7 Myths About Success That Can Hold You Back

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7 MYTHS ABOUT SUCCESS THAT CAN HOLD YOU BACK

AND 7 TRUTHS FROM SERIAL WINNER

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Myth #1: Winners are just born that way.

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Fact: Having natural abili-ties is not enough.

You have to develop your talents and put them to work to find success consistently.

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Myth #2: Winners come from finan-cially successful families.

Fact: Parents can only drive you so far in life.

Eventually, you have to take the wheel. And a privileged upbringing may not prepare you for the challenges you’ll face.

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Myth #3: Winners are better educated.

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Fact: The best schools won’t teach you how to achieve what you want.

Millionaires who nev-er completed college are achieving their world-changing goals every day.

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Myth #4: Winners haven’t faced the same problems we have.

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Fact: Look closely and you’ll see the scars your heroes have collected.

To get where they wanted to be, they overcame problems and catastrophes to win anyway.

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Myth #5: Winners are just lucky.

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Fact: We’ve all been in the right place at the right time.

Serial winners put in the effort to prepare for opportunities and take action when they appear.

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Myth #6: Winners cheat their way to the top

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Fact: This is the kind of BS cheaters use to justify their behavior.

Nice, smart, driven guys do finish first—and they do it with their head held high and their legacy intact.

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Myth #7:

I don’t have what it takes to achieve big things.

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Fact: This is the worst myth of all.

Absolutely anybody can win, again and again. You just have to decide to go for what you want and fight to build a Cycle of Winning.

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