Before I knew how to run a business, I made a decision that I wanted to be successful – and I donโ€™t just mean financially. Yes, I wanted financial freedom but more importantly I wanted a wife, a family, to travel the world and experience the great things in life that takes money to do.

Iโ€™m so happy to say that my โ€œFuture Selfโ€ I envisioned 4 years ago, I am today. Butโ€ฆ it hasnโ€™t been easy! Itโ€™s taken a lot of work on my part – work on myself and work on my business.

Today, as I was reflecting back on my life, I asked myself: โ€œWhy is it that two people may want the same thing (maybe itโ€™s starting the same business, maybe itโ€™s using the same weight-loss program), and one will succeed but the other wonโ€™t?โ€

Being in a business where I personally help others to create success, this has been the perfect place to see what plays out in individuals that donโ€™t know each other but are on the same path.

Successful vs Unsuccessful

The people that succeed are really no different from the people that donโ€™t succeed. Before they start their venture, both are human-beings with the capacity to think, make decisions, act and both have the same circumstances. Often, the ones that succeed are in worse circumstances than those who donโ€™t succeed.

From my personal experience and what Iโ€™ve seen in others, the people that become successful have a few traits they develop, which the unsuccessful don't. And take note that I said โ€œdevelopโ€ because both might not have had them in the beginning.

Successful traits include:

1. The have a burning desire to create success
2. They know exactly what they want – they have clear defined goals
3. They know why they want it – and their reason isnโ€™t just money
4. They accept that to succeed they need to change the way they think
5. Theyโ€™re humble enough to accept that they have a lot to learn and they commit themselves to learning whatever it is they need to know to get the results
6. They have a mentor to whom they ask a lot of questions to fast track their results
7. They commit themselves to constantly getting out of their comfort zone and repeatedly do those things that donโ€™t feel easy until they become second nature
8. This is a HUGE one: They donโ€™t give in to the lie that they canโ€™t become successful because of their current circumstances or because of other people
9. They do whatever it takes to become successful
10. Theyโ€™re consistent – they donโ€™t stop start
11. They start a program or get a coach/mentor and they trust the process from start to end

Unsuccessful traits include:

1. They donโ€™t have much desire or urgency for creating success
2. They have impotent goals (or wants), therefore theyโ€™re not driven
3. They might know what they want ($1 million) but they donโ€™t know what they want it for (their WHY)
4. They believe that doing the technical work without making a change in themselves will bring about the results
5. The expect someone else to do the work for them – they donโ€™t take responsibility
6. They donโ€™t ask their mentor for feedback (or ask questions) and then get frustrated when things arenโ€™t working out
7. They mostly do the things that feel comfortable and therefore donโ€™t see any new results
8. They believe that if they didnโ€™t have their current circumstances they could be successful
9. They buy into the lies of other people of why they canโ€™t be successful (Eg. โ€œYou donโ€™t even know anything about businessโ€ฆ how could you ever be successful?โ€)
10. They only do small bits of work at a time – nothing significant or consistent enough that will move them forward in leaps and bounds
11. They start a program or get a coach/mentor and soon enough they start having doubts until they quit, start another program, and the same thing happens all over again

Iโ€™ve seen (and experienced) that itโ€™s all about making consistent, simple mindset shift that in the end make all the difference. If you believe youโ€™ll be successful overnight – forget even trying. You must be committed to learning, growing and applying over the long-term and soon enough youโ€™ll be seeing life from a whole new perspective. And when you see how your old thinking was holding you back, thatโ€™s when the results will start showing up.

Which one successful trait can you start applying today and how?

โ€œBe careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts.โ€
– Proverbs 4:23

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