One Thing Conventional Wisdom Gets Wrong About Success

September 7, 2006

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Do you crave more success than you have yet achieved?

Do you know deep in your being that you were meant for something bigger but just can’t seem to break free of the rut you find yourself in?

There is one thing that we are told over and over again from the time we are small children that gets in the way of that success and freedom we were wired to crave. Our parents started teaching it to us. Our schools are specially designed to force us away from success at this point.

When we enter the work place, most of our supervisors put effort into building this barrier which keeps us from maximizing our potential. The very evaluation system that is often used by companies often forces us to prioritize exactly backwards to what would make us most valuable to the company.

The process many of us find ourselves in creates a vicious cycle that continually leads us further and further from where we really want to go. Those of us who are especially driven to succeed may even pay to go to expensive conferences and seminars all the while reinforcing this very barrier to success, misguidedly thinking that they are helping to improve their situation.

What is it that conventional wisdom gets so completely wrong about how to succeed?
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