{"id":678,"date":"2008-01-07T15:39:14","date_gmt":"2008-01-07T15:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/10-rules-for-no\/"},"modified":"2008-01-07T15:39:14","modified_gmt":"2008-01-07T15:39:14","slug":"10-rules-for-no","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/10-rules-for-no\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Rules for Not Getting Over-Confident"},"content":{"rendered":"

Considering that I live in Ohio (right in OSU’s backyard), it seems only appropriate that I write about over confidence.  I’m referencing the type that is being poured out by many sports writers into the heads of LSU players\/coaches\/fans today.  Specifically tonight’s BCS Championship game.  Of course, I want the Buckeyes to win, but I don’t wish overconfidence on anyone.<\/p>\n

If you’ve been reading paper\/online sports columns, then you already know that Ohio State doesn’t have a snow ball’s chance in….<\/p>\n

Maybe the above is true, but here are 10 rules for not getting over confident in life and work:<\/p>\n

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  1. Embrace discomfort.  Discomfort breeds humility and a sense that everything is a journey, not a destination\/arrival. <\/li>\n
  2. Don’t chase success.  For more on this, see Secret #3 from my upcoming book Waking Up In Corporate America: The Seven Secrets That Opened My Eyes<\/em><\/a> (release date 1\/15\/2008). <\/li>\n
  3. Don’t believe your own press.  A wise friend told me once that who we are can often be found in-between the criticism and praise. <\/li>\n
  4. Focus on your work and don’t compare. <\/li>\n
  5. Make some mistakes and learn.  In my younger days I used to think that life would be measured by my wins.  I’m glad, with time, that I learned the value of losses…they produce the fertile ground for winning. <\/li>\n
  6. Get mentors\/advisors who are not impressed by you.  These are the rare people who will actually tell you the truth. <\/li>\n
  7. Stay hungry (enough said). <\/li>\n
  8. Be thankful for prosperity, but don’t count on it or feel entitled to it. <\/li>\n
  9. Face your insecurities and deal with them.  This is often the biggest block to sustained breakthroughs. <\/li>\n
  10. Go see the below movie:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Considering that I live in Ohio (right in OSU’s backyard), it seems only appropriate that I write about over confidence.  I’m referencing the type that is being poured out by many sports writers into the heads of LSU players\/coaches\/fans today.  Specifically tonight’s BCS Championship game.  Of course, I want the Buckeyes to win, but I…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=678"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/678\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}