Archive for Week 2
12. Don’t Be Afraid of What People Think About You
This is a ‘biggie’ for many people. If fear of people’s opinions is something you currently suffer from, you are only too aware of its debilitating effect on your ability to achieve what you want. In fact, fear of others’ opinions has such a profound affect, that in many instances whole communities suffer as a [...]
11. The Best Way to Really Understand Something is to Teach it…
I’ll be really honest here for a second: I have a huge, unfair advantage over many people. Why is that? Well, the reason is this: I’ve been a high school teacher for 15 years. I know the power there is in teaching something to someone else. There are probably two main camps to explain why [...]
10. When Successful People Learn Something New, They Immediately Apply It
As I write this post, I’m sitting in my car. I’ve just heard something that made me realise an opportunity that I never knew I had. This is a prime example of immediately applying what you learn. I was listening to a brilliant seminar on productivity. I’d just parked my car. The speaker said something [...]
9. Winners Forget How to Give Up
Some questions to think about: What makes a winner? Why do some people give up, and others persist? What key habits can you cultivate in order to achieve success? 1. What makes a winner? For some people, winning is more to do with being in a competetive environment, and gaining recognition from others when [...]
8. Live your dreams inside your head long before they become fulfilled outside your head
Probably one of my favorite training videos, is where John Reese, Frank Kern, and Tony Robbins are talking about the path they had to success. It was a typically rocky path for all three entrepreneurs: Tony started out as a janitor, John as a video store assistant, and Frank as a salesman selling cash registers [...]