Three things to sacrifice to live an extraordinary life

Living up an extraordinary life means giving up an ordinary one. The larger mob of the society will never experience true success because this majority is unwilling to become the CEO of their life. They'll rather let someone else call the shots because they are unwilling and afraid to take risks, make mistakes and fail publicly and be forced to try again after getting knocked down. The more you evolve into the best version of yourself, the more you'll be required to give up. You'll reach a point where you'll no longer be able to tolerate negative relationships, eat bad food, spend your time on time wasting activities.  

1. Security and Certainty

The securities and guarantees of a normal life are often very limiting. Giving up a normal life for an extraordinary one requires giving up the securities and guarantees a normal life provides. E.g, a steady paycheck at a job that will never allow you to reach your full potential or a job that does not allow you the full use of your several abilities and talents. This is exhausting because you will always have to be on your toes, never knowing when the next paycheck is coming in, unsure of the future. The indulgence of ease is fatal to excellence and the fear of failure is fatal to success. The extraordinary life gives you full control of your life and actions, at the cost of the comfort of having others call the shots. Detest the words 'I have to do it this way because it is safe and attainable'. When its not safe and attainable, you can risk which can be great but you should learn to manage risk. This is one of the hardest ones to give up and takes a long time to really sink in even to the most dedicated entrepreneurs, adventurers and risk-takers.

2. The Fear of Judgement 

This is about letting go of the fear of judgement. The psychiatrists say this is caused by the fear of ostracism, the fear of standing out, the fear of criticism, the fear of ridicule, the fear of being an outcast. You will never make much progress if you continue to take what other people seriously than what you believe about yourself. Seperating yourself from the bandwagon is scary and the criticisms and warnings from people might even sound wise. You have to let it go, this is your life not theirs. The fear of being different prevents most people from seeking new ways to solve their problems. The main reason why people 'play it safe' is out of fear. It is this same fear of judgement that causes people to conform and not question commonly accepted opinions and popular trends. They forget that this opinions and popular trends are used by the 'bandwagon' and following the bandwagon means living a normal life. Detest the words 'I have to do it this way because that's the way everyone else does it'. When you don't do it like everyone else, you become unique.

3. Other People's Definition of Success  

This is one of the most difficult things to give up because it is so deeply embedded in our cultural narratives that it becomes the standard by which we measure our lives. Giving up other people's definition of success is incredibly liberating and ultimately leads to the fullest expression of who you are and what matters to you. It is not a one-time thing. It is a daily process of comparing less and inventing more. Success doesn't just mean what the larger mob of society says it means: 'lots of money, fame and fortune'. Many people with fame, fortune and lots of money have terribly empty, imbalanced lives. Your success isn't defined by what other people say, success is continuously improving who you are, how you serve and how you relate. No one can define your success but you. If you continue to allow other people tell you what success is, you'll never attain it. Even if you did, it wouldn't be true success because its not what you really valued. Living an extraordinary life means defining your own version of what success is so you can begin to spend your time on what really matters to you. 

Giving these things up is painful and exhilarating but most people are not willing to do what needs to be done. Good is the enemy of great and that is one of the reasons why we have few people that become great. Few people attain great lives in large part because it is just so easy to settle for a good life. Everything is life has an opportunity cost. Accepting opportunity A means forfeiting opportunity B. All great opportunities cost good ones. You may have to give up a lot of things in the short-term to live an extraordinary life in the long-term. Some of these things are very dear and this process can be very painful.

Live like no one else now so you can live like no one else later.

An Extraordinary Life Isn't Meant For Everyone.