{"id":625,"date":"2025-06-04T16:53:22","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T14:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sagaeterna.hr\/?p=625"},"modified":"2025-08-29T14:32:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T12:32:51","slug":"zasto-je-tako-tesko-postici-uspjeh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sagaeterna.hr\/en\/zasto-je-tako-tesko-postici-uspjeh\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is it so hard to succeed?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The majority of us have heard something along these lines from our parents: \u201cI\/we want you to be happy<\/strong> and successful<\/strong>.\" By saying this, of course, parents want the best for their children. However, when we ask people what it actually means to be successful<\/strong>, we don\u2019t often get a clear answer, but many will say that it involves financial prosperity<\/strong>, at least to some extent. But you'll also hear people say: \"money doesn't bring happiness<\/strong>\". On the other hand, if you\u2019ve ever cried or simply felt sad in the presence of others, you\u2019ve most likely heard something along the lines of: \u201cYou have nothing to cry about, the children in Africa<\/strong> are starving\", meaning that only poverty can be the source of sadness<\/strong>, or in other words, implying that hapiness and money are closely related<\/strong>. Confusing, isn't it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s why I\u2019m not surprised that, in conversations with people - especially those from my generation - I keep discovering that after receiving such confusing messages we have no idea <\/strong>what success even means<\/strong>, let alone how to achieve it<\/strong>. Some of us wouldn\u2019t recognize success even if it knocked on our door and introduced itself by its full name. So when we enter the professional world, we end up falling into never-ending spiral of senseless searching<\/strong> for something abstract, magical, out-of-reach and the repeated feeling of failure<\/strong>. Sounds familiar? It used to be to me, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My success looks different from your success<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

During our formal education we were taught to search for the one <\/strong>(and only<\/strong>) correct answer <\/strong>to each question. Any deviation from that answer would usually result in a lower score or even a lower grade<\/strong>. This way of thinking encourages the development of convergent thinking<\/strong>, but at the same time it causes fear <\/strong>of mistakes <\/strong>and stepping outside the box. That\u2019s why it\u2019s not surprising that, when we first encounter a problem at work, in sports, or sometimes at university that has multiple solutions<\/strong> - some of which are better, some worse, but none <\/strong>are absolutely correct<\/strong> or incorrect <\/strong>- we often feel insecure because our divergent thinking skill isn't developed enough<\/strong>. Take a look at the video below to learn more about the differences between convergent and divergent thinking: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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