The One Thing Guaranteed to Prevent Your Success (If You Let It)
This is a guest post by Josh Hood, the founder of 20/20 Vision Ministries, an organization designed to help people see life more clearly by helping them understand who they are, where they want to go, and how to get there. He is a Christian author, speaker, blogger, and average golfer. You can read his blog, and follow him on Facebook and Twitter. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here.
What separates successful leaders from average ones? What is the secret behind the accomplishments of high achievers? While there are many things that can contribute to success, there is one thing that is sure to prevent it every single time. What is it? The absence of trying.
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Sound overly simplistic? It may seem that way, but there is pure genius in this principle that is so obvious, yet often overlooked.
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