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Hard Truths You Must Embrace
If You Wish to Achieve Success in Any Area of Your Life, You Must Embrace Some Hard Truths
It’s a no-brainer, or at least in my thinking. Everyone wants to be successful, right? And in theory, everyone can be successful. But you may have noticed that most people give up way before they achieve their goal. Or they’re happy with some short-term success, early on in their careers. They choose to stay in comfortable stagnation and think that success is only for high flyers. But if you want to be successful at anything, you need to accept and run with some basic principles. I’ll share some hard truths, ones I’ve encountered and mostly overcame that you must embrace to succeed.
- Success is different for everyone
Not everyone perceives success in the same way. For many of us, and the way society paints it, success is about making money, having power and influence. It’s about being asset-rich with a big house, a big car, and expensive possessions.
To become truly successful, you have to work out what success means to you, not to your parents or your friends or colleagues, but you. What sort of life do you want? Lots of travel, or the big house ideal? Or do you want to alleviate poverty or discover new health treatments? Are study and research your passion? Or do you want to balance your life and family commitments? Maybe being home in time for family…
