By: Bernard Marr
No matter what you want to succeed at in life—your career, a hobby,
your personal life—there are a few universal truths that can be applied
to the pursuit of success, and a few mistakes that can be considered
universal barriers to achieving it.
As I’ve watched and
studied successful people in my life, I’ve noticed five mistakes that
they seem to be able to avoid at any cost.
Do you fall into the trap of any of these mistakes? If so, you may be putting roadblocks on your own path to success
Mistake 1. Avoid responsibility
“The price of greatness is responsibility.” –Winston Churchill
One of the first things you will notice that successful people don’t
have is a blaming or victim mentality. When things go wrong, what is
your first response? Successful people won’t say, “I couldn’t succeed
because of X, Y, and Z” or “It’s actually this person’s fault.” They’re
much more likely to own a mistake rather than blame others for their
failure or misfortune. I believe the key here is that by owning a
mistake, we are more likely to learn from it and much less likely to
repeat it.
