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<\/p>\nThe road to success is never straight. The textbook definition of \u201cstraight\u201d is something that has no bends, angles or curves. Can we apply that same definition to life? Absolutely not.\u00a0There really isn\u2019t such thing as \u201cstraight\u201d in the universe. At the core of everything, including us, is energy. Energy doesn\u2019t travel straight, it travels in waves. Imagine throwing a pebble into a lake, watching the ripples gliding across the surface.<\/p>\n
Right after you throw your pebble, someone else also tosses a pebble in the same lake, and now the ripples from that pebble collide with the ripples from yours. That\u2019s how everything in this universe works.<\/p>\n
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People and events are constantly colliding. This creates new pathways, situations, and actions. The chaos of life makes it almost impossible for anyone to always go \u201cstraight\u201d to where they planned. Some people thrive on chaos and change, but most people don\u2019t. They get frustrated, down, and ready to throw in the towel because they usually have expectations, and these expectations are usually almost impossible to meet.<\/p>\n
We might as well just accept it: the road to success comes with twists, turns, ups, downs, stops and reverses. Once we really understand and accept this, we\u2019re less likely to be deluded into having unrealistic expectations that there\u2019s a straight line to the top. So when we come across bumps, flat tires, and raised bridges along the way, we won\u2019t be so quick to get upset or give up. Getting off track is normal and therefore \u201cperfect”.<\/p>\n
You have to expect to spend a great deal of time making mistakes, or if it sounds better \u201cmaking corrections\u201d, on your road to success. There\u2019s a reason why perfectionists have a hard time being highly successful. Perfectionism is a form of fear, based on fear of failure or the fear of disapproval.<\/p>\n
If perfectionists don\u2019t get it exactly right, then they don\u2019t have to finish, follow through, and move on. They get to stay stuck \u201cuntil it\u2019s right\u201d, but of course it\u2019ll never be right. Perfectionists will never have to face the possibility of rejection or disappointment.<\/p>\n
We need to consider mistakes as “feedback” rather than something to be avoided at all costs. Mistakes are our perfectly natural learning curve<\/strong>. They are the feedback we need to get ourselves back on track.<\/p>\n We can do the same thing we already know we need to do in order to keep moving forward: Take action!<\/p>\n Those actions will produce results, and sometimes more mistakes. Then we just get that feedback, use it to correct our course again, and take more action. This is the non-linear cycle toward success. As long as you use this cycle , and persevere, it\u2019s virtually impossible to fail.<\/p>\n Remember, we\u2019re all ripples in the lake of the universe. You never know how a comment, observation, or shared experience can change the course of your life or another person’s life!<\/p>\n Share your experience with us in the comments!<\/strong><\/p>\n For Your Freedom,<\/p>\nTake Action<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nExercise: Your Road to Success<\/h3>\n
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