5 Common Myths About Success | Brian Tracy

It doesn't matter where you're coming from. All that really matters is where you're going. And where you're going is limited only by your own imagination. Hello, I'm Brian Tracy and today I want to talk to you about the five success myths that may be limiting you from living your dream life. The first is believing that being rich, thin and happy should be your ultimate goal. These are not goals. These are wishes and fantasies common to all mankind. A goal is like a beautiful home, carefully designed, revised, continually, upgraded regularly, and worked on constantly. You need to be specific and have clarity about your goals. Most importantly, if it's not in writing, it's merely a dream or a wish, a vague objective with no energy behind it. The next myth is believing that you need to go to a four year university. I understand college is expensive, especially with the direction of our economy and the way the education system is going. As many of you know, I never attended college and barely graduated from high school. I joke around constantly that I was in the bottom half of the class that made the top half possible. So with the rising cost of a college education, this topic has come into the limelight even more so over the past few years, with a lot of individuals who are wondering whether it makes sense to pay tens of thousands of dollars and sometimes hundreds of thousands of dollars for a college education and whether or not it is really necessary in order to achieve success. Well, for some of us, we don't know what we want to do with our careers in the long term, and that's okay. I worked at odd jobs here and there and plenty of manual labor jobs before I ultimately discovered what I wanted to do for my career. The best thing you could do for yourself is not live your life based on what others think you should do and do what you feel is best for yourself. Just because one person went to college and is successful does not mean that that is the only path to success. Determine what is best for you and your future goals and then pursue that no matter what the journey looks like. Another myth about success is believing you need more money. We've heard these things before. If only I had more money, then I would be happy. And money is the root of all evil. It's as if little green pieces of paper somehow have intrinsic power to erect buildings, create computers, inspire students to read, make people happy, or worse, to corrupt people. The reality is that money has no intrinsic value whatsoever. People have intrinsic value and money is nothing more than a representation of stored value. The more value you provide for others, the more currency will flow into your life. Focus on serving others rather than on money and the money will flow to you naturally. Next, Many of us believe that you have to want it to make it happen. Now this is partially a myth. It is true that you have to have clarity and a burning desire for what you really want in life. Practicing the Law of Attraction is one of the most powerful techniques that you can use to become a successful person and to ensure desirable consequences and better results in your life. Your expectations become your own self fulfilling prophecies. However, it's not enough to just want or expect success. The key to success is the willingness to initiate and take action. Don't wait for someone else to do something. Be action oriented. Do something. Do anything. But get busy. Get going. Do something every single day that moves you in the direction of your most important goal at that moment. Develop the discipline of doing something 365 days each year that is moving you toward something that's important to you. You will be astonished at how much you can accomplish when you utilize this formula in your life and every single day. The last myth is believing success is having it all. The six figure CEO, job, the family, the beach houses, etc. As I mentioned earlier, many of us think that someone else's definition of success is valid for us. We often feel a little uneasy if we're not successful at doing something that someone else thinks we should be successful in. Many people allow their parents to influence their choices of career and find themselves miserable as a result. The fact is that life and success is very much like a smorgasbord. If 100 people went to a smorgasbord and each put food on their plates in the quantity and mix that each felt would be most pleasing to himself or herself, every single plate would be different. Even a husband and wife would go up to Asmorgasbord and come back with different plates that look completely different over time. Success is the same thing. The success is composed of a great variety of ingredients. Physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. Each person requires a particular combination of these ingredients in order to feel the very best about MSAF or herself and life. If you enjoyed this video and feel it was valuable in teaching you how to become successful, share it with your friends or anyone else who might benefit from this information. Before we wrap up, I'd like to leave you with a thought to share with your friends and followers. It doesn't matter where you're coming from. All that really matters is where you're going. And where you're going is limited. Only by your own imagination. Now I'd like to hear from you. So my question today is what limiting belief are you going to change to become successful? Leave a comment below and I'll be sure to follow up with you. Thank you for watching. And remember, if you want to change your future, take action. And take action now. 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