{"id":1306,"date":"2016-05-01T13:32:10","date_gmt":"2016-05-01T19:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/journeyinstitute.org\/?p=1306"},"modified":"2016-05-01T14:10:02","modified_gmt":"2016-05-01T20:10:02","slug":"noise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devjourneyinstitute.com\/ji\/index.php\/2016\/05\/01\/noise\/","title":{"rendered":"NOISE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NOISE<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>Platitudes &amp; False Promises \u2013 The ONE BIG reason why the naysayers have it wrong.<\/h4>\n<p>Have you ever come across a video talking about some \u2018secret to success\u2019 or read a post about \u2018the 5 things successful people do\u2019 and then read the comments or even had people comment on your own shares saying things like <em>these are just platitudes, false promises, don\u2019t buy into it?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Or perhaps you\u2019ve even read blog posts or seen other videos that put down notions such as <strong>Follow your passion<\/strong> or how <strong>Never giving up is the surest way to success<\/strong>?\u00a0 These naysayers will give you statistics, real life examples, maybe even their own, of people who have \u201crisked it all to go after their dreams\u201d only to lose everything.\u00a0 They\u2019ll poo poo any notion of <strong>failure as stepping stones to success<\/strong> and don\u2019t even try to mention <strong>Do what you love and the money will follow<\/strong> because they can give you a thousand examples and excuses as to why that\u2019s a false promise.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the thing though.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to platitudes, work ethics, strategies of success; call them what you will, often times these <em>stories or examples<\/em> are usually referenced by motivational speakers, inspirational guru\u2019s, or keynote speakers at corporate and other live events.\u00a0 Or they\u2019re written in sales or business books by successful entrepreneurs or retired business people wanting to pass on lessons they\u2019ve learned.<\/p>\n<p>And this brings us to the ONE reason why those who naysay these popular notions meant to spur people onto success, to help motivate and inspire dreamers to dream and act upon their dreams, are completely and utterly wrong.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s simple.\u00a0 The people who claim to be \u2018realists\u2019 or want to give you the \u2018truth\u2019 about being successful\u2026. aren\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>Think about it.<\/p>\n<p>Have you ever heard a truly successful person stand up and say \u201c<em>yeah, all that mumbo jumbo about never giving up, following something you\u2019re passionate about, failing more than you succeed\u2026 it\u2019s all crap<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nope.<\/p>\n<p>You only hear that from people who gave up, weren\u2019t really following their passions (or they wouldn\u2019t have given up) and after a few failures threw in the towel.\u00a0 Like the old principle of crabs in a bucket they now simply want to pull you back down to \u2018reality\u2019 because they didn\u2019t succeed.<\/p>\n<p>The simple answer to the question of \u201c<em>what does it take to be successful\u201d<\/em> is as it has always been.<\/p>\n<p>Find something you are passionate about.<br \/>\nSurround yourself with people who believe in and will support you.<br \/>\nLearn from those who have gone before you (and made it).<br \/>\nDon\u2019t give up.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t listen to anyone who tries to tell you otherwise.<br \/>\nEverything else is just <strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">noise<\/span><\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NOISE Platitudes &amp; False Promises \u2013 The ONE BIG reason why the naysayers have it wrong. 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