Reconditioning Yourself for Success – Part 1
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I’m a huge proponent of positive thinking. Tony Robbins says that 80% of success in anything is psychology and I tend to agree with that statement. I’ve found it to be true in my own life.
I was reading a book the other day called "The Magic of Thinking Big" and came across something that I thought was very profound. It got me to wondering how many people ever think along these lines. Here it is in it’s entirety…some of it is paraphrased from the book but most of it is word for word:
Suppose you tell several of your "average" friends with the greatest sincerity "Someday I’m going to be vice president of this company." What will happen? Your friends will probably think you are joking. And if they do believe you mean it, chances are they will say, "You poor guy, you sure have a lot to learn." Behind your back they may even laugh at you and/or question whether you have all of your marbles.
Now, assume you repeat the same statement with equal sincerity to the president of your company. How will he react? One thing is certain: he will not laugh. He will look at you intently and ask himself "Does this guy really mean this?"
But he will not "laugh"
Because big men do not laugh at big ideas.
Or suppose for a second that you tell some average people that you plan to own a very expensive home. They may laugh at you because they think it’s impossible. But tell your plan to a person already living in an expensive home, and he won’t be surprised. He knows it is possible, because he’s already done it.
People who tell you it cannot be done almost always are unsuccessful people, are strictly average or mediocre at best in terms of accomplishments. The opinions of these people can be poison.
Develop a defense against people who want to convince you that you can’t do it. Accept negative advice only as a challenge to prove that you can do it.
Be extra, extra cautious about this: don’t let negative-thinking people destroy your plan to think yourself to success. Negators are everywhere, and they seem to delight in sabotaging the positive progress of others.
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