Psychology of Success - 3 Overlooked Reasons Why People Fail

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It's astounding to note the rate of failure amongst individuals in today's society. A contributing factor to this ridiculously high rate of failure is the fact that we're content with what we have, even if it's something most people won't equate to as a success. We are a population of 'make do' individuals who are happy to sit on our laurels and watch the world go by. There is absolutely no reason whatsoever for us to throw in the towel when the going gets tough; if you think about it, it's the very nature of survival, of evolution. Life is precious and I think we have been given hands for a reason - to reach out and grab opportunity and bend it to our will, use to our advantage and rest only when we are at the top. This is the psychology of success - and I will discuss 3 overlooked reasons why people fail.

The first reason is selling yourself short. Many of us tend to doubt our own abilities for greatness, thinking that there are plenty of others around us who are successful because they are better than us and we just don't have what it takes. Yeah, right. This sort of mentality is the sole reason why most people can't achieve what they dream of, because they're not letting others keep them down, they're keeping themselves down. How else can you break through the barriers of life when the most effective of them all are the ones that you have created for yourself? Belief in yourself is the first and most important rule of all. You must believe in yourself and know that one day you will succeed. Be arrogant - because that is the sort of mental position that drives ambition and fuels the fire you need. In some cases you are not here to make friends and be the nice guy/girl that bends over backwards for everyone you see.

Failure is merely a stepping stone toward success. That is a mantra I want you to keep locked in the back of your mind. Failure is the only way you can improve yourself - but only if you look at it from this perspective. Don't throw your hands up at the first hurdle you encounter; rear back and leap over it, overcome it. I want you to grab failure with both of those hands that nature has given you and look it full in the face and tell yourself you will never ever ever make the same mistake ever again. When you fall, pick yourself back up and get back in. Everyone makes mistakes and perfectionists are just failing narcissists in grand robes that will always fall away. Don't allow failure to break you; force it to mould you into something better, stronger, harder, so future problems won't be that much of a hindrance to you.

There is never a lack of ability, only the opportunity to strengthen your existing ones. Think you can't type very well - turn that lack of skill and be a master orator. Physically unfit? Then use your mind to bend steel. Each of us has our own unique talent or skillsets, and absolutely nothing can take that away from us, even tragic accidents that leave our physical bodies broken and hurt. The only true injury is in your mind - when you have accepted your fate and surrender your life to a storm of oncoming failures. The phrase 'mind over matter' is really one that you should remember, because what you think determines what you become in reality.

The only yardstick of success is yourself. Be happy with your life and keep that engine of ambition always fuelled. You will be amazed with the results.