How to be Successful
Let’s be honest, success is hard. Not complicated, just hard.
It’s hard because we’re wired to look for quick fixes, easy outs and ways to keep from failing.
And it’s not our fault. Our brain wants to use the path of least resistance. If we really want to be successful, we have to go against our nature and challenge the two most common barriers that knock us off course:
- Chasing “magic bullets”
- Fearing failure
Today, I want to rewire how you think about success and help you break down these barriers once and for all.
Success Barrier #1: Chasing “Magic Bullets”
A magic bullet is the ONE THING you think will help you achieve your goals. Marketers know how powerful magic bullets can be. Hence the millions of websites shouting taglines like, “THE ONE SUPERFOOD YOU MUST EAT!!!”
Here’s a classic example from the fitness world:
You know Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson?
BTW, this is just The Rock warming up.
Some guys claim they’d “kill to have his arms” or “do anything” to be as strong as him.
Those same guys ask “How can I get huge like you? Tell me your secrets, PLEASE!”
The truth is, he doesn’t keep secrets. In fact, he’s released his full diet and exercise regimen online and in interviews many times.
When people find out what he eats and the type of exercises he does, their reaction is shock and anger.
Immediately, they attack him.
- “You eat 6,000 calories a day and 10 pounds of food!?!”
- “That’s ridiculous to work out 4 hours a day!”
- “Who has time to eat and workout like that!?”
The answer to all of the above: You’d do that too if you really wanted to be that big.
Honestly, what did they think he was going to say? “Well, it really comes down to my Acme brand gloves.”
He’s that big because his diet and workouts are INSANE. That’s what it takes to be the best at what you do.
We think there must be some secret he’s not telling us because most of us are looking for that magic bullet. A quick fix to make us successful.
Whether you’re trying to start a business, find a great job or improve your fitness…MAGIC BULLETS DON’T EXIST.
Rather than feed you lies about how you can do JUST THIS ONE THING to be successful, I’d prefer to tell you the truth about how hard success is — then show you the exact roadmaps to get there (more on that soon).
Success Barrier #2: Fearing failure
Fear of failure is a very real thing. And it holds us back in a lot of ways.
For example:
- We don’t apply for that job because we’re sure there’s “no way” we can get it.
- We don’t talk to that girl (or guy) because she’s “out of our league.”
- We don’t take that course that could potentially change our lives because “what if it doesn’t work for me?”
My good friend, James Altucher, the author of the popular book Choose Yourself and a successful entrepreneur who has failed MANY times, sat down to talk about this with me.
Pay close attention to what James says at 0:40 (He mentions that even the most successful people have fear…but unlike most people, they choose to use fear in a way that helps them get ahead):
So Go Ahead nd do what u think is right nd not what others think is right
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