What Got You Here Won't Get You There, Chapter 3

Chapter 3: The Success Delusion or Why We Resist Change

We are delusional about our success
What happens when someone makes us change?
- The other party must be confused
- Denial
- Attack
Four key beliefs of successful people
- Belief 1: I have succeeded
  - belief in skills and talent
  - self-aggrandizing
  - overvalue our own contributions
- Belief 2: I can succeed
  - confidence
  - internal locus of control
  - discount luck
  - unshakeable belief in self
  - “because” rather than “in spite of”
- Belief 3: I will Succeed
  - Motivation
  - Difficulty rejecting opportunities
  - Sabotages change success
- Belief 4: I Choose to Succeed
  - Committed rather than compliant
  - Cognitive Dissonance
How Out Success Makes Us Superstitious
- we believe success is because of a flaw rather than in spite of it
We All Obey Natural Law
- people will change if its in their own best interests

Jamie