Do you think you deserve more success than you currently have? Most people do. Instead of blaming bad luck or a lack of connections, take a look at this list of 13 reasons you are not as successful as you should be by business consultant and author Jim Kukral.
Success isn’t something that is handed to you. It is something you earn. And you earn it not just by working hard–lots of people work hard and don’t become successful–but by working hard at the right things. That means having goals and working toward them, believing that you can and will be successful, wanting it enough to do what you have to do and working through failure.
One thing I think is missing from Jim’s list may ultimately be the most important reason for not being successful: Not taking action. Although it is implied in a couple of the reasons (especially Analysis Paralysis) I think it is worth saying. Nothing happens until you take action.
Read through this list, ask yourself how you can improve your efforts in each of these areas, then get started on your path to success. Your first step on that path should be defining what success means to you. It might be earning $1 million dollars in a year, or it might be having the freedom to live the life you want to live–spending time with your kids, traveling, volunteering, whatever. Yes, money can give us more freedom to do the things we want to do, but you might be surprised how little money is needed for many lifestyle choices.
Set goals for yourself then take action to make them happen. That is how to be successful.
What do you think about Jim’s 13 reasons? Leave your comments below.
Jim Kukral’s 13 Reasons You Are Not as Successful as You Should Be:
- Laziness
- Entitlement
- Fear
- Negativity
- Analysis Paralysis
- Having No Goals
- Blaming “Them”
- Lack of “X” (Whatever “X’ is)
- Wasting Time
- Social B.S.
- Thinking Too Small
- Don’t Want It Enough
- Don’t Believe
Image copyright Jim Kukral. See his original post at JimKukral.com/13reasons
Hi Cathy,
I myself have at least 3 fawls and I need to fix them, I do believe that people who tying to get into a business or any venture in life should take a step by step approach of reaching their goals.
Also I do agree that it takes action and less talking and some patience for individuals, so Cathy thanks this post.
Until next time.
Tony
I think my problem is the lack of X. As you said, whatever that X is.
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We seem to think alike! One of the biggest problems I realize with clients is that they don’t realize how bad off they are until it is too late. Then when they hit the bottom and look up, they realize how deep they are and by then it feels overwhelming.
Laziness and the way people settle with mediocrity just boggles my mind. How can people just settle for whatever crappy things life throws at them. People don’t just hand you success, you have to go take it!
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I would have to say that reasons 9 and 13 are the biggest reasons why people aren’t successful. Many good bloggers think things are supposed to happen over night (Although you always hear those stories advertised, went from 0 to 100,000 viewers in a month). And we often find reasons whey we think things won’t work. Took me about three to six months to shake that thinking. Believing can be difficult after you start blogging. That’s where you find out that you have to learn and work everyday to improve your craft and attract viewers.
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