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Five Myths that Are Holding You Back from Success

Most myths are based on reality — but they are not reality

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Gustavo Razzetti
Jun 20, 2019
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Most myths are based on reality — but they shouldn’t define your reality

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What we see, we become.

Myths get in the way of success. And cloud our perception. Without us noticing it, we take myths as real. They become our ideas.

Buddha said, “What we think, we become.”

All myths are based or inspired on reality. But they are not reality. Unless you let them hold you back.

Don’t let these five myths limit your potential.

1. You Are Either an Introvert or an Extrovert

The world has been divided in two since the 1920s.

That’s when psychoanalyst Carl Jung invented the terms extrovert and introvert. Since then, they’ve taken a life of their own.

Myths and misunderstandings abound. Introverts don’t like people and lack opinions. Extroverts are shallow and awful listeners.

Our society loves extroverts. It’s hard being an introvert in an extrovert culture. We are all expected to broadcast our feelings and activities constantly.

As Susan Cain said, “Society favors a man of actio…

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