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Today is the final Prosperity Pillar in a 12-episode series that we've been going through together! Pillar number 12 is I Visualize and Manifest My Life.

Cheryl Grossman said, “I dream, therefore I become.”  And this is our final topic because it all comes together.  The bottom line is if you want to create your ultimate destiny, to culminate all we’ve been talking about with these principles, there are a few key things I’d like to suggest for you to do.

PRIORITIZE CREATING

First, you have to prioritize create creating your life.  Set some time aside every day to intentionally work on creating your life.  It’s amazing to me how many people say they want to manifest all these things in their life, and yet they don’t spend time on it.

DECLARE AFFIRMATIONS

Second, intentionally declare your affirmations once or twice a day.  If you’re not, then you are really missing a key principle that Napoleon Hill talks about in Think and Grow Rich. Read the chapter on affirmations or listen to it inside The Daily Mastermind app.  Create those affirmations and find time to meditate on them.  

MEDITATION

Third, meditation is something that will help you.  You can do it guided or unguided. But meditation will help you to clear your mind.  Find time to clear your mind and simplify the thoughts that are running through your head.  This is so that your mind can focus more on your goals and specifically what you're trying to accomplish.  Free up the space you need.

VISUALIZATION

Next, visualize your life the way you want it to be.  You might be riding the bike at the gym, spending some time reading at home, writing in your journal, driving in your car, etc. In those places, visualize your life and what it's going to look like. I want you to visualize things as if it's already happened.

This Is Your Highest Priority…I want you to prioritize this.  Ask yourself what you want your life to be like.  

Expand.…

Be very specific and write down affirmations to support that vision.  Then spend some time visualizing it clearly. 

I’m excited for you to absolutely have everything you need to create your ultimate life!  You have the potential to be so much more and I'm excited to be working with you. So be sure to join our mastermind community

Today is Pillar 11 of 12, and it is I Attract Success. 

Here is a quote I personally love and am I'm using inside my life…

YOU Must Become Better First

Jim Rohn said, “Success is not to be pursued.  It is to be attracted by the person you become.” I love that!  

Why? Because I've utilized this in my own life. You see, I've always pushed hard for everything I’ve achieved.  I've worked hard for everything I had my life.  I work hard because I felt that if I worked hard, I would get the things and the lifestyle that would make me happy and help to fulfill me. 

What I learned later in life is that “things” don't really make you happy.  Then, as I grew and became more and more successful, I decided that I'm going to start living a life on purpose.  I decided to live life doing the things that will make me happy. 

I started to do more things that were short term gratification (that I felt would create that sense of fulfillment), but also things that would help me to be happy.  But still, there was something missing.  I finally learned the ultimate lesson … that you need to be able to work hard and take massive action…But you also need to learn to ATTRACT the life, the success, and the prosperity.

LEARN THIS LESSON NOW…Use the Law of Attraction

You have to leverage the Law of Attraction in order to attract what is best for you and your life. You'll attract everything you desire, as you become a better and better person.  You’ll benefit from this proven law of the universe…

TAKE MASSIVE ACTION, THEN ALLOW SPACE FOR ATTRACTION

Now you’ve probably seen or read The Secret which covers the Law of Attraction.  The principal, however, has been around since the beginning of time. There are many resources you can master about the Law of Attraction, even inside of The Daily Mastermind app.

I truly believe that most don't ultimately understand this universal law.  This is a universal law of prosperity. Bob Proctor does an amazing job teaching a lot about the Law of Attraction because he talks about it a little differently. 

He explains it is actually two distinct laws:  the Law of Vibration (primary) and the Law of Attraction (secondary).  These two laws work together in harmony and the more you understand them, the more you can use them to create your life.

So, what do you need to do in order to ATTRACT more success into your life?

Well, you have to grow “yourself” …you have to grow personally.  For example:

• learn to increase your confidence. 
• increase your energy so you’re operating at a higher frequency
• develop your mindset 
• shift your paradigm, the view you have of the world 
• create focus with specific intentions of where you want your life to go

There are many strategies and things you can do in order to personally develop and attract more success in your life.  We talk about them each and every day on this podcast.

But here are just a few reminders, so you can have context for this Pillar today…

DAILY RITUALS

Daily rituals will help you increase your confidence and your energy level—two for one.

DAILY AFFIRMATIONS

To grow your mindset and change your paradigm, have daily affirmations.  This will allow your subconscious and conscious mind to go to a whole new level. Write out your affirmations and repeat those morning and night or writing them down and having them in front of you is a very solid strategy.

LIFELONG LEARNING

Next, lifelong learning that we just talked about that a few days ago.  Lifelong learning will definitely help you to be able to attract success in your life as you personally grow your knowledge and skills.

​SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY

Also, surround yourself with successful people.  Surrounding yourself with more successful, prosperous, happy, and fulfilled individuals will expand your life.  That frequency and that attraction is going to happen even at a higher degree for you with the higher vibe of those around you.

INCREASE YOUR FAITH

Lastly, the strategy that I really want to emphasize today is faith.  Yes, faith. Faith is a decision to have confidence and trust that you will create the life you desire and attract it toward you.  This is different than belief. Belief will come as you grow your actions.  Create new experiences, and your belief will begin to change.  But faith is a decision.

Choose To Believe…You can choose to believe that success is going to be attracted into your life.  

Albert Einstein said, “Everything is energy and that's all there is to it. Match the frequency of the reality you want, and you cannot help but get that reality. It can be no other way.  This is not philosophy, this is physics."

Do you part to work with and leverage these amazing universal laws, and the energies of your life will bring the success you desire. I know that you have greatness inside of you.  Now let’s get it!

George Wright III

We are on Prosperity Principle number 10, which is I Create Daily Rituals. In order for you to be successful you must have habits.  Successful people create daily habits that will guide them in their life, even when they don't feel like doing things that they need to do.

Habits take over when their motivation runs out.

You must create daily habits in order to drive your success, and you need to commit to your rituals on a daily basis.  Be specific with what your intent is. Don't just go through the motions of what you read in books.

Do things that are going to create specific intent (like we talked about yesterday) to help you reach your goals. Over time, your rituals are going to establish basic patterns of discipline in your life.  So that when you don't feel motivated, when you don't feel like doing what you need to do, they carry you through.

Let's be honest.  None of us feel like doing what we need to do all of the time.  The difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is that successful people create habits, rituals, and daily activities for success.

So, how do you Set Yourself Up with Successful Rituals?

Here are some strategies and things that you can do in order to set yourself up for success and create daily rituals that will guide you where you need to be.

1. TIME OF DAY

I would highly recommend that you analyze the time of day that's going to help you the most.  I really like starting the day in the morning with a couple of habits that are going to get my day started right.

If you're like most entrepreneurs, myself included, when you start your day out right, it tends to go in a great positive direction.  When you don't start out right, it's hard for you to be able to catch up. Sometimes you feel like you're behind, and you feel like you’re just playing catch-up.

So, the time of day is important! I highly recommend the morning. Now, there are a lot of individuals out there that will try to tell you to get up at three, four, or o'clock in the morning in order to make this work.

Don’t listen to that if you are not a morning person.  Just start where it works for you. Just start with something you know you will be consistent with.  Analyze the best time of day for you and start setting yourself up for success.  If it's going to be in the evenings or the afternoon, do that! But start today.

1. SMALL NUMBER of ITEMS

Second, start with a limited number of practices that you could do EVERY day. Because here’s the problem: most of us overload ourselves.  We create this big, long list.  I've done it many times.  You probably have too:

• Motivation
• Inspiration
• Meditation
• Affirmations
• Do this
• Do that
• Work out
• Pray
• Meditate
• Whatever it is

Forget doing all of it! Set yourself up for success by just creating two or three things that you can commit to, and you can follow through with. If you don't commit and follow through with them, it's just going to be something that's going to set you back and make you feel like a failure.

So be limited.  Be specific.  Be Simple with yourself to start.

1. SET SPECIFIC TARGETS and GOALS

Target the RITUALS that are going to help you make progress with growth in your life.   

Of course, we want everyone to have affirmations.  We would love for everyone to work out.  We would love for everybody to read or to meditate. We would love to know that everyone is getting some type of personal accountability. But what is most important for you.

Target the thing that is what you need for your results. Also, to ensure that you’re growing, don’t target things that are always easy for you to do.  Get outside your comfort zone as well.

And it goes without saying that you need to set yourself up for success…

If you say to yourself, “I'm going to work out,” and you don't have a gym membership ...

Or you're going to work out, but you don't have anything laid out the night before ...

Remember, when you get up in the morning you might be really tired as all of us are, and you’ll just fall right back into bed. So set yourself up for success the night before.

Let's face it, most of us don't feel like doing things we need to do “right when we’re starting to do them”. So, you need to line yourself up for success.

How do you do that?  If it's working out, that’s laying the clothes out the night before.  If it's accountability, then get a partner get a mentor. If it's reading, have those books next to your bed or wherever you can get to them.

Have the stuff ready so that you are lined up for success.

1. RITUALS THAT CREATE RESULTS FOR YOU

Use what works best for you.  You know reading through books is great, but if you are better at listening to the audio books, listen to the audio books. If you feel like music motivates you more than a podcast, create a playlist of songs you love and that motivate you. If you need guided meditation vs. open meditation, do the guided meditation.

It's better that you follow what's most effective for you, so you will be consistent…but more importantly so you get RESULTS.

1. TRACK AND MONITOR YOUR RITUALS.

Lastly track and monitor your daily rituals and your habits.  If you don't track and monitor your rituals, then you're just going about it without any specific intent, accountability or direction. What you measure will grow. What you focus on will grow. That is a fact.

So, you need to track and monitor.  Maybe run a tally of how consistently you're being, or how often you're doing it.  Maybe it’s how long you're meditating. It's just like most performance athletes…They know exactly what their measurements are, what their times are, and what their goals are.

You have to track and monitor in order to set yourself up for strategically accomplishing daily rituals.

Your Challenge Today…

I'm going to challenge you to create three simple rituals. Create three simple rituals that you're going to start tracking right now.  Not later today, not later in the week. Right now while listening to this podcast.  If you already have a few, then prioritize 3 and really make sure they are the RIGHT ONES.

The Daily Mastermind Podcast might be a ritual that will help to inspire and motivate you every day.  I hope it is.  That's why I do it on a daily basis. Or use The Daily Mastermind app to access ebooks, audio books, meditations, affirmations, articles, and all kinds of different things in there you need.  

I’m here to help you implement what helps you the most!  But I'm challenging you today to write down three simple daily rituals.  Share them with me and let me know how I can help you.

George Wright III

I am excited to talk with you about lifelong learning as principle number 9 of the 12 Prosperity Pillars.  Principle number 9 says I Am Committed to Lifelong Learning.  

Napoleon Hill said: 

“What the mind of man can conceive and believe it can achieve.”  

You really are powerful.  I know you can achieve great things!  So, let's talk about how lifelong learning plays a key role in that picture.   

Learning Versus Reading

Now, you may be thinking that you already know you need to keep learning and constantly read.  But I'm not just talking about reading.  I’m talking about a lifelong learning process as much as the act of learning. 

The application of knowledge is as important as the act of learning. When you're committed to lifelong learning you're not just reading, listening to a podcast, watching videos, or going to live events.  You’re actually applying the knowledge.  

Let me explain what I mean by this.  Follow me as I lead you along what I like to think of as a process for creating your best life.  

The Process is actually an Equation for Creating Belief.

Learning plus application of that knowledge equals experience, this then is going to lead you to your beliefs.  

Learning + Application of Knowledge = Experience → Beliefs 

Remember, our goal is to create your ultimate destiny.  If you're not already living the life you want to live, then you have to continue to grow to create a better life.  If you’re growing, then you must also continue to expand and change your beliefs.  Learning, application and new experiences will help you to increase your beliefs. 

As you continue to learn and create new experiences, you will also expand your beliefs.  Remember, your beliefs are either validated or expanded by the learning and experiences that you have.  So how you learn should be very carefully considered.   

Be Intentional and Effective with your Learning​

The way you study should be something you intentionally think about.  It shouldn't be automatic. Meaning, you shouldn't just listen to audio books or read books.  You should really dissect the ways that you can learn and implement your know knowledge most effectively. 

For example, maybe you’re a reader.  Maybe you prefer listening to audios. Maybe you like to go to live events.  But keep in mind it's not about doing the process as much as how you internalize it.  In other words, if you are just listening to audiobooks while you're working out or driving, you're not fully growing and applying them. You're just going through the motions.  

Be honest with yourself and be specific with your intent.  Don't do things just to do them. Do them and be present, be focused, and apply them so your learning is a productive process.  

Then continue the process with repetition.  Repetition will help you to be able to learn more and more.  That's why books like Think and Grow Rich have stood the test of time. Over decades, people have read the same message.  But when they’re applying the knowledge over and over, they’re learning different things.  

Be Open and Teachable​

So, what are some keys that you can use in creating successful learning like I’ve described? Number one, you need to be open minded and teachable.  You have to be someone who learns and not just goes through the motions.  

When you think, “I've already heard that. I've already tried that” … you’re closing yourself off.  You've got to be open minded.  Because your experiences and your beliefs change as you change, your experiences may be totally different doing what may seem like the exact same thing again. 

I know with business I've heard a lot of people say things like, “We've tried that once or twice before and it didn’t work.”  That doesn't mean the situation is the same.  So be open minded and teachable. 

Learn From Both Success and Failure​

Success and failure are learning experiences.  I know a lot of people who like to say failure is the greatest learning experience. I don't necessarily agree with that because I think success teaches me a lot as well. I learn what TO do, not what NOT to do.  

Both are good learning experiences for you.  Remember, success or failure aren’t necessarily good or bad.  They’re just learning processes.  

Learn From a Mentor​

Another thing you can do is get a mentor. Get someone who has the experience and the belief you’re seeking so that you get that belief transference.  And you’re learning at the hands of someone who's done it right.  So, getting a mentor is a key thing you could do for learning. 

Also, surround yourself with other successful people.  We talked about that in a previous prosperity pillar.  Surround yourself with positive, successful, hardworking individuals.  

Solidify and Internalize through Daily Rituals​

The last thing I would mention is daily rituals.  Daily rituals are a key for you’re learning. If you have daily rituals—working out, reading, meditating, whatever—those are going put you through the activities that create new learning.  

Listening to The Daily Mastermind podcast is a great daily ritual because I will try to expand your mind and give you new ideas and strategies. It’s my goal to give you things that you can apply in your life that will help you to continue your commitment to lifelong learning.

It's true when they say you’re growing or you're dying.  Whether it's physically, mentally, spiritually.  Lifelong learning will help you to continue to grow.  Now let me give you a strategy to use for applying this concept.  

Start With This Strategy…​

Pull out the book Think and Grow Rich and go through chapter one this week.  Even if you’ve read it before, read it with a new perspective and find some new things you can apply in your life now. 

You can listen to or read Think and Grow Rich for free on The Daily Mastermind app easily. May this be the first of many deeper learning experiences that will start transforming your beliefs.

George Wright III

"When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." Wayne Dyer

Today's episode is focuses on how you view the world and the situations you are faced with every day as an entrepreneur.  We will discuss Strategies for changing your paradigm and creating Solutions that are Win Win for you and those that surround you.  And also discuss how you CAN have BOTH in your life: Success and Significance, Business and Relationships. 

I Choose to Be Happy- Pillar #7

I’m really excited about today’s topic.  It’s principal number 7 of the 12 Prosperity Pillars:  I choose to be happy.  Say that to yourself;

“I choose to be happy!” 

I have this quote on my desk and I use it all the time.  It's by Wayne Dyer and he says, “It's not about finding happiness.  Happiness is the way.”  

This is one of the things that we all struggle with. I do.  I'm sure you do as well, as an entrepreneur that's constantly struggling to find happiness and fulfillment.  Why is it so hard to find happiness, especially if happiness is simply a choice?  

Struggling For Happiness​

I've thought about this a lot. It's really because we define happiness as something in the future. We define it as something that we don't have yet.  How many times have you told yourself that you'll be happy when: 

• When you get a promotion?  
• When you make this much money? 
• When you get this type of relationship? 
• When you get to that point in your life? 
• It's always about something in the future.  But here's the thing … happiness is not a destination; it is a path. Wayne Dyer puts it really well.  It's not only a path, but it's actually the way to ultimate fulfillment.   

The Key is to Simply Choose Happiness​

Just choose to be happy because happiness is a choice, plain and simple. No matter how eloquently we say it, happiness is simply a choice.   

You don't control the circumstances that are happening to you in your life right now.  You can't control if your car breaks down.   You can't control if your boss is giving you a hard time.   You can't control people outside of yourself in your relationships.  

But you can absolutely control your mind, and you can control your decisions.  You simply need to make the decision to choose happiness. Now here's the difficult part ... you have to make that choice daily.  

You have to choose to be happy ongoing; you can't just let it handle itself.   You've got to be proactive.  You have to create your life and choose happiness.   

You Can Also Choose What Will Bring You Happiness​

So, let's talk about how you choose happiness. Let me ask you just one question:  

What do you want in life?   

Most of us want to get that certain job, that certain relationship, certain things, income and lifestyle.  

But what I believe you really want are the emotions that those things will provide for you.

Those things are actually not what you truly desire.  What you truly desire are the emotions that the new car is going to give you, what that relationship can to bring you, what that income will provide for you.

Let’s try something for a minute.  Think about a time when you were extremely happy.  Think hard about this.  Maybe it was the birth of a child, maybe it was a promotion.  Think about one of those times that you were extremely happy.  Get that picture in your mind very vividly.  Close your eyes (unless you are driving) and try to imagine that moment in time.

Now, can you feel those emotions again?  When you relive very good memories, you can relive those emotions.  So, we can prove to ourselves that we can create the emotions that we’re looking for at any moment.  This is proof that we can create the emotions that we are struggling to seek and find in our life.  It’s simply a decision to focus on those in our minds.  Our minds are incredible tools if we use them correctly.

What’s The Secret To Happiness​

Here's the secret … the secret to being happy is being able to create those emotions while you're traveling the path to your destination.  

Here's what I want you to do. Set a goal for yourself to create more memories and emotions every single day.   Maybe make it a game where you can vividly and distinctly create memories and you feel as if they’ve already happened.  Journaling and capturing these memories can help embed them in your mind and in your life.

We can do things to stack the odds in our favor to create the emotions that we need.  Pictures, music, journaling, etc. will all be ways you can capture and create vivid and powerful memories.  Remember…Success is not to be pursued, it’s to be attracted. You need to be able to choose your happiness.  You need to put things in your path that will allow you to create those emotions that you're seeking. 

Once you're consciously aware that you can create those emotions you’re looking for, happiness truly will be the way. It won't be a destination.  

Put this into practice and I want you to create more happiness, more emotions on a daily basis. I know you can do it!  You have greatness inside you.​

George Wright III

"Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference." - Winston Churchill

You cannot create success when your mind is based on Scarcity.  You absolutely MUST train your mind to operate from Abundance.  In this episode we will discuss strategies and habits that will help you become a more abundant thinker.  As a result, you will see a dramatic increase in your prosperity and your life.

Today we’re on Pillar 5 of the 12 Prosperity Pillars, and the topic is I Focus On Solutions.  Many of us need solutions to some major problems that are happening in our life right now.

Zig Ziglar said, “If you can dream it, you can achieve it.”  

That's right! If you can dream it, you can achieve it, especially if you focus on solutions!

Your Perception of Your Problems is the Key

So today is all about shifting focus a little bit and we need to start talking about your perception and the way you look at situations.  Then we'll circle back around and talk about how to create and focus on solutions.

Your perception of problems is really going to be a roadblock, or a sticking factor in keeping you from creating solutions. You really need to become aware of that because it's not the problem itself, it's the meaning that you attach to the problem.

Let's say you're at a football game. There are always two different teams, there's always two different perspectives going on.  One play could be an unbelievable play for one person and a devastating play for another person. That’s strictly because of the meaning that we attach to the situation…the play.

So, step back for a moment and realize that the meanings you attach to situations are going to dictate where your mind is going to be.  And whether or not you're going to be productive at creating solutions!

Another Key is to be Aware of Your View of Success vs. Failure

Success versus failure is a really important topic for you to think about. If you're constantly focused on success, and failure is a bad thing to you, then you are 100% wrong.  ARTICLE

You need to realize that failure takes you closer to your success.  When you begin to perceive failure as a stepping-stone to success, then you will not be stopped or held back from creating, acting and moving forward with your life.

Here is a Crazy thought…Problems Can be a Good Thing!

Problems can be a good thing when you begin to view them differently.  Now you may be thinking, “George, how can problems be a good thing?” Here’s how ...

If we didn't have problems and we didn't have circumstances and we didn't have obstacles and trials … we would never learn to overcome them.  We would never grow!  Let that sink in a bit.

If you don't lift heavy weights, you'll never stress your muscles enough for them to grow.  It's that stress and that recovery that is needed in order for you to go to the next level.

Unsuccessful people want their problems to be smaller.  Successful people want to be bigger than their problems. What do you want to be in relation to your problems??

Make the Decision to Change How You Look At Things

As you start to look back on the tapestry of your life, your perception changes.  In the specific moment, a situation may be completely overwhelming. But as time goes by and you look back on that situation, generally you're going to find that you grew, you learned, and you developed.

So, if we can identify that our perception will change or dictate how we view a problem, that's a key step in being more and more successful.

With a fresh Perspective you can Start From Solutions

Now we can move on to how to create solutions?  One of my mentors told me that he always likes to start any conversation from solutions.  He always says, “I don't want to deal with the problem. I want to start from solution.” I think that's a great habit to take up! Thanks Jason Brown.

I know it's hard to find solutions in the moment.  I understand it is tough. We all get overwhelmed and overcome with the difficulty that we're dealing with.  But you need to realize something that's really important:  you are not your mind; you are not your thoughts.

You’ve got to Learn to Train Your Mind, just like any Tool.

You can train your mind to be able to perceive things a certain way and lead you to solutions. Have you heard of the concept called neuroplasticity?  Most people think that as you get older, it's more and more difficult to create or change habits. Actually, science has proven through neuroplasticity that the pathways in your brain are hard wired based on repetition.

So, if you start to train your mind to stop reacting, and start being proactive in looking for solutions, the more often you do that the more that habit will be an ingrained pattern into your mind.  The neurons that fire together wire together…it really works…trust me on this one.

Focus on Solutions, and Start Focusing On Your Goals

Start the process of reprogramming your mind by finding ways to interrupt that negative and old pattern you always fall into. The #1 way to do that is to focus on your goals.   When you have your goals, your dreams, affirmations and desires in front of you on a regular basis ... as a problem comes up, your dreams can be bigger than the obstacles in your life.  Vision creates clarity.

REMIND YOURSELF:  Your goal to be bigger than the obstacles in your life

Your Strategy Needs to be Focusing On Solutions

So, to review: begin to look at how you perceive the problems and situations in your life. Then start to focus on the solutions.

The mind that's overcome with all of the obstacles is not the mind that can help you create solutions. It's a mind that's focused on solutions that will take you far in life.

So, here’s your strategy to implement today:

1. Find something in your life that is an obstacle or challenge.
2. Write down a minimum of 10 possible solutions to that problem.

It might be overwhelming to find 10 possible solutions, even if they're crazy ideas. But see what happens with your mind as you start to focus on solutions.  You’ll find that simple things will come up that you may say to yourself, “Why didn’t I think of that already?”

You have greatness inside of you. I want you to remember that it's never too late for you to be begin living the life that you were meant to live.  Start by focusing on solutions.

Welcome back to the Daily Mastermind

If this is your first time listening, then welcome. 

Quote:  Other people’s opinion doesn’t have to become your reality.  Les Brown

Are you struggling in your life right now?

Are you finding it hard to separate from the typical struggles of most entrepreneurs?

…things like social media, competitive spirit, feedback from family and friends…

One of the things we need to learn to deal with in life is to find more ways to LISTEN TO OUR INNER VOICE RATHER THAN THE OPINION AND JUDGMENTS OF OTHERS.

It is a tough thing to do now days…BUT, one of the best ways to do this is to follow Pillar #4.

SURROUND YOURSELF WITH POSITIVE (HAPPY) PEOPLE

…and Stop giving Value to Others Opinions in your life…stop living to please and impress others.

What are some reasons that it is important to surround yourself with positive people?

-experience

-confidence

-vision

-opportunity

-BELIEF TRANSFERENCE IS KEY 

Another Prime Reason to surround yourself with positive people is that Your Network is Your Net Worth…leading you to Success…

Napoleon Hill gave a great perspective on Surrounding yourself with Positive People

He explains this when he describes the 4 most important parts of developing PERSISTENCE IN LIFE

…remember that he said in his Principles of success that PERSISTENCE is a KEY to Creating Success.

To Develop Persistence he said…

There are four simple steps which lead to the habit of PERSISTENCE. They call for no great amount of intelligence, no particular amount of education, and but little time or effort. The necessary steps are:

1. A DEFINITE PURPOSE BACKED BY BURNING DESIRE FOR ITS FULFILLMENT
2. A DEFINITE PLAN, EXPRESSED IN CONTINUOUS ACTION
3. A MIND CLOSED TIGHTLY AGAINST ALL NEGATIVE AND DISCOURAGING INFLUENCES, including negative suggestions of relatives, friends and acquaintances.
4. A FRIENDLY ALLIANCE WITH ONE OR MORE PERSONS WHO WILL ENCOURAGE ONE TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH BOTH PLAN AND PURPOSE.

Strategy:  add someone to your network today…reach out...

I Act in Spite of My Mood- Pillar #3

We are on Pillar 3 of the 12 Prosperity Pillars and I’m really excited to be able to go through this one.  I just love this one because I know how many of us struggle with it.

Last time we talked about taking personal responsibility.  Now principle number 3 is the difference maker: I act in spite of my mood. I know we all struggle with this and we’re going to cover a strategy and some ideas on how to use this Pillar daily.

Bruce Lee said, “The successful Warrior is the average man with laser like focus.”

I can't think of someone who may be more disciplined than Bruce Lee.  But that is a powerful statement: a successful warrior is the average man with laser like focus.  So, let's tie this into this principle of how to act in spite of your mood.

Are You Acting in Spite of Your Mood?

I want you to ask yourself if you are willing to act in spite of your mood.  Are you willing to do things whether you feel like it or not?

All of us get up in the morning and we’re tired.  You know you might be getting up and saying to yourself:

• I have rough job
• I don’t like my situation
• I’m in bad circumstances
• I am tired.  I work hard and I don't have the energy

Guess what?  All of us struggle.  Everyone struggles! But here's the thing …

You say you want to create a great life.  You say you want to make a difference. But are your actions telling the story the validates what you say you want?  Because that's the key.  That's the difference.

If your actions don’t reflect what you want then it’s doubtful you really want it…bad enough.

Life is tough, and we don't always feel like doing the things we need to do. We don't always feel like we can.  I get it.  I feel the same way many days when I get up in the morning.  But, NOT taking action will destroy your ability to make progress in your life and results.

Failure, pain and struggle are a lot worse if you don't take basic control of your actions and act in spite of your mood.  Having growth happen for you is a key to living a great life.

One of the things I have recognized over time that many people do (including myself) is we focus too much on our own problems and situations.  The key is to Stop making it about you.  Stop making it about your feelings. Find purpose and passion outside of yourself and it can help you to move forward when you are feeling worn down.  Maybe it's a relationship.  Maybe it's a cause or passion that you have.  Regardless, it is important to find things outside of yourself to focus on when you are feeling stuck or unmotivated.

You have stop making it about you and your feelings and you'll see some things move forward in your life!

How To Start Taking More Action

So here are a couple specific strategies I use in order to act in spite of my mood.

1-Setting Goals

When you have clear direction and you have focus in your life, it's much easier to act in spite your mood.  When you've been able to take time and develop a clear vision of where you're going, it's a lot easier to take action when times are difficult.

2-Making a Commitment

Second, I want you to make the commitment, not just the decision, the commitment that you're going to act in spite of your mood.  You make the decision and the commitment that if you're going to get up early and go to the gym, you're going to get up. You make the decision and the commitment!  If you set your alarm, you're going to get up when your alarm goes off.

You're will see all kinds of things change in your life if you do this and there will be a lot of benefits.

3-The 5 Second Rule

Have you heard of the 5 second rule?

When situations happen in your life, there's a about a 5 second period of time until doubt and indecision comes into your mind.  You've got to act before those 5 seconds are up.  If you act, then you'll move forward.  If you don't, if you hesitate ... that's when you're going to see lack of follow through with your goals.  You will not be accomplishing the things you want if you hesitate.

4- Power Statements

Create for yourself a power statement.  It could be something like:

• I act in spite of my mood
• I want to be successful
• I take action and do not hesitate

Create power statements so that when you get to that moment of the 5 second window, you start to decide to act in spite of your mood.  Or motivate yourself to do it another way.

To be able to act in spite of your mood, you need create a change in you and your state of being.  Whether it's your physical state, your mental state, your emotional state.

Ways to Create Change in Your State

You can use many different tools that can help to change your state toward more action.  Maybe you have certain music, books, awesome pictures, or the daily mastermind mobile app that helps you get in a state for action.

I use certain songs that I'll play on my ipod or my phone that motivate me to go to the gym.  Or I'll have certain pictures and memories that are vivid specific things to help me. Everyone's different.

So, I encourage you to find something that works for you that can help you to change your state…our state of mind, your state of physical/mental/emotional well-being.  Then when you need it, have those ready. Be prepared.

Create Supportive Habits

The last thing I'm going to suggest is to work on creating more habits in your life.  When discipline and motivation go out the door, habits are there to guide you.  Creating daily rituals will guide you into creating habits that support you.  Why are rituals and habits important?

It’s so you don't question every time whether or not you’re going to go to the gym. You don't question every night if you're going to read, meditate, or write in your journal.  Once you create habits, then you won't have to struggle so much with acting in spite of your mood.

Be the person that backs up your talk with

I believe, and I’ll say it again, acting in spite of your mood is a difference maker.  You've got to back up your talk with your actions. And you have to be able to do this on a consistent basis.  So whether it's setting goals, making commitments, power statements, or other tools that will change your state and create habits … use them to create long term discipline.

All of these things are critical for you to be successful and to enjoy prosperity in your life!  So right now, I want you to write down this principle, this is your decision to start.

1. Write down the phrase, “I act in spite of my mood.”
2. Now hang that up right where you can see it on the mirror in the morning, or on the dashboard of your car. Maybe it's on your laptop.  Maybe put it in multiple places.
3. And repeat that over and over and over to yourself.

This will be a very empowering thing for you to do. Follow this principle, and I promise it will spark your true potential.

I believe it's never too late for you to begin living the life you want to remember