Working Like Crazy And Still Not Having The Success You Deserve?

Let me tell you the story of a client named “Sue.” She wanted success so badly she could taste it. (isn’t that a goofy expression!). Anyways, my point is that she was so committed to having more success and making her dreams come true.

Sue did the work. In fact, she often worked 16-hour days, as well as evenings and weekends. Sue was always out networking at various events. She also invested heavily in her business. She invested in me as her new coach and in a team of people to help her. If you had met her, you could tell that she was really, really good at what she did.

So, why didn’t she have more success?

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My answer will probably surprise you. It was something I uncovered in the beginning stages of our working together. Sue was always watching to see what others had achieved and would compare herself to them.

Let me explain.

Sue would see someone’s post on Facebook (and it was often someone that she didn’t know very well) that they just got a million-dollar client…or they got a big interview…or were hired by a “big name.” Sue’s “green-eyed” monster would come out, and she would get furious.

Her initial thoughts would be:
• I’m better at my work than they are
• Why aren’t more people hiring me?
• They don’t deserve it
• They must have connections
• This isn’t fair!

And, then her thoughts would shift to:
• What if it never happens for me?
• What if people don’t recognize how good I am?
• What if I’m not very good at all?
• Maybe I’ll never have the success I want
• I feel like a failure

What I uncovered what that how she looked at others’ success was hurting her from having the success that she wanted in her business. It’s like that adage that “rich people are evil.” If you believe that phrase, you’ll never be rich. The same with how you look at others’ success. If you believe that they don’t deserve it, etc. you’re stopping it from coming to you.

If you’re negating someone else’s success, you have a negative attitude towards success. Which means you’ll repel the success you want from you.

Instead, bless them and move along. Maybe you’ll work yourself up to thinking good for that other person! Or at some point, even congratulating them.

It’s all in your mindset. It’s time to shift.

Be Brilliant,