All the struggle stress and possible disappointment may make it seem that success is not worth the effort. Success, while not easy can be simple. The first thing you need to do us to avoid the mistakes that limit your success. By understanding and avoiding these mistakes you can reach new levels of achievement.
Take control of your success
There are many things in your life that can hold you back from being successful.
Some are external and there isn’t much you can do about those. But the ones that do the most damage are the internal ones.
Your self-talk and limiting beliefs are the two main things that can hold you back.
You can try to fix these by yourself or you can work with a Life Coach.
This short video talks to these points and offers you a solution.
You can contact me to book the call mentioned in the video at
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If you want to find out more about the Self-talk Program, and register before talking tome, you can do so at the website Self-talk Program
These success limiting mistakes need to be avoided.
Habits that aren’t effective. There are habits that you have that can help you to achieve success and habits that can stop your success no matter what your definition of success is. Are you living in a way that daily moves you closer to success? To guarantee success, what habits do you need to have?
- Success takes time. Little things done over a long period of time makes the difference for great success.
Goals that aren’t clear. You won’t know if you are successful if you don’t have a goal. You need a target to aim for. Successful people have goals that are reviewed on a regular basis. Unsuccessful people don’t really know what they want.
No plan. Are you living by default without a plan or direction? If so, you may struggle and be living reactively. You are constantly putting out fires or are passive. You need to put a plan in place that will move you forward.
Being busy not productive. If your thinking is flawed, you may mistake working or being active for 8 hours as being productive. You will find that, as stated by the Pareto Principle, 20% of your options will contribute to 80% of your success. People will move to the easier and more comfortable activities. These will only provide a limited return on the time you spend on them.
- Busy is not progress. You need to choose those activities that will provide you with the greatest effect.
No consistency. Champions are extremely consistent. While you may not want to plan your day down to the minute, and live the same day over and over, but being successful requires that you be much more consistent than most people will actually demonstrate. You need to spend time every day on reaching your goals.
Not dealing with discomfort. To make progress you need new behaviours. On some levels, new behaviours are uncomfortable. You are only comfortable when you repeat your past behaviours. But this will keep your life at a standstill. To be successful you need to be able to deal with any discomfort and move yourself forward.
- To get past discomfort, you can use various methods like breathing exercises, prayer or meditation or yoga. Just because you are uncomfortable doesn’t mean that you can’t do something.
Failure to learn from mistakes. To be successful you need to fail. The most successful people have failed the most. While it is common to want to avoid failure, this is a mistake. While it isn’t an objective to fail, to attain any success, it is expected. The first attempt is only the starting point. To make improvements, failure is necessary.
- While failure is an undesired result, it allows you to make a better attempt when you try again. When you constantly improve you will be successful.
Concerned with things that can’t be changed. Many things in life can’t be changed or altered. This is true of things in the past. Let go and focus on those things that you can change or alter.
While success can be elusive, when you can avoid the more common mistakes it is a lot easier to find. A main part of success is avoiding mistakes. Create your goals and then build the habits that will support those goals. Success can be simple when you can deal with your discomfort and learn from any mistakes.
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To your success
Michael
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