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The One ‘Tiny’ Thing You Keep Missing About What It Takes to Be Successful

3 min readFeb 24, 2023

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If I asked you,

“How different will be your life in five years from now?”

You'd most likely answer,

“I'll have more money and time, better health, a thriving business, or a great job.”

There's almost no chance you'd say,

“Over a few years, I'll be broke, sick, with no friends and family around, stuck at the job I hate.”

Why?

Because we all dream big.

We tend to imagine our future as rainbow and unicorns, where things will be as we wish them to be. Regardless of our current actions and beliefs.

So even if you're sinking in debt now, having no idea how you'll pay it off, you presume you might become financially independent in the future.

This bias impacts all of us and explains why we often end up with broken dreams, empty accounts, and unhappy lives. And eventually, why we never achieve success.

The psychology behind our mistaken beliefs

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Simona Hostakova
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