SUCCESS FORMULAS (Part 31)

Sub-Topic: SET OFF FOR SUCCESS.

You know you have to eat to stay alive; I don’t have to inspire you to do that. But you may not know exactly what to eat—what foods to put in your mouth that can optimize your health and longevity. The same holds true when offering advice on success. You need a strategy. You need some hand holding. It’s like getting into a car. Even though, the mind provides a powerful navigation system (if not the most powerful!), people still prefer to have a point-to-point map. They want confirmation that taking a left turn here is okay. They also need a destination. Not many people are willing to start driving, if they don’t know where they are going. But, how bad can that be? Have you ever gone for a drive with no set course or final destination in mind from the start and had a glorious time nonetheless? That’s what life should be like. Unfortunately, people think they need an actual guide to live by. They seek structure, a reliable plan, an accurate roadmap. They need to know if they do this, then things will be okay. And, that they will be successful. Even though, I will likely tell you what you already know somewhere deep inside, success is an inside job for example the power is already with you –if you cut your finger, the cut on your hand will heal itself – you don’t have to command your hand to heal – the power is already within you.
When you think about it, there’s no shortage of inspirational books and web sites, just as there’s no shortage in books that can teach you how to do X or Y or Z. Consider all the Dummies and Idiot’s guides. Every bookstore has a How-to section. Self-help gurus from every department (health, finance, spiritual and so on) are plentiful. But there’s obviously disconnect between the wisdom of how to take the proper action and the confidence and motivation to do so—a disconnect that subsequent columns will attempt to bridge. I find that most people simply don’t know what it is they are supposed to be doing. They are not happy with their current jobs, but they don’t know how to get out of them, either. Just quit! But you might want to wait until Friday. In life, we reserve the right to make decisions. Here’s what I think: nobody forced you to work the job that you hate. That’s a decision you made. You decided to get up and dressed today, right? Yes, these are slightly obnoxious questions and statements to make because of course you are compelled to get up and go to work. You have rent or a mortgage to pay and a family to feed. My point is that you have the power of choice. And it is with this exact same power of choice that you can change your life and choose to be successful. Let’s return to that car analogy for a moment. If I gave you a set of keys to a car (any car you like), could you hop in and find your destination? I know you’d want someone to tell you where to go. Like I said, there’s no shortage on maps and guides (or GPS gadgets) to get you to any place. But there’s definitely a lack of personalized instructions on how to find your specific destination—the place you’re supposed to go and stand tall. I will attempt to usher you through a mental process that will hopefully expunge whatever haunts your path to riches. In addition, I’ll answer your most burning questions. I encourage you to save each column when you have your ah-ha moment. May you have many of them!
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