Success may mean different things to different people. And we might have various metrics to keeps score e.g.
Money
Happiness
Our level of impact to the world
and personally one that stands out is Health
When i got sick, and wanted to change my diet … i still had the “quick fix” mentality that got me burned out further.
Now i now better … success is a journey, not a destination.
Then we must be willing to give up things that don’t serve us. Success requires sacrifice!
What do you have to give up that is standing on your way of Success in life?
Limiting beliefs
These could be beliefs about yourself or the world around you.
Whether you believe you have what it takes to be successful, confident, and fulfilled or not, you’re right.
Give up your self-doubt! In order to achieve anything, you must first believe that you can do it.
When you say, “I am unlucky,” “I don’t come from a wealthy home, so I can’t go this far,” "If only I had x, y, and z, I could..." you identify yourself with failure.
Empowering beliefs, combined with inner certainty, is the force that drives you forward when your brain wants to quit.
Live the life you want by overcoming your limiting beliefs.
Bad Habits
It doesn’t matter how “great” you are right now – bad habits can limit your growth and even shorten your life.
Everyone would benefit from making an effort to get rid of their bad habits. It’s not a one step or one-off process. It is something that must be worked on on a daily basis.
What bad habits do you have that is stopping you from reaching where you want to be in life?
For Hunter, it was drugs, that lasted for several years until he found his freedom:
“Days would turn into weeks as I would fade in and out. My reality had become drug infested hotels, sleeping in the back seat of my car, or random drug houses. It was a constant state of paranoia and psychosis...
I wanted desperately to be sober, but I just couldn’t figure it out. It’s like I was drowning and couldn’t get my next breath of fresh air. I would have periods of sobriety, but I couldn’t maintain it for long. I would often fall victim to myself.
I have allowed sobriety to consume my life like the drugs did. Even though I haven’t had to live like that for a long time, I will never allow myself to forget the pain that I experienced. It makes the life I have today even better. I wouldn’t trade what I have for anything. Family, friends, happiness, love, sobriety, and freedom.
Freedom is priceless.”
Successful people focus on developing good habits and rituals that keep their body, mind, and soul in check.
The need to impress other people
In a social media age, it takes a snap of a finger to share each other's status and progress. We try to impress ourselves and even people we don’t even know.
Real success is You Vs You.
The only person you should be trying to impress is YOURSELF.
Fear of failure
I crashed a Google ad account recently …and to be honest i never intented to start another account. I’m okay with the leads i get daily from Google ad but I wanted to try something new and wouldn’t allow the fear of failure hold me back.
Most of our adversaries to success are motivated by fear:
- Procrastination
- Playing small
- Ego
- And even some part of Addiction.
Give up your fear of failure.
Sometimes you gotta be willing to fail in order to succeed...
Take that risk.
Start that business! Fall in love with one you share the same values with!
Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear ❤️
I hope this letter finds you well my friends.
Emmy Steve.
What do you have to give up to be successful?
Impressive. I have to agree with you. Success is a journey.