When I refer to success, I am not referring to how much money you’ve made, rather how successful you are at living the life you want. What brings you happiness is different from everyone. There is no right or wrong way to obtain it, but I’ve noticed that people who lead successful happy lives don’t do the following....
Complain and blame others
People who complain about how life is not fair, often have the victim mentality. The idea that your circumstances are the result of others wrong doings, make you feel helpless and not in control.
Of course, life is not always fair, but whining about it doesn’t make it any better. We are all dealt a set of cards, but it is up to us to determine how we want to play our cards. Work with what you got, because we all have different talents. Instead of playing the blame game, take responsibility for your mistakes and learn from them.
Become Complacent
When you are to comfortable with you’re life, you may start to feel stagnant. Constant growth and learning new things will keep your mind stimulated and it helps you stay excited about life. Don’t wait for change to happen if your unhappy, make the change.
Become unfocused
It is easy to get distracted and forget about our goals. Being too busy is a bad thing because you can get overwhelmed and you could be spreading yourself too thin. Remind yourself of your goals and where you want to go in life, and then head out in that direction.
Resist change
The beauty of life is that it is chaotic and unpredictable. Being okay to go with the flow will help you adapt better. As a friend once said to me, “when life comes at you, you just need to learn how to pivot in the moment.”
Love,
Karen
