"Work harder" is not necessarily best for success

 A big deal is made in self-improvement circles about the law of attraction. It's actually a lesser law, very closely related to the law of vibration. Basically it's the law that the vibrational frequency of an energy attracts like vibrational energies.

It's a big key to success and failure. It's why we keep getting more of the same.

Simply thinking or wishing for success doesn't cut it because this doesn't change our internal energy, the vibrational frequency (which is on the emotional or subconscious level) that we are sending out is what we attract.

The common "wisdom" to success is to "work harder."

The problem is if we work harder doing the same, then we're just going to get more worn out getting the same results. Yes, you might get a little more success. You might inch up the ladder of promotion or success. But at some point you're not likely to be able to continue the "work harder". Eventually this work philosophy becomes one of diminishing returns, where working harder actually makes you less productive.

And continuing to work harder will get you to a point where you just don't have more to give. You're at your limits of physical, mental, and emotional ability. Burnout becomes the next step.

And working harder means you're taking your physical, emotional, mental, and even spiritual capacities away from others and giving them to work. This can certainly have a negative impact on your relationships with others.

Most of the time that idea of working harder will only produce incremental improvements, not explosive and exponential growth. 

Believing that simply working harder will bring greater success can also blind you to seeing better options.

I'm not saying anything against "hard work" as I believe we need to put forth our best efforts, especially in anything of value. Self-discipline, patience, persistence can all be "hard work", particularly when we're starting out.

Likewise, working to change our internal beliefs, our mindset and paradigms, requires consistent, persistent work. It's not easy, especially when our long-held paradigms are working hard to keep our habitual behaviors from changing.

When you think of making a quantum leap for your life, remember, "work harder" (particularly in what you're currently doing) is not likely how you'll skip levels.