Successful living is no accident. If you’re not on your toes, you can lose it all before you know it. One common thing that those who start to make progress do it to start to let it roll, sit back and take it easy. After all, they are in need of some well deserved R&R – right?!
Well, before you start planning your extravagant and luxurious vacation, let me warn you that the disease of complacency is a threat to the newly successful life.
We see it every day whether we know it or not. For example, if you’ve ever watched a game – could be basketball, football, baseball or whatever your favorite sport is – and your team is ahead. It looks like they’re going to take the big ‘W’. There’s no doubt they are going to Win!
Then it happens. They get complacent. This complacency is an easy target for the underdog team. The losing team can quickly turn the game around by taking advantage of the winning team’s new laid-back style of play.
Before you know it, the once winning team find themselves fighting to either stay ahead or trying to get the lead back. You see, the opposite of complacency is...