| All of us, at one time or another in our lives, have | | | | Deepak Chopra |
| experienced failure; failure to learn, to commit, to | | | | 7. The Master Key System by Charles Haanel |
| advance, or to successfully achieve our goals | | | | 8. The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D |
| because of the inability to turn an abstract | | | | Wattles |
| thought into a tangible reality. | | | | Aside from being very good reading, these books |
| Why is this? What holds us back? | | | | helped me identify the boundaries that kept me |
| Well, lots of things: the fear of failure, habitual | | | | from realizing my full potential. |
| negative thinking, a hesitation to over-experience, | | | | Now, presuming you’ve done the exercises |
| etc. Things, that I believe, can be overcome if we | | | | already and feel comfortable in their application, |
| are willing to focus on the problem, and put in the | | | | here’s a formula that you might use to |
| hours towards finding the solution. | | | | ‘scale-up’ what you learned. |
| To begin, let us look at the reasons why people | | | | First, take time to list the most viable and |
| fail. | | | | adaptable concepts that you worked on and then |
| Most of us experience life within our safe, | | | | identify the ones with the most potential for |
| comfortable ‘bubbles of existence’ that | | | | growth and profit and focus on that, until you |
| the mere idea of stepping out, even if the desire | | | | either validate or invalidate its application in your |
| is there, fills us with a very realistic fear. How do | | | | business. |
| we get over this? | | | | Historically-speaking, one of the most common |
| First, we acknowledge that there is a fear. Then | | | | mistakes people tend to make is to attempt to |
| we perform a series of small, simple exercises to | | | | implement several concepts at the same time. |
| counter its effects. The purpose of this is to | | | | Like stuffing too many apples in a blender, not |
| replace the negative emotion (brought about by | | | | only does it result in a waste of energy and |
| the act of doing) with a positive feeling, in effect | | | | resources but it also slows down concentration |
| telling your mind that the action of ‘stepping | | | | and deters focus, sometimes even grinding it to |
| out’ is doable, and the experience worthwhile. | | | | an abrupt halt. |
| Experience these ‘small steps’ for | | | | Working on the implementation of one concept at |
| yourself, and get comfortable doing them. As | | | | a time allows it to run its complete course and |
| each task is accomplished, you grow more | | | | gives you the chance to objectively prove or |
| confident doing them and subconsciously, you are | | | | disprove its merits, before moving on to the next |
| telling your mind that IT IS possible to break out | | | | one. |
| of that proverbial bubble, attempt something new | | | | So, you’ve tried out a new concept, played it |
| or different and see it pay off. | | | | out, seen that it has worked and you feel |
| Likewise, by noticing its effects in your own | | | | validated, what then? |
| business application, you set the stage for its use | | | | HOLD ON TO IT. |
| in even bigger, more expansive endeavors. | | | | Don’t make the mistake of abandoning or |
| Try reading any or all of these books on for size: | | | | shelving it before moving on to the next |
| 1. "Wake up and Live" by Dorothea Brande | | | | ‘great idea’. |
| 2. “How I Raised Myself from Failure to | | | | Take the steps to integrate it into your existing |
| Success” by Frank Bezger | | | | business model. In other words, perpetuate it. This |
| 3. “How to Win Friends and Influence | | | | is the key to an enduring growth. |
| People” by Dale Carnegie | | | | Think of it as an ‘unpolished gem’ |
| 4. “How to Sell Yourself” by Elmer | | | | –something to study, sharpen, and draw |
| Wheeler | | | | derivatives from until it is pure and perfected, an |
| 5. “Think and Grow Rich” by Napoleon Hill. | | | | indispensable tool to your business. |
| 6. The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success by | | | | |