Don’t think for a minute that the high levels of success you see other people have is achieved with minimal effort. As they are at the top of their game reaping the rewards of their success, they make it look so easy, but don’t be fooled by it! The things that they do that look like they do so easily, comes from a huge amount of preparation. It reminds me of the illustration of the iceberg where all we see is the tip of the iceberg, which is the part of the iceberg we see above the water surface, the success. But what we don’t see is hidden beneath the water surface, the persistence, perseverance, failure, sacrifice, disappointment, good habits, discipline, consistency, hard work and dedication. What we should notice about this list of traits, which is the foundation of all success, is that they all have to do with our mindset. It’s about what they think and how they think when they face challenges. It’s how they choose to respond and react to disappointments and setbacks. Those are the things that we don’t see when we look at successful people, the difficult parts of their journey. We only see their success above the surface and think that their success comes so easily to them. The fact is that we all have what it takes to be successful. We just need to understand and realize that it won’t come easy and it will take work and effort whether we want to believe it or not.
Is Perception Reality
Despite certain perceptions, success of any kind never comes easy. Successful people you admire might make their success look easy, but I assure you that it took plenty of work and effort to get them there. My reason for mentioning this is not to discourage you from attempting to become financially successful or any other form of success you strive for in life.
It’s more to help give you an understanding and realization that no one becomes successful overnight or easily for that matter. Even the most successful people past and present have failed more times than they’ve succeeded. You just never saw all the time, effort and failures they’ve had along the way that got them to where you recognize them today.
“Being good is making it look easy, but getting good is never easy.”
― Jeffrey Fry
The journey is never an easy one, no matter who you are, but it’s how you respond to the challenges, what you learn, how you grow and who you become along the way that makes you successful. All of those things are a part of success. You can’t have success without them! The amount of effort you put in will determine how fast you get there and how much you achieve.
So, don’t be fooled by how the “pros” make it look so easy and don’t use that as an excuse not to try to make it to the top. Success is a journey that requires plenty of action and has its fair share of challenges. You have what it takes to be successful! You just have to decide that you want to put in the time and effort that it will take to you there!
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