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4 Success Skills You Should’ve Been Taught in School but Never Were
1. The power of self-belief.
“If you ask most smart or successful people where they learned their craft, they will not talk to you about their time in school. It’s always a mentor, a particularly transformative job, or a period of experimentation or trial and error.” -Ryan Holiday
Ryan Holiday’s words are true. I studied accounting and became a writer. Elon Musk studied economics and physics but became a space engineer.
Schools teach you that life is linear and that everything takes a natural progression. However, you don’t have to follow a traditional path. You don’t have to be limited by what other people perceive as possible or attainable.
Instead, you can create an extraordinary life beyond what the school system teaches, and I’ve found that these 4 success skills can help.
1. The Power of Self-Belief
“Believe, really believe, you can move a mountain, and you can. Not many people believe that they can move mountains. So, as a result, not many people do.” -David J. Schwartz
Managing your emotions and maintaining a positive outlook is the absolute foundation of having a progressive life. The thoughts and emotions you put into the world is…
