hey everyone and welcome to top think today we're going to learn about ten rules for success you
need to know now let's begin number one let yourself get lost real success is confusing
and vague there's no one there to tell you that you're doing the right thing or that you're on
the right path whether you like it or not you have to figure it all out on your own now you
might imagine your success story going one way in your head it's simple and straightforward if
you want something enough thing you'll get it if you try hard enough you'll earn it and if you care
enough you'll be rewarded for it but true success stories are anything but simple or straightforward
they're full of bumps and 90-degree turns they're unexpected complicated and sometimes backwards and
that can really take its toll on your mindset along the way you might feel like you're doing
everything wrong like you're never pushing hard enough or doing what you're supposed to
be doing but the good news is that's part of the journey every successful person has felt clueless
hundreds if not thousands of times before you ever really learn where you're going you have to spend
time feeling lost because that aimlessness is a huge component of success yeah I know it sounds
terrifying right no one wants to go out on your own or take those risks but that's why lifelong
success is so fulfilling so here's the very first rule that you need to know get lost no really
get lost let yourself feel aimless for a little while and try your best to find your path all on
your own because in those moments of uncertainty you'll make the moves that matter the most down
the road number two fairness does not exist life can be unfair there's just no way around it hard
workers get lost in the background undeserving people find fame and fortune it's not an even
playing field and you know what it never will be so don't act like success is something the
world owes you the second rule to success is this things probably won't go the way you planned so
don't get mad about it don't hold a grudge against the world because your dreams will never come true
if you stop pushing yeah sure there may be some luck involved along the way but you'll never be
successful 100% of the time no matter how lucky you are in other words you might do everything
right and fail miserably you might do everything wrong and achieve your dreams you never really
know so just do your best stay positive and when life inevitably knocks you down don't complain
about it just get back up and fight even harder number three success takes time imagine you're
looking for your first stepping-stone towards success now like most people you want to prove
right away that you have what it takes you want to show the world exactly what you're made of
and that means a high paying job it means buying our own things shaping our own life starting to
make something of yourself you may desperately want all of these things but are you willing to
wait this is a psychological mistake that keeps countless people from finding success imagine
you just got a big raise you're finally flush with cash so you want to buy all the things that you've
been dreaming about so you put a down payment on a new car you splurge for a new flat screen in
other words you burn through money faster than you're making it why because your brain is only
thinking about the short-term it's looking for a quick and efficient payoff even if you're spending
more money than you actually have my point is long-term gratification is essential for success
whether it's money status or reputation people focus too much on their short-term success so
they never learn how to be patient and wait for their time to shine if you hope to be successful
you need to develop self-control success requires you to learn grow and build your legacy gradually
you have to find a path and achieve your goals little by little you'll make small
bits of progress until you finally develop something to be proud of so bide your time
work hard and look toward the future it may not be glamorous it may not be as fulfilling as you
hope but eventually your perseverance is gonna pay off big-time number four polish your image
it's true image matters no matter what field you're in your appearance will always affect
the way people treat you and how much they expect of you so if you want to be successful spend some
time polishing your image you don't have to wear designer suits or pay hundreds of dollars to get
your hair cut but you do have to take pride in the way you look that means looking groomed and
presentable wearing clean professional clothing and paying attention to the standards of your work
environment because your appearance is the first thing people notice about you it's a big part of
any first impression that you make if you make a bad first impression you may miss an amazing
opportunity all because you didn't take the time to improve your image number five failure is an
option in an ideal world no one would feel like a failure because a couple of big mistakes can
really knock you down eat away at your motivation and breed a self-deprecating mindset some people
experience failure once and they give up completely they surrender their dreams and
ambitions before they even get a chance to try but here's the bitter truth there's no way around
it if failure is too intimidating for you then you may not have what it takes at least not yet
because the real world will always have winners and losers the real world will not hesitate to
let you know that you failed but you can't let those failures discourage you or scare you off
if your mistakes tear apart your dreams well then they'll never come true but how do you push past
that fear how do you rise above your failures if there's one essential takeaway it's this right
here every winner was a loser at some point every successful person failed plenty of times they've
hit rock bottom they've doubted their ideas and they thought about giving up but in the
end those successful people found the courage to try again their mistakes make them stronger their
failures push them to explore new creative ideas and to double down on their ambitions so even
though failure is always an option even though you might lose your mistakes should never keep
you down number six read between the lines when starting a new job most people expect a strict
set of rules they want a road map that'll take them from the bottom all the way to the top but
success isn't something that's planned out for you no one is gonna give you the key to a successful
career if you follow the rules and do what people tell you you might be a good employee but that's
all you'll ever be rising to the top requires more than the minimum like every successful person you
have to learn how to read between the lines in other words you have to follow orders and think
outside the box you have to pioneer new ways to push yourself forward and to propel yourself
further and further up the ladder in the real world success always comes to the ones who take
the initiative never the ones who sit back and wait number seven fix your own mistakes when you
get out into the real world no one's gonna clean up your messes many people treat their boss like a
safety net but they have no reason to work with you to nurture you or encourage you they just
want to make their company or project the best that it can be if you make a big mistake it's on
you to prove your worth if you're slacking off or letting things slide then you're gonna get fired
so the seventh rule for success is to fix your own mistakes because no one else will fix them for you
number eight you don't know everything if you're just entering the job market there's one bitter
pill that you have to swallow ah the truth is you're new and inexperienced yeah I know it's
tempting to look down on everyone else you feel like you've got so much more potential but that
ego is gonna get you in trouble so ditch your pride as fast as you can open yourself up to
all the knowledge tips and advice that experienced employees have to offer yeah you might be smarter
than them you might have read more books but they're your superior for a reason so learn what
you can and give them the respect they deserve number nine balance your work ethic most people
assume time and success are a one-to-one ratio that you get as much as you give so they pour
over their work staying late every night working through holidays assuming every extra hour will
pay off in the long run but success it doesn't work that way the key to a successful work ethic
is moderation you have to create a balance between work family and your personal health
otherwise you're not going to perform like you want to or succeed like you imagine number 10 busy
work matters okay let's say you want a job that utilizes your creative and intellectual potential
you want to work on innovative products you want to talk strategy and tackle the big picture but
what actually ends up happening well most of the time you're stuck doing busy work it's not the
kind of work you imagine but that doesn't mean it's worthless yeah I know these jobs aren't the
most satisfying but you can still make the most of your position try to impress someone new each
day or make a network of new connections every job will have its rough patches and boring days
but the ones who make the most of those moments are the ones who climb the fastest hey thank you
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