Do or doubt + sexy girl in a bikini
Yesterday, I wrote about a success principle stating that you can choose to either DO or DOUBT, but never both.
Doing, is like pressing on the gas pedal. You're moving forward in whatever project you've undertaken.
Doubting, is like pressing on the brake. You will slow down until you completely stop.
This analogy will help to see how ridiculous or silly it is to do something while doubting that you will succeed at it. It's really like pressing on the gas pedal and, AT THE SAME TIME, pressing on the brake!
Some people might say, "Well, I'm not doubting myself, but there are people around me (well-meaning family and friends) who make me lose confidence. Then, I start doubting myself."
Not true. Only you can doubt yourself. The negative or pessimistic opinions and views of others, are like road signs. Concretely, it's like as if they were holding the red STOP sign.
You do NOT have to slow down or stop. If you do stop or slow down, it is because you choose to.
Given the above, it should be fairly clear that you can do anything in life -- one step at a time, of course.
Once again, an analogy will be useful for this principle of progressing "one step at a time."
When you drive a car and accelerate, you CANNOT go from 0 miles per hour to 90 mph instantly. You have to go through intermediate stages or speeds, such as 10 mph, then 20, etc.
Yes, your goal might be to get to a speed of 100 mph, but you can only do so one step or stage at a time.
This success philosophy is what I call "practical idealism."
It means you set an "ideal" vision or goal, but you take "practical" actions where you are right now, and you fully invest yourself into each step or action.
Oprah has a neat saying: "Doing my best right now, puts me in the best position for my next move."
Given the awesome success she has achieved, one would be wise to study what her statement means exactly.
It means that investing yourself 100% into whatever you do, is a reflex of mind and being that will inevitably lead to great success.
So whether you're cleaning the house or walking in the park, do it 100%, with your consciousness fully absorbed into what you do.
In short, "what" you do is not as important as "how" you do it -- with full concentration and focus.
Whatever success and excellence I have achieved in my life, I owe it totally to my ability -- developed early in life -- to focus 100% of myself on the task at hand.
For example, I'm so focused right now on writing this post. My mind is fully absorbed and I strive to share the best of what I know with you.
I'm so concentrated that if a sexy girl in a tiny bikini passed in front of my laptop right now, I wouldn't even notice her. Okay, I'm just kidding, hey I'm not gay and I'm not dead.
I would stop typing and would talk to her while thinking of a casual way to pull out my business card and give it to her, so she can see my title ("President") and be impressed enough to give me her phone number.
By the way, if you're a guy reading this, that is a cool secret you must know. Print business cards because that's an easy way to attract women's attention. Doesn't matter what your business is (women don't care about theh details anyways!).
But seriously, EVERYBODY on this planet will soon become entrepreneurs. "Jobs" will no longer exist, at least not for people who are seriously ambitious.
Here, we go back to my main idea for this post: you cannot DO and DOUBT at the same time, and then expect to succeed in life.
An employee is usually someone who does something (presumably of value) every day, but doubts herself so she stops every day at 5 PM.
This is why there is no "acceleration" in most jobs: by the time the clock shows "4 PM", employees start slowing down.
This is like accelerating from 0 mph to 40 mph, then STOPPING at 5 PM.
Entrepreneurs don't stop at 5 PM, they continue the acceleration. They never stop thinking and "obsessing" about their product or service or solution, and continually use their imagination to create more value -- more, more, more!
This is how they get rich. This is how they attract girls in tiny bikinis, like the one I mentioned a few paragraphs ago (hey, where did she go? Anybody seen her?).
(to be continued)
Doing, is like pressing on the gas pedal. You're moving forward in whatever project you've undertaken.
Doubting, is like pressing on the brake. You will slow down until you completely stop.
This analogy will help to see how ridiculous or silly it is to do something while doubting that you will succeed at it. It's really like pressing on the gas pedal and, AT THE SAME TIME, pressing on the brake!
Some people might say, "Well, I'm not doubting myself, but there are people around me (well-meaning family and friends) who make me lose confidence. Then, I start doubting myself."
Not true. Only you can doubt yourself. The negative or pessimistic opinions and views of others, are like road signs. Concretely, it's like as if they were holding the red STOP sign.
You do NOT have to slow down or stop. If you do stop or slow down, it is because you choose to.
Given the above, it should be fairly clear that you can do anything in life -- one step at a time, of course.
Once again, an analogy will be useful for this principle of progressing "one step at a time."
When you drive a car and accelerate, you CANNOT go from 0 miles per hour to 90 mph instantly. You have to go through intermediate stages or speeds, such as 10 mph, then 20, etc.
Yes, your goal might be to get to a speed of 100 mph, but you can only do so one step or stage at a time.
This success philosophy is what I call "practical idealism."
It means you set an "ideal" vision or goal, but you take "practical" actions where you are right now, and you fully invest yourself into each step or action.
Oprah has a neat saying: "Doing my best right now, puts me in the best position for my next move."
Given the awesome success she has achieved, one would be wise to study what her statement means exactly.
It means that investing yourself 100% into whatever you do, is a reflex of mind and being that will inevitably lead to great success.
So whether you're cleaning the house or walking in the park, do it 100%, with your consciousness fully absorbed into what you do.
In short, "what" you do is not as important as "how" you do it -- with full concentration and focus.
Whatever success and excellence I have achieved in my life, I owe it totally to my ability -- developed early in life -- to focus 100% of myself on the task at hand.
For example, I'm so focused right now on writing this post. My mind is fully absorbed and I strive to share the best of what I know with you.
I'm so concentrated that if a sexy girl in a tiny bikini passed in front of my laptop right now, I wouldn't even notice her. Okay, I'm just kidding, hey I'm not gay and I'm not dead.
I would stop typing and would talk to her while thinking of a casual way to pull out my business card and give it to her, so she can see my title ("President") and be impressed enough to give me her phone number.
By the way, if you're a guy reading this, that is a cool secret you must know. Print business cards because that's an easy way to attract women's attention. Doesn't matter what your business is (women don't care about theh details anyways!).
But seriously, EVERYBODY on this planet will soon become entrepreneurs. "Jobs" will no longer exist, at least not for people who are seriously ambitious.
Here, we go back to my main idea for this post: you cannot DO and DOUBT at the same time, and then expect to succeed in life.
An employee is usually someone who does something (presumably of value) every day, but doubts herself so she stops every day at 5 PM.
This is why there is no "acceleration" in most jobs: by the time the clock shows "4 PM", employees start slowing down.
This is like accelerating from 0 mph to 40 mph, then STOPPING at 5 PM.
Entrepreneurs don't stop at 5 PM, they continue the acceleration. They never stop thinking and "obsessing" about their product or service or solution, and continually use their imagination to create more value -- more, more, more!
This is how they get rich. This is how they attract girls in tiny bikinis, like the one I mentioned a few paragraphs ago (hey, where did she go? Anybody seen her?).
(to be continued)
posted by Super Peter at 1:09 PM
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