Being successful is tough. It's not easy to accept it. When you're succeeding, you may feel like you have to work harder and put more effort into everything that you do because people are watching at all times. You may feel like you are lost without having to struggle through a trauma to come out of. You've got to keep your energy wisely and make smart decisions so that you can succeed in the long run. And frankly, that's a lot of damn pressure!!!
Success is hard.
You're going to be successful. You're going to be a success and it's going to be great. But you're also going to have a hard time coping with your success more than likely.
I know, I know: that doesn't make any sense but the truth is more than likely this success is uncharted territory for you and those around you. I don't know about you but whether or not you grew up next to un-groomed lands, you know that and unpaved path is much harder to follow than the smoothly paved cleared paths we have ventured upon before we got here.
It sounds crazy, but I was better at struggling.
I don't know about you but for me, struggling with my back up against the ropes was easier than succeeding and elevating. I found a rhythm in surviving and just keeping my head down as I plow through trial after trial in life. Now that I'm out in the clear, full transparency, I don't even know where to put my hands sometimes. How about you? Have you felt like you accomplished a few huge things and you now see the elevation it brought to your life but you also see that you have no idea what to do next?
Just ask anyone who's had any level of success in life. Successful people struggle with success every day. That's why it's so important to learn how to deal with your successes and failures properly.
Success is like a double-edged sword—as good as it actually is, how you process and feel it can have a total different effect on how you are handling it. You may be so used to fighting against defeat that now that success has become into the ring you feel like you are fighting a totally different battle! you may feel like the skills you had are not the skills you need- and you would be right!
New skills to cope with newly found success
If you're a success and you've found yourself in the midst of an overwhelming amount of newfound opportunities, it's time to learn new skills. You're going to need them. Here are some things that will help:
Find a mentor. Someone who has been where you are now and can help guide you through the process of learning what it means to be successful.
Ask for help when it's needed—and mean it! This is not about pride; this is about taking care of yourself because no one else will do it for you, especially not if they don't already know how important it is for success survival skills training that all successful people need!
Find a community, even if only online (like The V.A.S.T Women's Community!). It will allow others who have been there before with similar experiences so they can relate on some level even though none may be exactly alike because different situations require different responses and reactions during times like these where change finally happens after working hard toward goals we set out early on but didn't get far enough with before getting sidetracked by something else more important like being successful!
Use your energy wisely - live in the present and make smart decisions.
Decide what is important to you. Decide what you want to do. Decide what you need to do. Decide what you will do, and don't forget the decision of what not to do! Once this is done, take a deep, meaningful break from all the madness that surrounds success (either your own or someone else's).
But most importantly: live in the present and make smart decisions!
Conclusion
I want to take a moment to say congratulations to you! You have succeeded in something that you may have even thought you weren't going to break ground on at some point(s). you fought through frustration, disappointment, confusion, doubt, sickness, financial struggle, and more...but you made a success happen and that's huge! Show yourself some true grace and remember that you are bigger than whatever is troubling you right now just like you were bigger than your first venture. The most important thing is you know without a doubt that you are willing to put in the work, day after day — and take what you've learned from mistakes, then apply it to your next efforts.
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