Too many of us are driving through the twists and turns of life with windshields covered in mud, lies, half-truths. And then we wonder why we crash?
We need to hose these lies off right now or spend our lives stuck on the side of the road.
If we’re going to move forward towards meaning, success, and freedom in life, then we need to stop believing the following lies right now.
3 Lies You Need to Stop Believing:
1. I Should Be Successful by Now! Like Right Now!
I fully expected to walk straight into a crazy-successful twenty-something life with accolades, salaries, bonuses, a big-ol-fat-book-deal, and a plethora of people who wanted to learn my secrets to success, all by 23 years old. Maybe 25 if I really hit some serious setbacks.
I didn’t realize that success takes time — loads of time.
Success is not an Egg McMuffin, delivered to us for a $3, three minute investment.
No, success is the Sistine Chapel — it takes years, pain, frustration, thousands of brushes, colors, and crumpled up sketches before you have your masterpiece.
We see successful people and it just looks like magic. But as I write in the new book 25 Lies Twentysomethings Need to Stop Believing:
“Magic is the least magical thing there is. What we see as magic is someone’s years and years of painstakingly perfecting their craft. It takes many years of hard work to make something hard look easy. The master magician is the actually least magical person in the room.” – 25 Lies Twentysomethings Need to Stop Believing
If you take one step towards your dream today, you are a success.
Success happens in the details. Magic doesn’t appear out of nowhere.
2. Life is Not Turning Out Like it Was Supposed To
Well, kind of. Yes, life is not turning out like it was supposed to, but what the heck is supposed to?
There is no supposed to. Supposed to is a lie. Supposed to is built on the perception of someone else’s perceived success.
Live your life right now exactly as it is and do your best to keep moving forward into where you want to go. That’s what you’re supposed to do.
3. I Don’t Have What it Takes
I 100% guarantee you have what it takes. I triple-stamp a double-stamp, 100% money-back guarantee you have what it takes.
It’s just going to take some time to figure out what exactly “it” is.
Life is a process not a surprise party. You don’t just walk into the door and all of the sudden your calling jumps out from behind the couch and yells “Surprise!”.
You’re extremely talented at something. We just need to start pulling off the layers to get a glimpse of what that something is.
Bonus 4. I am a Failure
The only failure of your life would be if we never had any.
The only failure of your life would be failing and then calling yourself a failure.
Our lives are going to be riddled with failure. Anyone that tells you otherwise is a liar.
“Failure is a comma, not a period. And only if you stop trying will you really fail. There’s only one way to be successful in life — fail, tweak, then try again.” – 25 Lies Twentysomethings Need to Stop Believing
Are you struggling with any of these lies? Reply back to this email and let me know. Or forward this email on to anyone who could use some encouragement.
Also reminder, today is the last day to enter the raffle for the 10 Twentysomething Survival Packages and the grand prize ROUND-TRIP Plane Ticket.
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Email me at [email protected] or reply back to this email to make sure you’re entered. More info on the raffle prizes and details can be found here.
Thanks everyone! Excited to give away all the amazing prizes tomorrow!
– Paul
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