How To Succeed The George Costanza Way
By Bigg Success Staff
01-24-08
Timeless Principles
Do you remember the Seinfeld episode where all the characters turned into their opposites?
George was unattached, unemployed and still living with his parents. He decided that every decision he had ever made was wrong because he was 180 degrees from the life he wanted.
Since his life was the complete opposite of what he wanted, George decided that he would do the opposite of what his instincts told him. Then he should get his dream life.
Guess what? It worked! The next thing you know, George had a girlfriend, a job with the New York Yankees, and his own place.
We can learn a timeless lesson from George Costanza. There are two ways to succeed.
- Do what successful people do.
- Do the opposite of what unsuccessful people do.
We’ve heard it before – successful people do what unsuccessful don’t. While this saying is easy to remember, it doesn’t explicitly state an important fundamental of success.
It’s often easy to do something once. It’s a little harder to do it twice. It’s very difficult to make it a habit. Yet successful people have different habits than unsuccessful people.
That’s the difference – the habits!
You have to consistently pursue success. Moment by moment. Day after day. Year after year. It doesn’t happen in a flash.
It’s not always exciting. It’s about the nitty-gritty. Paying attention to little things.
It’s self-discipline. To do what you need to do, not what you want to do.
It’s delayed gratification. Accepting less now so you can have more later.
It’s persistence. You have to keep on keeping on. No matter what. Overcome obstacles and keep pushing. Never give up.
Remember this basic principle …
If you continue to do what you’ve always done, then the best you can expect is what you already have.
If you don’t want more of the same, you’ll have to change your habits. Find out what makes successful people successful and do that, or look at unsuccessful people’s habits and do the opposite.
That’s how to succeed the George Costanza way!
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