You’ll find lots of advice on how to be a success. But did you know there are 10 things you have to give up to reach it? Well that’s what our friends at motivationgrid.com claim in a recent post. And on this Wealth Wednesday, it seems like a good thing to talk about. So read on and see what you think.
10 Things You Will Have to Give Up To Reach Success
“You have to define your dream work for yourself, because it really is a personal thing, and only you can know what will give you great satisfaction. And that’s the ultimate end game – satisfaction. So, define it for yourself, and then commit to giving up the 10 behaviors that will keep you from reaching your dream.”
-MotivationGrid.com
As we at boomermale.com believe, you can be a raging success in your third act. You’ll find stories of success on our blog about men who have done exactly that. Keep that in mind as you read through this provocative post.
1. Fear of Failure: Every really successful person has had failures – it “comes with the territory” on the path to success. But when we fear that failure, we are paralyzed, unable to move forward at all. Give up fear of failure and move forward.
2. Sitting in “Negativity Land”: So, life has not always been great to you. Tell it to Stephen Hawking, to Oprah Winfrey, or to Malala Yousafzai. And they will explain to you that to focus on the negatives in your life will stick you right where you are. The key here is to focus on the good in your life and in the things that you do well right now.
3. Excuse-Making: It’s so easy. “I don’t have the time,” “I’m stuck in this job,” “I need more education,” “I don’t have any support.” All of these “conditions” are outside of you. You have choices to make, and you have to stop justifying not making the choices that will move you forward.
4. Looking for the Easy Way: Setting bold and challenging expectations for yourself means you don’t take the easy way – the “path of least resistance.” This means you don’t put yourself on “auto-pilot” and just let life take you where it will. Nothing worthwhile really get accomplished without hard work.
5. Ruminating: I love the sound of this word, but it really is a negative thing to do. People who ruminate either continue to play scenarios in their heads of the past, of things over and done with that can’t be undone, or of the future, things that could go wrong and crises they may face. The problem with this is you never live in the now.
6. Getting Distracted: So many interruptions! We make plans; we set a goal. Then along comes life to take our attention from them, and we never quite get back to following through. Don’t let this be you.
7. Lack of Gratitude: This one is a killer, and a thief. It kills your enthusiasm and it steals your joy. And you can’t achieve success without these two things.
8. Living without Purpose: This is counter to everything you should know about success and getting ahead. Just strolling through life isn’t what successful people do.
9. Self-Absorption: If you have achieved your success by being selfish, stepping over others, and never giving back, you won’t be happy with that success. As you find your passion, your enthusiasm, and your personal definition of success, take others along that path too!
10. Giving Up: Don’t you dare! No matter how you define success, doing the absolute best you can to attain it is what will give you satisfaction.
You can read the entire post here. Let us know what you think. Personally, I’ve been guilty of all of these at one time or another. Do you have others to add to this list? Share with your fellow boomer males below.
Do well.
