Chapter 3
Success Is Simple
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Today's Empowering Quote
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"The mind is like the stomach.
It is not how much you put into it that counts, but how much it
digests."
--A.J. Nock
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Today's Empowering Question
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"What can I do to ensure that this
will stick in my mind?"
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Today's Fast Session
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As statistics show, most of what is
written in the world's greatest self-help and how-to books goes
unread by the buyers. And the material that is read is
typically not used.
Most people just aren't
self-disciplined enough to take a bit, study it, master it then move
on to the next level. That's why universities are so valuable
and so expensive...they do it right.
They give you a little bit, test
you and then give you some more - building on your knowledge after
you've learned the easier stuff.
That's why these letters always end
with some affirmations so that you can have something to use to
program your mind. That's also why books like 'Chicken Soup
for the Soul' have helped so many millions, because, as I counseled
people as they bought those books from my store, the stories are
meant to be read one per day...
Just enough to be not too fast.
Any more than that and the lesson in the story is missed, being
plowed over by the next one.
These sessions are meant to be read
the same way...
...Just one a day.
That is the best way to get the
most out of them.
Benjamin Franklin, one of the
world's greatest scholars, politicians and inventors, made a list of
13 virtues that he valued but did not possess. What Ben did
was work on only one virtue at a time, noting when he messed up, and
when he succeeded in using the virtue. He made turning himself
into a person who possessed that virtue his mission and did not
worry about any of the other 12 until he had mastered the first one.
Ultimately, he conquered them all.
And he will forever be remembered
as one of the greatest men who ever lived. Man, this is
simple! And so sad...
...Because so many people go to
their graves never conquering even one of their major hurdles in
life, settling for mediocrity.
Let me ask you, was Ben Franklin's
growth plan so complicated that you or... well, practically anyone
else couldn't use it?
Couldn't even someone with no
common sense or potential for any more than pushing a broom eight
hours a day go after just one goal at a time with passion?
Success isn't complicated, is it?
The average person wants to believe
it is so that their failures can be explained away, their weaknesses
can be hidden and their poor decisions justified.
As you read through the rest of
these sessions, keep in mind how simple it is to follow them and
easy it is to use them to achieve massive success and peace of mind.
Not one thing you'll be asked to do
is beyond your ability to do it. Practically anything you
desire is within your grasp.
Just look at the individual tasks
and go to it, one tiny step at a time.
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Today's Winning Beliefs
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-- I work on one area of my life at
a time
-- I master easy jobs before I move on to harder things
-- I am a fast learner
-- Mastery and I are one
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