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The Secret To Success

Stefan James — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 16:00:16 +0000

The secret to success in life is simpler than you think.

I want to share with you the most important ingredient to living a successful life.

It is the ONE thing that makes a difference between someone who succeeds versus someone who fails.

We know that successful people think and act differently. Decades of research on achievement suggest that successful people reach their goals not simply because of who they are, but more often because of what they do.

Are you curious to know why some people go on to achieve their goals while others do not? Keep reading to find out…

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Success isn't for everyone.

Don't get me wrong… I believe that ANYONE can be successful, but not everyone will do what it takes. A lot of people have all of the information that they need to be successful, and yet they still don't succeed. Thus, a good strategy is not enough to achieve your goals. Tony Robbins says that success is achieved through a plan that is 80 percent psychological and 20 percent strategic.

Many factors make up your psychology. The biggest and most important one being commitment. Successful people are committed to achieving their goals. If they can't find a way, they make a way. They don't allow their life circumstances to dictate their actions in life.

If you want something badly enough and you are truly committed to doing whatever it takes, you will be successful. The question always comes back to this – how badly do you want success?

I'm not going to lie.. the path to success isn't easy. Few people are willing to pay the price. If you're not achieving your goals, the simple answer as to why is because you don't want it badly enough. The only way to transform your life is to commit to making your “shoulds” into “musts”.

A lot of people have “shoulds.” They want success if it's easy, convenient, and doesn't require a lot of hard work. Success has to be on the terms that they've defined for themselves. Unfortunately, this mentality won't get you far in life.

If you're always looking for reasons or excuses as to why you're not achieving your goals, you will become a victim. You will deflect responsibility elsewhere, instead of holding yourself accountable.

The one common denominator when it comes to achieving your goals is YOU.

At a certain point, you have to point the finger back at yourself and say, “I am solely responsible for my actions.” That is how you take back control of your life, instead of being a victim of it. Success is not a matter of ability. Rather, it's a matter of motivation and commitment.

So, the question is… how do you increase commitment to your goals? Here are four tips that can help you do so.

Tip #1: Define The Compelling Reasons To Achieve Your Goals

The more reasons that you have, the more motivation that you will have to achieve the goals that you set for yourself. Whenever you set a goal, you need to know what your why is. There are two types of reasons – pleasurable ones and painful ones. Pain is a powerful short-term motivator. However, pleasure is the best long-term motivator.

I believe that everything that we want to achieve in life has a why behind it. The more reasons that you have to achieve a goal, the higher the likelihood will be that you achieve it. Your why is your internal motivation. Until you can identify what this is, you will struggle to figure out how to turn your dreams into a reality.

I challenge you to come up with 100 reasons why you want to achieve your goals. It may take a little bit of time, but I encourage you to stretch yourself and go deep with this process. At least 10 of the reasons you reflect upon will drive you more than others will.

Highlight or underline your 10 reasons and then commit to reading them every day to yourself as part of your morning ritual. If you want to take it one step further, read these reasons three times a day.

Constantly remind yourself why you wanted to achieve your goal. When you lose motivation or face adversity in life, go back to your list of reasons. Your why will get you back on track.

Tip #2: Define The Painful Consequences of Not Achieving Your Goals

Human beings are driven to seek pleasure and avoid pain. When it comes to your compelling reasons for achieving your goals, reflect upon how your life will be if you don't take action. Use your pain as motivation. The more pain reasons that you have, the better.

Keep in mind that if it feels uncomfortable answering this question, it should! Your biggest successes in life will be found outside of your comfort zone. The sooner that you accept this reality, the sooner you will get comfortable with being uncomfortable.

When you have strong enough reasons for why you want to achieve something, you will still act despite whatever is preventing you from taking action. The solution is either to overcome your fear and/or raise your level of commitment.

When it comes to achieving your goals, you also want to make sure that you have a rewards and punishment system in place. Oftentimes, people don't achieve something because they don't have a consequence for it. Every time you don't follow through on a commitment, you let yourself down and lose confidence.

A consequence is a powerful motivator. If you don't do what you say you're going to do, what will happen? As an example, let's say that you commit to waking up every morning at 7 am, for 5 days a week.

If you don't follow through with this commitment, the consequence may be that you have to go jump in the cold ocean on a winter's day. The idea behind this process is that by not taking action, some kind of pain will follow suit.

Tip #3: Reward Yourself For Achieving Your Goals

On the flip side, you also want to make sure that you're rewarding yourself when you achieve something that you set out to do. When you celebrate your progress, you will feel positive emotions. In turn, your brain will start linking pleasure to accomplishing something, thereby encouraging you to achieve more.

Tip #4: Share Your Goals Publicly

A powerful way to increase your commitment to achieving your goals is to be accountable to someone else. When you're only accountable to yourself, it's easy to let yourself off the hook. This is why it's best to share your goals publicly.

I suggest getting an accountability buddy or group, a therapist, or a coach who will hold you accountable for following through. A great resource that I recommend for getting advice and accountability from specialized coaches is a website called Coach.Me.

This is the secret to success.

I hope these tips empower you to achieve your goals. We all want to live a successful life. However, it all comes down to how badly you want success.

If you are willing to commit to doing what others are not, there is no limit to what you can achieve in this lifetime. Stop wishing for a better life and start taking massive action to create the life that you desire.

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21 Crazy, Extreme Actions I Took To Become Successful

Stefan James — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 15:00:18 +0000

I've taken some crazy and extreme actions in my life to become successful.

I didn't achieve the success that I have today by sitting on the sidelines and playing it safe. I got into the game of life and played, full out.

Some of the things that I'm going to share with you may shock you. Some things I'm embarrassed about, while others I'm proud of.

Ultimately, everything I've gone through has helped me create the life that I have now. Ready to discover the crazy things I've done to become successful?

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Have you ever done something crazy to achieve a goal?

Success, by its very nature, is extreme. After all, “crazy” is the ultimate breeding ground for creativity, and creativity is the driving force behind fresh and exciting ideas. Only one percent of people become financially successful. It makes sense why ninety-nine percent of people would think that they are crazy.

The reality is that success is a dedicated and obsessive focus on something. That is what separates a mediocre life from an extraordinary one. Success isn't easy. If it was, everyone would be successful. We all know that successful people work harder than the average person.

Not only that, but they don't allow their failures (which is inevitable in life) to stop them. They just keep going. Successful people also make huge sacrifices and embrace a lot of challenges along the way.

In no way, shape, or form are the actions that I took a prescription for what you should do in your life to be successful. My extreme actions may not resonate with you and that's okay. I merely want to show you what successful people are willing to do to achieve their goals and dreams.

The decisions I've made in my life have been based on different stages of my consciousness and development as a human being. There were times when I was operating at a very low level of consciousness.

There was a time in my life when I was depressed and suicidal.

Early on in my entrepreneurial journey, I experienced a lot of frustrating moments. I was extracting knowledge from the people I was learning from, but I kept coming up short. Instead of giving up, I used my pain as motivation to propel me forward.

I took more action and made more drastic sacrifices until I eventually achieved success. If you are not willing to sacrifice your pride, comforts, or security, you will never achieve your highest level of success. In sharing my crazy journey with you, I hope that you will learn from my mistakes so that you don't have to struggle as much as I did.

The knowledge I share with you may make you decide that you aren't willing to do the crazy things that are necessary to achieve success. Or maybe it gives you a massive wake-up call, making you realize that you aren't going for it enough. The truth will always set you free. Whatever the outcome is, what I'm going to tell you will be useful and somewhat entertaining!

Here are 21 crazy, extreme actions I took to become successful.

1. I listened to self-hypnosis audio programs.

At one point in time, I was very inspired by Paul McKenna who is a well-known British hypnotist. I used to listen to his guided self-hypnosis audio programs. I would go into hypnotic trances. When I was younger, I was very shy and insecure.

From Paul's teachings, I learned that right before bedtime, your brain is more suggestible to subliminal programming. This means that certain messages will more easily penetrate your subconscious.

2. I formed a self-development house with my friends called Project Vancouver.

When I was 17 years old I read a book called, The Game by Neil Strauss. This is about a pickup artist community of men who would pick up women. I was interested in learning how to attract women because it was an aspect of my life that I wanted to work on.

Inside his book, Neil lived in a house in Hollywood, CA called Project Hollywood. When I was 21 years old I moved out of my mom's house. My friends and I decided to form a self-development house called Project Vancouver. Every Sunday we had house meetings. Each of us had to share our top five actions that we were committed to achieving each week.

If we didn't achieve a goal that we set for ourselves, we would have to put $20 towards the house. We would use that money to invest it in some form of self-development that we could all benefit from. Eventually, we moved into a bigger place. At one point, there were nine of us living under one roof. I believe that proximity is power. Living with like-minded people has so many payoffs for your future.

3. I signed a 12-month lease on an apartment that I couldn't afford.

When I was 23 years old I struggled with procrastination a lot. Nothing was a “must” for me. I realized that I needed to put more pressure on myself if I wanted to become successful. My back needed to be up against the wall. I had the desire to move into an apartment in downtown Vancouver, which is one of the most expensive cities in the world.

At the time, I was only making $1,500 per month. The apartment was renting for $1,100 per month. Even though I couldn't afford the apartment, I went for it anyway and signed a 12-month lease. There was no Plan B. I became resourceful and tapped into my creativity. If it meant staying up all night to work and make money, I was willing to do that. I wouldn't recommend doing something like this, but I grew massively as a result.

4. I hired Tony Robbins' son, Jairek, to coach me.

When I was in my 20's, the vision that I had for my life was to one day live in San Diego, CA. I wanted to experience living there so I moved to San Diego for 3 months and stayed in hostels. While I was there, I met Jairek Robbins, Tony Robbins' son. We were both at an event called, Three Feet From Gold.

He invited me to go to an Internet marketing seminar as his guest. I befriended him and hired him to be my coach. I couldn't afford it but I wanted to take advantage of the opportunity. As a result of my decision, I had to move out of my apartment because I got into a lot of debt.

5. I lived on my friend's couch for 6-12 months.

This was am embarrassing time in my life, but I humbled myself the best I could. I was in a lot of credit card debt and living from a place of lack. My goal was to get out of debt and that's what I ended up doing. I was willing to make huge sacrifices to get ahead in life, long-term.

Living on my friend's couch meant that I had zero privacy and it didn't feel good. However, I'm so grateful for this time of my life because rock bottom became the foundation upon which I rebuilt my life. I did the work to change my money habits, paid off $15,000 in credit card, and went on to become a millionaire.

6. I hosted a carwash fundraiser to pay for a seminar I couldn't afford.

There was a seminar in New York City that I wanted to attend but I couldn't afford the flight. So I found a way to make the money. I ended up hosting a by-donation carwash fundraiser in Vancouver. My friends and I made some signs and I got an autobody shop to host the carwash.

People would drive by and I would tell them why I was doing the fundraiser. They gave me $20, $50, even $100. In one day I made $800! Simply by being resourceful and asking for help. I was so committed to doing anything to get to that seminar. There were no limits.

7. I worked 48 hours straight, without sleep.

When I was 25 years old, I was traveling throughout Columbia. During this time, my Internet marketing business crashed. I was desperate to make money and I promised myself that I would return to Vancouver better than I was when I left.

I stayed in my room and worked non-stop for one week straight. One night I worked 28 hours straight. I got so immersed in what I was working on to the point that time stopped. This isn't healthy or necessary but I don't regret it. I built so much willpower and strength from this experience.

8. I worked several months straight without a day off.

Last year was the longest stretch I've ever worked without a day off. I was invited by Tony Robbins and Dean Graziosi to support them in the launch of a new product. I was one of the top people who promoted the product and, as a result, I went to Fiji and got to spend quality time with Tony.

I worked relentlessly for three months because I wanted the opportunity so badly. In effect, I was willing to do anything to make it happen. My drive wasn't for money or success. I had already achieved both of those things in my online business.

Rather, it was the passion that I had for the project. Tony Robbins has been my mentor since I was 17 years old and now I can say I've worked with him. I still pinch myself. I ended up getting massively burnt out and took a long vacation to get my health back. It was all worth it in the end.

9. I've invested hundreds of thousands of dollars into my self-development.

Books, seminars, courses, coaches, mentors, consultants, naturopaths, supplements, technology, and body healers. You name it, I've invested in it! I will invest in anything if I will believe that it will make my life better. The reason why I do this is that I want to live an extraordinary life.

If that means taking advantage of every opportunity I can, I'm on board. Through self-development, I've discovered so much about myself, others, and the world. I've gone so far as to spend $10,000 to attend a Tony Robbins seminar. I've been to his Unleash The Power Within event 7 times, Business Mastery twice, and Date with Destiny twice.

I even hired one coach for $15,000 just to help me with one block that I had that was preventing me from growing my business. I'm not going to lie… I had a lot of fear about hiring a Project Manager and giving up control. This is why I needed someone to coach me through the process.

This is why I share the value of information and taking action on what you learn. I approach every experience with newness, excitement, optimism, and belief. More importantly. I take massive action, even when I don't have all of the answers. That is the secret to my success.

10. I studied great speakers and transcribed their speeches, word for word.

I would write down speeches, word for word, of great speakers whom I admired. Once I had the speeches transcribed I would recite them out loud and try to emulate their body language, vocal tone, and their gestures. The goal was to become a better speaker.

By modeling greatness, I strengthened my own voice. Before I had a YouTube channel, I also filmed myself speaking so that I could study my words and become more conscious of my communication style. It all paid off. I now have over 1 million subscribers on my YouTube channel!

11. I went to nightclubs alone and sober to meet women, despite being anxious.

When I was 18 years old I met a group of guys on the Internet as part of a message board. They were going out and meeting women together. I was terrified to be a part of this group but I forced myself to overcome my anxiety. Over time, I became very confident.

My personality totally shifted. However, I always needed to have a friend or a wingman with me to approach a woman. I decided to handicap myself so I would go to the hardest environment that I could possibly find to meet women. For me, this was a nightclub.

I would go by myself, with no alcohol, and approach random women to spark conversations. Oftentimes, I was so in my head that I couldn't approach anyone. I was very self-conscious. However, I didn't give up. Eventually, I started attracting women into my life.

12. I took action on everything I learned.

In many ways, I was a very coachable person. I fully trusted every coach or mentor that I had. Whatever they told me to do, I did it. As an example, one of my mentors suggested that I read the book, The Richest Man in Babylon by George Clason. In his book, he talks about the importance of taking a percentage of your income and giving it to a charity.

An action like this teaches you that there is more than enough for everyone. You end up living from a place of abundance rather than a place of scarcity. There was a time when I didn't have extra money to donate, but I still did it and took action. Some things worked and others didn't. That being said, the things that worked always outweighed the things that didn't.

13. I met my mentor, Zan Perrion, at his seminar 10 years ago and we are good friends to this day.

When I was 18 years old, I went to Zan Perrion's first-ever seminar in Vancouver. It cost me $500. I brought my laptop, sat in the front row, and wrote out everything that he said as if it was gospel. For two days straight I studied my notes. I shared my notes with Zan and he was blown away.

Surprisingly, I ended up becoming friends with him and interviewed him on my YouTube channel two years ago.

14. I would stay out until 3 am at nightclubs to practice building my confidence with women.

When I was 21 I started my first business, which was called Lifestyle Transformations. It was a dating coaching business for men. I used to do free events in Vancouver called Dating Mastery Seminars every two weeks. Once people came to the seminars, I would sell them on a 3-day boot camp where I would take men in public and help them approach women.

I did that for many years. Our boot camps would end at 2 am. Because I wanted to push myself, I would stay out one hour later. I knew that if I kept practicing my confidence with women, I would grow and become more. In turn, I would be better able to support the men I was coaching.

15. Over a one-year period, I approached 2,000 random women in public and sparked conversations with them.

When I was 18 years old, I was terrified of approaching women. I didn't really care about meeting a woman or going on dates. If I approached enough women, I knew that I would be able to overcome my anxiety interacting with them. Going back to that group of men I met online, I would go out with them 4 days a week.

At this point in my life, I wasn't old enough to go to nightclubs, so I would stand outside the nightclubs and randomly approach women. My only focus was to add value and give them compliments and then walk away. I wasn't trying to get anything.

Every time I went out, I would approach 10-15 women. When I got home, I would journal about my experiences. I would analyze my body language, eye contact, and vocal tone. Every time a woman would react in a certain way, I took responsibility for it. That self-awareness allowed me to improve my communication skills.

16. I faced my fear of talking to strangers by forcing myself to say “Hi” to 3 people in public places.

When I was 18 years old, I worked for my dad in his construction manufacturing business. We made limestone fireplaces for houses. Part of my job was to go to Home Depot to pick up supplies. At the time, I was reading the book, How To Talk To Anyone by Leil Lowndes which gave me the motivation to stretch myself.

When I would go to the store, I would challenge myself to say “Hi” to 3 people before I left. Sometimes it would take me a while because of my anxiety but eventually, I would achieve my goal.

17. I would recite affirmations at the top of my lungs in my car while commuting to work.

Thirty minutes every day I would drive to and from work. I turned my car into a university on wheels, meaning I would listen to audio programs while driving. During this time, I would recite affirmations at the top of my lungs. I would also listen to Roger Love's, Set Your Voice Free audio programs in the car, and do vocal exercises. Roger is the biggest vocal coach in the world.

Today, he is my vocal coach. I've interviewed him twice on my YouTube channel about how to master the perfect voice and how to master public speaking.

18. I took speech pathology classes to improve my ability to project my voice.

When I was young, I was a really bad speaker. I had a lisp and I used to mumble. Thus, when I would go to nightclubs and try talking to women, I struggled to project my voice. Since the music was very loud, it was a very challenging environment for me to adapt to.

I used to hate that I had to lean in for a woman to hear me. As a man, when this happens, you end up communicating at a lower level. I wanted women to lean into me. Thus, I had to work on my voice. At the time, one of my best friends found a vocal coach. We took speech pathology classes to improve our ability to project our voices without straining them. As a result, I was able to command attention at a higher level and speak louder.

19. I trained and competed in two fitness model competitions.

In 2011-2012, I wanted to change my body. At the time, my life coach inspired me to train for a fitness competition. He told me to forget about the result. Instead, just do it for the process and for the person who I would end up becoming. I committed to training for the WBFF Fitness Model Competition.

I hired a nutritional coach and created a serious workout program. I've never been so motivated. I worked out twice per day and tracked every calorie in a spreadsheet. I transformed my body. However, I went too extreme and overtrained. That being said, it was still a powerful journey towards mastering my mind and body.

I committed to something I was afraid to do and I took on the mentality, “If I can't, I must.” Two years later, I did a second competition and trained in a healthier way. It was a great accomplishment in my life.

20. My friend and I each put $500 on the line as a way of holding each other accountable for achieving our goals.

I would have nights where, before we went out, my friend and I would write down the goals that we wanted to achieve when it came to interacting with women. We agreed to approach two mixed groups comprised of men and women. To put pressure on each other, we would go to an ATM and withdraw $500 each as a way of holding each other accountable. If one or both of us didn't follow through, we lost our money.

21. I would study and memorize one-liners to spark conversations with women.

When I was reading the book, The Game, I was learning routines of how to start a conversation with women. In the book, it was suggested that one way of doing this was to ask a woman her opinion on a topic. I would memorize this one-liner when I was communicating with a woman –“Let me get your opinion. Who lies more? Men or women?” It was a great conversation starter. Over time, I learned that it's not what you say, but how you say it that matters.

These are the 21 crazy, extreme actions I took to become successful.

I am proud to say that I have committed my entire life to self-development. If something was ever difficult or challenging, I was willing to do it, if it meant that I would become a better person. Who I am today is because of these 21 actions that I took.

I have grown tremendously over the years, but I still consider myself to be a learner. Don't stop learning. Don't stop growing, and never forget that everything happens for a reason. Be grateful for your life experiences, as crazy and extreme as they may be.

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The Biggest Reasons You’re NOT Successful… And How To Change That

Stefan James — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 15:00:14 +0000

A successful life is available to everyone.

Unfortunately, a lot of people aren't willing to do whatever it takes to be successful. Instead, they dabble their way through life and never end up mastering anything.

Success is a mindset. If you're stuck and aren't making any progress, it's time to do something different. Nothing in your life will change unless you do.

If you want to know the biggest reasons why you're not successful and how to change that, keep reading.

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I know why you're not succeeding in life.

At first, it may seem harsh what I'm about to tell you. What I have to say may not make you feel good. This is something that not a lot of your friends and family will be able to tell you, but I want you to succeed so you need to hear the truth. Sometimes we aren't even aware of what it is that we need to change in our lives. Why?

Because most of us do not make a conscious decision about what we believe. Rather, our beliefs are based on generalizations we make about our past. As a result, we continue to tell ourselves disempowering stories that leave us feeling stuck and unhappy.

This is why it's helpful to have someone in your corner, who isn't afraid to give you a much-needed reality check. There comes a time in all of our lives when we need a dose of truth. I want to help you change your life.

Successful people don't get consistent results in their lives because they are lucky. Rather, they engage in specific success strategies, actions, behaviors, and rituals that allow them to thrive. On a much deeper level, successful people have mastered their mindset. They have conditioned their mind in such a way that their internal world sets them up to win. In short, their inner world reflects their outer world.

Your results in life are largely determined by the quality of your thoughts and beliefs. Eighty percent of success is due to your psychology — mindset, emotions and beliefs — and only 20 percent is due to your mechanics. Hence, your beliefs create your reality.

If you're not where you want to be in life, it's highly likely that you have disempowering beliefs.

Limiting beliefs prevent you from taking action and living in alignment with your higher self. It's not until you decide to take a leap of faith and step outside your comfort zone that life starts happening for you. Yes, any time that you do something risky, there is always a chance that you may fail.

But what if you fly?

If you start thinking about all of the reasons why you're going to fail before you even start, you're only setting yourself up for a fall. It doesn't matter how many times you fail. All that matters is that you keep going and don't give up. In my eyes, the biggest failure in life is not trying.

Don't play small for one day longer, because you are meant for big things. Be the driver of your destiny and commit to doing anything and everything to become the person you've always wanted to be. Get real with yourself. Are you giving it all you've got to achieve success? If not, now is the time to wake yourself up to the potential of who you could be.

These are the biggest reasons why you're not successful.

Don't let this be another article that you read that you do nothing with. Decide today that you are ready to change in your life. Be honest with yourself, take responsibility for your choices, and start building the habit of being a doer.

Success is yours for the taking. I believe in you. Now is the time to get out of your own way and start taking action. Don't stop until you succeed.

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10 Excuses That Stop You From Ever Being Successful

Stefan James — Mon, 09 Sep 2019 15:00:12 +0000

There are 10 excuses that will stop you from ever being successful in life.

Oftentimes, people fall into the trap of telling themselves stories about why they can't do something or be somebody. What's your B.S. story? We all have one.

Once you figure out what is holding you back from stepping into your power, you can start the process of overcoming your self-imposed limitations.

Are you ready to discover which excuse is keeping you stuck?

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Excuses prevent you from taking action in life.

If you want to achieve your goals and dreams, you cannot have an excuse mindset. Limiting beliefs, lies we tell ourselves, and excuses that we tell others are often to blame for our goal-chasing false start. As your friend and coach, I'm going to challenge your mindset so that you start to question your limiting beliefs.

I want to help you break free from these barriers so that you can get on the path of success and mastery. Here are 10 excuses that stop you from ever being successful in life, and solutions for how you can break these negative beliefs.

1. I don't know where to begin or how to get started

People allow this excuse to prevent them from getting into the game of life. It's not that you don't know how to get started. The reality is that you don't have a strong enough purpose as to why you should get started. When you know what your why is, you will find a way to make it happen.

Don't let the tyranny of the how prevent you from taking action. Get resourceful and find out what you need to do to achieve your goals. You don't need to know everything to get started. Just dive in! As you start taking action, all of a sudden, better ways of doing things will become available to you.

2. I don't have the education and I'm not smart enough

There are a lot of people throughout history who have been incredibly successful without even finishing college. Some of these people include Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and Steve Jobs who are some of the wealthiest people on this planet. You can be smart and have all of the knowledge in the world, yet still not succeed in life.

Knowledge is not power. Rather, it's only potential power. The real power is your ability to execute and take massive action. Anybody can be successful because there are people out there who have already paved the way. Learn from these people, and extract their mindset, behaviors, and actions. If you can do that, you will be successful.

3. Now isn't the right time for me

If you catch yourself falling into this mindset trap, you will find that later never comes. Some day leads to a town called nowhere! Anyone that I've ever known who has achieved something great has said, “I wish that I started earlier.” Tomorrow isn't a promise. Today is all that you have. Make sure that you are getting the most out of your life. The sooner that you go for it, the sooner that you will be where you want to be.

4. It's too hard or difficult

You don't want your life to be easy. In fact, you want it to be challenging. If it was easy everyone would be successful. We want people to achieve success because they worked hard for it. It only feels hard because you haven't done it before. Once you develop the skills and acquire the right knowledge, the thing you once feared doing actually becomes fun and easy.

If you are currently playing it safe and staying in your comfort zone, I promise that later in life you will pay the price. This is why you need to develop mental strength now so that you can get through hardships in the future. I encourage you to embrace what is hard. If you can do that, you will be able to handle anything.

5. I don't have the time

We all have the same 24 hours in a given day. The focus should be less about time management and more about priority management. A lot of people don't make their goals a high enough priority. If you are wondering why you're not getting ahead, you're probably giving priority to the wrong things. You may have to make sacrifices in the short-term so that you can move the needle forward in your life. It comes down to how bad you want success.

6. I don't have the money or I can't afford it

Be mindful of the story that you have around money. The moment that you say that you can't afford something, you are closing off your mind to new possibilities. Instead, ask yourself, “How can I afford it?” All of a sudden, you have options. There are countless ways that you can increase your income. Similarly, you could also cut out some expenses.

The new belief system that I want you to take on is that you have the money for the things that you are truly committed to. When something becomes a must, everything else dissipates. Don't let money hold you back from success. If you really want something, you'll find a way.

7. I haven't done it before so I don't know how to begin

If you wait until your competent to do something, you will never do it. All that matters is that you have confidence in your capabilities. Don't let your stories stop you from really going for what it is that you want in life. Take action and commit to learning new things. Every successful person started as a beginner.

They had to go through a massive learning curve where they had no idea what they were doing. Yes, this meant that they made a lot of mistakes, but they didn't give up. Rather, they learned from their failures and used them as leverage to grow and become more. Adopting this mindset is what will allow you to master your craft.

8. I'm afraid of taking a risk and failing

If you stay in your comfort zone, you won't get anywhere in life. Security is merely an illusion. What is incredibly risky is having a 9 to 5 job where your livelihood and security is dependent on your boss. Even worse, the economy could plummet or the government could make changes, which in turn, could affect your job.

There will always be some level of risk involved in the pursuit of your goals and dreams. You will make mistakes and experience failures along the way. I believe that the only failure in life is not trying. All that matters is that you learn from your mistakes. Be more afraid of what your life will be like if you don't go for it. That, in and of itself, should motivate you to keep going.

9. I'm afraid of what other people will think of me

If you want to be someone of significance, you have to say something and do something. When you become successful there will be people who love you and people who hate you. However, your haters don't really hate you. Rather, they just hate themselves. Your success is merely a spotlight shining back on them of their missed opportunities and failures in life.

Your significance makes them feel insignificant. This is a good thing because success will expose who your true friends are and who your fake friends are. Find a tribe of people who inspire and uplift you to achieve great things. Stay away from toxic people at all costs and don't allow others' opinions to hold you back from living the life of your dreams.

10. There is no point

Whenever I hear people say this all that I'm hearing is that they've stopped believing in themselves. Sometimes people experience so much pain and failure in their past that they no longer believe that they deserve success. They do this as a way of protecting themselves from future disappointment.

If you allow this story to consume you, you will end up settling for a life of mediocrity. Make sure that you don't get to the point of learned helplessness. Your past does not equal your future. It helped make you into the person that you are today. Extract the good, take the lessons and don't give up.

When you're on your death bed, you want to be proud that you pursued your life to the best of your ability. You deserve to have an amazing life, and you will. In the words of Jim Rohn, “Everyone should make it their goal to earn a million dollars in their lifetime. Not for the money, that doesn't matter, but for who you become in the process.”

These are 10 excuses that stop you from ever being successful.

I hope that reading this blog has given you a greater awareness of what excuse is holding you back in life. Get real with yourself and start paying attention to the stories that you tell yourself. Once you are aware of what these stories are, you will feel empowered to reframe them and shift your perspective.

Let's face it… following your dreams isn't always easy. It is a road that is paved with highs and lows. But don't let your excuses justify why you should give up or why you're not taking action. You're bigger than any fear or obstacle. Believe in yourself, don't give up, and be pulled towards the life that you want.

Which excuse will you commit to dropping today?

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