Too often, we become so deeply ensconced in the daily busy-ness of our lives that we fail to realize the immense powerful impact that the Law of Cause and Effect plays in the results that we achieve (or fail to achieve).  Make no mistake, however – the Law is always at work.  Whether we consciously work it to our benefit, or whether we neglect it in its entirety, the Law of Cause and Effect operates to shape the Results of our lives.  We can choose, therefore, to work with the Law, or we can choose to ignore it.  Either way, the Law’s force and impact on our lives is still the same.

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Success Strategy and Mastery Move: Working with the Law of Cause and Effect

We live in a world of “cause and effect.”

Understand and apply the Law of Cause and Effect in your daily actions, and your life will change – dramatically.  Worked correctly, the Law of Cause and Effect can markedly alter the course of your life in the direction that you Desire.  This is a Law that CAN be worked tremendously to your advantage.

Too often, we become so deeply ensconced in the daily busy-ness of our lives that we fail to realize the immense powerful impact that the Law of Cause and Effect plays in the results that we achieve (or fail to achieve).

Make no mistake, however – the Law is always at work.  Whether we consciously work it to our benefit, or whether we neglect it in its entirety, the Law of Cause and Effect operates to shape the Results of our lives.  We can choose, therefore, to work with the Law, or we can choose to ignore it.  Either way, the Law’s force and impact on our lives is still the same.

So, it might be a good idea to revisit this important Success Key.  And, perhaps, re-discover a few refresher points along the way.

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Cause and Effect Refresher

The Law of Cause and Effect simply embodies the principle that every state (circumstance) that exists in the Universe is an effect created by an originating cause.  Or, stated conversely, every action is a cause that creates a resulting effect.

Consider the following fact pattern to demonstrate the Law of Cause and Effect (for those well-versed in this Law, please bear with me):

1. I saw or chop a tree (cause) and it falls down (effect).
2. I continue to saw the fallen tree (cause) and I create logs (effect).
3. I split the logs (cause) and I create firewood (effect).
4. I stack the firewood (cause) and I create a firewood pile (effect).
5. I leave the firewood pile sitting outside for one year (cause) and it becomes seasoned firewood (effect).
6. I take a piece of seasoned firewood and throw it into a fire in the fireplace (cause) and it burns (effect).
7. The firewood burns (cause) and the fire produces byproducts of ash, water, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and other gases (effects), which spew forth from the chimney (further effect).
8. The combustion byproducts of my burning firewood (cause) increase the level of CO2 in the atmosphere (effect); the increased level of CO2 in the atmosphere (cause) creates an increase in the “green house” effect (effect); the increased “green house” effect (cause) results in warmer surface water temperatures in the Arctic Ocean (effect); warmer surface water temperatures in the Arctic Ocean (cause) result in less ice in the winter months (effect); less ice in the Arctic Ocean during the winter months (cause) means that the resident polar bears are unable to complete their migration, which requires a frozen Arctic Ocean (effect) . . . etc.  The cycle goes on and on and on.

The Law of Cause and Effect underlies our human ability to understand and manipulate our environment; the very nature of science and scientific experimentation depends on it.  All scientific theory is proven or disproven through application of the Law of Cause and Effect.  Under scientific experimentation, a particular theory is tested and results (effects) are obtained.  If the theory holds true, under the Law of Cause and Effect, its results (effects) may be reproduced again and again under identical causes (test controls).

The Law of Gravity has been well established under Cause and Effect.

So has Newtown’s Third Law of Motion, which may be stated thusly: for every action (cause), there is an equal and opposite reaction (effect).

The Law of Cause and Effect in Our Lives

Human logic is founded on understanding the Law of Cause and Effect.  So are the circumstances that we presently experience.

In fact, where we are – right now – in our lives is the aggregate effect of all past causes.  As such, the world that we currently experience – our present circumstances – is merely an amalgamation of effects.

In his book, Awaken the Giant Within, Anthony Robbins explains this phenomena as follows:

 . . . the most powerful way to shape our lives is to get ourselves to take action.  The difference in the results that people produce comes down to what they’ve done differently from others in the same situations.  Different actions produce different results.  Why?  Because any action is a set cause in motion, and its effect builds on past effects to move us in a definite direction.  Every direction leads to an ultimate destination: our destiny.

If we Desire a different world tomorrow (effects), then we must change and reestablish the proper course of causes today.  If we Desire to Succeed tomorrow, then all we must do is implement the proper Success Causes today.

Sound simple.  It is.  On a conceptual basis, the fundamentals of the Law are really quite elementary.  On a practical basis, however, the Law takes on much greater sophistication.

Why?

First, it is not always possible to establish a bright line nexus (connection) between all of our causes and all of our effects.  As a result, we cannot conclude with certainty today what our Actions will produce as tomorrow’s Results.

Yes, sometimes it is easy – as in the firewood example, above, when I cut the tree with a saw, the tree WILL fall down.  However, much of what we do, and what we fail to do – while all causes of future effects – are not easy to predict with precision.  In fact, our lives encompass such an intricate web of countless causes and effects – simple and multiple – with intervening variables that most of the time it is virtually impossible to connect a single effect back to a specific single cause.  In our fact pattern scenario, for example, it is hard to see how burning firewood may result in migration issues for polar bears.  (Okay, perhaps today we see a cause and effect, but surely nobody connected the dots one hundred years ago).

In fact, a cause may have many effects.  And, an effect may be the result of multiple causes, each contributing in its own way to the ultimate Result.  And, as Anthony Robbins aptly notes, effects can be causes for further effects.

It does get complicated.

Because we cannot conclude with precision how today’s Actions impact and determine tomorrow’s Results, we must work indirectly and in a general sense.  For example, if we KNEW exactly what Actions today would result – with 100% precision – in a specific financial Success one year from now, well . . .  we would do it . . .  right?

So, attempting to establish an Action-Result nexus in a Cause and Effect context is a difficult proposition – assuming that it can be accomplished.

Second, and what most do not realize, is that it is not just our Actions that are the causes of our Results. 

Indeed, our Thoughts are also causes, and attempts to establish the connection between a particular line of thinking and the results that we experience in our lives as a direct result thereof (Thought-Result nexus) is even more difficult than attempting to establish an Action-Result nexus.  But, as sure as the sun rises tomorrow, our Thoughts shape our lives.  As the Success Manual’s web site tagline succinctly states above: “Achieving Success One Thought at a Time!”

In his Success Manual classic, As A Man Thinketh, James Allen states it perfectly.  The following quotes from Chapter 2, Effect of Thought on Circumstance, are on point:

Man’s mind may be likened to a garden, which may be intelligently cultivated or allowed to run wild; but whether cultivated or neglected, it must, and will, bring forth.  If no useful seeds are put into it, then an abundance of useless weed-seeds will fall therein, and will continue to produce their kind.

That circumstances grow out of thought every man knows who has for any length of time practiced self-control and self-purification, for he will have noticed that the alteration in his circumstances has been in exact ratio with his altered mental condition.

The outer world of circumstance shapes itself to the inner world of thought, and both pleasant and unpleasant external conditions are factors, which make for the ultimate good of the individual.  As the reaper of his own harvest, man learns both by suffering and bliss.

Circumstance does not make the man; it reveals him to himself.

Men do not attract that which they want, but that which they are.

Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound.

Good thoughts and actions can never produce bad results; bad thoughts and actions can never produce good results.  This is but saying that nothing can come from corn but corn, nothing from nettles but nettles.  Men understand this law in the natural world, and work with it; but few understand it in the mental and moral world (though its operation there is just as simple and undeviating), and they, therefore, do not cooperate with it.

Let a man radically alter his thoughts, and he will be astonished at the rapid transformation it will effect in the material conditions of his life.

A particular train of thought persisted in, be it good or bad, cannot fail to produce its results on the character and circumstances.  A man cannot directly choose his circumstances, but he can choose his thoughts, and so indirectly, yet surely, shape his circumstances.

Re-read that last paragraph again: “A particular train of thought persisted in, be it good or bad, cannot fail to produce its results on the character and circumstances.  A man cannot directly choose his circumstances, but he can choose his thoughts, and so indirectly, yet surely, shape his circumstances.”  That really sums it up – while we cannot directly chose tomorrow’s circumstances, we can choose our thoughts today, and today’s thoughts shape tomorrow’s circumstances.

This statement accurately summarizes the nature of the Law of Cause and Effect and how best to use it to our advantage.

The Law of Cause and Effect by Another Name

The Law of Attraction is based entirely on the Law of Cause and Effect.  And, Emerson has called the Law of Cause and Effect the “Law of Laws.”  It has also been called “Heaven’s First Law.”

We have all heard of “Karma.”  As I understand it, Karma, in Indian religions, is the concept of “action” or “deed,” understood as that which causes the entire cycle of cause and effect (i.e., the cycle called samsãra) originating in ancient India and treated in Hindu, Jain, Buddhist and Sikh philosophies. (Anybody care to add some comments here?)

So, what does this all mean and what points can we take away from this discussion to assist us on our Path to Success?

Plenty.

Success Is an Effect

Success is an effect.  Understand and execute the cause(s), and you, too, will Succeed.

In his Success Manual Classic, How to Get What You Want (or, as I like to call it, How to Succeed in Anything), Wallace D. Wattles states the following:

Getting what you want is success; and success is an effect, coming from the application of a cause.  Success is essentially the same in all cases; the difference is in the things the successful people want, but not in the success.  Success is essentially the same, whether it results in the attainment of health, wealth, development or position; success is attainment, without regard to the things attained.  And it is a law in nature that like causes always produce like effects; therefore, since success is the same in all cases, the cause of success must be the same in all cases.

The cause of success is always in the person who succeeds; you will see that this must be true, because if the cause of success were in nature, outside the person, then all persons similarly situated would succeed . . .

It is, therefore, mathematically certain that you can succeed if you will find out the cause of success, and develop it to sufficient strength, and apply it properly to your work; for the application of a sufficient cause can not fail to produce a given effect.  If there is a failure anywhere, of any kind, it is because the cause was either not sufficient or was not properly applied.

The cause of success is some power within you; you have the power to develop any power to a limitless extent; for there is no end to mental growth; you can increase the strength of this power indefinitely, and so you can make it strong enough to do what you want to do, and to get what you want to get; when it is strong enough you can learn how to apply it to the work, and therefore, you can certainly succeed.  All you have to learn is what is the cause of success, and how it must be applied.

Because Success is an effect, in order to Succeed tomorrow, we MUST execute the right causes today that produce Successful results tomorrow.

So, where do we begin?

The Causes of Success

What are the primary causes of the effect of Success?  Well, that is what this site is all about.  That is what each of the books available in our Success Manual Free Download Library is about.  It all begins with Thought – the original Cause of the Effect of Success.

What kind of Thought (cause) results in Success (effect)?

We can start with what Wattles calls “Active Power Consciousness” in his book, How to Get What You Want.

Or, as Anthony Robbins explores in Awaken the Giant Within, “the Power of Decision.”

Or, as Napoleon Hill asserts throughout Think and Grow Rich, the proper “State of Mind.”

In each case, it is Thought.  Sow the right Thoughts – Thoughts of Success – and you will reap Success.  What we Think, we become.

As an excellent starting point, we MUST act as the gatekeeper of our Mind, and bar (and refuse to entertain) thoughts of fear, doubt, worry, failure, negativity, resentment, jealousy, and the like.  Our Mind, as James Allen points out, is like a garden and we are the gardener.  If we don’t plant – in affirmative fashion – Successful Thoughts, then whatever seeds do happen to fall in (random thoughts) will grab hold and overtake our garden.  Regardless of whether, and to what extent, that we tend the Garden of our Mind, it will bring forth, it will produce.  It is only a matter of whether it is useful fruit or useless weeds.

Random gardening is no way to cultivate and harvest a bountiful crop.  Similarly, random thinking is no way to Succeed.  Why leave your Garden to chance?  Tend it carefully!

I strongly urge that you read James Allen's  A Man Thinketh and Wallace D. Wattles' How to Get What You Want every day for the next thirty (30) days.  This is a surefire way to tend your Success Garden well and initiate the proper root causes today in order to achieve the effects of Success tomorrow.

Happy Gardening!

Until next time . . .

Peace Out, and - Namasté! 

To your Health, Wealth, Prosperity and Success, 

Richard 

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Of the many principles relied upon by Napoleon Hill as necessary in order to achieve Wealth and attain Success are the three following primary elements: Desire, Faith and Persistence.  In fact, Think and Grow Rich devotes an entire chapter to each subject – they are that important.  Upon close examination, however, Napoleon Hill’s three primary and requisite elements to attaining Wealth and Success closely – and neatly – parallel the Three Principles taught by Anthony Robbins in Awaken the Giant Within.

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Success Strategy: The Three Master Principles of Quality Change

If you are a regular to this site – or even if you are not – then you are likely aware that most (if not all) of the ideas and concepts that comprise the underlying basis for my posts are not original.

It’s true.  I am merely a Student of Success and when I read or hear material that resonates well with me, I give it considerable thought and attention and work the ideas and concepts into an article or post with my own spin and in my own expression.  I make no claim of originality as to the underlying ideas and concepts (okay, but it is copyrighted).  In essence, I pass along those teachings – in my own words – that have proven the most valuable to me.

Today is no different.

Most of the time, to the extent that the underlying basis or theme (conceptually) is not my original idea, it is often difficult to credit a specific individual, as typically the idea/concept has been used by many individuals, each of whom have added their own perspective to it.  When the opportunity does present itself – such as with an excerpt or specific idea taken directly from a written work – I endeavor to give proper credit where credit is due.  It is simply not, however, always feasible.

Today, I can credit two Success geniuses: Anthony Robbins and Napoleon Hill.

I have been a fan of both gentlemen for a long, long time.  I remember listening to Anthony Robbins on cassette tapes back in the early 1990s.  And, I first encountered Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill sometime in the early 1980s.

Awaken the Giant Within by Mr. Robbins is simply one of the best Success Manuals ever written, in my very humble opinion, and is an absolute “must” in every aspiring Student’s Success Library.  I am reading it – again – having just started on New Years Day.  I am going to make Awaken the Giant Within my personal Success Course Book for 2011 and utilize it the way that Anthony Robbins recommends – as though he is with me as my personal trainer. (Immediately following this post is an EXCELLENT video of Anthony Robbins in action; I strongly urge you to watch it when you are done reading this piece!)

Interestingly, in Awaken the Giant Within, Anthony Robbins also notes the enormous amount of material that he has studied over the years and how his current philosophy and teachings are all based on material that he has read and studied in the past.  As I embark on my journey to read Awaken the Giant like I have never studied it before, I came across a passage from the first chapter that parallels the teachings of Napoleon Hill in Think and Grow Rich.

In Chapter 1 of Awaken, which is entitled “Dreams of Destiny,” Robbins sets forth what he calls the Three Elementary Principles of Change (under the subheading “How to Create Lasting Change,” for those of you who have this book).  As Robbins aptly notes, “For changes to be of any true value, they’ve got to be lasting and consistent.”  How true.  For any “change” that is not lasting and consistent is not really change at all.

In order to effectuate real, lasting and consistent change, Anthony Robbins articulates “three elementary principles of change” that we can use to immediately change our lives.  As he states, “While these principles are simple, they are also extremely powerful when they are skillfully applied.”  These principles are the same, whether used by an individual seeking to create personal change, a company seeking to maximize its potential or a country attempting to carve out its place in the world.

The Three Principles?  One: Raise your standards.  Two: Change your limiting beliefs.  Three: Change your strategy.

I agree.  These Three Principles are simple and they are incredibly powerful.  Yet, I sense that I have stumbled across them before, stated differently.

Enter Napoleon Hill and Think and Grow Rich.

But first, let’s examine Robbins’ Three Principles a bit closer as they are explained in Awaken the Giant.

First Principle: Raise Your Standards.  In order to effectuate honest, lasting and consistent change, Anthony Robbins teaches that we must first raise our standards.  We must be willing to no longer tolerate that which we have deemed acceptable in the past, whether it be lack, limitation or otherwise.  As he explains, when he personally made real, substantial and lasting change, he rote down all the things that he would no longer accept in his life, all the things he would no longer tolerate, and all the things that he aspired to become.  He raised his standards.

Second Principle: Change Your Limiting Beliefs.  Clearly, raising your standards is not enough to effectuate real and consistent quality change in one’s life.  The second principle requires that we change our limiting beliefs.  In other words, we must believe that we can meet (achieve) the newly raised standards.  Makes sense, right?  How can we possibly achieve that which we don’t believe that we can achieve?  As Anthony states, “We must develop a sense of certainty that we can and will meet the new standards before we actually do.”  We must change our limiting beliefs.

Third Principle: Change Your Strategy.  Okay, so we have raised the bar as to that which we aspire and we truly believe that we can achieve our newly-raised standard.  But, that is still not enough.  We need to take Action and continue to take Action until we reach our goal, i.e., until the quality change is effectuated.  The problem, noted here in many posts, is that we usually don’t know how.  That’s okay.  All that is merely required is that we take Action; we will discover how.  The incredibly Successful never know how – they simply find a way, as Thomas Edison did with regard to inventing a working incandescent electric light bulb.  We must continue to evolve our strategies until the Goal is achieved and the quality change effectuated.

In this regard, Robbins states in Awaken that “One of my core beliefs is that if you set a higher standard, and you can get yourself to believe, then you certainly can figure out the strategies.  You simply will find a way.”

So, what do the Three Principles have to do with Napoleon Hill?  Let’s take a look.

Of the many principles relied upon by Napoleon Hill as necessary in order to achieve Wealth and attain Success are the three following primary elements: Desire, Faith and Persistence.  In fact, Think and Grow Rich devotes an entire chapter to each subject – they are that important.  Upon close examination, however, Napoleon Hill’s three primary and requisite elements to attaining Wealth and Success closely – and neatly – parallel the Three Principles taught by Anthony Robbins in Awaken the Giant Within.

Anthony Robbins’ First Principle to effectuating quality change requires that the individual raise his or her standards and decide – definitively – on that to which we will no longer accept, no longer tolerate and that to which we now deeply aspire.  But, isn’t this the same horse, albeit of a different color, as the “burning” Desire element taught in Think and Grow Rich?

In the chapter on Desire in Think and Grow Rich, Mr. Hill tells the story of Edwin Barnes and his burning, obsessive Desire to work with and become a business partner of Thomas Edison.  It wasn’t a mere wish on the part of Mr. Barnes – it was a deep, burning Desire that left no route of escape.  Barnes’ thought process, as told by Mr. Hill, was the following:

“He did not say, ‘I will keep my eyes open for another opportunity in case I fail to get what I want in the Edison organization.’  He said, ‘There is but ONE thing in this world that I am determined to have, and that is a business association with Thomas A. Edison.  I will burn all bridges behind me and stake my ENTIRE FUTURE on my ability to get what I want.’

“He left himself no possible way of retreat.  He had to win or perish!”

Mr. Barnes’ Desire sounds a lot like Mr. Robbins’ “Raising Your Standards.”  Mr. Barnes was no longer willing to tolerate that which was acceptable in the past and he raised his standards to pursue, with no means of retreat, that to which he deeply aspired.  As noted by Mr. Hill, Barnes left himself no possible way of retreat.  He had to win or perish.  He would no longer tolerate what he wanted to change.  He raised his standards.

This is not mere wishing.  This is “win or perish” Desire.  As Napoleon Hill further notes in this regard, “Wishing will not bring riches.  But desiring riches with a state of mind that becomes an obsession, then planning definite ways and means to acquire riches, and backing those plans with persistence which does not recognize failure, will bring riches.”

Anthony Robbins’ Second Principle to effectuating quality change requires that the individual change his or her limiting beliefs.  In other words, in order to effectuate change, we must believe – firmly and unambiguously – that we can – and will – accomplish the Desired change.  Or, as is oft-repeated by Napoleon Hill, “The man who can is the man who thinks he can.”

This is the whole point of the chapter entitled “Faith” in Think and Grow Rich.  Indeed, consider the following verse which Hill reproduces in the chapter on Faith:

Finally, Anthony Robbins’ Third Principle to effectuating quality change requires that the individual change his or her strategy until the change is accomplished.  Keep pursuing the Goal, utilizing what works and discarding what doesn’t work until you find a way.  But, regardless, never, ever give up.  In other words, Persistence is required.

According to Napoleon Hill in the chapter entitled “Persistence” in Think and Grow Rich, “There may be no heroic connotation to the word ‘persistence,’ but the quality is to a person’s character what carbon is to steel.”

Hill further notes that, “Without PERSISTENCE, you will be defeated even before you start.  With PERSISTENCE, you will win.”

Persistence, as used in Think and Grow Rich (and as the commonly accepted meaning of the word) is simply to continue to strive towards the goal in light of temporary defeats.  If efforts fail to bring you closer to your goal, then simply try a different approach.  Adopt a different strategy.  But, don’t give up!  That is what Persistence is all about.

As we embark on our journey into a new calendar year, it is important to review the fundamentals of Growth.  The Three Master Principles of Quality Change are an established and proven plan.  Whether following the Success Blueprint established by Napoleon Hill in 1937 or by Anthony Robbins in 1991, effectuating quality change requires, at a minimum: 1) an honest and sincere burning Desire, 2) Faith in God and self that one can – and will – attain the Desired Goal, and 3) taking Action – any Action – persistently and continuously until Success is achieved.

Best wishes for a Warm, Prosperous and Healthy 2011!

Until next time.

Peace Out, and - Namasté!

To your Health, Wealth, Prosperity and Success,

Richard

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Success Strategy: The Ten (10) Step Technique to Universal Problem Solving

How to Solve ANY Problem

Are you presently facing a “problem” that appears to have no solution?  Yes?  Good.  This Post may be just what you need.

Throughout Life, we all face what we commonly refer to as “problems.”  In fact, many individuals view Life itself as a series of problems – one after another – some large, some small, but all problems just the same.  Some unfortunate Souls actually perceive Life itself as one giant “problem.”  How sad!

People “struggle” with “problems.”  And, that is quite unfortunate, because it really doesn’t have to be that way.

In fact, I would suggest that there are no such things as “problems,” and that there doesn’t have to be any “struggling.”  “Problems,” in and of themselves, are nothing more than mere creatures of the mind; they have no existence on their own, and to the extent that we “struggle” with them, that is of our own doing.

Stay with me here . . .

Of course, if you presently face a significant challenge in your life (notice that I did not use the word “problem,” thereby already changing the meaning and significance of the undesirable and unwanted set of circumstances that most would refer to as a “problem”), you may find little comfort in such Wisdom.  After all, these few simple words will likely not provide the resolution or solution you seek.  It is, however, a start.

Indeed, there is a magical, surefire way to solve or eliminate ANY “problem” that may be plaguing you.  Follow these Ten (10) Steps – honestly and diligently – and I assure you that you will realize one of the following three (3) outcomes: 1) You will solve your “problem,” 2) The problem will resolve itself, or 3) You will simply no longer view the “problem” as a “problem” – it will simply seek to exist.

Regardless of which of the three outcomes you experience, the result is the same: Freedom from the “problem.”

It is really quite simple and the beauty of it is that – IT WORKS!  I personally use this technique consistently and it has never, ever failed me.  It has been thoroughly developed, re-tooled and time-tested, and it is powerfully effective.

Step One: Every Problem Has a Solution

Every “problem” has a Solution.  Not some, not most – ALL.  All “problems” have Solutions and are resolvable.

In fact, there are likely many possible resolutions to a particular undesired set of facts and circumstances.  More than one possible solution may even be optimal.

The First Step in resolving any “problem” is to know, understand and believe that there IS a solution, there is an answer.  To realize the ultimate Solution, all that is required is that you increase your personal Level of Awareness to discover the possible Solutions and then implement the one that provides the greatest benefit towards your Desired outcome.

You MUST understand and accept this fact – that every “problem” has a Solution – as TRUE.  If you do not accept this proposition as the Truth, the likelihood that you will realize the Solution is highly unlikely.  Think about it: if you do not believe that there is a Solution to your dilemma, what are the chances that you will attempt to realize it?  You won’t.  And, your “problem” will remain unresolved and continue to fester.

The simple fact is that, at present, you simply do not see the Solution.  For if you did, then the “problem” would no longer exist; it would be resolved.  Simply start with the unconditional Believe and Faith that your “problem” has a solution – many solutions – and all that is needed is for you to discover it.

Step Two: De-Personalize the “Problem”

Having accepted the Truth that there is a Solution to your so-called “problem,” the next step is to “de-personalize the problem.”

What does that mean and why is it important?

What it means is that YOU are NOT your “problem” (okay, sometimes we are our own worst enemies, but you get the point).  You are separate from your “problem” – it exists entirely outside of you.

Wait a minute – didn’t I just say earlier that “problems,” in and of themselves, are nothing more than mere creatures of the mind; they have no existence on their own, and to the extent that we “struggle” with them, that is of our own doing?  Yes, I did.  To avoid undue confusion, let’s immediately reconcile these concepts.

First, we must define what we mean when we use the term “problem.”  After all, “problem” has many meanings (e.g., “Did you finish your math problems in your homework assignment?”)  Essentially, what we all commonly refer to as “problems” are mere UNDESIRABLE conditions and/or circumstances.  “Undesirable” to whom?  The person who claims them to be a “problem.”  What may be one person’s “problem” may be another persons’ joy.  In other words, the nature, level and extent of a particular “problem” are in the eye of the beholder.

As such, we must understand that the undesirable events, conditions and circumstances are EXTERNAL to us; the identification of those events, conditions and circumstances as a “problem,” on the other hand, is INTERNAL – a product of our thinking, beliefs and conditioned habits.  The latter is a creature of our Mind; the former is simply a set of facts without any inherent meaning – they just are.  The only meaning of those external events, conditions and circumstances is the meaning that we ascribe to these facts internally in our Mind.

And that is where we need to draw the line and depersonalize the “problem.”  The undesirable events, conditions and circumstances are external facts.  They are not us – they just are.  So, as part of the Second Step, we need to distinguish and understand that the nature of the “problem” is something outside of ourselves; how we perceive a problem, contrarily, is internal and a function of Mind – something over which we may assert control and change.

We must depersonalize the “problem” and personalize the Solution.  The “problem” lies without; the Solution will be realized within.

Step Three: Open Your Creative Mind

Some “problems” may be resolved through simple, deductive reasoning (e.g., 2+2=4).  Other “problems” are not that easy – there are too many intangible variables – and, therefore, more is required.

Most so-called “problems” require something more than deductive reasoning, for if it were that simple (relatively speaking, of course), then “problems” wouldn’t (or shouldn’t) linger on without resolution – assuming that one is making bona fide attempts to resolve the “problem.”  So, how do we resolve “problems” that elude conscious analyzation?

The answer is to open your Creative Mind, your Subconscious, to the Infiniteness of Universe and all that is possible.

We have already accepted the fact that every “problem” has a Solution (Step One).  And, we have depersonalized the “problem,” and have further accepted as Truth that the Solution must come from within (Step Two).  If you don’t have the Solution now, and you have been working on resolving your “problem” for some time, from whence shall the Solution come?

When you open your Creative Mind to what is possible, you allow the answer to come to you.  Let’s face it: our Conscious Mind is not always the best “problem” solver; in fact, it probably gets us into “problems” more than it gets us out of them.

The Wright Brothers had a firm belief that they could build a flying-machine. The ability to build a “flying machine” – today a fact not even questioned – has been in existence as long as the Universe, and the Wright Brothers knew that. It (the Principle of Flight) merely required that man finally achieve the requisite Level of Awareness where the principle of fixed wing flight could be realized.

Think of the Wright Brothers and their firm belief that they could build a flying-machine.  People at that time thought the Wrights were crazy.  Moreover, their own father, a minister, harshly admonished them, claiming that they would burn in hell merely for suggesting the idea!  Yet, the ability to build a “flying machine” – today a fact not even questioned – has been in existence as long as the Universe, and the Wright Brothers knew that.  It (the Principle of Flight) merely required that man finally achieve the requisite Level of Awareness where the principle of fixed wing flight could be realized.  Nonetheless, the Principle of Flight, and the scientific laws governing that principle, always existed.

In fact, every law and principle of what may be possible in the future already exists here and now – simply waiting to be discovered.  Think of it: a unified theory of the Universe, from the grand to the subatomic, which has eluded scientists since the time of Einstein already exists.  We just don’t know it – yet.  As a race (human race), our Level of Awareness requires greater Understanding.

The same holds true for the Solution to your “problem.”  You just don’t know it yet and the way you will discover it is to open your Creative Mind.

Step Four: Remove Obstructions to Overcome Obstacles

So, how does one open his or her Creative Mind?

The crucial first step is to remove all Obstructions.  You will not realize the proper Solution to your “problem” if your Mind is clogged with needless, destructive clutter - Obstructions.

What are “Obstructions?”  Fear.  Doubt.  Worry.  Anxiety.  Negative thinking.  These are all States of Mind (mental states) that not only will fail to resolve your “problem,” but will actively and affirmatively work against realizing a Solution.  As long as you harbor Obstructions, the likelihood that you will solve your “problem” is very, very slim.

Obstructions such as Fear, Doubt, Worry, Anxiety and Negative Thinking literally clog the channels of your Creative Mind.  You cannot think in a constructive, creative fashion when you are focused on the negative and gripped with Fear and Worry.  It is simply not possible.

Moreover, Obstructions are just that: Obstructions.  They block the flow of Creative Spirit through your Conscious and Subconscious Minds.  If you were so ensconced with Fear and Anxiety – to the point of paralysis – do you think you would hear God whispering the answer to you?  God rarely shouts, and outside of Biblical accounts, I don’t know of anyone to whom God appeared or spoke accompanied by bolts of lighting and fire. 

God speaks to our Heart and the way to hear God in this fashion is to quiet the Mind.  Obstructions are anything but quiet and can produce compulsive thought and action.

In Step One we accepted the uncontroverted Truth that all “problems” have Solutions.  Truly knowing that – with unconditional Faith and Believe – is usually sufficient to instill a Peace of Heart that clears the Obstructions.  If you find yourself still hindered by these negative States of Mind, work (but don’t struggle) to remove the blockage.

Step Five: Understand that Obstructions Are a Result of Ignorance

So, how do we remove Obstructions with Peace and without struggling?  Through Understanding, Knowledge and Awareness.

We must increase our Level of Awareness, gain Knowledge and Understand the causes of Fear, Doubt, Worry, Anxiety and Negative Thinking.  While tomes may be (and are) written on the subject, it is critical to UNDERSTAND that such destructive Mental States are caused by or a result of Ignorance.

Ignorance of what?

First, not knowing WHERE the answer or solution lies.

Consider.  A young couple is deeply in debt and they both lost their jobs.  With each passing month, they sink deeper and deeper into debt.  Their levels of Fear, Doubt and Worry increase.  Negative Thinking persists.  They see no way out.

Therein lays the problem: They see no way out.

Suppose I had a bona fide magic crystal ball and could convince the young couple that the crystal ball really could show the future.  Taken a step further, I consult my crystal ball and show them the winning multimillion dollar lottery numbers for the following week.  All they would need to do is play that winning combination of numbers on the right day and they become instant winners of $50 million.

What do you think would happen to their Doubt, Worry, Anxiety, Fear and Negative Thinking (at least with respect to their debt and unemployment “problem”)?  It would immediately vanish into thin air!  Why?  Because they now see their Solution!

When we see the Solutions to our “problems” – even if those answers are not immediately available – the levels of our Obstructions immediately drop, if not completely dissipate.  As such, it is the Ignorance as to the Solution that gives rise to the Obstructions.  We fail to see from where the Good that we Desire is going to come and that fuels our Obstructive Mental States.

If we can begin to truly and honestly Understand that there IS a Solution (or multiple solutions) to our “problem,” and all that is required is that we raise our Level of Awareness to realize the Solution, an immediate effect is that we begin to overcome the Ignorance giving rise to our Obstructions.  Just knowing that there IS a solution already begins to bring Peace, which, in turn, opens our Creative Mind to receive the answer!

As long as we remained locked in the Negative, we will not see the Positive.  We need to clean the House of our Minds, and like a skilled surgeon who removes blockage from diseased arteries, we must remove the Obstructions of our Creative Mind and allow Life to flow freely.

Step Six: Reframe the “Problem”

All along, I have been using the word “problem” to describe and define the undesired set of conditions and circumstances.  Step Six is to “reframe” the nature of “problem,” including the very word “problem.”

We may start by no longer using the word “problem” as the definition or indicia of the undesired conditions and circumstances.  The term “problem” immediately delivers a negative connotation – almost signifying a situation to which there is no Solution.  That is why I have been using quotes with the word throughout this article – to establish the significance (or, more appropriately, the insignificance) of the actual word.

Instead of the word “problem,” use either the terms “Challenge” or “Obstacle.”  Immediately your perspective changes towards the undesired conditions and circumstances, for both words convey a more positive meaning and both inherently suggest that there exist solutions or answers.

Think about it: who likes “problems?”  In fact, we try to avoid “problems.”  It is human nature to run from “problems” (who awakes in the morning thinking “Boy, I can’t wait to deal with the scourge of my problems today!”)

“Challenges,” on the other hand, are an invitation for Action! (Some definitions for the word “challenge” include: “an invitation to someone to compete or fight, especially in a sport; to invite someone to compete or fight; used in the names of competitions, especially sports competitions; to test someone's skill and abilities”).  Who can turn down a legitimate Challenge – whether from someone else or ourselves?

Really, reframing the term “problem” to “Challenge” or “Obstacle” should be done as soon as one begins thinking that he or she has a “problem.”  In terms of actual timing, therefore, Step Six should be tackled right along with Step One.  Thinking of your undesired conditions or circumstances as a Challenge or mere Obstacle ab initio will do wonders for your Mental State and accelerate your progress in realizing your optimum Solution.

Next, it is highly important to understand – and further reframe the undesired conditions and circumstances that we now call a Challenge or Obstacle – that ALL Challenges or Obstacles are invitations to Growth.  Yes, indeed!  When faced with a Challenge or Obstacle, your present inability to solve or find the Solution stems from your present Level of Awareness.  In Step Five, we explored how this Ignorance gives rise to fatal-thinking Obstructions and how they must be eliminated.  This MUST be true, for if your present Level of Awareness was sufficient, you would already have the Solution.  As such, to realize the Solution, you must Grow your current Level of Awareness.

The fact that you don’t have the Solution is evidence that you must increase your present Level of Awareness.

Understand that reasons for Growth are usually irrelevant, for Growth is inherently Good.  Nature is always seeking further Expansion, Expression and Growth.  By Growing – whether intellectually, Spiritually, emotionally, physically – you are fulfilling one of the greatest of our human duties.  We were born to Grow and it is God’s calling that we all Grow and live to our full Potential.  Face it: We were not born to spend our lives on the sofa watching television.

It is therefore critical to Understand that whatever your Challenge or Obstacle, it is an invitation to GROW.  And, in some strange fashion which we may not readily comprehend, it may be a Divine mandate to do so.

When you realize the Solution to your Challenge or Obstacle, you will necessarily be at a higher Level of Awareness.  And, if the nature of your Challenge or Obstacle was most difficult – perhaps oppressive – your Level of Awareness will be even higher.  You may have even developed Character along the way, one of the greatest of all personality traits.

Lastly, keep in mind that all Obstacles are mere stepping stones to achieving a greater Good – a certain Goal or Success.  In order to achieve any objective, you must necessarily face and overcome the Obstacles or Challenges along the way requisite to attaining that Success. (See Posts, "Success Strategy: Converting Obstacles to Stepping Stones: The Key to Victory," March 7, 2010, and "Success Key 5: Embrace Obstacles, the Stepping Stones to Success," January 23, 2010).

Step Seven: Take Action

Step Seven is simple: Take Action.

What kind of Action?  Any Action.

The key here is that you need not necessarily know precisely what to do to – just begin.  If you knew the precise set of Action Steps to realize the Solution, you would have already taken that course and the Obstacle resolved.  What is important is that you begin solving the Obstacle by taking any Action – as long as it is not impulsive and based on irrational emotion or Obstruction.

Action is Empowering.  Action increases Levels of Awareness.  Action creates Opportunity.

Once you have taken that first Action step, you are on the path to finally addressing the undesired conditions and circumstances.  Even if those first Action steps are just tiny steps, you are nonetheless on the way and knowledge of the simple fact is quite empowering.

It is important to note that, while the initial Action Steps may not lead you in the right direction, valuable information – in the form of feedback – is always gained.  At the very least, you will discover what doesn’t work – and you may move on to Plan B.  No Action taken ever results in failure; valuable information is always obtained.  The key is to keep trying, keep moving, and keep taking Action.  You will find the way!

Sometimes taking Action is 50% of the process towards realizing the Solution.  You may think that attaining the resolution will take much time and effort, but then after taking that first Action step, you come to realize that the Challenge is not as substantial as you previously thought – perhaps it is even easy.  I cannot tell you how many times that the “bark” that I feared was actually worse than the “bite.”  The so-called “problem” turned out to be an easy, no-brainer and I regretted the fact that I had not taken Action earlier – it would have saved me significant time, energy and resources.

You will usually discover as you take Action that what you perceived to be insurmountable isn’t, and that solving the situation will not be the effort that you imagined.  You will not come to that realization, however, unless and until Action is actually taken.

Roll up your sleeves and get started.

Step Eight: Time and the Law of Gestation

Everything has its season and the Universe works in cyclic, rhythmic fashion.

If your present Challenge is to find a way to feed your family today, the solution is not planting corn.  There is the Law of Gestation: after planting, the corn seed must geminate, sprout, grow (and grow and grow and grow) and bear fruit.  The fruit, the ears of corn (really a grain) must properly mature and then you must harvest it.  All of this will take a certain amount of time over which you have very little control.

All seeds – including Seeds of Thought and Greatness – have a gestation period.  There is a Law of Cause and Effect, but there also is the Law of Gestation, which states that the Effects of the Cause will take the time that the Universe (Nature, through our Infinite Creator) requires.

Depending on your particular Challenge or Obstacle, and the Action steps that you take – and the ultimate Solution desired – there will be the factor of time as determined by the applicable Law of Gestation.  Often, we don’t know how long it may take for fruit to bear, but as long as we remain steadfast and true to realizing the Desired result, there will be fruit.

This is also another reason why it is important to be consistent – and persistent – with our Action steps.  With continued Action, Persistence and Perseverance, it is possible to accelerate the process of realizing our Solution within the confines of the Law of Gestation.

For example, suppose that realizing the Solution to a particular Challenge by a particular individual necessarily must require a total of fifty (50) hours of bona fide, consistent Action (by application of the Law of Gestation).  If the individual only dedicates one (1) hour per day towards that objective, it will take fifty (50) days before she finally realizes the ultimate Solution .  However, by devoting two (2) hours of bona fide, consistent Action per day (instead of only one hour), she can accelerate the process and realize the ultimate Solution in half the time: twenty-five (25) days.  Now, if she was really motivated and determined, in theory, she may dedicate ten (10) hours of bona fide, consistent Action per day towards overcoming her Challenge.  Assuming that fatigue, Obstructions, and other inhibiting factors are kept at bay, she can further accelerate the process and realize her ultimate Solution in a mere five (5) days!  So while the Law of Gestation may establish certain time constraints over which we have no or little control, we may accelerate the overall process by more continuous, consistent and persistent Action.

Another insight to understanding the Law of Gestation is a quote from Anthony Robbins: “God’s delays are not God’s denials.”  In other words, God works on a different calendar and clock than we do.

Why is this so important?  Because when many individuals fail to realize the Solution to their Challenge or Obstacle immediately, they simply quit.  Give up.  Abandon ship.  When that happens, one thing is for certain: they will NOT solve the Challenge.

Quitting is “game over.”  Failure.

If you do not immediately realize your Solution, keep trying, keep taking Action steps, keep working these Ten Steps.  You WILL realize the solution.  Chances are that the mess you are in didn’t happen overnight, so it may be unreasonable to think or expect that it may be cleaned up overnight.

Time itself may be just another aspect or feature of the Challenge that you face, so view it as such.  Reframe the nature of the Challenge or Obstacle to further include the time variable.  Don’t make the issue of time another, separate “problem.”  Patience may be required and that virtue is yet another characteristic of Growth.

Persevere.  Persist.  Work it.

Step Nine: Have Faith

The importance of Faith – Faith in yourself and Faith in God – cannot be overstated. 

We could write volumes on the significance of Faith to finding a Solution to your Challenge or Obstacle; time and space do not permit that here.

Napoleon Hill has stated many times, “The man who can is the man who thinks he can.”

If you already accepted the notion that every Challenge or Obstacle has a Solution (Step One), then why not accept the Faith and Belief that you will realize that Solution?

“Ya gotta believe, baby, ya gotta believe.”

If you do not Believe or have no Faith that you will realize a Solution, will you honestly pursue the Solution?  If you answered this question in the affirmative, then you must fancy in chasing ghosts.

Step Ten: The Attitude of Gratitude

Finally, as Step Ten, despite the nature, level and extent of your Challenge or Obstacle, remain Grateful for all that you have.  Seek the Good in your Life and by doing so, the significance of the Challenge or Obstacle will diminish.

Relinquish resentment.  Drop jealousy and envy.  Adopt the Attitude of Gratitude.

Studies have shown that patients with the most severe illnesses fair best in treatment when they are grateful for the Good in their lives – despite the illness – and they reject negative attitudes such as resentment, anger, jealously or envy.  Such mental states are nothing more than Obstructions, discussed in Steps Four and Five.  They not only block your Creative Mind, but they stain your Spirit and become a focal point of your concentration.  This eventually leads to self-absorbed self-pity – and there is no way you will overcome your Challenge or Obstacle if you are engaged in that game.

Be grateful.  Rejoice in the Good all around you!  If you focus on the Good, more Good will come; contrarily, if you focus on the Negative, then you will receive more of the Negative.  This is the Law of Attraction, pure and simple.

If you have trouble seeing the Good and finding Gratitude, grab a notebook and pen and find a quiet, comfortable place to sit by yourself for an hour or so and begin writing all that for which you are grateful.  It may take a little time to get started, but once the juices start flowing, you will be astounded at how much you have written – how much there is in your life for which you should be Grateful.  By the time this exercise is done, you will feel profoundly different and view your Challenge or Obstacle in an entirely different light.

When I feel overwhelmed by a Challenge or Obstacle and see myself starting to slide in a negative fashion, I work my “Gratitudes” by stopping whatever I am doing and spending some time with my children.  An hour of building blocks, reading or just playing with them – and seeing the unconditional Love and excitement of Life in their eyes – has an amazing impact.  Problem?  What Problem?

Adopting the Attitude of Gratitude with honesty and sincerity is the quickest way to jump start out of a “stuck” position.  It works – every time.  But, you need to actually work it, and if that requires some quiet time in isolation with your thoughts and a notebook, then do it.

Conclusion

That’s it.  The Ten Steps to Universal Problem Solving.  With continued practice and patience, you will find these Ten Steps will work Miracles in your Life.

Believe.

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"The world acts as a mirror that reflects our own state of consciousness.  We project our beliefs onto the world where they are reflected back to us. We then react in ways that prove to us that what we believe is true.  We tend to think our beliefs come from our life experiences, but the opposite is true: our experiences most often come from what we believe.  Our beliefs create our personal reality."  -  Lynne Forrest, "Life Beyond Victim Consciousness"

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Note from Richard: If you are a regular visitor of this site, you  know we have discussed “victim consciousness” as it relates to the attainment of Success and Prosperity in the past. Being a past personal student of Bob Proctor, I am a big fan of taking control of and responsibility for my life experiences.  For when we refuse to permit external factors, events and circumstances – including the people around us – control our thinking, emotions and behavior – we free ourselves to live a fuller, more expressive and fulfilling life.

Today, we have a very special post on the subject of “victim consciousness.”  The following article, titled “Victim Consciousness: A Worldwide Epidemic,” is Chapter One from the book “Life Beyond Victim Consciousness” by Lynne Forrest.  Lynne knows victim consciousness from first hand experience – as we all do – and has written an excellent manual on transforming ourselves from this “normal” form of thinking to true free and aligned consciousness.

Following this great article is more information on Lynne, her work, her Forest Haven retreat center in Tennessee, and how you can obtain the first three chapters from Life Beyond Victim Consciousness for free.  I highly recommend you accept Lynne’s offer.

Thank you Lynne for your contribution.  And special thanks to Danielle Alvarez Jones for putting this together for The Success Manual.

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Life Beyond Victim Consciousness

By Lynne Forrestt

 Chapter One

Victim Consciousness: A Worldwide Epidemic

The well known spiritual discourse, A Course In Miracles (Foundation For Inner Peace, 1996), says, “we are never unhappy for the reasons we think.”  That means that we tend to think our unhappiness comes from some external event or circumstance.  But the true reason for our unhappiness is always what we are thinking about an event, never the event itself.  To understand that our thinking is the cause of our unhappiness is to initiate the process of freeing ourselves from what I call victim consciousness.

Victim consciousness is a psychological prison, a mindset so prevalent as not to be recognized as a problem.  So many of us don’t even question that there might be another way of perceiving life because we automatically assume that our discomfort and misery come from outside causes or circumstances.

We spend much of our time in victim consciousness.  It is hard for us to see when we are in that state largely because everyone we know seems to perceive the world in the same painful way.

Of course there are degrees of victim consciousness.  Most of us find ourselves moving in and out of that state of consciousness throughout everyday, regardless of how smart or enlightened we are.  If we want to avoid victim consciousness and lead more healthy lives, we must begin by shifting the way we perceive ourselves and life in general.

We make that shift by learning to examine our thoughts and beliefs about the things that trouble us.  In doing so, we can act to liberate ourselves from victim consciousness.  Indeed, to move out of victim consciousness, we must mentally shift into another, more effective, state of consciousness.

To make the necessary shift out of victim consciousness we must learn to see the world in an entirely different way than we, perhaps, are used to seeing it.  In essence, moving out of victim consciousness requires a reliance on several basic universal principles.  Without putting these principles in place, we are bound to go on seeing ourselves at the mercy of a chaotic world which appears to be devoid of sanity or purpose.

A sunset from the International Space Station shows in vivid detail many layers of the Earth's thin atmosphere. Because of the speed at which the ISS orbits the Earth, sunset can be seen as many as 16 times during any 24 hour period, thereby providing a very different perspective of what consitututes a "day." Similarly, we may perceive ourselves as victims of events, circumstances and people - controlled participants in this thing called "Life," or we may choose a different perspective - one in which WE are responsible for our Life experience.

That shift in consciousness is what this book is about.  Through the following pages we embark on a journey that will transform our way of seeing ourselves, others, and the world around us.  To start us on our quest for sanity, peace and well-being, I have included here the guiding principles that I believe are necessary to successfully shift our mind from victim consciousness to its healthier alternative, observer consciousness.  Belief in these guiding principles facilitates our shift from an external focus to an internal one and provides a foundation for understanding that makes escape from victim consciousness possible.

The guiding principles included here are ones I have gathered from various sources which are too numerous to name.  I consider them to be universal, in that most major religions and philosophies, including Christianity, Buddhism, Taoism, as well as many of the more primitive cultures, teach some version of them.

By replacing our old, limiting, and fear-based concepts of reality with such guiding principles, we can greatly ease our transition out of victim consciousness.  It has been my observation that, without a firm understanding of and belief in some beneficent guiding principles, we cannot fully come to trust the Universe, or move forward into healing and peace. In other words, if we do not believe in a Universe that is purposeful, meaningful and benevolent, we cannot rise above victim consciousness.  We must develop a relationship with a Universal Source who we trust can, and does, respond to us, if we are ever to see ourselves as anything more than victims at the mercy of an unkind and unfair world.

Guiding Principles

1. We are free agents, able to choose what thoughts we believe.  The thoughts we believe determine the quality of our life experience.
2. Our thoughts determine our vibrational frequency.  When we believe we are at the mercy of a heartless, fearful world, we see ourselves as victims and experience low-frequency thoughts and feelings (thoughts that create fear, depression, isolation, resentment, jealousy, etc).  When we believe we are protected, loved and prompted by a loving Source, we experience high-frequency feelings (love, safety, acceptance, joy, satisfaction, peace, etc).  The frequency we choose to feel (called alignment) determines the quality of our life.
3. We are made up of a trinity: mind/spirit, soul/emotion, and physical body.  Balancing these three aspects brings us into alignment with the highest possible frequency: Source.
4. The world acts as a mirror that reflects our own state of consciousness.  We project our beliefs onto the world where they are reflected back to us. We then react in ways that prove to us that what we believe is true.  We tend to think our beliefs come from our life experiences, but the opposite is true: our experiences most often come from what we believe.  Our beliefs create our personal reality.
5. Our beliefs become the personal reality we see and experience in physical form. In other words, we manifest our beliefs.  If we have beliefs that breed feelings of peace and harmony, we will see peace and harmony all around us.  If our beliefs are full of strife and conflict, then strife and conflict will be our personal reality.
6. Life is cyclic in nature.  Like a wheel, life goes round and round; sometimes we are on top of the wheel, sometimes we are on the bottom of it, but how we see these rotations determines how we are affected by them.  We either perceive ourselves as victims and feel at the mercy of life’s ups and downs, or we move into observer consciousness and witness life as a reflection of our own mind.
7. All of our feelings and behavior come from what we think and believe and not from external causes.  There are no exceptions.  In other words, we act the way we do because of the thoughts we believe.  We automatically act according to the beliefs we hold.
8. What we focus on expands.  Attention is a way of directing energy and automatically feeds whatever we are paying attention to.  That means the more we resist something the bigger it gets.
9. Whatever we judge and condemn within ourselves, we deny and then project it onto something or someone outside ourselves.  What we judge as unacceptable in others is something we have not admitted or accepted in ourselves.
10. There are no mistakes, no coincidences in life. Everything happens for a reason and/or has a purpose.  To see it any other way is to be in victim consciousness.
11. There is another Reality.  It is the deep peace that is always available in the eternal, present moment, no matter what else is going on.
12. We are emanations of what I call the One Universal Mind, hereafter referred to as Source that is ever present and always radiating its benevolent Light (consciousness) upon us.
13. Everything is made of Source energy and vibrates at its own particular frequency.  We are vibrational beings who are attracted to (and who attract to ourselves) people and situations with a similar vibrational frequency.

Source is always here for us.  It reaches out to us just as we seek it. It never stops supporting us.  It breathes us, and it is closer to us than our own skin.

Having studied these guiding principles, we are ready to explore our energetic interaction with the world around us.  In the chapters that follow, we will learn in detail about the nature of victim consciousness, about the energetic nature of thoughts, about the nature of feelings and beliefs.  We will also learn about our core beliefs and how they dictate our life expression.  We will examine tools, such as Karpman’s Drama Triangle  (1968), and seek to better understand the nature of our own core beliefs and the role they play in our lives.  Perhaps most importantly, we will follow a step-by-step guide helping us break the victim cycle and freeing us from victim consciousness.

How Victims See the World

The nature of the lens through which we tend to perceive life is rarely suspected as the source of our suffering.  That limited (and limiting) lens is commonly accepted, by us and others, as a given, as normal.  Our pain and suffering then, we also consider to be normal, to be part of the human condition.  But this narrow conception of the word “normal” generally means typical or expected.  It is not necessarily synonymous with the word “healthy.”  In fact, far from promoting health, the “normal” state of victim consciousness generates misery for ourselves and the world.

For instance, we may think it “normal” for a new mother to experience postpartum depression, in the sense that it is a common occurrence for women who have just given birth to go through some degree of depression.  But a “normal” occurrence, does not necessarily make it a healthy one.

Likewise, victim consciousness can be considered “normal” because of its prevalence.  But it is far from being a healthy state.  Those of us who view life through this narrow lens of what it means to be normal are in victim consciousness and thus see ourselves as victims.  We see ourselves as powerless over or at the mercy of something outside of ourselves and we react accordingly.  We blame something or someone external to us for our unhappiness.

Victim consciousness generates a “they did it to me” or “I couldn’t help it” frame of mind.  This frame of mind means we are trapped by how we perceive.  We do not know that we have a choice to perceive differently because we assume that our perceptions are accurate.  As a result we are fearful and we feel powerless.

Feelings of powerlessness spawn a natural need to control people or situations that feel overwhelming.  Being in control gives us a sense of power over situations and over people we might otherwise feel at the mercy of.  The need to be in control is one of the many telltale signs that we are in victim consciousness.

There are other characteristics that define victim consciousness, including a tendency to denigrate ourselves.  It is wise to become familiar with the signs and symptoms of victim consciousness (see “Signs of Victimhood” eBook).  The more quickly we perceive those telltale signs the more quickly we can free ourselves.  Otherwise we limit our own potential and we limit our ability to perceive the potential in others.  Limiting ourselves in these unhealthy ways leads to feeling mistreated by life and especially by those we have tried to help.

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About Lynne Forrest

Lynne is a non-traditional practitioner and seasoned professional who has supported her clients through all kinds of life issues – including addiction, problematic relationships and spiritual malaise.  Lynne utilizes a unique blend of methods accrued from her studies, travel and twenty-five plus years experience in private practice; all of which are grounded in universal & metaphysical principles.

Lynne came up through the ranks of experiential learning rather than the more traditional academic route.  She started out in the mental health field in the early seventies, hired and trained by an HMO (health maintenance organization) in social work and mental health.  She has been in the field of personal growth ever since – moving to the addictions field in the early eighties, where she was one of the pioneers for co-dependency and family of origin work in her town of Chattanooga, Tennessee.

As a perpetual student of life and consciousness, Lynne has devoted her career to studying with masters of various disciplines.  Family dynamics, Jungian principles; dreams & shadow work, psychodrama & energy as well as the laws of manifestation, body oriented practices such as yoga, physical unwinding and qigong are just some of the approaches Lynne applies in her work with others.

Through her work with clients, Lynne has developed a unique understanding of how the mind works and ways to liberate it from the throes of what she calls the “victim mind.”

Lynne teaches that we react to life in one of two ways – we’re either reacting out of the victim mind or we see life through the eyes of the observer self which witnesses without judgment.

The victim mind is a state of consciousness that prompts us to react as if what we feel, believe or do is caused by something outside of us. We see ourselves as being at the mercy of our life circumstances.

The observer mind, on the other hand, understands that there is only one cause to our unhappiness – and that is what’s going on in our own mind.

What drives our mind are the thoughts we believe.  Each of us operates from a set of core beliefs which create a life theme that generates the feelings which our behavior follows.

Lynne’s work is devoted to helping people find and clear the painful beliefs and ideas that have caused them distress through a process of accessing the Observer Self.

Lynne’s Personal Transformation

Utilizing the process she shares with others, Lynne transformed her own health and consciousness.

“On Dec. 16, 2006, I woke up to the fact that I was truly sick with chronic liver disease ... I was in constant physical distress - unable to digest food well and was so fatigued I could hardly get through my day.

That morning I got up to pray and meditate where I asked for insight and relief. I realized I’d been given the very resources I needed for healing and I made a commitment to devote myself to a daily practice of applying them. I started that morning.

Six months later, I'd dropped the 40+ extra pounds I’d been carrying for years (without dieting) and my health and consciousness had completely transformed! Today I am well, better than well, I thrive!"  - Lynne Forrest

Today, through one on one, groups and workshops of various kinds, Lynne facilitates individuals in their own personal growth process.  Sharing with them the same tools and principles that brought her healing.  Lynne encourages clients to explore their own basic belief blueprint and move towards ways of liberating themselves, mentally and physically, from the painful concepts that have held them prisoner.

Lynne and her husband Daniel operate Forest Haven a retreat setting for small groups and larger outdoor gatherings, out of their mountain home in Monteagle, Tennessee.

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Book Information

If you would like to read more of Lynne's book, please click this link and she will send you the first three chapters of Life Beyond Victim Consciousness - for FREE.

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While it would be reasonable to assume so, please note that I am NOT an affiliate, promoter or marketer of Lynne's book and receive NO compesation, commission or any other thing of value should you purchase Lynne's book through this link, this web site, or otherwise. 

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Success Strategy: Abandon Your Comfort Zone, Face the Fear and Do It Afraid

[Publisher's Note: Recently, we featured a guest Post by Myles Miller entitled, Success Strategy: The Power of Conquering FEAR!  Today's Post is a great follow-up to Myles' article, as we examine this thing called our "Comfort Zone," why we use it, how it prevents us from Advancement, Growth and Success, and how we can face down the irrational Fear that keeps us locked in the self-imposed prison of the Comfort Zone.  I look forward to any Comments, so please feel free to chime in and add your two cents worth!]

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 1.          Why We Fail

Why do most people fail to achieve their Goals?  Why do most people fail to attain Success?  Why do most people fail to acquire Wealth?  There are many reasons, but one reason stands out ahead of the others.  Indeed, it is obvious: The main reason most people Fail is because – they QUIT!

I have said it many times before and I will note it again: If attaining Success was easy, many more would Succeed; if acquiring Wealth was easy, many more would be Wealthy.  The fact of the matter is that many who wish for Success or Wealth either never really get off the ground trying in sincere effort or they simply Quit – usually shortly after beginning their quest.

Persistence, a necessary ingredient to attain Success or acquire Wealth, may be defined as “sustained effort in the face of all odds or adversity.”  Of Persistence, Napoleon Hill states in his classic Success Manual, Think and Grow Rich, that it “is an essential factor in the procedure of transmuting Desire into its monetary equivalent.”  (See page 312 of Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill (1937 Version) Success Manual Strategist Edition 2010).  If one is truly Persistent, as the above definition points out, Quitting is NOT an option.

Yet, how often do we see people – ourselves included – embark on a journey to achieve Success or attain a Goal and then Fail?  Thousands and thousands of times.  I am not referring to temporary defeat, which even the most ardent Successful experience – as they necessarily must – in order to Succeed.  ALL Success requires a certain level of temporary defeat, set backs and obstacles that must be overcome.  (See Post: Success Key No. 5: Embrace Obstacles, the Stepping Stones to Success).  I am referring to FAILURE.  Failure (Quitting) is fundamentally different than temporary defeat.

No one really Fails unless and until one Quits.

Consider how many individuals make so-called “New Year’s Resolutions,” only to “break” the resolutions within months, weeks, days or even hours after the start of the New Year.  Initially, there is great Enthusiasm – usually before the New Year begins – but because of flawed internal programming, the resolution cannot be kept.  And, so, in an effort to save face, fool themselves and fool others, a litany of excuses is developed to justify Quitting.  Quitting the pursuit of one’s honest and sincere Desire is never justified; you are only Quitting on yourself.  Temporary defeat and even retreat, on the other hand, is sometimes necessary (or even unavoidable) as sound strategy.

But, this all still begs the question – why, then, do people Quit?

2.          The Real Reason: FEAR

The real reason people Quit – and, therefore, fail to Succeed – is FEAR.

I am not referring to the natural “fight or flight” form of Fear which God instilled in the human species as an involuntary system of survival.  Rather, the type of Fear to which I refer is the subtle, irrational Fear that keeps us stuck, prevents us from Growing, and thus, thwarts any meaningful attempts at attaining Achievement, Success or Prosperity.

By way of example, if you narrowly escaped a potentially fatal car accident, or awoke one night to find an intruder in your home, or jumped at the sound of an alarm because your office building was on fire, you better have Fear.  For it is this type of Fear that provides your mind and body with the adrenaline, hormones, corticosteroids and other body chemicals critical to your survival.  Without these nature helpers, your ability to overcome the danger you face would be lessened and your chances of survival greatly diminished.  Fear, produced by these substances is a good thing.  This type of Fear keeps you alive.

But there is another kind of Fear that lurks within our conscious and subconscious minds that is not natural; and, worse, in the long run, it does us harm.  This form of Fear is not a product of involuntary and instantaneous gland production and it does not immediately transform us into super-human survival mode.  This type of Fear is self-induced, pernicious and irrational.  It works in stealth mode and its objective is simple: to keep Change and Growth at bay and keep you locked in your “Comfort Zone.”  This type of Fear causes a slow, painful death.

Understanding the abnormal form of Fear is critical to Advancement, Growth, and ultimately, Success.

3.          The Comfort Zone

The so-called “Comfort Zone” is a hazard to your well-being.  Yes, you heard that right.

You see, your Comfort Zone loves you more than you love it.  It wants you to stay, make yourself at home and never leave.  And, it achieves this objective by making your internal intellectual, emotional and spiritual home nice and comfy cozy.  Ironically, while natural Fear fosters survival, unnatural, abnormal Fear inhibits survival!

The latter, therefore, cannot be an expression of Nature or of our Universal Creator, for Nature always seeks further and fuller expression of itself, i.e., Growth.  And, the source of this insidious form of Fear?  US – we do it to ourselves.

Our Comfort Zones: The internal hiding places that imprison us and prevent us from Growth, Advancement and Success. When we venture outside of our Comfort Zone, we must expect to experience a respectful level of discomfort as we embark into unchartered territories.

It wasn’t always this way.  We were all born with a God-given, natural ability to wander (and wonder) out of our personal Comfort Zone.  Watch young children play and you will immediately see this as fact.  They don’t know what is and what is not “dangerous,” and therefore act as little danger magnets, taking risks that take our breath away.  They explore their world with reckless abandon, absorbing every experience into their little minds.  They have no self-imposed limiting beliefs of themselves.  They just are.  They are true little Zen masters.

But, what happens as they grow and begin to form beliefs about their world – particularly on emotional issues and matters?  They learn to become irrationally “afraid.”

My youngest son is almost four years old.  When he was two, he was Mr. Fearless.  The dark, being alone, climbing stairs and ladders – whatever – he did and he wasn’t afraid.  Fast forward two years later, and he is now afraid of certain things that previously he didn’t even know existed.  What happened?

His mind developed, and with it, the ability to scare himself – irrationally – through self-imposed beliefs (of course, he doesn’t know that).  The dark two years ago is the same dark as today.  The events themselves did not change – he changed.  The way he interprets his world changed, and in accordance, his behavior followed suit.  As a result, his fear of the dark now prevents him from doing (being, doing and having more) what previously was a “no brainer” (no pun intended).

As adults, we have created so many abnormal, unnatural and irrational fears in our head that the only safe haven left is our Comfort Zone.  Most people “don’t want any problems” and prefer to just “punch the clock and make a living.”  They just want to wait out their lives in a nice easy fashion with no risk of any kind.  In other words, they never, ever venture outside of their Comfort Zone – for any reason.  Bob Proctor would say “Well, why are they here?”

4.          Growth and Advancement Require Abandonment of the Comfort Zone

If you are ever going to advance in life and seek to be, do and have more, you must – necessarily – leave the cozy confines of your Comfort Zone.  There is no other way.  Period.

Think about it.  If your goal is to achieve something that you have never accomplished in life, for example, a very ambitious financial Goal, you must venture into uncharted territory.  You don’t have a choice.  Why?  Because that is where the Goal is.  If there is one place where the Goal is not, it is in your Comfort Zone.  If it was, guess what?  You would already have it.

As Jim Rohn once stated, “If you want more of what you’ve been getting, keep doing what you’ve been doing.”  If you want something different – especially if it is a big something different – then you must do things differently – very differently.  In other words, you must be prepared to change and indeed change by taking the appropriate internal and external Action – Action that you have never taken before.  This can be very unsettling.  This is what holds people back.  This is why most people Quit.

If you have sincerely set your sights on an ambitious Goal in new territory, this will require that you do things unfamiliar.  Examples may include (but are certainly not limited to) meeting new people, doing new things, writing proposals, speaking to groups, researching, planning, meeting, adopting a solid work ethic, working twice as much as you do now, getting up early, going to bed late, organizing, concentrating, imposing self-discipline, acquiring self-confidence, giving up certain recreations and STOP WATCHING TELEVISION EVERY NIGHT.  If you have not been doing these things and such activities are new to you, this will require you to step outside of your Comfort Zone.

WARNING: Your Comfort Zone doesn’t like these things and will use every trick in the playbook to keep you in place!

The loftier your Goal, then the greater the distance you must expect to travel from your Comfort Zone.  Just as the size of your Success is in direct proportion to the size of your Belief, the size of your Success is in direct proportion to the distance you must travel from your Comfort Zone.  Everyone’s Comfort Zone is different, so the roads and distances to travel are different for everyone.  Regardless of your point of origin, however, be assured that higher intellectual faculties must come to bear.  You must raise your creative levels higher than you have ever pushed before.  This isn’t easy; the easy way is to retreat back to your Comfort Zone, plop on the sofa and turn on “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” (or whatever).

Humans, generally speaking, do not like change, particularly any change that requires us to leave our Comfort Zones.  When required to do so, we act like a dog whose master has rearranged the furniture in the room.  The poor creature lost its favorite comfy spots and doesn’t know what to do.  Somebody messed with its Comfort Zone!

Leaving your Comfort Zone increases anxiety and doubt, both of which induce Fear – the bad kind of Fear.

5.          The Bad News: Enthusiasm is NOT Enough

Simple garden variety Enthusiasm is not enough to overtake and subdue the gravitational effects of the Comfort Zone.  Yes, Enthusiasm is a great attitude (state of mind), but standing alone, it is simply insufficient.

Consider again the New Year’s Resolution scenario.  The vast majority of individuals who engage in the annual tradition of making such resolutions usually do so with unbridled Enthusiasm – a good thing, agreed.  They get “pumped” and soundly resolve that this is the year to do (or refrain from doing, depending on your perspective) this, that and the other thing (to steal a chapter title from How to Grow Success, The Success Manual’s latest addition to The Success Manual Free Download Library).  And, they mean it, they really mean it.

But, Enthusiasm is all they have in their arsenal.  Being an attitude, a state of mind, Enthusiasm can come and go like the wind on a moment’s notice.  Without the proper mental conditioning, Enthusiasm can dissipate faster than a sinking soufflé.  I can hear it now – pssssssssss . . . .

So, what happened?  Whence cometh and goeth Enthusiasm?

Doubt, worry, anxiety . . . all of the psychological trappings used by your Comfort Zone made an appearance and Enthusiasm bolted out the back door.

Often, all it takes is until the next morning before doubt creeps in: “I don’t know . . .”  “I can’t do that . . .”  “Who am I kidding . . .”  “I’ll start tomorrow instead . . .”  “Maybe I’ll start next week . . .”  “Maybe next month, when the weather is warmer . . .”  “Maybe next year, when . . .”

And the excuse parade is in full swing.

Nothing has changed, except the individual’s resolve.  Circumstances have not changed.  The individual has not changed.  In fact, the individual has remained steadfastly the same.  The demons of old conditioning, habit and thinking – as embodied in the resolver’s personal Comfort Zone – have exerted their gravitational pull to keep the person from experiencing the uncomfortable emotions of doubt, anxiety, and thus, Fear.  In order to quell those uneasy feelings, retreat is made to the Comfort Zone.  Just the thought of postponing the start date of the resolution by one month brings immediate relief.  Whew!

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

As noted by Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Of what use to make heroic vows of amendment, if the same old lawbreaker is to keep them?”

Dr. Maxwell Maltz stated that “We act, behave and feel according to what we consider our Self-Image to be and we do not deviate from this pattern.”  Well, the same analogy can be made with our Comfort Zone: “We act, behave and feel according to what we have established as our Comfort Zone and we do not deviate from this pattern.”

But, what are we really afraid of?  The answer may be startling: Fear of GROWTH.

If you want to Grow, and thus Succeed, you MUST be willing to experience a significant and proportionate amount of discomfort, i.e., Fear.  Fear and Growth go hand in hand.  You cannot separate the two.

6.          The Good News: You Are NOT Your Comfort Zone

Unfortunately, over time we begin to identify our Comfort Zone as ourselves.  “I am shy, I could never do that.”  Or, “I am not good with people.”  Or, “I get tired easy and need to sleep 18 hours a day.”  Not only are these self-imposed beliefs extremely limiting, but worse, we use them to define who we ARE, thereby creating a false Self-Image.  And then, as Dr. Maltz points out, we do not deviate from that pattern.

The strangest aspect of this process is that we tend to complain about what we have or don’t have, but yet, we undertake no effort to deviate from the pattern of our self-imposed Self-Image, as defined by the limitations of our Comfort Zone – a Comfort Zone that we created.  Where is the logic in that?  Yet, this is how the vast majority of people live their lives!

The fact of the matter is that you can be, do and have anything YOU DESIRE.  You are not defined by your Comfort Zone unless you allow yourself to be so defined.  God certainly does not identify and define you by your self-imposed beliefs of personal lack and limitation, so why do you?

At most, your Comfort Zone is only a hiding PLACE that you use to prevent yourself from venturing out – from Growing.  Like any physical place, you can leave the mental and emotional location of the Comfort Zone anytime you choose.  God gave you Free Will; use it.  As Bob Proctor has repeated many times, “It’s your movie, you can make it any way you want.”

So, remember these critical FACTS:

• You are not your Comfort Zone.
• At best, your Comfort Zone is merely a place.
• Because it is a place, you can choose to leave your Comfort Zone anytime you Desire.
• You will leave your Comfort Zone – and thus, experience the Growth that God intended you to experience – when your Desire to Grow, Advance and Succeed is GREATER than your Desire to remain in the cushy, comfy confines of the Comfort Zone (Fear avoidance).
• Universal Law: As long as you stay in your Comfort Zone, NOTHING will ever change.  Period.  It’s IMPOSSIBLE.

 7.          Success Strategy

So, what can be done to defeat the death-pull of the Comfort Zone?  How does one defeat the irrational, abnormal Fear that accompanies the journey out?

Actually, quite a bit and we can write volumes on the subject.  One particular action is more powerful than any other and cognitive behavioral psychologists have been using this method for decades.  But, first it is always important to examine – and understand – the “Fear Factor.”

Understand that Fear – the bad kind of Fear – is almost always the result of ignorance.  Yes, that’s right – ignorance.  For if you had the knowledge, understanding and requisite levels of awareness of what is to be gained, what is required, and the true levels of risk of venturing out of the Comfort Zone, there would be no hesitation to leave immediately.  We hold ourselves captive through our own ignorance.

When you find yourself trapped in your Comfort Zone, ask yourself – and be real, real honest – what is the absolute worst that could happen if I pursue this new Ideal (Goal, Objective, etc.)?  Seek the Truth, for it shall set you free.

Let’s use a simple example for demonstration (and a scenario that many of us have experienced in life):

Boy likes girl (Desire).  Boy wants to go out with girl (Desire).  As a result, boy wants to ask girl out (Aspiration).  Boy thinks about asking girl out (continued Aspiration), but that would mean he actually must take Action and ask her (leaving Comfort Zone).  Boy is afraid (Fear induced merely by the thought of leaving Comfort Zone).  Boy doesn’t ask girl out (retreat to Comfort Zone).  But, boy really, really likes girl.  (Desire increases).  Boy is still afraid (Fear), but realizes that if he doesn’t ask girl out (stays in Comfort Zone), he will never go out with girl (excellent observation).  On the other hand, he could ask girl out and she could say “no” (worst case scenario).  Or she could say “yes” (icing on the cake, for the real goal here is asking her out, although boy probably doesn’t see it that way).  Rightly realizing that he has nothing to lose (overcoming ignorance and increasing level of awareness), boy asks out girl (takes Action, overcomes Fear).  The boy’s Desire to go out with the girl was greater than his Desire to remain “safe” in his Comfort Zone.

So, here we have a young gentleman totally stricken and immobilized by Fear just over the thought of asking a girl out.  How absurd!  Yet, how many of us have actually lived this same experience.  Be honest.  We’ve all been there in some capacity, probably many times.

Yet, what does the worst case scenario represent in this example?  Nothing more than a temporary defeat – that’s all.  If she says “no,” it’s not the end of the world, not the end of his life, not the end of anything.  To the extent that he takes a denial and extrapolates and interprets that as meaning anything more than the simple fact she said no, then he is doing it to himself.  But that is another story for another day.

Now, let’s go back to that single most powerful Action step to overcome Fear.  It was actually mentioned in our example above.  Did you catch it?  It is so obvious, you might have missed it.

All the boy needed to do in order to overcome this particular Fear of asking the girl out was to simply go ahead and ask her out.  That’s it.  Once he asks, regardless of the outcome, the Fear is gone.  He stepped out of his Comfort Zone and he defeated Fear, and he accomplished this by increasing his level of awareness, overcoming his Fear-based ignorance and understanding that he had nothing to lose.  There was, after all, no downside to asking her out.

And, while he may not realize it, the real goal here was taking Action and asking out the girl.  Why?  If she says “yes,” then he gets to have his cake and eat it too.  If she says “no,” he has still conquered his Fear and the next time he wants to ask out a girl (or even the same one), it will be easier.  He already ventured out of his Comfort Zone into unchartered territory.  The second time out, it will not be so unfamiliar.

As the Nike Company would say, “Just do it.”  Or, as Paul Martinelli would say, “Do it afraid.”

Nothing is more powerful to overtake the insidiousness nature of the Comfort Zone and instill self-confidence than to march forward and face the enemy – in this case, irrational Fear – until it dissipates and completely dissolves away.

If you want to Grow, and thus Succeed, you MUST be willing to experience a significant and proportionate amount of discomfort, i.e., Fear. Fear and Growth go hand in hand. You cannot separate the two. In order to overcome Fear - DO IT AFRAID.

Sometimes, you need to “fake it until you make it,” and when it comes to the irrational Fear that prevents you from leaving your Comfort Zone, faking it is incredibly powerful.  (See Success Manual POST: Key Success Strategy: Image Making – Acting “AS IF”).

Shakespeare stated, “Assume a virtue if you have it not.”

And, in The Secret of the Ages (Volume I of The Law of Attraction Prosperity Bible by Princeton Cambridge Publishing Group), Robert Collier states, “Look the part.  Dress the part.  Be successful in your own thought first.  It won’t be long before you will be successful before the world as well.”

In his book Applied Psychology and Scientific Living, David V. Bush says “It is just as easy to think in terms of abundance, opulence and prosperity as it is to think in terms of lack, limitation and poverty.”  Reframing this concept to the issue at hand, “It is just as easy to think in terms of doubt, worry, anxiety and fear as it is to think in terms of courage, self-confidence, strength and Success.”

That being the case, let’s always think in terms of courage, self-confidence, strength and Success.  Assume the virtue if you have it not.

Always remember that abnormal, unnatural and irrational Fear is a product of ignorance.  Come to understand the Truth of venturing outside of your Comfort Zone, and you can face and conquer the enemy.  Leaving the safe confines of your Comfort Zone will almost always produce some level of discomfort, but keep in mind: No Fear, No Growth; No Growth, No Fear.

8.          Take-Aways

 You hold the Key.  Unlock the shackles of your Comfort Zone and GROW.

Do it tired.

Do it sick.

Do it afraid.

Just do it.

No excuses.

NO FEAR!

Grow, Baby, Grow!

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Until next time . . . .

Peace Out, and - Namasté!

To your Health, Wealth, Prosperity and Success,

The Success Manual Team

 And remember - DO IT AFRAID.

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"Success is active.  Action dispels fear.  If you sit still, fear has the time to paralyze your abilities and efforts, ultimately causing you to fail.  Continue to move toward your goals with great diligence and great courage!"  -  Myles W. Miller, "The Power of Conquering Fear"

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Success Strategy: The Power of Conquering FEAR!

We all know the devasting effects Fear can impart on any worthy Ideal, Goal or Success endeavor.  Fear, born of ignorance and lack of awareness, will stop you dead in your tracks if you are not equipped to whip it and whip it good.  Indeed, Fear also known as "The Terror Barrier."

In order to attain Success and achieve Goals, inhibiting Fear MUST be eliminated from your conscious and subconscious mind.

Today's Success Strategy post comes from a good friend who has written a book entitled, "The Power of Conquering Fear."  Myles W. Miller has been studying human achievement and how to overcome and conquer Fear to attain Success and achieve Goals for many years.  Recently, I read one of his articles and loved it so much, I BEGGED for permission to reproduce it here.  He finally said yes  - today (after making me twitch a bit) - and I could not wait to share it with you.

Originally published in 2004, The Power of Conquering Fear is a powerful, compelling book.  Following the article, below, is contact information on Myles, along with a link to Amazon to purchase his book (no commissions here).

I am proud to publish this article on behalf of Myles - he is the Success Manual's very first Guest Contributor!  Thanks, Myles!

Until next time . . . .

Peace Out, and - Namasté!

To your Health, Wealth, Prosperity and Success,

The Success Manual Team

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The Power of Conquering Fear by Myles W. Miller

“You must do the thing that you fear until the fear of that thing becomes no more.” - Brian Tracy

One day, not too long ago, I was in the middle of a 5 day fast.  I was looking for spiritual answers to some situations that I was facing.  On the third day, I got hit with the truth:  my attention that my life and motives had been based on fear.  I had feared that people would not love me if I stood up for myself.  I had feared that people would not understand me when I needed them to.  I had feared that failure would always overtake my efforts in life no matter how well I performed.  Ultimately, I feared being a complete and total failure in life.

It was very shocking for me to come to this realization.  I had always felt that I had a natural zest for life, but there was always a “glass ceiling” that I just could not seem to break through.  I could always “see” what I could be, but actually becoming that person often eluded me.  Fear is a great paralyzer.  It lulls one into believing that gloom and doom are always “inevitable.” Fear causes great people to accept mediocrity.  It also causes death and destruction to lives and dreams of most people.  Where there is overwhelming procrastination, there is fear.  Where there is great anger, there is fear.  Where there is extreme hatred, there is fear.  Where there is complacency, there is fear.  Where there was failure, ultimately, fear was there.

That brought me back to something else that I never consciously realized; that fear is a mind-set.  Thus, anything that is set in your mind got there from a thought or set of thoughts.  However, thoughts can be corrected by consciously choosing to think better thoughts.  If you constantly fear that you are going to be “sick,” you are going to be “sick.” So to correct your “sickness” before it happens, start consciously choosing “healthy” thoughts.

This ideology holds true in most walks of life.  Henry Ford, world-renowned industrialist and automotive pioneer, once stated, “Whether you think that you can or you can’t, you’re right.”  Ford often successfully overcame fear.  You see, he only had a sixth grade education.  By most standards, he would have been considered illiterate and ignorant.  Mr. Ford was so “ignorant,” that he committed himself to the “outrageous” dream of building automobiles with little formal education.  Ford was so “ignorant,” that he pioneered the “V” shaped engine, something that his “smart” engineers said “couldn’t” be done.  In essence, Ford was so “ignorant,” until he forgot to “fear” things that most people with his set of “limitations” were supposed to. 

I’m pretty sure that there is somebody out there right now driving their family vehicle to a job that is murdering their dreams of greatness.  These people are probably 1000 times “smarter” than Henry Ford was.  So “smart” that they think “security” is going to come by working for someone else the rest of their lives.  I sincerely believe and teach people to be bold in their journey through life.  Boldness breaks the bondage of fear.  Boldness is defined as the willingness to face risk fearlessly. 

What do you have dreams of doing or being?  What is holding you back?  For the first question, I know some people will answer things becoming a singer, writing a book, starting a new business, buying a new car, and etc.  However, for the second question, I know that tons of fear-based excuses will come up.  Things like, “I’m too old,” “I’m too young,” “I’m a woman,” “I’m Black,” “I don’t have a lot of money,” and the like.  In this article, I have been spiritually led to tell you the truth.  Your boldness will lead you to the result of question one, and defeat the untruths of question two.  World-renowned writer, speaker, and pastor, Joyce Meyer, describes fear as “False Evidence Appearing Real.”  The truth of the matter is that success knows no such boundaries as race, sex, age, gender, creed, or religious preference.  Thus there is no reason for fear to keep you in bondage anymore.  The following are five steps to unleashing your power over F.E.A.R.

5 Steps to Unleashing Your Power over Fear

• Become “ignorant” to fear
• Don’t let fear have time to think
• Always speak faith and belief
• Create and maintain a positive outlook of yourself
• Continue to execute the thing(s) that you fear until fear disappears

Become “Ignorant” to Fear:

Fear appears in many different forms.  It can come from negative self (i.e.  “I can’t do this,” “I’m not good at this,” etc.).  It can come from negative media forecasts (i.e., bad predictions of the economy, bad weather reports, reports of murder, etc.).  Remember the story of Henry Ford?  He could have been nothing in this lifetime because of what he could not do, but his fears took a back seat to his ability to ignore any ideas that were not in congruence with his dream.  Therefore, you must mute the voice of fear by limiting (or completely eliminating) your contact with fear-causing entities.

Don’t Let Fear Have Time to Think:

Thoughts are powerful.  A single thought can be responsible for life or death in this world.  And anything that you think about long enough will find its way into the physical realm.  Therefore, if you were to spend time thinking about the things that you want out of life (I mean conscious concentrate), you begin to see them.  Conversely, the same is true for the things that you don’t want in life.  Commit your time to faith and believing, not fear and doubt.

Always Speak Faith and Belief:

To frame your own world free of debilitating fear, always think, act, and speak positively in faith and belief.  Be bold and say things as you want them to be in your life.  If it is a new house you want, say it! If it is a new car you want, say it! If it is a successful family life you want, say it! If it is a better job that you want, say it!

Create and Maintain a Positive Outlook of Yourself:

I have a motto that goes like this: “If I know who and what I am, no one can tell me who and what I am not!” No matter what the world has decided to think about me, I have decided to think great thoughts about myself.  Therefore, I am free of world’s often limiting belief system.  I don’t worry about things like weather reports, poor economic forecasts, what celebrity just went to jail, and who does not believe in my dreams, because if God is for me, who or what can be against me (Romans 8:31)? Decide who and what you are right now and do not be moved negativity.

Continue to Execute the Thing(s) That You Fear Until Fear Disappears:

Success is active.  Action dispels fear.  If you sit still, fear has the time to paralyze your abilities and efforts, ultimately causing you to fail.  Continue to move toward your goals with great diligence and great courage!

Good luck and may Success embrace you!

© 2004 Myles W.  Miller for Lion Heart Enterprises

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Contributor Information

Born in Detroit, MI in 1978, Myles W. Miller, President and CEO of Lion Heart Enterprises, is known to his friends and family as a hard-working, loving, kind, compassionate, creative, and inspirational young man. He is a dynamic teacher and personal coach, a compelling and prolific writer, a charismatic and transformational motivational speaker, a phenomenal talk show host, and just an all around good guy.

Myles is a Self-Help expert on Selfgrowth.com and can be heard on his radio shows, "Creating a Championship Standard of Living," and "The 4th Quarter Comeback Show" at http://bit.ly/MylesTalkRadio.

He can be contacted directly at myleswmiller@gmail.com or via phone at (678) 389-9542. 

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The Secret, you ask?  It is this: In order to attain that which you Desire, you MUST assume the proper STATE OF MIND in order to receive it.  The emphasis here is the three words “STATE OF MIND.”  State of Mind is EVERYTHING.  Period.  It is the fundamental foundation to living the Life that you Desire.  That is what Napoleon Hill meant: Learn to control your State of Mind, and you learn to control your Destiny.  That is the Secret.

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Success Key: State of Mind – The MOST Powerful Success Strategy

[Ed. Note: Today’s Post is on the lengthy side.  However, it is our firm belief that this may be our most important Post – ever.  Read it.  Read all of it.]

In our last issue of The Success Beacon Newsletter, I discussed Napoleon Hill’s “Money-Making Secret” of Think and Grow Rich.  Specifically, in the Preface, Napoleon Hill makes continued mention of the “Money-Making Secret” that appears throughout the book at least once in every chapter, and he further states that the secret is mentioned no fewer than 100 times throughout the book.  However, Hill intentionally does not specifically disclose the Secret, stating the following:

“The secret to which I refer has been mentioned no fewer than a hundred times, throughout this book.  It has not been directly named, for it seems to work more successfully when it is merely uncovered and left in sight, where those who are ready, and searching for it, may pick it up.  That is why Mr. Carnegie tossed it to me so quietly, without giving me its specific name.

“If you are ready to put it to use, you will recognize this secret at least once in every chapter.  I wish I might feel privileged to tell you how you will know if you are ready, but that would deprive you of much of the benefit you will receive when you make the discovery in your own way.

“A peculiar thing about this secret is that those who once acquire it and use it, find themselves literally swept on to success, with but little effort, and they never again submit to failure!

“The secret to which I refer cannot be had without a price, although the price is far less than its value.  It cannot be had at any price by those who are not intentionally searching for it.  It cannot be given away, it cannot be purchased for money, for the reason that it comes in two parts.  One part is already in possession of those who are ready for it.”

I stated in the Newsletter that I had discovered the Secret and asked our readers if they knew it as well and invited email on the subject.  I received numerous responses, but interestingly, everyone had a different answer!  And, they were all different from what I had concluded as Mr. Hill’s “secret” Secret.

As a result, I went back to Think and Grow Rich and undertook a hard re-examination of Hill’s work.  I am convinced, more than ever, I have the SECRET.

And, I agree with Napoleon Hill as to the significance of the Secret: If you cannot master the Success Power Strategy embodied in this Secret, you will NOT Succeed.  It is that Powerful.

The Secret – at first glance – appears quite simple.  That is because it is simple.  It may also appear obvious.  Well, it is obvious.  The challenge – and Key (as all challenges are nothing more than Keys in disguise) – is that while the Secret may be simple and obvious, it is by no means easy to implement and perfect in our lives, which is why, I believe, that we tend to overlook this Secret and its significance.  It requires hard mental work – the type that most people shirk away.

I firmly believe that if we do not, or cannot, successfully incorporate the Secret into our lives, our chances of obtaining our Desires – whether they be financial, emotional, spiritual, physical – are greatly diminished.  In fact, almost non-existent.

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The SECRET, you ask?  It is this:

In order to attain that which you Desire, you MUST assume the proper STATE OF MIND in order to receive it.

The emphasis here is the three words “STATE OF MIND.”  State of Mind is EVERYTHING.  Period.  It is the fundamental foundation to living the Life that you Desire.

If you go back and read Think and Grow Rich (click here for the FREE Success Manual Strategist 2010 Edition) with this Secret in Mind, the Secret will literally begin to materialize in the pages throughout the book.  It permeates Hills’ work, even though he never expressly states that “State of Mind” is the Secret.  Let’s look at some of the evidence.

First, the concept of “The Man Who Can is the Man Who Thinks He Can” is brought out in more than one instance in Think and Grow Rich.  In other words, if you BELIEVE that you can do something, than you CAN do it.  But, what is “Belief,” other than a State of Mind?

Further, Hill makes the following important statement: “Without doubt, the most common weakness of all human beings is the habit of leaving their minds open to the negative influence of other people.”  In other words, according to Hill, if you don’t affirmatively guard what enters your Mind, you are leaving the gate open for the negative thinking and influence of others to enter your Mind, thereby creating a Negative STATE OF MIND.  What is the likelihood of attaining a Goal or achieving Success if you are consistently and habitually in a Negative State of Mind?  Zero?  Probably.

And, Hill is right – this is the most common weakness of all human beings.  Most “negative influence” by others is very subtle; we may not even notice it.  The fact remains, however, that we MUST always stand guard as the Gatekeeper of our Mind and maintain TOTAL CONTROL of our Mind, our Thoughts and our Feelings.

Don’t ever – ever, ever, ever – allow ANYONE to control YOUR Thoughts, Emotions and Behavior.  You – and ONLY you – assume, establish and control YOUR State of Mind.  If you are under the impression that external events, circumstances or people are “making” you feel and/or think a certain way, i.e., the events, circumstances or people are causing or establishing YOUR State of Mind, it is ONLY because YOU are allowing that to happen.  Stop it – IMMEDIATELY!  Regardless of what is transpiring in the external world, i.e., the events, circumstances and behavior of people, you are the ONLY one responsible for YOUR State of Mind.  The events, circumstances and people of the external world have absolutely NO CONTROL over your State of Mind.

I believe that this is what Hill meant: Learn to control your State of Mind, and you learn to control your Destiny.  That is the Secret.

Let’s see what more Think and Grow Rich has to say.

In the epilogue, the final chapter on the Six Ghosts of Fear, Hill addresses the “Fear of Poverty,” which is nothing more than a State of Mind and how one must control one’s State of Mind if one is ever to attain Riches.  The following are excerpts from this section of the chapter, which I STRONGLY URGE you to read in their entirety.  Yes, it is a bit lengthy, but IT IS THAT IMPORTANT!  As you read the excerpts, you will note certain language that ties directly in with what Hill states in the Preface about the Secret; you will also come to the conclusion, I believe, of the Power of State of Mind:

"Before you can put any portion of this philosophy [of Think and Grow Rich] into successful use, your mind must be prepared to receive it.  The preparation is not difficult.  It begins with study, analysis, and understanding of three enemies which you shall have to clear out.  These are Indecision, Doubt and Fear!

 . . . .

"The remainder of this chapter describes an end which must be attained before the philosophy [of Think and Grow Rich], as a whole, can be put into practical use.  It also analyzes a condition which has, but lately, reduced huge numbers of people to poverty, and it states a truth which must be understood by all who accumulate riches, whether measured in terms of money or a state of mind of far greater value than money.  The purpose of this chapter is to turn the spotlight of attention upon the cause and the cure of the six basic fears.  Before we can master an enemy, we must know its name, its habits, and its place of abode.

"Fears are nothing more than states of mind.  One’s state of mind is subject to control and direction.

"Man can create nothing which he does not first conceive in the form of an impulse of thought.  Following this statement, comes another of still greater importance, namely, man’s Thought Impulses begin immediately to translate themselves into their physical equivalent, whether those Thoughts are voluntary or involuntary.

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"We are here laying the foundation for the presentation of a fact of great importance to the person who does not understand why some people appear to be “lucky” while others of equal or greater ability, training, experience, and brain capacity, seem destined to ride with misfortune.  This fact may be explained by the statement that every human being has the ability to completely control his own mind, and with this control, obviously, every person may open his mind to the tramp thought impulses which are being released by other brains, or close the doors tightly and admit only thought impulses of his own choice.

"Nature has endowed man with absolute control over but one thing, and that is Thought.  This fact, coupled with the additional fact that everything which man creates, begins in the form of a thought, leads one very near to the principle by which Fear may be mastered.

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"There can be no compromise between Poverty and Riches!  The two roads that lead to Poverty and Riches travel in opposite directions.  If you want Riches, you must refuse to accept any circumstance that leads toward Poverty.  (The word “Riches” is here used in its broadest sense, meaning financial, spiritual, mental and material estates).

. . . . .

"Here, then, is the place to give yourself a challenge which will definitely determine how much of this philosophy you have absorbed.  Here is the point at which you can turn prophet and foretell, accurately, what the future holds in store for you.  If, after reading this chapter, you are willing to accept Poverty, you may as well make up your mind to receive Poverty.  This is one decision you cannot avoid.

"If you demand Riches, determine what form, and how much will be required to satisfy you.  You know the road that leads to riches.  You have been given a road map which, if followed, will keep you on that road.  If you neglect to make the start, or stop before you arrive, no one will be to blame, but YOU.  This responsibility is yours.  No alibi will save you from accepting the responsibility if you now fail or refuse to demand riches of Life, because the acceptance calls for but one thing – incidentally, the only thing you can control – and that is a State of Mind.  A State of Mind is something that one assumes.  It cannot be purchased, it must be created.

"Fear of Poverty is a State of Mind, nothing else! "

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Decide today – right here, right now – to assume a State of Mind that demands Success and Riches and is not willing to accept Poverty or Failure in any amount or at any level.

Decide today – right here, right now – to assume a State of Mind of which YOU have total and absolute control and that YOU will not allow or permit YOUR State of Mind to be influenced or controlled by any person, event or circumstance.

Continue to reaffirm these Declarations periodically throughout the day, every day, until these principles have been engrained into your thinking.  Don’t stop, don’t give up – keep working it until it is thought habit.

It’s YOUR Mind – take responsibility for it!

We have more to come on this subject in the near future.  Do not let the fact that you have been told the Secret, as opposed to discovering it yourself, diminish the Power of the Secret.  I honestly and sincerely believe that this Secret is by far THE MOST POWERFUL SUCCESS KEY AND STRATEGY IN THE WORLD.  Use it!  Keep studying it!  Work it!

Don’t squander this information – as Napoleon Hill states, it is PRICELESS!  The State of Mind to Health, Wealth, Prosperity and Success cannot be purchased – it MUST be created!

To be continued . . . .

Peace Out, and - Namasté!

To your Health, Wealth, Prosperity and Success,

The Success Manual Team

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I. Take Responsibility for Your Life

Dr. Phil McGraw: “Life Law: You Create Your Own Experience.  Acknowledge and Accept Responsibility for your life.”

Stephen Covey: “Taking initiative does not mean being pushy, obnoxious, or aggressive.  It does mean recognizing our responsibility to make things happen.”

Les Brown: “Accept responsibility fir your life.  Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else.”

Bob Proctor: “It’s your life, it’s your movie.  You can make it anything you want to.”

Denis Waitley: “There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them.”

II. Take Action

Dr. Phil McGraw: “Life Rewards Action.  Make Careful Decisions.”

Anthony Robbins: “Take Massive Action.”

Napoleon Hill: “Tell the world what you intend to do, but first show it.”

Dale Carnegie: “The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.  The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.”

Jack Canfield: “Everything you want is out there waiting for you to ask.  Everything you want also wants you.  But you have to take action to get it.”

Napoleon Hill: “Those who reach decisions promptly and definitely know what they want and generally get it.  The leaders in every walk of life decide quickly and firmly.  That is the major reason why they are leaders.  The world has a habit of making room for those individuals whose words and actions show that they know where they are going.”

III. Have Desire

Napoleon Hill: “Desire is the starting point of all achievement.”

Muhammad Ali: “Champions aren’t made in the gyms.  Champions are made from something they have deep inside them – a desire, a dream, a vision.”

Mario Andretti: “Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s the determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal – a commitment to excellence – that will enable you to attain the success you seek.”

Napoleon Hill: “A burning desire to be and to do is the starting point from which the dreamer must take off.  Dreams are not born of indifference, laziness or lack of ambition.”

Earl Nightingale: “The key that unlocks energy is ‘Desire.’  It’s also the key to a long and interesting life.  If we expect to create any drive, any real force within ourselves, we have to get excited.”

IV. Set Goals

Anthony Robbins: “Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.”

Aristotle: “First, have a definite, clear practical ideal: a goal, an objective.  Second, have the necessary means to achieve your ends wisdom, money, materials, and methods.  Third, adjust all your means to that end.”

Maxwell Maltz: “People who say that life is not worthwhile are really saying that they themselves have no personal goals which are worthwhile.  Get yourself a goal worth working for.  Better still, get yourself a project.  Always have something ahead of you to ‘look forward to’ – to work for and hope for.”

Brian Tracy: “Every single life only becomes great when the individual sets upon a goal or goals which they really believe in, which they can really commit themselves to, which they can pot their whole heart and soul into.”

Zig Ziglar: “A goal properly set is halfway reached.”

V. Create a Plan

Unknown: “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.”

Napoleon Hill: “When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.”

Mark Victor Hansen: “The majority of people meet with failure because they lack the persistence to create new plans to take the place of failed plans.”

Napoleon Hill: “Your achievement can be no greater than your plans are sound.  That may seem to be an axiomatic statement, but it is true.  And no one is ever whipped until that person quits – in his or her own mind."

VI. Pay the Price

Vince Lomardi: “The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.”

Napoleon Hill: “Remember, there is no such possibility as something for nothing.”

Orison Swett Marden: “Success is the child of drudgery and perseverance.  It cannot be coaxed or bribed; pay the price and it is yours.”

VII. Have Persistence

Calvin Coolidge: “Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.  Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.  Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.  Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts.  Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.”

Napoleon Hill: “Success does not respond to wishes.  Success responds only to definite plans, backed by definite desires, thought constant persistence.”

Orison Swett Marden: “‘There is genius in persistence.  It conquers all opposers.  It gives confidence.  It annihilates obstacles.  Everybody believes in a determined man.  People know that when he undertakes a thing, the battle is half won, for his rule is to accomplish whatever he sets out to do.”

Napoleon Hill: “There may be no heroic connotation to the word ‘persistence,’ but the quality is to a person’s character what carbon is to steel.”

VIII. Believe

Denis Waitley: “If you believe you can, you probably can.  If you believe you won’t, you most assuredly won’t.  Belief is the ignition switch that gets you off the launching pad.”

Anthony Robbins: “If you develop the absolute sense of certainty that powerful beliefs provide, then you can get yourself to accomplish virtually anything.”

Napoleon Hill: “The only limitation is that which one sets up in one’s own mind.”

Maxwell Maltz: “Realizing that our actions, feelings and behavior are the result of our own images and beliefs gives us the level that psychology has always needed for changing personality.”

Napoleon Hill: “The man who can is the man who thinks he can.”

David J. Schwartz: “The size of your success is determined by the size of your belief.  Think little goals and expect link achievements.  Think big goals and win big success.  Remember this, too: Big ideas and big plans arc often easier – certainly no more difficult – than small ideas and small plans.”

IX. Learn From Your Mistakes

Winston Churchill: “All men make mistakes, but only wise men learn from their mistakes.”

Oprah Winfrey: “There are no failures, only lessons to be learned.”

X. Create a Clear Picture of Your Future and Visualize It

Earl Nightingale:  “Picture yourself in your mind’s eye as having already achieved this goal.  See yourself doing the things you’ll he doing when you’ve reached your goal.”

Stephen Covey: “Create a clear, mutual understanding of what needs to be accomplished, focusing on what, not how; results not methods.  Spend time.  Be patient.  Visualize the desired result.”

Unknown: “Visualization is not seeing things as they are, but seeing things as they will be.”

Robert L Schwartz: “The entrepreneur is essentially a visualizer and an actualizer.  He can visualize something, and when he visualizes it he sees exactly how lo make it happen.”

Some great material upon which to reflect . . .

Until next time, Peace Out and - Namaste!

To your Health, Wealth Prosperity and Success

The Success Manual Team

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THE LAW OF ATTRACTION PROSPERITY BIBLE includes EVERY work referenced or cited in the Best-Selling book, THE SECRET, by Rhonda Byrne!  Here is what is included:

 VOLUME ONE

• The Spirit of Opulence by Judge Thomas Troward
• As a Man Thinketh by James Allen
• The Secret of the Ages by Robert Collier (1926 Original Edition - All Seven Volumes)
• In Tune with the Infinite by Ralph Waldo Trine

VOLUME TWO

• The Path to Prosperity by James Allen
• Thought Vibration by William Walker Atkinson
• Your Invisible Power by Genevieve Behrend
• The Power of Thought by Henry Thomas Hamblin

• The Hidden Power and Other Essays by Judge Thomas Troward

VOLUME THREE

• Your Forces and How to Use Them by Christian D. Larson
• Thoughts Are Things by Prentice Mulford
• The Power of Concentration by Theron Q. Dumont

• Attaining Your Desires by Genevieve Behrend

VOLUME FOUR

• The Ideal Made Real by Christian D. Larson
• The Master Key System by Charles F. Haanel
• Dynamic Thought by Henry Thomas Hamblin

VOLUME FIVE

• How to Attract Success by F. W. Sears
• The Power of Your Subconscious Mind by Joseph Murphy
• The Master Mind by Theron Q. Dumont

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BUT, THERE'S EVEN MORE - As an added FREE BONUS, you will also receive:

THE WATTLES QUOTABLE PROSPERITY BIBLE: 1,000 Quotes from Law of Attraction Author and Sage, Wallace D. Wattles

This great work is 86 pages and includes 1,032 Quotes from the Master Law of Attraction expert, Mr. Wattles!

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 Where can you find additional information and purchase this incredible e-Library?  Not here.  But, it will be available - VERY, VERY SOON - at our sister site.  STAY TUNED!!  WE WILL BE ANNOUNCING LATER TODAY WHEN THE PROSPERITY BIBLE SITE GOES LIVE!

 Thank you everyone for your support and generosity and for help making this happen!  Thank you for allowing me to live my Passion!

As always, my friends, Peace to you, and - Namaste!

To your Health, Wealth, Prosperity and Success,

The Success Manual Team

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Here lies the whole secret.  You can begin to be great today in your own home, in your store or office, on the street, everywhere; you can begin to make yourself known as great; and you can do this by doing everything you do in a great way.  You must put the whole power of your great soul into every act, however small and commonplace, and so reveal to your family, your friends, and neighbors what you really are.  No one will believe you if you tell him you are a great man, but no one can doubt your greatness if you show it in your actions.  -  Wallace D. Wattles, "The Science of Being Great"

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Success Strategy: Realization

Over the course of the past few weeks, I have encountered - through study- many brilliant passages on the Success elements of Idealization and Realization.  Standing alone, those terms are a bit esoteric, perhaps meaningless.  But, in practice, they have real bite, and all Successful individuals, whether they know it or not, engage in the processes of Idealization and Realization.

Last week, we added to The Success Manual Free Download Library a great piece by Brown Landone, "How to Turn Your Desires and Idealizations into Reality."  In the post that accompanied the Download Page to that work, we focused on the concept of Idealization - what it is and why it is necessary to attaining your Goal.  We even provided what we believe is a fairly accurate portrayal of Idealization in action in every day life.  Visualizations and Affirmations are great exercises, but until your specific Idea of Success becomes an Ideal and you take the necessary Action to Realize the Ideal, your Goal will likely remain outside your grasp.

In today's post, I want to share with you two passages that are relevant to the process of Realization.  I know - sometimes we seem to make the attainment of Success or the achievement of a Goal more complicated than it really is.  How much has been written on the subject?  Only God knows for sure at this point.  However, the subject matter is really not that complicated after all, and the continuous, systematic and repetitious study of Guiding Principles, Universal Truths and God's Laws provide the polestar for overcoming erroneous, negative thinking, past conditioning and bad habits that prevent us from enjoying a happy, Healthy, Wealthy, Prosperous and Successful Life.

Today's two passages are: "Where So Many Fail" by Ernest S. Holmes from his masterpiece work, "Creative Mind and Success" (tomorrow's addition to The Success Manual Free Download Library) and "Realization" by Wallace D. Wattles from the third work, "The Science of Being Great," from his brilliant "Science" trilogy.  Both passages are below.

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Quick Notes:

First: We are wrapping up our first two products - The Wattles Prosperity Bible and The Law of Attraction Prosperity Bible - and our launch web site is nearly complete (we are in final testing).  Launch is . . . . NEXT WEEK!! All I will say now is: This is going to be great!  Stay Tuned!

Second: We are also working on a great series of articles on The Law of Attraction.  SO MUCH is misunderstood about this Law and the amount of attention and emphasis place on this Law - to the exclusion of other known Laws and Truths (including basic common sense!) - is absurd.  The Law has been twisted, contorted and convoluted in the name of profit by some and to the detriment of many who are receiving false, misleading information and pinning all of their hopes and dreams on a Principle that when relied upon and applied in a vacuum is utterly useless.  What started as a two-part article has now substantially grown.  Perhaps we even have a book - it is hard to tell with the amount of editing still required.  Stand by for further info in the future.

Enjoy a beautiful, glorious Monday, folks.

Until next time, Peace my Friend, and - Namaste!

To your Health, Wealth, Prosperity and Success,

The Success Manual Team

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Realization

Wallace D. Wattles

 IF YOU were to stop with the close of the last chapter, however, you would never become great; you would be indeed a mere dreamer of dreams, a castle-builder.  Too many do stop there; they do not understand the necessity for present action in realizing the vision and bringing the thought-form into manifestation.  Two things are necessary.  First, the making of the thought form, and, second, the actual appropriation to yourself of all that goes into and around the thought-form.  We have discussed the first, now we will proceed to give directions for the second.  When you have made your thought-form, you are already, in your interior, what you want to be; next you must become externally what you want to be.  You are already great within, but you are not yet doing the great things without.  You cannot begin, on the instant, to do the great things; you cannot be before the world the great actor, or lawyer, or musician, or personality you know yourself to be; no one will intrust great things to you as yet for you have not made yourself known.  But you can always begin to do small things in a great way.

Here lies the whole secret.  You can begin to be great today in your own home, in your store or office, on the street, everywhere; you can begin to make yourself known as great; and you can do this by doing everything you do in a great way.  You must put the whole power of your great soul into every act, however small and commonplace, and so reveal to your family, your friends, and neighbors what you really are.  Do not brag or boast of yourself; do not go about telling people what a great personage you are; simply live in a great way.  No one will believe you if you tell him you are a great man, but no one can doubt your greatness if you show it in your actions.  In your domestic circle be so just, so generous, so courteous, and kindly that your family, your wife, husband, children, brothers, and sisters shall know that you are a great and noble soul.  In all your relations with men be great, just, generous, courteous, and kindly.  The great are never otherwise.  This for your attitude.

Next, and most important, you must have absolute faith in your own perceptions of truth.  Never act in haste or hurry; be deliberate in everything; wait until you feel that you know the true way.  And when you do feel that you know the true way, be guided by your own faith though all the world shall disagree with you.  If you do not believe what God tells you in little things, you will never draw upon his wisdom and knowledge in larger things.  When you feel deeply that a certain act is the right act, do it and have perfect faith that the consequences will be good.  When you are deeply impressed that a certain thing is true, no matter what the appearances to the contrary may be, accept that thing as true and act accordingly.  The one way to develop a perception of truth in large things is to trust absolutely to your present perception of truth in small things.  Remember that you are seeking to develop this very power or faculty - the perception of truth; you are learning to read the thoughts of God.  Nothing is great and nothing is small in the sight of Omnipotence; he holds the sun in its place, but he also notes a sparrow’s fall and numbers the hairs of your head.  God is as much interested in the little matters of everyday life as he is in the affairs of nations.  You can perceive truth about family and neighborhood affairs as well as about matters of statecraft.  And the way to begin is to have perfect faith in the truth in these small matters, as it is revealed to you from day to day.  When you feel deeply impelled to take a course which seems contrary to all reason and worldly judgment, take that course.  Listen to the suggestions and advice of others, but always do what you feel deeply in the within to be the true thing to do.  Rely with absolute faith, at all times, on your own perception of truth; but be sure that you listen to God – that you do not act in haste, fear, or anxiety.

Rely upon your perception of truth in all facts and circumstances of life.  If you deeply feel that a certain man will be in a certain place on a certain day, go there with perfect faith to meet him; he will be there, no matter how unlikely it may seem.  If you feel sure that certain people are making certain combinations, or doing certain things, act in the faith that they are doing those things.  If you feel sure of the truth of any circumstance or happening, near or distant, past, present, or to come, trust in your perception.  You may make occasional mistakes at first because of your imperfect understanding of the within; but you will soon be guided almost invariably right.  Soon your family and friends will begin to defer, more and more, to your judgment and to be guided by you.  Soon your neighbors and townsmen will be coming to you for counsel and advice; soon you will be recognized as one who is great in small things, and you will be called upon more and more to take charge of larger things.  All that is necessary is to be guided absolutely, in all things, by your inner light, your perception of truth.  Obey your soul, have perfect faith in yourself.  Never think of yourself with doubt or distrust, or as one who makes mistakes.  “If I judge, my judgment is just, for I seek not honor from men, but from the Father only.”

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Why So Many Fail

Ernest S. Holmes

 The ordinary individual, sitting down to give a treatment to his business, unconsciously does just the thing that he should have avoided; and then he wonders why he did not get the desired results.  Most people simply sit and wish for, or long for, something.  They may even have a great desire or hope.  They may even go so far as to believe that their desire is going to happen.  All this is good as far as it goes, but it does not go far enough.  What we must do is to provide that already-having-received attitude.  This may seem hard at first but we can easily see that it is necessary; and as it is the only way that mind works, this is what we must do.

Power is, and mind is, and life is; but they have to flow through us in order to express in our lives.  We are dealing with law; and nature must be obeyed before it will work for us.  Just realize that this law is as natural a law as any other of God’s laws, and use it with the same intelligence that you would use the law of electricity; then you will get the desired results.  We provide the thought form around which the divine energies play and to which they attract the conditions necessary for the fulfillment of the though.

When we give a treatment this is all that we have to do, but before we can do even this we have to clear our minds of all fear, of every sense of separation from the Divine Mind.  Law is; but we must enforce it, or use it, in our own lives.  Nothing can happen to us that is not first an accepted belief in our own consciousness.  We may not always be aware of what is going on within, but practice will enable us to control our thought more and more so that we shall be able to think what we want to think, regardless of what may seem to be the case.

Each person has within himself the capacity of knowing and making use of the law but it must be consciously developed.  This is done by practice, and by willingness to learn and to utilize whatever we know so far as we have gone.

The individual who has the most power is the one who has the greatest realization of the Divine Presence, and to whom this means the most as an active principle of his life.

We all need more backbone and less wishbone.  There is something which waits only our recognition to spring into being, bringing with it all the power in the universe.

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