How often do we look at those who succeed and say:
“they are talented”
“they are gifted”
“they are lucky”
“they have confidence”
This is one of the most dangerous viewpoints you can have as an entrepreneur.
Why?
Because to classify someone who is successful as talented means that unless you too are talented you cannot be successful. To classify someone who is successful as gifted means that unless you too are gifted you cannot be successful. To classify someone as lucky means that unless you too are lucky you cannot be successful. To classify someone as having confidence means that unless you too feel confidence you cannot be successful.
These are lies we tell ourselves about others. The reason we do this is quite simple to understand. It is much easier to say that someone is successful because of talent or gift or luck or confidence rather than face the truth.
The truth is that they out worked everyone else.
They might be talented, gifted, lucky or develop confidence. But that was not the reason for their success. They worked harder.
When we tell ourselves those lies it removes our accountability to be a person who could work hard too or walk into our fears or step into an area of the unknown.
However… success is intentional, not accidental.
So the next time you see someone succeed, say, they worked harder.
James Patrick
IG @jpatrickphoto
jamespatrick.com
