You have come to a website with a pretty out there name called Addicted2Success. Chances are this is not the first time (if it is then welcome). People walk past your desk when you’re at work, and you have this website displayed on your screen probably with an article that has some bold photo of a person with their hands in the air. Not only are the person’s hands in the air but they are probably doing something really bold, and they look really happy. Your colleagues or friends who see this on your screen when they walk past you think you’re a bit crazy. When you tell them the name of the site in a strong, passionate tone they look at you funny and are not quite sure what you said (this happens to me all the time by the way).

When you tell them about some of the content, you are seeing on the site they think that you have gone crazy and are going through some type of life crisis. You might even be judged or worse still, called a new age hippie. Even though not everyone you might know agrees with your choice in website, you know deep down that it’s good for you and helping you grow. The more you read, the more addicted you become yourself. You think to yourself, why do Joel and his team make this stuff so easy to consume and break it down into bite size steps.

The next stage of this addiction starts when you begin attending personal development events and maybe even going to Unleash The Power Within and walking on burning hot coals. Your parents say to you “what’s wrong with you, don’t you know burning hot coals can seriously injure you?” You completely disregard them because you know that, even though, there is an element of danger, playing it safe will never help you to grow in any way.

When the change starts to begin you, find that more and more you are not being looked at funny for going on this site. The reason for this is most likely because your surroundings have changed, your experiencing success, and, therefore, your network is smart enough to know how important personal development is. As you reach more and more success, you find that what you’re learning is what every successful entrepreneur has already learnt. You start to feel like all these famous people you see in magazines and TV were in disguise this whole time and that they applied these lessons long ago, which is why everybody knows who they are and wants to be around them.

I believe you are special for having this addiction and below are the eight reasons why.

1. The fact you are here right now proves it

The fact you are on Addicted2Success right now proves that you are somebody special. Who would give up their free time to come to a personal development website to learn new skills to better themselves? The answer is, somebody special like you. While everyone else is out distracting themselves with alcohol or wondering why they aren’t successful, you’re being honest with yourself, and you’re on a personal journey of self-development.

As you go through this journey your learning more and more about yourself. You’re starting to realise that time is precious and that you must act now and be remembered for the amazing things you’re going to do, not for the money you have made. Looking around you, you have seen family members, relatives, friends and members of community die on a regular basis and thought to yourself, what do I want to be remembered for.

“It’s not about what you have done in the past, it’s what you’re doing right now that makes you really special and it’s what those actions will result in if you keep at it and keep surrounding yourself with success”

2. You see opportunity even when others don’t

The community on this site have started to, or already, developed beliefs that help them to see differently. What makes you so amazing is that you see opportunities that others do not. Clearly when you first saw this site you didn’t dismiss it’s rather bold name and saw the vision of what you might be able to gain. When someone is telling you how broken something is you start to get excited because you know that an opportunity is not far off.

While having to wait ages to get your takeaway food, you don’t get stressed like the rest of the people in the line because your excited about the disruption that’s on its way – you may even be already ordering your takeaway via an app already.

While hearing a tragic story of someone having a near death experience, you no longer get afraid because you know time is precious, and this will happen to everyone at some point in their life. When you hear the tragic story of someone being badly injured or losing a limb, you think to yourself how great the opportunity this person now has because they can inspire others through their struggle if they choose too.

A lot of your friends might be all following the same path as each other but you see the opportunity in doing something totally different as that is often where the opportunity lies. Even though you might have to deal with rejection for making this decision, you know you are special and that this will eventually pay off.

3. You know your time is coming

Each day you know that what you’re working towards will eventually mean that your time will come. You have that faith even if it’s not yet apparent what your shining moment looks like.

A great example of knowing when your time is right is illustrated by this brave story I heard the other day. It started with a young boy who was in high school and won an award. He was asked to pick a book as recognition and sent to a local bookstore. Walking through the bookstore he found a book that many of us have read called “Think and Grow Rich.” The book caught his attention, and he picked it. On the night, he went to receive his award he walked up on stage and the headmaster looked at the book title and said, “That easy is it?”

The whole school started laughing at him and probably thought he was stupid. More than a decade later he went back to that school to share his story of becoming one of the most well-known entrepreneurs in Australia. Even though his peers laughed at him initially in high school, he had the belief that his time would eventually come. It sure did, and now no one is laughing at him because they all imagine becoming the person he has transformed into.

4. You have changed your belief systems

I am almost certain that if you are coming to this website then you have changed at least some of your beliefs in recent times, or you’re about to. This makes you special because you have discovered that what you believe shapes your world more than anything else. Like the foundations of a house, your beliefs are the one thing you can change when you stop at nothing to find references to back them up. Choosing to take up a belief is more than a decision, it’s a choice to live constantly by this belief going forward and be prepared for others to challenge you on it knowing why you have it.

The process of being able to change your belief systems is very challenging, yet you keep trying every day and this is why you are so damn special.

5. You’re real and not fake

This site has taught you that you must be real and authentic if you ever want to experience any type of success. Instead of being fake you have made a conscious decision to be you at all costs. Doing this takes guts and determination yet you still persevere no matter how hard it gets. When you’re asked for your opinion, you give an honest answer and try to deliver your response in a positive way. Others think they are doing the same as you except their feedback has a negative spin and isn’t constructive. Rather than judge them, you try to understand them more and see if it’s possible for you to help.

While everyone is going on Facebook or Instagram and trying to outdo each other on how perfect their lives are, you’re showing the real bits and the difficult parts of your life. You’re beginning to inspire others with your message and not worry so much about what you look like in a photo that someone has posted of you.

The image that you portray has an element of vulnerability, and you even share some of these crazy personal development articles you read on social media. After posting some of these articles you see like-minded people doing the same, and it reconfirms that you’re on the right path,

I’ll say it again; this is why I believe you’re special.

6. You give 110%

Even when everyone else has given up and gone home, you stay back and give it the extra 10%. You have realised that the reason you do this is because you are starting to, or already know, your why. The power this has given you is immense because now you can focus on one thing that will get you what you want. You then begin to get more opportunities than your peers do, and people think that you must just be lucky.

This doesn’t change your thinking pattern, and you keep focusing more energy on what you want. Others around you might have more experience at something than you but you know you can quickly surpass their results if you focus lot’s of energy, in a small amount of time, on one skill or outcome.

7. You face your fears

Everyone else around you is always trying to avoid things they are fearful of, but you have learned that mastering your fears will make you even more successful than you could ever have dreamed. Once you have that first experience of overcoming something you fear, you begin to chase it like some kind of drug. The more fears you start to cross off your list, the more confident you become. People start to wonder why you have changed so much, and you tell them that it’s because you faced a particular fear. Rather than hide the strategy you used to face the fear, you decide to be vulnerable and share it with others even if they judge you.

8. You share everything

Before you began this transformation, you may have suffered from a scarcity mindset. As you started experiencing a small amount of success you realised that to hide good ideas, contacts and strategies was part of a scarcity mindset. After this change in thinking, you saw that ideas are not unique and that action is, what’s more, important. Meeting amazing people and getting their contact details started to become something that you share with your network. You begin to start being a human matchmaker and matching people that compliment each other so they too can be successful.

This ability to share contacts has meant that you too have met more people as a result of it. As your network has grown, you now find that you have more people from various backgrounds to share strategies and advice with you. In turn, you are now meeting people that you once dreamed of meeting.

You begin to start being a human matchmaker and matching people that compliment each other so they too can be successful. This ability to share contacts has meant that you too have met more people as a result of it. As your network has grown, you now find that you have more people from various backgrounds to share strategies and advice with you. In turn, you are now meeting people that you once dreamed of meeting.

It’s for these reasons above that I believe you are special, and that’s why I want to keep sharing my thoughts with you. The courage you have shown by coming on this journey is truly amazing, and I promise you that you will get everything you want and more, as long as you continue to grow and share everything you have.

If there are some other benefits that Addicted2Success has given you, please share them below, or privately share them with me on my personal Facebook Page.