I recently listened to the "The Strangest Secret". If you haven't
heard or read it you are missing a great motivational message. The
amazing thing is there are many lessons that you can take from it so you
should listen to it more than once. Let me tell you what I learned
about goal setting and success during my last session.
As time passes and conditions change you will realize how you think and the way you approach the challenges will have an impact upon your life. Never pass a lesson of wisdom without giving it some thought about how the lesson may affect your future.
The main message is that you become or achieve that which you think most about. The mind is an unbelievable force and once you release it and you utilize all of its capabilities you can literally achieve anything that you want. You just need to take the time to set some realistic goals and develop a plan to reach those goals.
From this listening I learned the real importance of goal setting.
"If you take 100 individuals who start even at the age of 25, do you have any idea what will happen to those men and women by the time they're 65? These 100 people believe they're going to be successful. They are eager toward life, there is a certain sparkle in their eye, erectness to their carriage, and life seems like a pretty interesting adventure to them.
But by the time they're 65, only one will be rich, four will be financially independent, five will still be working, and 54 will be broke - depending on others for life's necessities.
Only five out of 100 make the grade! Why do so many fail? What has happened to the sparkle that was there when they were 25? What has become of the dreams, the hopes, the plans... and why is there such a large disparity between what these people intended to do and what they actually accomplished?
It is evident that most people do not ever set a definite goal to achieve financial independence. There is an old saying that says "if you fail to plan then you plan to fail." It is inconceivable to think that these people were lazy or wanted to be dependent upon others in their latter years.
It appears that most people are working too hard at making a living to take the time to create wealth or create a plan to achieve it. Once again; take a look at what Earl says about goals:
Have you ever wondered why so many people work so hard and honestly without ever achieving anything in particular, and why others don't seem to work hard, yet seem to get everything? They seem to have the "magic touch." You've heard people say, "Everything he touches turns to gold." Have you ever noticed that a person who becomes successful tends to continue to become more successful? And, on the other hand, have you noticed how someone who's a failure tends to continue to fail?
The difference is goals. People with goals succeed because they know where they're going. It's that simple. Failures, on the other hand, believe that their lives are shaped by circumstances... by things that happen to them... by exterior forces.
Your future is in your hands. No matter what your goals are; you need to slow down and spend the time to really analyze where you want to go. Remember that life is a journey and only you can decide where or what you want to become and achieve. It is sad but true that most people spend more time to plan a vacation than they spend to plan for their future!
There are other important gems of wisdom that are discussed that are as equally important. Some of the other issues discussed are:
As time passes and conditions change you will realize how you think and the way you approach the challenges will have an impact upon your life. Never pass a lesson of wisdom without giving it some thought about how the lesson may affect your future.
The main message is that you become or achieve that which you think most about. The mind is an unbelievable force and once you release it and you utilize all of its capabilities you can literally achieve anything that you want. You just need to take the time to set some realistic goals and develop a plan to reach those goals.
From this listening I learned the real importance of goal setting.
"If you take 100 individuals who start even at the age of 25, do you have any idea what will happen to those men and women by the time they're 65? These 100 people believe they're going to be successful. They are eager toward life, there is a certain sparkle in their eye, erectness to their carriage, and life seems like a pretty interesting adventure to them.
But by the time they're 65, only one will be rich, four will be financially independent, five will still be working, and 54 will be broke - depending on others for life's necessities.
Only five out of 100 make the grade! Why do so many fail? What has happened to the sparkle that was there when they were 25? What has become of the dreams, the hopes, the plans... and why is there such a large disparity between what these people intended to do and what they actually accomplished?
It is evident that most people do not ever set a definite goal to achieve financial independence. There is an old saying that says "if you fail to plan then you plan to fail." It is inconceivable to think that these people were lazy or wanted to be dependent upon others in their latter years.
It appears that most people are working too hard at making a living to take the time to create wealth or create a plan to achieve it. Once again; take a look at what Earl says about goals:
Have you ever wondered why so many people work so hard and honestly without ever achieving anything in particular, and why others don't seem to work hard, yet seem to get everything? They seem to have the "magic touch." You've heard people say, "Everything he touches turns to gold." Have you ever noticed that a person who becomes successful tends to continue to become more successful? And, on the other hand, have you noticed how someone who's a failure tends to continue to fail?
The difference is goals. People with goals succeed because they know where they're going. It's that simple. Failures, on the other hand, believe that their lives are shaped by circumstances... by things that happen to them... by exterior forces.
Your future is in your hands. No matter what your goals are; you need to slow down and spend the time to really analyze where you want to go. Remember that life is a journey and only you can decide where or what you want to become and achieve. It is sad but true that most people spend more time to plan a vacation than they spend to plan for their future!
There are other important gems of wisdom that are discussed that are as equally important. Some of the other issues discussed are:
- The Definition of Success.
- "As ye sew - so shall ye reap"
- The total importance of goal setting.
- A 30 day action plan for putting the strangest secret to work.
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