According to Donald Trump, in the
end, you are measured not by how much you undertake but by what you finally
accomplish. Many
times, we take critical steps in life toward succeeding, yet, we still take
negative steps through our actions. Instead of us to keep fighting, we fight a
little and probably rest or get discouraged. We lose some momentum, feel
entirely discouraged and lose motivation. This leads to major delays or stops
in life's journey. We will therefore see through some factors that could
delay and stop our successful journeys:
Overthinking
Madame de Sevigne says it is
sometimes best to slip over thoughts and not to go to the bottom of them. Never has overthinking solved any
problem, it rather complicates it. Instead of us taking the major step
before the idea is hijacked, we rather keep thinking about how to succeed. A
lot of hallucinations and delusions with no step forward. After we were done
thinking, we would have increased our own blood pressure or someone would have
executed our precious idea.
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Delay always breeds danger, says Miguel de Cervantes. This is
well covered in ‘Procrastination: Time Thief’. The time keeps ticking, while we stay there thinking it is waiting
for us. The only moment we have is now, yesterday has slipped away from our
hands, and tomorrow isn’t guaranteed to anyone. Therefore, if we are
interested in becoming anything in life, now is the time to fight hard for it.
If an idea is brewing in our minds, now is the time to execute it. We don’t
have the whole of today, we only have just this moment, and the next moment
can belong to someone else. Fight for it now, don’t wait till any later
that isn’t guaranteed to anyone. Pubilius Syrus says you should hammer your
iron when it is glowing hot.
No priorities
According to John Harvey-Jones, no
amount of 'tricks of the trade' will
avoid the need to set some sort of priority when allocating one's time. In
fact, we can hardly go far in life without priorities. It is a misadventure if
you can just be picked by friends, frivolities, or pleasure at any time you are
working for yourself. There should be time for you to acquire or carry out
particular activities. There must be high goals and low goals, and a
timeline for these activities. This will help you to maximize your time.
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Overanalyzing
This is another major mistake we
make in life. We analyze a lot about a particular idea. We think of the pros
and cons several times we share with others to get their ideas. It isn’t a
crime doing this, however, it is a disservice to us when we keep doing this
every time till the time is lost. Analyzing before taking action is good,
it prepares us for a loss or a win. However, overanalyzing only wastes time
and makes us more unprepared.
Going far in life without discipline
is more of a mirage. Setting one apart for a particular time to fulfill or
achieve a purpose is one of the major recipes for success. Getting involved
in everything as invited by others including friends and family would only delay
one’s success or even cause a denial. If a man cannot say no, especially to
things that negatively affect his personal life including health, business, and
family, then he would be doing himself a great disservice.
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Finding
shortcuts
A popular Japanese proverb says, there
is no shortcut to learning. It is as simple as learning and achieving the
right way. Once we try to cut short the process, bypass the methods, or run
past our own time, there is no way the shortcut would not cut us short in the
long run. When others make their money and wealth illegally, don’t try to follow
their path. Don’t try to compete with those ahead of you, everyone has his own
time. As long as you keep working hard every day, you would eventually achieve
it if you don’t give up.
Waiting for the perfect time is like
waiting for an airplane at the port. The best time to do whatever is needed or required is
now, and the next best time is still now. If a man keeps waiting for
everything to be set before he goes out for what he wants, then he should be
ready to keep waiting. Others would have struck the gold, while we would
eventually go with the scrap, provided the time we have been waiting forever
comes. Never wait for what you want to come to you, reach out to it.
Listening to unsuccessful people
What
else could demotivate us on the success journey aside from listening to the
reasons we can’t achieve it? Of course, the majority of those that didn’t
succeed at it doesn’t also want you to succeed at it. They
will be glad to see you add to their numbers. If only they could encourage you and
tell you the mistakes they made which caused their failures, it would have been
better. Instead, they most times tell you why you also wouldn’t make it.
Therefore, use your tongue to count your teeth. Follow those that know the way.
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