We all yearn for success, happiness, and prosperity, in life. Why wouldn't we, considering the alternative is failure, unhappiness, and poverty? The question is though, why is it that such a small percentage of people actually strive for such rewards? Three reasons; fear, doubt, and laziness. Many people doubt that such a life is even achievable, or they simply don't have the talent, knowledge, and skill, to achieve it, or that they don't have the resources to achieve it. Then there are others who simply can't be bothered striving for these rewards. Because success, happiness, and prosperity, all require a lot of hard work, patience, resilience, commitment, and will power, to achieve, this group of people just simply can't be bothered, they don't want to use any energy in applying themselves, and instead they rely on a miracle to eventuate, such as a lottery win. Then we have those who live in fear. They desire all these rewards so desperately, yet they are afraid of seizing their opportunities, because, despite the potential for success, they instead focus on the possibility of failure, or being judged by others, or financial loss, or hardship, or any other potential negative outcomes. The group of individuals that do succeed in life, are those who take a chance. They are prepared to step out of their comfort zone, to make sacrifices, to accept the criticism, the judgement, and lack of support from others, to take risks, and even to fail time and time again, if it means they are working towards a future blessed with success, happiness, and prosperity.
Why are we so fearful of taking chances? Why do so many of us fear failure so greatly, or even view failure as finality? Why are we so concerned about how others perceive us, and so desperate to try and make people like us? Why are we so defensive in investing money in opportunities that can enhance our life, in which are in line with working towards our goals? We need to get these fairytale dreams out of our head, that the universe will magically deliver us success, happiness, and wealth. In absolute extreme rare cases does this ever happen. The belief we do need to, not only adopt, but also to put into action, is we are going to have to work hard, we are going to have to exercise a lot of patience, we are going to have to be 100% committed, we are going to have to be driven by our goals, and we are going to have to be resilient in overcoming failures and adversities, all if we are serious about achieving success, happiness, and prosperity in life. Again, the alternative is failure, unhappiness, and poverty, and even though these alternative results may be extreme, the best case scenario from not taking a chance to pursue success, is mediocrity and contentment. Is that really a life you want to be living? Spending your days working long hours at a job you dislike, doing enough just to make ends meet, and then maybe finding a couple of weeks each year, that are actually enjoyable and worth living for, as you continually live each day looking forward to retirement. That's not living! For the fact we only live once, surely it's worth taking a chance in doing what's necessary to design a future that we desire? So what if we fail, it's actually inevitable, but if we continue to pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, change our actions, and continue to persevere, success eventually becomes reality. In not doing so, the day will come where you'll reach retirement, and rather than feel that satisfaction you always envisioned you would feel, you instead only feel regret, having not taken your opportunities when you had the chance. So be brave, step out of your comfort zone, take risks, make sacrifices, ignore those who judge you for your decisions and actions, do what you need to do, and just focus on applying yourself wholeheartedly to what you want to achieve. With little or no risk, comes little or no reward, but with chance comes opportunity.
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David Stidston
My name is David Stidston, and I am a single father to my 8-year-old daughter Mia. We live in the beautiful city of Hobart in Tasmania, Australia. I am currently self-employed, working as a freelancer and casually in market research.
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