Last Updated on July 1, 2023 by Nadim Alamuddin
Are you still struggling to get a breakthrough in your business? Have you done whatever it takes to succeed, but you’re just not there yet? Have you ever stopped and wondered what you could possibly be doing that may be preventing you from achieving the success you want?
In this blog post, I examine some of the key reasons why you’re probably not successful in your online business. I have come up with these reasons on my own, as I have experienced a lot of them on the way to get my business (a few years ago) on track. Many of you have probably had similar experiences, whether it is an online business, a traditional business or even your regular job.
I will list these reasons in my order of importance. It may be different for you, but you will find that most reasons do apply.
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Reason #1 Preventing You From Success: Lack of Focus
For me, focus is the key ingredient that you need in order to be successful. It is not only a matter of you focusing on what needs to get done. It is also imperative for you to say NO to all the distractions, offers, training, marketing that are not part of your daily goals. As you can see, yes, I’ve even mentioned good things that you need to avoid, such as training courses. Why? Because, if a particular training course is not in your to-do list for that particular day, then, as far as I am concerned, it is still a distraction from what you need to accomplish that day.
You need to start your day with a plan consisting of 3-4 tasks as your goals for the day. Do not take on more than you can chew. Do not make those goals so easy so you can do them in no time. A lot of online businesses require you to complete a certain number of daily steps. These should be your guidelines to what you should be doing day in and day out. Only when you accomplish them, can you afford to look at anything else. But, I would advise you not to. I would advise you to stay focused only on what needs to be done and if complete, take the day off, you deserve it!
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Reason #2 Preventing You From Success: No Perseverance
So many of us start a business online, believing the marketing hype, that it is easy to make money online. WRONG! Do not fall into this trap. There is no shortcut to success, only a consistent persevering behavior, focus and an unyielding belief that you will be successful. Oh yes, you really need to believe in yourself (this can be a 6th reason preventing your success).
If you fall on your face, get up and try again. If you think you’re going through hell, keep going – there is light at the end of the tunnel. A lot of folks start a business online and start eagerly to follow training courses to learn the business. They act upon the new knowledge and when they hit the first hurdle, they just give up. Do not be one of them. You need to see this through. You need to be honest with yourself and get over the obstacles, use them as lessons learned to achieve bigger and better things.
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Reason #3 Preventing You From Success: Surrounding Yourself With Negativity
This is another key reason for not achieving success. You need to start reading books that are positive for the mind, listen to self-improvement audios, surround yourself with people you want to emulate. You need to shake off negative vibes, because these WILL affect the way you are perceived.
Ever heard of the “Law of Attraction?” It basically revolves around the concept of “What you focus on, expands!” This means that if you focus your whole energy on negative things, guess what? You will be surrounded by negativity! What if you start focusing on positive vibes? What if you start believing in yourself? Check out “The Secret” book below.
Here’s what I’ve learnt in the past that has helped me so much. What we need to do is to train our minds to be positive. To do this, read daily 15-30 minutes; listen to positive, life coaching audios daily for another 15-30 minutes. I do this exercise before I start my day, so that I start it with the positive attitudes that will affect all my interactions during the day. Try it for just 30 days and you will see how your attitude will change and how people you interact with will perceive you. I’m confident you will soon notice a huge positive impact in your business.
Here are some powerful books that I recommend reading:
“Think & Grow Rich” by Napoleon Hill
This is probably one of the most famous books in the internet marketing and personal development fields. What makes this book so special, at least in my opinion, is that it was written in an era where it’s hard to imagine these concepts, but these same principles apply just as well today as they did when Hill wrote the book in 1937. The main idea is that we’re given two main choices in our life:
- to set goals and work towards achieving them to live a rich life OR
- to choose not to live rich and stay comfortably where we are without trying to improve our current situation.
The book explores our inner beliefs, values, the conscious and subconscious mind, and slowly but surely builds a road map on exactly what needs to be done to achieve our goals.
“Awaken The Giant Within” by Anthony Robbins
This is yet another immensely popular personal development book. Its concepts are simple. Everybody is born with everything it takes to be successful. Within each and every one of us lies the power to control how we think, how we feel and how we act. The book goes into details to explore our core beliefs, values, identities…our true self. It’s a fantastic read and well recommended to all.
“The Secret” by Rhonda Byrne
This is a book that explores the laws of attraction and how you can use it to improve your life. It is a guide on how to be more successful in life, and how we can use our inner thoughts and energy to influence those around us. It teaches us how to overcome our inner belief system that has prevented us from achieving success. Very powerful.
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Reason #4 Preventing You From Success: Not Taking Any Action
A lot of people join opportunities and spend most of their time training, gathering new concepts. And then they quit, saying the opportunity was not what it was promoted to be. Sound familiar? If you do not take action, you will simply not be successful. You need to act upon the concepts you are learning to propel your business to new levels, but also to reinforce the learning you are receiving.
Here’s what I do, as a blogger. I read, a lot. Mostly blog posts on blogging and new tips & tricks. I learn new concepts, I summarize my learning in handwritten notes, sometimes on my laptop. I then write blog posts on the topics I learned about, reinforcing my learning, yet teaching you, my readers, at the same time.
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Reason #5 Preventing You From Success: No Consistency
What you do on a daily, weekly and/or monthly basis needs to be consistent in your business.
- If you blog, determine a schedule and stick with it. There are many aspects and tasks to do when you blog. Be sure to have an editorial calendar or schedule, to know exactly what you should be doing when. As and when you start having loyal readers, they will expect you to publish consistently.
- Your blog posts should always look similar – consistent. The colors you use, the fonts and headings you use, everything should be consistent. This is, after all, how you grow your brand.
- If you email your customers, structure your emails exactly the same way, so that you’re always sending a consistent message to them. This is how you will cultivate the relationship with them. If you hold team meetings, structure them the same way and hold them on the same days.
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Top 5 Reasons Preventing You From Being More Successful
As I mentioned before, the above 5 reasons preventing you from achieving success were what I have been experiencing in my business a few years ago. But, to corroborate my experiences, I decided to check a few other blog posts on this topic, which I would like to share with you below for your easy reference.
- 10 Reasons You Aren’t Achieving Success – by Dustin Wax (Lifehack)
- 16 Things You Should Quit To Be More Successful – by Molly Cain (Forbes)
I hope the content in this post will help you be more successful in your business, at work or even in your personal life. If you have experienced other reasons that have prevented you from being successful, I would love to hear them – please use the “Leave a Reply” box at the bottom of the blog post. Please subscribe to my blog to keep reading future posts.
If you’re starting out as a new blogger, please read the following posts:
- From Zero To Blog In 5 Steps
- How To Create Your First Epic Blog Post Using Gutenberg
- Revealed: Top 5 Reasons To Create A Top-Notch Blog
Thanks for stopping by. To your success!
