Success: The Art of Subtraction

The Only Barrier to Success is You

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Much of our striving is actually driven by the counter-factual belief that more is always better. More work, more hours, more connections, more skills.

But the truth is that success is often about subtraction, removing obstacles rather than adding more tasks or skills to your daily schedule. The biggest obstacles to your objectives might be internal, not external. Your own beliefs, psychology and fears could be the most powerful factors standing between you and success.

The Barrier of Limiting Beliefs

Perhaps the most difficult belief system you’ll ever have to overcome on the path to your full potential are the obstacles you put in your way. When you’re deeply encased in a series of beliefs that dictate what’s possible or what’s not possible, what’s allowed and what’s forbidden, it’s as if you put bricks around what you perceive to be your safe limits.

For example, you might believe that achieving as much as Elon Musk is outside your realm of possibility, because you believe that you’re not as genius or as wealthy or powerful as he is (or has been).

That belief in your limits stops you from even trying to shoot for the stars. So, how can you break through that wall? The secret…