The Most Destructive Illusion about Success

Have you ever put your heart and soul into a project, just to see your very first attempts to make it succeed miserably fail?

If you have, you are no different than most other successful people.

Despite that we all are attracted to the "overnight success stories" we see on television and in the news, for most people, these stories can ultimately be more disillusioning than inspiring.

Rather than fortifying us for the long and bumpy but ultimately joyous and successful journey ahead whenever you launch a new endeavor, having the image that it's all going to happen overnight for you very likely will be your undoing.

Famed success coach Brian Tracy summed it up beautifully by saying:

"The difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is that successful people fail many more times than unsuccessful people."

I personally experienced the wisdom of that understanding right after my first book was published. Like many authors, I envisioned hundreds of bookstore customers lining up for me to benevolently sign copies for them.

I'm afraid to say, it didn't quite happen like that.

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