13 Things for Success: Lifestyle, Mindset, and Time

**13 Things You Should Give Up If You Want To Be Successful** **Here's a definition of hell I heard once that stuck with me:** *"On your last day on earth, the person you became will meet the person you could have become." --- Anonymous* **1. Give Up On The Unhealthy Lifestyle\ \ **Take care of y...

**13 Things You Should Give Up If You Want To Be Successful** **Here's a definition of hell I heard once that stuck with me:** *"On your last day on earth, the person you became will meet the person you could have become." --- Anonymous* **1. Give Up On The Unhealthy Lifestyle\ \ **Take care of your health: -Quality Sleep -Healthy Diet -Physical Activity\ \ -Small steps, but you will thank yourself one day. **2. Give Up The Short-term Mindset** -Successful people set long-term goals\ -Long-term goals are merely the result of short-term habits that they need to do every day**3. Give Up On Playing Small** *\ *Develop a mind-set of "I WILL SUCCEED; I WILL ACCOMPLISH MY GOALS"\ \ -Don't be afraid to fail -- **you ARE GOING TO FAIL MANY TIMES\ **-Don't be afraid to succeed, and pick the people you tell about your successes **4. Give Up Your Excuses\ ** -Successful people know that they are responsible for their life\ -No matter your starting point in life, your weaknesses, and past failures, You are responsible for your life.\ -Stop getting hurt about everything -- it will NOT serve you well in life --Here is a little secret - NOBODY CARES!! *\ *-Be compassionate, NOT thin skinned*\ -***Own your life; no one else will and no one cares.** **5. Give Up The Fixed Mindset**\ \ -People with a fixed mindset think their intelligence or talents are pre-determined traits that cannot be changed.\ -They also believe that talent alone leads to success --- without hard work. But they're wrong.\ -Successful people invest daily to acquire new knowledge, learn new skills.**6. Give Up Believing In The "Magic Bullet."** -Overnight success is a myth.\ -Successful people know that making small, continuous improvements will be compounded over time and give them desired results.\ -Plan for the future, yet focus on the day that's ahead of you **7. Give Up Your Perfectionism** -Nothing will ever be perfect, no matter how much you try\ -Fear of failure (or even fear of success) often prevents you from taking action and putting your creation out there in the world.\ -Alot of opportunities will be lost if you wait for things to be the "right time", the "perfect time". **8. Give Up Multi-tasking** *"Most of the time multitasking is an illusion. You think you are multitasking, but in reality, you are actually wasting time switching from one task to another "* *--- Bosco Tjan* -Successful people know this.\ -Choose one thing and then beat it into submission.\ -No matter what it is --- a business idea, a conversation, or a workout.\ -Then, move on to the next task to push closer to your end goals. **9. Give Up Your Need to Control Everything** *"Some things are up to us, and some things are not up to us."* --- Epictetus*\ *\ -Detach from the things you cannot control, focus on the ones you can! -Know that sometimes, the only thing you will be able to control is your attitude towards something. **10. Give Up On Saying YES To Things That Don't Support Your Goals** -Successful people know that in order to accomplish their goals, they will have to say NO to certain tasks, activities, and demands from their friends, family, and colleagues.\ -In the short-term, you might sacrifice a bit of instant gratification, but when your goals come to fruition, it will all be worth it.\ -And, guess what, when you are successful, you WILL lose friends. **11. Give Up The Toxic People** *"Stay away from negative people. They have a problem for every solution."* *--- Albert Einstein* -People you spend the most time with add up to who you become -- this is true.\ -If you spend time with those who refuse to take responsibility for their life, always find excuses and blame others for their decisions, IT WILL DRAIN YOU -- GET RID OF THEM.\ -Spend time with people who are trying to increase their standard of living, grow personally and professionally, and you will become more successful.\ -I have left at least 4 jobs in my life due to an asshole for a boss -- you do the same.\ -Who are your friends? **12. Give Up Your Need To Be Liked** *"You can be the juiciest, ripest peach in the world, and there's still going to be people who hate peaches." --- Dita Von Teese* -No matter what you do, you won't be able to make the entire world like you.\ -**This is completely natural**, and there's no need to justify yourself.\ -Did you know that the growing number of "haters" for successful people means that you are doing remarkable things. **13. Give Up Wasting Time\ **\ -You only have this one crazy and precious life. **\ **-That's why you owe it to yourself to see who you can become, and how far you can go.**\ -**Ditch the meaningless, time wasting, and draining activities -- how much time are you spending on social media?\ -Stop allowing them to be an escape from your most important goals.**\ -**Remember that you will die, so go to the places you dream of.\ -We are not on this earth for long, so get our there, push hard, and be the best YOU there is!