The Biggest Threat To Our Success…And Why We Can’t Do Without It

Our lives are shaped by our experiences.

Our childhood memories.

Our value system.

Our friends and family.

Our experiences.

Our conversations.

Our media.

Our governments.

Over time, all these experiences help establish the perspective. The frame of reference against which we see ourselves every day.

And we come to accept it as our own. To the point where our path to success has been verified by only one person out there

Ourselves! Suddenly, the biggest threat to our success becomes the perspective of other people

How do they see the world differently. The very same world.

We don’t want to change our path to success. We don’t want to mix it up. What if it messes up the chances? If it’s rejected by my mind? It isn’t what I agree with?

And yet, time and again, people who have opened up their minds to wider perspectives, are the ones we admire and adore.

Don’t let anyone else define success or failure for you. But hear them define it for themselves. That might influence your definition.

[This post by Ankur Warikoo first appeared on LinkedIn and has been reproduced with permission.]

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