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Why Most People Are Not Very Successful

I've been asked a couple of times, how someone can change his life or achieve something worthwhile...and my suggestion has remained the same: TAKE ACTION!

You see, our brain and body have a natural tendency to get back to a passive, unconscious state even after being animated. This is why you find yourself spending two hours on YouTube without realizing it or you get sad or depressed over something that happened five years ago.

It's like quicksand. It's very insidious because it happens gradually, without even realizing it. Hours pass, then days, then weeks, then months, then years, and suddenly we ask ourselves, "Where has my life gone?"

I don't watch TV. I don't like it. It bores me and doesn't make me feel alive. What do you think I've used that time for over the past couple of years?
I’ve built my business skills, taken short courses in Europe, Australia, North America and here in Africa, tried new things, met some great people, developed my intellectual capacity, spent time with inspiring friends, etc...

Same for social media. I avoid it like the plague.
For example yesterday, a young college graduate was telling me how he spent the entire weekend connecting with friends on Facebook and Instagram.

Seriously?
Could he have used that time to scan his environment for perplexing problems to solve? No, he chose to escape reality in this imaginary world.

Life is a game you play in the real world. You need energy and to be fully present to play it. So breathe deeply, quit the comfort zone, take risks, move, run, talk to people, speak your mind, ask for what you want in your heart, and just do something pretty unusual today.

Have an amazing day!
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