Just Thoughts

Somebody once told me the definition of hell: “On your last day on earth, the person you became will meet the person you could have become.”

— Anonymous

13 Things You Should Give Up If You Want To Be Successful.

1. Give Up On The Unhealthy Lifestyle
   “Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.” — Jim Rohn

2. Give Up The Short-term Mindset
   “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” — Mae West

3. Give Up On Playing Small
   “Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people will not feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone, and as we let our light shine, we unconsciously give others permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” - Marianne Williamson

4. Give Up Your Excuses
   “It’s not about the cards you’re dealt, but how you play the hand.” ― Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture

5. Give Up The Fixed Mindset
   “The future belongs to those who learn more skills and combine them in creative ways.” ― Robert Greene, Mastery

6. Give Up Believing In The “Magic Bullet.”
   “Every day, in every way, I’m getting better and better” — Émile Coué

7. Give Up Your Perfectionism
   “Shipping beats perfection.” — Khan Academy’s Development Mantra

8. Give Up Multi-tasking
   “You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.” ― Winston S. Churchill

9. Give Up Your Need to Control Everything
   “Some things are up to us, and some things are not up to us.” — Epictetus, Stoic philosopher

10. Give Up On Saying YES To Things That Don’t Support Your Goals
    “He who would accomplish little must sacrifice little; he who would achieve much must sacrifice much; he who would attain highly must sacrifice greatly.” — James Allen

11. Give Up The Toxic People
    “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” ― Jim Rohn

12. Give Up Your Need To Be Liked
    “The only way to avoid pissing people off is to do nothing important.” — Oliver Emberton

13. Give Up Your Dependency on Social Media & Television
    “The trouble is, you think you have time” — Jack Kornfield