{"id":37392,"date":"2015-12-11T12:10:31","date_gmt":"2015-12-11T20:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/?p=37392"},"modified":"2015-12-14T20:24:47","modified_gmt":"2015-12-15T04:24:47","slug":"success-stop-making-8-mistakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/success-stop-making-8-mistakes\/","title":{"rendered":"To Be a Success You Have To Stop Making THESE 8 Mistakes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I know it sounds crazy. How could you be blocking your own success, you want it more than anything.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re always thinking about how you want things to be, how you feel they should be by now, but somehow they\u2019re not. And it doesn\u2019t seem like you\u2019re getting any closer.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s like running on a treadmill. You\u2019ve been doing it for hours, you\u2019re sweating profusely, and the machine even says you\u2019ve covered a number of miles but you\u2019re still in the same place.<\/p>\n

You have no idea when your dreams are going to become real. All you know is you wanted it yesterday, but you\u2019re still waiting.<\/p>\n

But you can\u2019t just keep sitting there waiting and wondering, daydreaming about how you want it to be. All that\u2019s going to do is frustrate you further and put more space between you and it.<\/p>\n

There are simple ways to close the gap.<\/p>\n

Going Nowhere Fast<\/strong><\/p>\n

You\u2019re stuck in this torturous la-la land of dreaming of what you want instead of actually living it because you\u2019re nowhere near it.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re not making any progress.<\/p>\n

Instead of taking things to the next level and enjoying where you currently are, you\u2019re sulking every time you\u2019re reminded of how difficult things are. And painfully reminded about how easy it could be if you had what you wanted.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re not in the worst possible place but you\u2019re not living your idea of success either.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the deal? Right?!<\/p>\n

You\u2019re trying to take steps to make things happen but you\u2019re not getting much of a return. At least not like how you thought, or how other people are.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re trying to do all these new things, you can barely keep up. And still you\u2019ve only moved an inch.<\/p>\n

The fact of the matter is you\u2019re making mistakes that are limiting your progress, limiting your success. If you keep doing this it won\u2019t matter how much more you do, what else you try, you\u2019ll still be holding yourself back in every way.<\/p>\n

You still won\u2019t get as far as you could otherwise.<\/p>\n

Getting There<\/strong><\/p>\n

These mistakes are putting the nail in your coffin. These are the mistakes that are putting you in the slow lane to success.<\/p>\n

It seems simple enough to just stop doing them right? Well it is, if you know what they are.<\/p>\n

The only way to get over this mountain sized speed bump on the road to success is to figure out what these disturbing mistakes are and put them behind you.<\/p>\n

Once you\u2019re in a place where these mistakes are no longer have a place in your everyday life you\u2019ll start to notice that you\u2019re not running in place anymore.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll actually start seeing some real progress. You\u2019ll be excited and motivated to do more and get even further.<\/p>\n

The heights you\u2019ll reach will be unimaginable.<\/p>\n

To get off the treadmill and hit the ground running you have to stop making these mistakes:<\/p>\n

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  1. You\u2019re busy doing nothing<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    You\u2019re days are filled to the brim. You barely have a minute to yourself. You couldn\u2019t imagine doing one more thing. You just don\u2019t have time for it.<\/p>\n

    But what are you really doing?<\/p>\n

    Being busy all the time doesn\u2019t exactly mean that you\u2019re productive. Honestly, your day could be filled with nothing, just a bunch of time wasting activities lined up, one after another.<\/p>\n

    Chances are you\u2019re spending all of your time doing the light, ease work that isn\u2019t getting you anywhere. You know there\u2019s more to do but you just don\u2019t have time for it. Or at least that\u2019s your excuse.<\/p>\n

    Busyness doesn\u2019t equal progress. Do things that are actually going to get you farther.<\/p>\n

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    1. You avoid discomfort<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      If every time you wanted to try something new but didn\u2019t, because it made you nervous and uncomfortable, you\u2019ll always be missing out.<\/p>\n

      New things are always going to make you feel weird because they are foreign to you. But that doesn\u2019t mean you still shouldn\u2019t go for it.<\/p>\n

      When you want to be successful and reach new heights you have to be willing to feel a little uneasy.<\/p>\n

      Doing new things means breaking boundaries. Continuing to do the same things you\u2019ve always done, the things that you\u2019re comfortable with are not going to get you anywhere.<\/p>\n

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      1. You have bad habits<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Habits are the things that you do naturally without even thinking. They tend to be the thing you always want to do, sometimes not because you actually want to but because it\u2019s so easy.<\/p>\n

        Habits can be both bad and good, but obviously the bad ones are going to undermine your efforts at success.<\/p>\n

        Like having a lot of responsibilities and things to get done during the day yet not getting up until 11am to start doing them. A bad habit like this would make it impossible to get everything done before the day is over.<\/p>\n

        If you need more time during the day you need to make it. You can\u2019t keep getting up late and expecting to get more done with the same amount of limited time.<\/p>\n

        Make sure that your habits, whatever they are, are bringing your closer to achieving your dreams.<\/p>\n

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        1. You don\u2019t have goals<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Just about everyone has a general idea of what they want. But not having a clear picture is like having nothing at all.<\/p>\n

          You might think you know what you want but if it isn\u2019t detailed you\u2019ve got nothing.<\/p>\n

          Without being more specific how will you know how to achieve, how could you be certain you want it. Things can sound good in a general sense but when you get down to it they can turn out to be not so great.<\/p>\n

          Successful people know exactly what they want, that\u2019s why it seems so easy for them to get it. And they review their goals often.<\/p>\n

          Get a clear picture of what you really want and set it as a goal.<\/p>\n

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          1. You don\u2019t have a plan<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            If you don\u2019t have a goal, you don\u2019t have a plan. And if you do have a goal you probably still don\u2019t have a plan.<\/p>\n

            Chances are your everyday life is just a series of things you do in reaction to something else, not anything that you are doing purposefully.<\/p>\n

            Living reactively won\u2019t get you anywhere. If you want your life to be awesome you can\u2019t be passive, you have to take control of it.<\/p>\n

            Once you have your goals in place, create a plan to make them happen.<\/p>\n

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            1. You\u2019re inconsistent<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              You know what you need to do but you only do it sometimes. Not all of the time, certain times when you feel like it.<\/p>\n

              That\u2019s cool and all but don\u2019t expect much to happen. In fact, if anything happens it\u2019ll happen just like that, sometimes.<\/p>\n

              I know planning sounds boring and unspontaneous but so is living passively. You don\u2019t have to plan every minute but you do need to be consistent if you want to see progress.<\/p>\n

              Once you\u2019ve created a plan for your goal, work on it consistently.<\/p>\n

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              1. You\u2019re not learning<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                If whenever you experience a failure you only focus on the setback then you\u2019re making a huge mistake.<\/p>\n

                A failure or mistake isn\u2019t there to keep you from what you\u2019re trying to obtain, it\u2019s to teach you something. Don\u2019t just look at it as a disaster but an opportunity to learn something.<\/p>\n

                When you only focus on the failure you\u2019re doomed to repeat the same mistakes and never make progress. But if you take something useful from it you can start again with that advantage.<\/p>\n

                Learn what you can from the experience, make the changes necessary and try again.<\/p>\n

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                1. You\u2019re worried about the wrong things<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  Are you still hung up on something that happened a few days ago or even years ago, why? You don\u2019t have a time machine so you can\u2019t go back and change it. So, really, what\u2019s the point?<\/p>\n

                  Just let it go.<\/p>\n

                  Focus on what you can change now and work towards your future instead of focusing on your past.<\/p>\n

                  Making it easier<\/strong><\/p>\n

                  The road to success can seem long and torturous when you\u2019re doing little things that you don\u2019t even realize are hurting your chances.<\/p>\n

                  You don\u2019t go through the trouble of making an effort just to stay in the same place.<\/p>\n

                  Ditch these disturbing mistakes so you can get off the treadmill of dormancy and start to see some real progress.<\/p>\n

                   <\/p>\n

                  So\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

                  Don\u2019t you think it\u2019s time to get out of your way, which mistake are you most guilty of?<\/p>\n

                  ———<\/p>\n

                  Lea Bullen<\/i><\/a> is a certified life coach, foodie and lifehack expert. Stop letting simple mistakes keep you from being successful, get unstuck and get to the next level. Take the eye-opening <\/i>Live Your Dreams course to get moving!<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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