hey everyone and welcome to top think today we're going to learn about 10
habits that destroy your success now let's begin number one unproductive work
what's the difference between a busy person and a productive person well busy people pack their
days full of time consuming work but busy people aren't always productive on the other
hand productive people maximize the efficiency of their time so productive people aren't always busy
so if you want to be successful take a look at your schedule do you pack your days full of
monotonous busy work do you spend hours on useless chores you may be the busiest person in the world
but that doesn't make you the most productive a successful person may work fifty percent less
while accomplishing fifty percent more why is that because successful people know that work isn't
always productive just like relaxation isn't always lazy if you choose wisely you'll spend
every minute of your time moving forward and that way every busy day is just as productive
number two recycled ideas do you surround yourself with clones are you looking for an
exact replica of yourself this bad habit leaves you swimming in the same small pond for the rest
of your life you're surrounded by similar opinions and recycled ideas alright let's
say you believe clouds are made of ice cream and all your friends think the same thing you'll live
the rest of your life thinking clouds are made of ice cream because no one disagrees with you
if you don't expose yourself to new schools of thoughts your opinions will never grow or change
for the better so if you want to find success you need to experience diverse perspectives you
need to find people who challenge you people who approach the world in a different way people who
use a framework that you don't understand because these are the people you learn from the most
so if you're surrounded by clones you hear only things you already know your opinions are never
challenged and your ideas are never pushed but if you understand the power of diversity
then you'll learn new things and you'll expand your horizons number three criticizing flaws
you have flaws maybe you're afraid of public speaking or you're bad with numbers
maybe you've got a big nose or a weird laugh you have flaws but so does everyone else so don't
spend your life worrying about everything that's wrong with you don't punish yourself for having
weaknesses otherwise those weaknesses will control you they'll outshine the greatest things about you
and they'll damage your self-esteem if you want to be successful then self-esteem is critical
you need self-esteem before you can believe in yourself if you don't believe in yourself
then you aren't going to find success so stop focusing on your flaws and start acknowledging
your strengths instead of criticizing yourself encourage yourself praise yourself concentrate
on the things that make you unique things that make you clever intelligent and funny everyone
has strengths just like everyone has weaknesses so identify yours and learn to embrace them
number four toxic approval do you have toxic people in your life do you care what they think
of you this is a difficult habit to break you spend so much time worrying about what people
think of you especially people who are judgmental and critical you want them to like you to notice
you but you don't need their approval to find value chances are these toxic people aren't
your real friends they'd likely betray you in a heartbeat so don't worry about what they think
don't live your life in search of their approval because these toxic people will steal away your
self-esteem they'll rob you of your confidence and they'll hinder your lifelong success so if you
have a toxic person in your life create a healthy amount of distance don't let their judgments and
criticisms weigh you down be proud of yourself your accomplishments and your potential
number five playing pretend are you trying to be something that you're not people can tell
if you're not the real deal in your personal and professional life faking your identity is a recipe
for disaster not only will others lose respect for you but you'll sabotage your own happiness
sometimes you can fake small things just to get by you can fake a smile you can pretend to be
confident but you can't pretend to be a different person you shouldn't chase or dream of goals that
don't reflect who you really are you may spend most of your day staring down at your phone
browsing social media and comparing yourself to others you might be constantly checking for likes
comments and other forms of online validation you should stop doing this these things don't
reflect real life they're just another form of pretending so come on be true to yourself your
strengths and your passions they may not be cool or exciting they may bore most people to death
but hey you like them they're important to you and that's all that matters
number six short-term comforts success isn't always comfortable the easiest decisions are
rarely the most productive alright let's say you want to learn a song on the piano but you
don't know how to play you could memorize that specific song or you could learn how to read
music the first is a comfortable short-term reward the second is a challenging long-term skill set
so which one do you think will benefit you the most if you want to be successful don't
take shortcuts don't settle for the easiest option choose the most challenging path because
those challenges push you further ultimately success isn't about small individual goals
it's about growth it's about making progress and to do that you need to be challenged
number seven lack of direction too much planning can drive you crazy if you try to plan every step
of the way you're never going to start but zero planning is even more destructive without a plan
you're walking in the dark you don't know where you're going or how to get there so you never do
that's why successful people plan their goals they form strategies to get from one checkpoint
to another your strategies won't always pan out sometimes a new opportunity presents itself
and your plan will take a sudden turn but hey that's okay you can always rewrite or
restructure your plan it's helpful to rewrite your plan on a regular basis because your goals
will change over time as you get closer to those goals they'll grow more specific you'll get a
better understanding of what you like and what you don't years ago you may have dreamt of a career
on wall street but after finding a niche in your field you discover a passion for something else
without a plan you'll never get far enough to grow you'll get lost before your goals
grow specific or concrete so make a plan right now it could be three simple steps
it could be ten or twenty but don't let another day go by without a sense of direction
number eight living in fear success requires risk and to take a risk you have to step outside of
your comfort zone many people hide inside their comfort zones in their bubble they feel safe
understood and confident but if you spend your life living in fear your goals and dreams
are going to pass you by you're going to miss opportunity after opportunity because you were too
scared to take that risk so stop this bad habit it's important to know your strengths and comforts
but you should use those strengths as a starting point and that way you can venture into something
new alright let's say you're a fantastic writer but you want to be a musician so you start by
writing a song or two they don't have to be perfect they don't even have to be good what's
important is that you took a small risk once writing a song feels comfortable then take another
small risk and then another and keep pushing every step of the way eventually your comfort
zone will grow all the things you once thought were impossible will feel comfortable and easy
number nine respect versus idolization who do you look up to do you have a role model or a mentor
it's helpful to learn from someone who came before you you should pay attention to their mistakes
follow in their footsteps and use their wisdom to help you succeed but there's a big difference
between respecting a role model and idolizing them many people treat their role models like
deities or superheroes they place them on a lofty pedestal they swear their role models can do no
wrong like they're more than human but your role models are people just like you they make mistakes
they have bad days they lose motivation and fall flat on their face just like you they began with
nothing but a dream but over time they chased that dream until it finally came true look my point
is your role models aren't perfect your mentors aren't superhuman it's easy to idolize the people
you admire but remember that they're people just like you anything they accomplished you can too
number 10 self-inflicted delays what's the biggest barrier between you and your success is it your
environment your social circle your educational background no the biggest barrier between you and
your success is your own fear most people don't succeed because they get scared somewhere along
the way they had goals they had dreams but they didn't have the courage or perseverance to chase
them yes life can get in the way sometimes there's nothing you can do and that's okay just make sure
that you are never the reason you don't succeed if your car breaks down fine if your business
partner leaves you out to dry there's not much you can do but don't let your fears keep you from
doing anything don't be the reason your goals are sitting on the back burner hey thank you
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