Jumping Hurdles

on meeting and overcoming life’s challenges

by: Forrest Eiland

The longer the years draw out, the more evident it becomes that life is fraught with hardship, opportunity, and difficult decisions, contingent on the discretion of the liver. Though there’s no absolute rule on how to lead a good life, there is wisdom intertwined with the patterns that lead certain people to success and others to failure. Following this page are ten things that successful people tend to avoid, derived from Dr. Henry Cloud’s book Never Go Back: 10 Things You’ll Never Do Again. Hopefully this simple set of guidelines will stand as good advice in your endeavors.

Returning to what hasn’t

worked.

Sure, bumps along the way are a given in life, but can serve to steer us in a better direction. It’s a mistake to return to a

situation that hasn’t worked in the past thinking it will now.

Try to change another.Projecting your own perspective and ways of doing things on another person is stressful and unfulfilling for both parties. Fulfillment comes from within, trying to find your own and allowing others to do the same is in keeping with the right path.

Disingenuousness.You probably won’t find success or happiness if you aren’t being true to yourself.

Believing you can please everyone.

Meeting the wishes of everyone with conflicting interests is

impossible. The most important thing is pleasing yourself, and sticking near the people who

are pleased with that.

Belief in the perfection of anyone. No one is without their flaws! Don’t fence others off, but don’t follow a person blindly believing they hold all the answers.

Missing out on the big picture. Consider your aim in life and plan accordingly. Getting sidetracked along the way puts more time between you and your goal, feed the accomplishment of the grander scheme.

Opting for short term comfort over long term benefit. Hedonists rarely rise to the surface. Success requires carefully planning and calculated steps.

No one said it was going to be easy! The path to success is lined with tedious effort and diligent attention.

Neglect due diligence.

Successful people question their position in life, taking time and committing to self-critique over whether they’re in the right place, and if not, how to get there.

Avoiding questioning oneself.

Having peace within graces a person’s actions and touches the outcome of their life in a positive way. Whatever is harbored within will undoubtedly be projected outwardly.

Forgetting that one’s inner life influences their ultimate success.