Anthony is author of the "The Hyperfocused Entrepreneur". He also has a Youtube channel with 15k+ subscribers, built and exited two 7-figure companies, and manages a $80M real estate portfolio.
Guest Author: Anthony Vicino
7 bad habits keeping you from the life of your dreams:
(eliminating these will transform your life)
1. Procrastination
More dreams die of inaction than wrong action.
“Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, magic, and power in it. Begin it now.” – Goethe
Momentum is the cure to procrastination.
Doesn’t even have to be a lot of momentum.
Start small. Get traction. Keep going.
2. Waiting for The Right Moment
People wanting a guarantee of success before taking action fail to understand a simple truth:
Do the work and you MIGHT get the result.
Don’t do the work and you DEFINITELY won’t get the result.
Inaction is the only thing that produces guaranteed results.
Nothing.
3. Abusing Parkinson’s Law
Work expands to fill the time allotted.
To increase output, shorten deadlines.
Problem is for most of us, death is an abstract deadline.
So we give ourselves too much time to chase our dreams.
If only we knew just how little time we actually had, we’d move with so much more urgency.
4. Prioritizing the Wrong Actions
We often confuse being “busy” with being “productive”.
But the REAL goal is to be effective.
And being effective isn’t about how MUCH you get done.
It’s about WHAT you get done.
Stop watering fake plants.
Do the things which will ACTUALLY move you towards your goals, and you’ll be amazed how quickly you make progress.
5. Scattershot Focus
The quality of your results is dictated by the quality of your focus.
Multitasking is, by definition, a dilution of focus…
And therefore, a dilution of result.
6. Miscalculating Risk
Risk cannot be avoided.
It can only be managed.
The ones who do not understand this are living the riskiest lives of all.
As a general rule:
The risk of mediocrity is greater than the risk of failure.
7. Impatience
You can’t control how long it’ll take…
All you can control is what you do in the meantime.
The longer you’re willing to wait for a result, the more likely you are to get it.
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What would you add?
