.
3. Short-term thinking
The only way to ultimately get by in this
world is to look at the big picture. Nothing
happens overnight, even the lotto (you have
to wait 3-5 weeks after you claim the
money). Many people today fall victim to
wanting results NOW, and if that doesn't
happen, they are thru with whatever they
signed up for. Do you honestly think Bill
Gates got what he wanted in one year?
Absolutely not. It took him more than a
decade to get to where he is and maintain
it. He knew he had to stay in for the long
run and make decisions based on that.
2.Absence of knowledge
Knowledge is an important key to whatever
you do. Everyone wants to be able to
instantly transform and have the type of
skills they've always wanted without the
hard work and research. Even worse, trying
to start a certain task or job without
acquiring the proper skills can waste money,
time, and effort. Do not pursue something
you cannot do. Countless times have I come
across individuals who not only foolishly
jump in head first without proper knowledge,
but they also have a certain air about
themselves and feel they can do it on their
own without anybody's help. In the end, they
eventually got frustrated, and moved on to
something different. Make sure you seek the
help you need beforehand and acquire the
skills needed to start your task.
1.No Clarity
This is the single most devastating business
killer of them all. 85% of new businesses
fail in the first 3-5 years of business.
Either there was not any clarity, or they
did not change what they needed to stay
clear. Do not venture into the void if you
are not clear on exactly where you want to
go. Having no clarity will only cause you
too shoot shots in the dark, not knowing
what you are trying to hit.
Your outlook on life should be clear and
long term, but that doesn't mean you lose
focus on daily tasks. If you really elevate
yourself in these areas, and are willing to
make changes, I'm sure you will accomplish
whatever it is you set out to do.