The Only Real Piece of Advice You Will Need To Succeed

 

We are living in a world of multiple inspirations, but are still confused about what to do. The next time you are confused about what to do next, just stop and think: What should I be doing if there were no status quo commanding me what step to take next? Make that your next step, without further ado. If you want to truly succeed, delete the word ‘Status Quo’ from your mental dictionary. This two-letter word is like an imaginary chain tying you down, telling you what to do, where to be. 

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Civilizations advance when unique individuals think and act differently; shattering the status quo permanently and changing the way things are done. 

In life, you have two options. Either chart your own path, or take the path that everyone is taking, and be stuck in a jam for the whole of your life! 

Looking back, we don’t care to remember the names of those who decided to take the easy path. But we certainly know the names of those entrepreneurs and innovators that killed the competition, disrupted markets, and changed the way we live. But as you remember them, don’t focus on their lives’ end product. Focus on their process — what they did when their great work was still just a work-in-progress; how they tackled failure, exactly what helped them arrive at that creative breakthrough, and take a cue out of their lives. 

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Sadly, our culture, education and family values have pushed us into a collective groupthink, conditioning us to become perfect little mindless drones with the bare intelligence to secure a comfortable monthly salary.  

The wise and old tell us to follow the wisdom of the crowds. But wisdom doesn’t come from crowds or collectives. Neither do breakthrough ideas, inventions and innovations. They come from exceptional individuals and small teams powered by exceptional individuals. The only thing that comes from crowds is herd behavior, best seen in that Shiksha.com advertisement featuring human sheep. 

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How To Actually Become Super Brand You: Our generation is obsessed with the word ‘Personal Branding’. Instead of going out and learning on the job, learning the gritty details of how business works, and gaining experience in the real world, a growing segment of the population thinks they can be headhunted just by sitting at home  and building theirpersonal brand on LinkedIn and other networking sites, blogging, tweeting and networking. Instead, get out there. Apart from your job, work as a consultant for other businesses. Involve yourself in a startup or two. Take up six different online courses. Work. Work. Work towards your goals. That is the only way to move forward.

Just Skip the Motivational BS:  It’s funny how millions of people think that just by reading terabytes of mindless motivational inspirational feel-good fluff that’s flooding the Internet, they will magically transform themselves into the next Bill Gates or Mark Zuckerberg. They won’t. Unless they give a 100 percent committed and honest try.
Don’t Burden Yourself With The Self-Improvement Frenzy: The notion that learning the personal habits, qualities, and behaviors of successful people will somehow make people more successful is nonsense. Don’t spend your valuable time reading gibberish like 7 Things All Successful People Do. Instead, read up on industry news and actually learn something you can use later. 

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Get Real, Marketable Skills: Learning dance is great, but will it help you in your life as a Social Media Marketer? Not likely. Learning marketable skills, gaining experience, taking risks, and working hard is what will make you successful. 

Now, let’s cut straight to the chase: If you want to have a successful and fulfilling career, then find out what you’re really good at– hopefully something marketable – and strive to do it better than anyone else. That’s all there is to it.