Success in Life: 5 Simple Things you Should Avoid to Earn it

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Success in life means unique things to different people. For some, it’s all about achieving your goals.

To others, it’s about inner peace and fulfillment. While many of us want to reach the peak of our careers, health, and business, many are void of the will to succeed. More so, fear of failure sometimes takes over, and we would rather do nothing than try.

However, we shouldn’t walk bedecked with that kind of mentality. And here are the things you should avoid to have success in life.

1. Self-doubt

As one author puts it, no one will ever doubt you more than yourself.

Normally, this appears to be something that we can easily brush over our shoulders and put the blame on something else.

But the reality is that success in life will be an elusive dream unless you work on getting past your self-doubt.

But the reality is unless you work on getting past your self-doubt success in life will be an elusive dream.

Self-confidence could be the only difference between your failed state and success.

2. Wasting time

The rich and the poor have both twenty-four hours a day. How the two groups spent their time makes the difference. Waste time and success in life will be an elusive dream for you.

To avoid wasting time, have a to-do list on your table every day you wake up. Make this easier by buying yourself a personal diary that will help you keep tabs on things you intend to do.

Many distractions in life kill our time. Movies, TV, and social media are all avenues that steal away our precious time.

However, from today on, you can desire to be a good time manager. You can plan your day well so that you have a constructive activity to do every our of your day.

3. Procrastination

Do it now if you have the chance. Period.

As pupils back in the day, our parents could admonish us to finish our assignments in time before resting.

This practice was a life of virtue they were trying to instill in us at a young age.

If we could have procrastinated on our assignments, the consequences would be our teachers punishing us for getting to school late.

As we become adults, we always forget what our parents tried to instill in us at a young age.

Even though these habits could still be ingrained somewhere n our subconscious minds, we either ignore them or feel they were meant for kids.

As we begin to adult, we always forget what our parents tried to instill in us at a young age. Even though these habits could still be ingrained somewhere in our subconscious minds, we either ignore them or feel they were meant for kids

It’s today or never. Prioritize and take action.

4. Indiscipline in our Finances

You can watch all the podcasts and attend workshops and seminars about building wealth.

Similarly, you could attend classes on saving money and investing. But all these will be a waste of time if you won’t take action.

Success in life calls for good financial planning. And this means working with a budget.

I was at this place at one point in my life. I wasn’t in charge of my finances and went from one debt to another with no savings or investment plan.

Realizing my lack of discipline and penchant for overspending is saving me a lot of bucks, and my bank account is growing fatter by the day.

How did I curb my lack of financial discipline? I used my bank’s standing order to make me never see the money I saved.

Also, any delay in depositing money into my bank account for the standing order the bank was to apply meant they would sir-charge me..

You don’t go shopping without a shopping list. You will buy everything your money can afford at the shop – Impulse buying.

Have multiple streams of income to have a constant cash flow. I still balance two jobs despite the pressure to deliver on both. Success in life calls for making tough decisions.

5. Giving Up

Giving up is always the simple thing when everything else fails to work. I have been a victim of this in life.

The environment at the bottom is discouraging and snaps out of you the boundless energy you had.

It’s even worse when you surround yourself with pessimists who tell you nothing will ever work.

If you feeling overwhelmed with a task at hand or a project, take a break by all means but never give up.

Conclusion

Success in life means many things to many people. That means only you can define the breadth of your success and how you want it to be.

Additionally, not everyone can have the same route to success. In fact, some will arrive earlier at it than others.

There is no sense in getting envious or jittery about your friend’s success. They are in their own route with different circumstances compared to yours.

Success in life requires investing in yourself and focusing on becoming a better you.

Are there any of the mentioned points that you still struggle with? Let me know in the comments section below.