The easy to digest story of success
Success stories are the most easy to digest and imitate by others. You read about a guy who had an idea, did something and it become and overnight success. You try doing the same for a few weeks, maybe months and nothing happens. That’s when you get lost, abandon the idea and move on.
What went wrong?
Right on target
Let’s sit down a little and analyze the situation above to see what went wrong and what prevented you from getting hard cash.
First the story you heard was simplified too much. How can you expect a 5-6 years period to be resumed in a 10 minute interview without loosing some big clue. Also after that you are also over simplifying the story by omitting clues that bother you like ‘I’ve worked hard for the first few years’ and you do that because you said to yourself ‘I’m smarter and I won’t need to work as much to achieve success’ but that’s wrong and you know it now.
Secondly, you try and copy the exact idea, replicate the same steps, which is also wrong because the situation has changed and it’s time to tweak things a bit. Plus the first man that landed the Moon appears in history books, not the second guy. Try and get your own idea and start putting some work hours.
Then there are factors like different environment that makes some moves obsolete. Try and identify what changed and see what you can do to take advantage. Me too doesn’t always work.
And probably, the most important factor is the fact you’re not ready to give 100% for the first years to achieve success. It’s a bad trade as you can secure your future in just a few years of hard work, followed by calmer periods after that if you play your cards right.
Listen to yourself
I don’t agree with people saying things like ‘if you didn’t get on the right path when you are young there’s no way you can be successful when you’re older’. There are plenty of stories out there to back up my belief but that doesn’t means the clock is not ticking, so get out there and get something done seriously. The pie is big enough for everyone. Don’t fall in the 9% who failed or the 90% who haven’t even tried.
