Here's the deal, I created a legendary status quo existence that left me with nothing to be proud of, nothing in the bank, and nothing but empty promises that I told myself could never happen unless someone helped me...

I found myself in a place of mediocrity and self-loathing, and I wasn't even trying to get there. It just happened. So I ask you the same question I asked myself 15 years ago... Why do we struggle to realize how important the pursuit of our potential is, or personal growth is to our future. How vital it is to everything we want right now? Why do we settle for the basics? 

Why is getting by, or just going along okay?

Whether it’s looking to improve and grow or ascend the ladder of success in the hierarchy of your business; maybe moving up, taking on new responsibility, or even reaching that point where you want to step out and be the master of your own domain… why do we simply refuse to make the move?

I have the answers for myself, and maybe you too share some of these with me. There are not so many reasons, rather, they are summation statements that define who I am. They reveal what I valued, and they determined my future, regardless of my own choice in the matter.

• they don’t have a practical plan for real success, instead, they have an idea, some passion, and a little know-how… so then dreams never really materialize, or, when they do, they don’t seem to get off the ground.
• people are Risk-averse because they are afraid to fail.. dealing with disappointment or failure is less about failure and risk, and more about reputation and what people think of you.
• pressure to meet other people's expectations. People are more motivated to do things based on what others are doing, instead of what they need to be doing. - in fact, much of the motivation for the way people live their lives is the result of a system that has made them think as they do. — groupthink.
• people don’t have staying power, they lack the ability to see something through…
• it’s easier to work just get by… the path of least resistance

In the next episode, I will tell you how I overcame these defining habits of character and how I think you can as well.

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