Every successful person had his
own moment(s) of doubt. The
road to success is full of obstacles and sweet hardships that will frequently
make you stop and ask, ‘Am I on the right track?’ Even legends and billionaires
had moments like that. Just imagine how 62 years old Colonel Sanders felt when
he was rejected time and time again trying to franchise his famous chicken
recipe.
It felt harsh and I bet he stopped, at least for a moment, to
question his entire existence, not just the success of his business idea. But I
also bet that there were probably some signs that told Sanders —and any other
successful person— ‘You`re going to make it, just hang in there.”
Here are the 5 signs that will tell you
whether you`re going to be successful or not:
1. You’re good at the consistency game
I don`t like the fable of the Tortoise and the Hare, and I believe
that a restless hare would smash them both, but there`s a reason why that slow
tortoise crossed the finish line; It`s called consistency.
Success eventually favors the most consistent, and if you`re not
disciplined with the things that make you successful, then your chances to
succeed are slimmer than Marlon Brando`s chances of winning the lottery (Marlon
Brando is dead, and one of every 175 million tickets wins the lotto).
Systems and routines (i.e., consistency), predict success, so take
a look at your habits. Are they positive? Do you practice them regularly? If
the answer to both questions is “Yes,” then sooner or later you`re going to be
successful.
“The road to
success and the road to failure are almost exactly the same.” – Colin R. Davis
2. You stopped having a toxic relationship
with money
Success is no longer a zero-sum game to you; opportunities are everywhere, and there`s room for
everybody to make money, including you. When you check the news, the success of
other people no longer makes you envious. A celebrity buying a new mansion or a
$150 million contract for a LeBron or Federer-like athlete, doesn`t bother you
but instead makes you believe there`s plenty of money out there for ambitious,
hard-working people like you. When you switch from worrying about not having
enough money to having faith that you will make the money you want, then you
know you`re on the way to success.
3. You know the right people
Another sign is having a big social network. I read it somewhere
that business owners prefer to hire those they know over those who are skilled.
Sounds skewed, I know, but it helps a lot if you combine your technical skills
with excellent people skills. To want success is more like wishing to enter a
nightclub on a busy Friday night. If you know the bouncers or have enough
skills to befriend them, you won`t stay long in the line. The same thing
happens in business, the more people you know, the easier it will be to find
the right job, get proper funding and save time waiting in the line.
Social skills will help you more than you can ever imagine.
There`s a guy I used to work with, he`s not that good looking, but he`s the
slickest I`ve ever seen. When that guy hit rock bottom, he dropped out of
school, bought a one-way ticket to Dubai, became a real estate agent and made
his first million before reaching 30. I`ve also read about Michael Bloomberg
who used to come to work at six in the morning to distribute coffee and tea to
CEOs who come to work early when others are sleeping. For $.99 each, Bloomberg
befriended at least a dozen bigwigs who later helped him launch a billion
dollar business after he quit Wall Street.
4. You know what makes you tick
The successful people are better than most people at understanding themselves and overcoming —to a greater extent—the five foundations of poverty: sleep,
fear, anger, laziness, and procrastination. They have worked on themselves so
deeply and have made so many mistakes that they now know their soft spots as
well as what motivates them.
Do you know what makes you sad, angry or excited? Do you know when
you`re more likely to cheat on a diet or skip a workout? What are your
strengths? Can you motivate yourself at will? And how? Having answers to most
or, preferably, all of these questions will help you tap into your full
potential and sets you on the path to massive success.
“All progress
takes place outside the comfort zone.” – Michael John Bobak
5. You have faith
Faith in the yet to be seen, is a huge sign of success. When you
think about the future, there should be a positive energy around you that says
“I`m gonna make it.” You may not know exactly when you`re going to succeed, but
you`re sure it’s a matter of time. This faith, or certainty, comes from having a
solid plan – It`s when you know your goal, how you`ll achieve it, and how
you`re going to react if things go south and deciding to believe in the unknown
If you think about it, hard work doesn`t always come as the first
cause of success. It`s the faith that you`ll achieve the goal that makes you
work hard, and thus, achieve the goal. I was reading a book on Michael Jordan
by Roland Lazenby —who also wrote Kobe Bryant`s biography— and it stopped me
that part of Jordan`s extraordinary success goes to expectations.
He expected every single ball he shot to go in. Jordan used that
mindset over and over and didn`t stop when one of his shots was missed. He
merely understood that even though nobody wins all the time, believing you`ll
win every single time makes you win most of the time, which is enough to get a career like his. The most prominent success sign is the certainty. To believe, and
act, as if you`re going to succeed, and then let that belief lead manifest into
actions.
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