MILLIONAIRE SUCCESS HABITS
tell others why they can’t do, have, or be something. If you’d like a more abundant life, then you must believe in yourself, and not rely on others for encouragement or support. Sounds harsh, but it’s your path to freedom. Once you break through, you can expect a new group of supportive people to appear in your life. I’m not suggesting you should hate the naysayers you know, but you must go against your peers if they insist you can’t do something. They may be friends, family, work colleagues, and others who tell you can’t succeed for their own reasons, not based on who you are and what you’re capable of achieving. You may have to stand up to some of your peers and say, “I appre- ciate your opinion, but don’t tell me what I can’t do.” Maintain faith in yourself that you can do anything you set your mind to. Find the “why” of your life like we talked about in Chapter 1, and stare at that goal no matter who gets in your way and no matter who says it’s foolish. You see, once you know where you want to go, you’ve got to do everything you can to get there, despite what others might tell you. In fact, you may have to do the opposite of what most peo- ple around you are doing, and it will probably feel odd. But if you continue to do what the people around you do, you will continue to get what they get! And if they’re not living the life that you desire and deserve, then you have to do the opposite. You’re going to have to differentiate yourself from your peers, and I’m not saying you should do it with an elitist mind-set, or by letting your ego be in charge. Instead, your true purpose needs to be in charge. BEST PRACTICES Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player to have ever played the game, and he said, “You can practice shooting eight hours a day, but if your technique is wrong, then all you become is very good at shooting the wrong way. Get the fundamentals down and the level of everything you do will rise.”
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