Many of us are in the race for success. There are many obstacles and roadblocks that we must face to get there, but the goal is always the same; Massive achievement. For many, that goal never becomes a reality.
Why? Because success has enemies. Anything worthwhile will take focus, dedication, and determination to become a reality. Along with these traits we must also prepare to fight the enemy of success. It has many faces but only one goal: mediocrity.
Here are some common and hard-to-defeat enemies of success;
• Negative mentality: everything that the mind can conceive and believe it will achieve. A positive mindset sets you up for success. You feel like the whole world is under your feet and nothing is too difficult for you. On the contrary, if you have a negative mindset, then you feel that the whole world is on top of you and no matter what you do, there is no way to escape. To become successful, you were meant to be, you must remove negative thoughts and replace them with thoughts about how all things are possible because you believe in yourself.
• Defeatist attitude: When faced with challenges that take us out, our attitude can range from “up my alley” to “why the hell did I try this in the first place?” We guess our intentions, actions and motives. To prevent a defeatist attitude from sinking, remember that the only thing that can fail is an attempt. You are not a failure because you tried something that didn’t work; You fail if you refuse to get up after being knocked down. When he hits 7 times, all you have to do to win is get up 8.
• Mediocrity: mediocrity is to be successful, good is great. When we perform at a mediocre level, it is not that we have failed; we just weren’t very successful. Its average, enough to survive, but not great. How do we go from good (mediocre) to great (successful)? Strive to live up to your potential. Don’t settle for just getting by or getting over it. Strive to annihilate your obstacles, climb to the top instead of stopping along the way and surrender more than 100% to everything you are involved in.
• Settle for winning a battle instead of winning the war: Like being mediocre, we must focus on overcoming the war and not just winning some battles. For example, if you are an alcoholic and want to stop drinking, you can go a whole day without liquor and rejoice. But to think that you have defeated alcoholism with 1 day without drinking is to win a battle for the day but to lose the war. Fight to win wars, not battles.
Be prepared to win. Be prepared to succeed. And face any enemy that stands in your way.
