This is Part 1 of a series called What leads to Success and This Post I want to concentrate on What keeps you away from success ,If one knows what is denting his potential it is easy to over come that .One cannot hit a target one cannot see ,so if you don't know what your problem how can you over come it ?
“success is more complex than failure”
Here are some points :
Fear :
The most Important and Universally applied law . This is the most important Factor why people are not successful and It also have many sub categories also This single term is keeping you at bay . its like a invisible handcuff and many people don't even realize this The first step to success is Starting and taking the first step and Fear is what makes you not take that first step.
Fear is a Poison it kills your confidence slowly ,every one have their own fears ,even the most successful ones ,no one is exception,but the point is how you overcome it makes all the difference.Most common reaction when we realize we have a fear is to run away from it .let us see some Sisters and brothers of Fear .
Fear of Opinions :
Some times we value others opinions more than what our heart says and blindly follow others opinions and advises and this leads to complete chaos and we have a fear of what others might react how they will receive you and so on .many people live in false world of reputation and social pride which is not worth a penny
Fear of Failure :
Its easy to fail and it is much easier to fail the first time and much much better decision you make at this moment is to quit.It all sound so simple and real doesn't it ,many of us do this and some times the best option may be to quit but its not the best opinion all the times.
When we fear the failure and if we decide to quit because of failure at this time we are becoming real failures .
The only man who never makes mistakes is the man who never does anything. Theodore Roosevelt
Fear of Obstacles :
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.Seneca
If we fear they may come in our path that's the invitation we are sending them to come into our path and they will come.there is no road or path that you take will not have obstacles ,the best road to take is the path with more and more obstacles .because you will be a better you after crossing them.
Fear of Change :
We all know Change is the only constant in this world ,and also know we take every thing in life for granted .that is what makes us afraid of change,if we are not ready to change for good we are not going to grow,as Albert Einstein said solution to a problem cannot be achieved in the same state of mind where we started or in the same paradigm .
Lack of Confidence :
Lack of confidence and faith in one self is a major problem and it is one of the key factors which decides your life and this is a serious issue to be dealt with .Easily it is one of the most popular reasons which is keeping you away from your success.Every day in our day to day activities it is the key ingredient .Having a low levels of confidence is a serious problem,but gladly one can overcome it .
Your Surroundings :
You want success so badly ,but some thing is stopping it ,check around may be its your surroundings or people around me ,surroundings have great role to play whether one will achieve success or not .Encouragement or discouragement both comes from people around us .so May be naysayers or pessimists around you are stopping you from achieving your success .
Too many options :
May be you have too many options to take and chasing too many dreams is not such a good idea. when your energies are divided to too many objects you cannot focus on a particular thing .so if you are not reaching your goals you have to blame yourself and no one else.reduce your options and think what you want the most in life .
Distractions :
what ever job or work we do we all face this problem of distractions .Distractions are the most common and it is up to us to get distracted or not.Now with increased technology and social life options to get distracted are increasing and we must analyze what is more important to get distracted or not.
Lack of Discipline :
Undisputedly this is vey important issue all successful people are very self disciplined and punctual in what ever they do and no discipline no success it is as simple as this .With disciple which roughly translates to daily practice makes you perfect .
Staying in Darkness :
Darkness is ignorance and lack ok knowledge and wisdom and this is the king of reasons why you are staying away from your success and Practically one can overcome this also.If you have proper knowledge darkness wont even dare to come to your life.
Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently. Henry Ford
Invisible Fence :
We all have Invisible fences in life, Physiological barrier .One cannot do this,cannot do that and that is limit we are setting upon our self and once you set a limit ,that's the end of story.I cannot write this kind of post ,I cannot pass this exam ,limit it and you cannot or will not pass it.
We all have this in life ,once we start setting limits on daily activates slowly it will pass on to life and every thing we do in it.
Not Asking :
This may sound funny but,Asking makes a Lot of difference your life.Asking powerful questions and asking right questions will make a huge Impact in life so if you are not exercising that asking muscle you are not in the right path.There is a book dedicated completely to tell you every thing about Asking ,trust me I read it and its completely worth .
Character and Ethics :
Remember the saying any one can reach the top but only people with good character stays there , i am not saying if one did not reach success he have a bad character ,I am saying if ones is good he can be better ,there is always room for Perfection,when your character and ethical views are good ,you cannot stay in failure for long.
Excuses for every thing :
I once read a wisdom lines ,it goes some thing like this ,Argue for your excuses and they will be yours .When we have lot of excuses for every thing in life ,our life will become an excuse. are you giving too many excuses think about that.
Lack of Action :
No matter what your fears,abilities and skills are this one thing ACTION will make huge difference,Action is what makes thing rolling,if one doesn't take steps to move things ,every thing else will fail,What is the use of a diamond in a coal mine ??? Who will recognize it ?
These are some points that came to my mind and I hope these are just a few ,In real life there are Hundreds of factors ,they change from person to person ,what may not be seem to be a problem for you or fear for you may look like a mountain of problem for others.I tried to write down this post in a broad sense.
What are the things that keep you from your success ,share your thoughts and Opinions please give your feed back in the comments section below.
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