There is a reason why 95% of people never reach their dreams or obtain financial freedom. This isn’t because most people aren’t smart or can’t figure out how. The typical rich and successful person is no smarter than the masses.
The #1 reason people don’t become rich and successful is because they give up too easily. The rich and successful keep going when the average person gives up. Average people easily give up because of impatience and the lack of instantaneous results.
Average people lose energy and faith at the sight of their first obstacle or failure. The average entrepreneur quits the first 6 months if they don’t see any big profits rolling in. The average person quits exercising and eating healthier after the first month if they don’t see any significant weight loss.
The average investor sells a stock if it doesn’t instantly go higher in the first month or two. Average people quit on any major goal if they don’t see success in the short term.
Most people quit on their dreams too soon! If you never give up, then you’ll never fail. The longer you keep pursuing your goal, the luckier you will get. You get “luckier” because you gain more mastery over the long run. Opportunities will present themselves the longer you stay in the game.
The game is never over unless you quit. I’ve never seen anybody achieve anything great overnight. If you study the background of any high achiever, most of them had many obstacles and setbacks in pursuit of their major goals.
We live in an instant gratification society. Everyone wants everything fast. People want fast food, fast weight loss, fast money and overnight success. People want to watch a block buster movie, but they don’t want to see the behind the scenes hustle and grind it took to make the movie.
Always keep a long-term state of mind. Focus on the long-term success not the short-term obstacles. Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon lost money the first 5 years after taking the company public. He didn’t quit, and therefore he eventually became the richest man in the world. He had a long-term mindset.
In my book The Secret to Prosperity, I give numerous accounts of people who over came the odds by staying focused and never giving up. Their stories are super inspirational!
There is no option but to keep pushing towards your dreams. Giving up isn’t an option! Just living to pay bills and barely survive isn’t a life. We were born to make a difference and impact the world! There’s a saying “most people stop living at 20 but don’t die until 80.”
Just say no to mediocrity! Never give up on becoming rich and successful. Its never too early and never too late to pursue your purpose and strive for greatness! If you procrastinate and wait for the perfect time, then you’ll never get started.
Also remember not to spread yourself too thin by trying too many different things at once. Focus on 1 thing until successful. After you master one thing, then you can branch off to other interests.
The most important thing to remember is to be consistent not matter what. All things are possible and you will overcome if you never give up.