

In the past, I've written in this blog about the beliefs that make people more successful.  However, I've observed that there are five other beliefs that consistently make people less successful. Make sure you don't subscribe to any of these



2. My past equals my future.


3. My destiny is controlled by the supernatural.


4. My emotions accurately reflect objective reality.

Some people believe that their emotions are caused by external events. In truth, though emotions are determined by the perception of those events, combined with preconceptions about what those events mean. Such people find it difficult or impossible to "get out of their own heads" and see situations from another person's viewpoint.


Because perfection is unattainable, the people who seek it are simply setting themselves up for disappointment. Perfectionists blame the world (and everything in it) rather than doing what's necessary to accomplish extraordinary results.  That's why "successful perfectionist" is an oxymoron.

If you're suffering from any of these five beliefs, I strongly recommend expunging them in favor of better beliefs. I explain how to do this in this post "How to Be Happy at Work" (in the post, I call them "rules", but that's the same thing as "beliefs.")


Published on: Jun 11, 2012