š„The 8 Biggest Success Factors to My Decade-Long Journey of Personal Growth
1. An incredible support system. These people could be counted on two hands, but often times it's only a few fingers. However, you really only need ONE other person to believe in you, and now you have me. 2. Finding mentors, and being willing to pay them with either time, attention, or money (could be labor/services exchange) for this wisdom. 3. Realizing no one was coming to save me, and beginning to take accountability for my actions. 4. The willingness to stop pretending I knew everything. Questioning every idea/belief that I once considered truth. Being willing to accept being wrong, and adjusting my beliefs accordingly. 5. Leaving the nest. Moving across the United States from New York to California, with almost no money, and nothing besides a handful of bad habits, and starting a completely new life. Sometimes you have to leave yourself no options. "Burn the boats". "Cut the cord". 6. Adopting a growth mindset. You have to believe that you're capable of becoming extraordinary in anything you choose to do, as long as you put the time and effort needed into becoming who and what you want to become. 7. Continuous learning, specifically self-education. There is no equivalent in value to experiencing new ideas, with new people, in new places. Never assume that you know everything about anything. I promise you don't, and likely never will. The quicker you can accept that, the better. There is no excuse in today's age to not learn absolutely anything you want to learn, and faster than ever possible. 8. Accepting failure. It's OKAY to fail. School has taught you otherwise but if in real life, the most successful people have often failed the most or very badly, before they became who you know them to be today. You must view failure as lessons learned, adjust, adapt, improvise, and keep trying. If you can do this, eventually you will be successful in anything you choose to do.