Success formula

Hi Friends,
What Prevents Most People From Achieving Success In Life?

If setting clear goals is so crucial for us to achieve a successful
and fulfilling future, then why do so many people fail to do it?
Why are so many people allowing the river of life to pull them in
all directions?
1) Limiting Beliefs
The first thing that holds most people back from setting goals are
their limiting beliefs. Many people only dream about what they
would love to have. When it comes to committing to a specific
target and plan, they don't even bother. Something inside them says
'there is no way'. Either it's too difficult or they simply don't
have what it takes.
You now know that these are nothing but limiting beliefs. Unless we
break past these generalizations about ourselves, we will never
dare to design goals that drive us to the next level.
2) They Don't Know What They Want
'But... I don't know what I want!' This is probably one of the
most common responses I get from people.
I bet if I gave these
people a magic lamp and told them that they would be granted
anything they wish for, they will start making up a whole list of
things real quick!
It is not that people don't know what they want. What has truly
happened is that most people have stopped daring to dream. I
believe that as kids, all of us had fantasies and dreams of what we
wanted to have and be when we grow up. However, as we went through
life, we meet with so many failures and disappointments that our
rational, critical mind has forbidden us to continue day dreaming
anymore.
Whenever we get excited about something, our internal voice will
rush in to tell us, 'it can't be done' 'you cannot do that' '
that's impossible.' 'grow up, get real'. (It could even be an echo
of our parents' voice, if we had stern, no-nonsense parents). As a
result, this would block our creative juices and deflate our
passion - the very elements we need to create and design the life
we truly want.
We need to learn how
to unlock our imagination and set our creative
minds FREE....free of fear and inhibitions so we can dream clearly
and with growing excitement of what we truly want out of life.
3) Fear of Failure
This fear of failure, of rejection and embarrassment is what
probably paralyses most people from even starting out.
Does this mean that people who keep setting goals do not fear
failure? I don't believe so. I think everyone hates and fears the
feeling of failure, including myself.
What then gives them the courage to set high goals and go for it?
It is how we define failure to ourselves. The only one who can tell
us that we failed and make us feel bad is... ourselves.
Yet, this is how we often shoot ourselves in the foot. The moment
we do not achieve what we want, even on our first attempt, we tell
ourselves we have failed, and feel really bad.
This pain is what prevents us - and this goes for the majority of
people - from daring to try for high stakes, to taking risks.

4) Addiction to the Soft Life
Most people are risk averse because they are addicted to a way of
life: a soft life, a cushy life with habits and material comforts
they are loathed to change or risk losing. Unless that comfy
life-style is imminently under threat, they won't do anything that
calls for iron will and discipline.
Setting goals and really going for our goals often means changing
habits, sacrificing time spent hanging out with friends. This is
why people make half-hearted attempts. As soon as their new path
impinges on their old habits, they withdraw...it's too hard.
A friend who teaches a Detox & Energize self-help program says most
people don't stick to it because even if they believe in its
long-term health benefits, they are not willing to work at it....and
it is life-long work. They'd rather pop a pill (a drug) and dam the
long-term consequences.
There are no short-cuts to success in any area - business/career,
health or personal relationships. So, be prepared to
make what appears to be 'sacrifices' and, if you do, the rewards are there.

To Your Success ….. Bala