This is why It's harder for you to succeed if you're naturally smart

well the problem is not you analyze to much ..is you enjoy the analytical part.. and have yet to refine your process to reach a conclusion to make a decision from..

you do not trust your intelligence ..you try to get all the facts .. but some facts matter a lot more than others in making a decision ..

and you are probably very good at imagining a string of horrible consequences if you make the wrong choice ..

those people you see making supposedly reckless choices .. when they fail.. are they leaving trails of upset and disappointed people.. or do they seemingly have a plan in place to smooth things over and make those failure disappear ..

normally people who take reckless actions end up in jail or dead or generally a wreck ..some drug addiction or very bad habit ..

try not to mistake a refined system for risk management ..for being reckless

here is a fact you will be wrong way more often than you are right ..so until you learn to pick the choice that even if you are wrong ..you can pick up the pieces and move on.. or really lose nothing ..

it not your intelligence holding you back.. it's your ego wrap up in to look smart you always have to have the right answer and get an a on the test ..

hey man, thanks. Sounds like a good book, I'll check it out

glad you like it!

AWESOME examples man...Yeah these are the kind of things I'm talking about. thank you for your detailed response

or at least ok with looking dumb and making dumb mistakes from time to time ..

it all comes down to what success really is though ..it it a point you reach.. or is it a state you achieve and then maintain ..

and few things we see as success .. ever really last .. if you live to 100, but achieved the pinicle of success at 20 or 25 or 30 or 40 .. and then just faded away after ..

what really is success and if you live to 100 and are in pristine health fully mobile .. no medication no list of medical problems .. who is more of a success .. you or the guy who one a superbowl.. but by the age of 40 can't climb stairs because of all the injuries he went through.. or loses all the money he made because of dumb mistake made due to brain injuries ..

success .. the chase of something that can't be defined .. but only agreed to in a perception for a time ..

haha.... you gotta point a I guess

yes good idea mate. I will

yes totally agree

When I hear that, it reminds me of a poor salesperson saying "I guess I'm just too honest".

Or a procrastinator saying "I'm just too much of a perfectionist".

It's a way of positioning a weakness as a virtue. At least, that's been my experience.

And...intelligence and ambition are completely different things.

Yeah I figured it's a good example for going after what you want.

I don't have millions in my bank account, had almost no friends, and my looks got better after going to the gym and taking care of myself... I have no problem meeting people nowdays because I TRIED, FAILED, AND THEN TRIED AGAIN.

What you're mentioning here are classic limiting beliefs dude

Interesting.

This is actually a big deal in the IM space and among all online entrepreneurs.

From my very early days in entrepreneurship, I always learnt that "entrepreneurs" were risk takers.

These are individuals who are ready to pioneer pathways into unchartered territories!

So, the main issue here for me, is FEAR. Fear of the unknown, FEAR of failure, FEAR sometimes of success and the radical change it will bring into your life.

As an Employee, you have less of that fear because you do not shoulder the responsibility of the company or organization, so you are less of a decision maker. You are more in execution mode. Some people are comfortable with that, and there is no judgement to pass here.

The moment you decide to enter into entrepreneurship, whether it be online or offline, you are going to have to face YOURSELF.

I truly love the entrepreneur lifestyle, as it is not so much about the cars, houses and travel. It is more about the transformational power of the journey. You find yourself always learning and constantly discovering and evolving into new perspectives!

So, the issue of FEAR is real, and you have to be able to challenge those illusions that sometimes can feel and seem so REAL!

Personally, I have over the years had to face some real insecurities, and circumstances and perspectives that appeared so real that my emotions and mind ganged up on me to make me want to quit!

But you see, emotions are no indication of truth. Just because I felt FEAR didn't mean that it was real.

In that state of FEAR I found myself analyzing like crazy! You want the thing to be so perfect that you spend weeks just tweaking and tweaking, and when you finally launch any kinks or problems simply exhaust you because you have already given your all.

So, in my mind part of the over analytical process is largely linked to FEARS and self-limiting belief systems that make you doubt and question everything.

With confidence and assurance comes clarity, clear decision making and an unstoppable desire to move forward, even if you have to fall flat on your face, because you know that even if you do fall and hurt yourself, you will get RIGHT back UP.

Richard