How To Get What You Want
You can't have a positive life with a negative mind ~ Craig Groeschel
Is your life where you want it right now? If yes, great. If not, then its time to do a mental audit. James Allen, author of the classic As A Man Thinketh, stated the following:
"The outer conditions of a person's life will always be found to be harmoniously related to his inner state ... Men do not attract that which they want, but that which they are."
Look at any successful athlete, entrpreneur, artist, entertainer, etc and you will find that the separating factor is in the way they think. In fact, our subconcisous mind is perhaps the most important part of this factor as it will lead us in the direction for which we program it. Think of your subconsciou mind as a torpedo, programmed for a target, course correcting itself along the way. If programmed correctly, you will most likely get what you want. If programmed incorreclty, it will lead to self-sabotage.
Another great metaphor for this is to think of a tree producing great fruit. Jeff Nesbit has said the following: “the root produces the fruit.”
What “fruit” are you and I producing? If we want something new, something better, then we need to change the root of our thinking and reprogram our subconcscious mind, because “our lives are always moving in the direction of our strongest thoughts.” (Craig Groeschel).
Many great resources on this teaching include the following books:
Navy SEAL Training Guide: Mental Toughness
Powerful Discoveries
Sermons - powerful sermon by Jeff Nesbit (sermon starts at 33 minute mark) on being a Humble Warrior, training and practicing Christianity during Lent. Learn how to Agree, Accept and take Action. Great quote from the sermon and how it relates to Lent: “Lent is not about giving something up...it’s about GAINING clarity of who Christ is!”
Book - Winning The War In Your Mind, by Craig Groeschel - excellent book to help you change your thinking so that you can change your life. Four part framework of Replacing, Rewiring, Reframing and Rejoicing. This book is a must buy. Grab on amazon or audible.
Audio book - Never Split The Difference, by former FBI negotiator, Chris Voss, who is currently with his own creation of the Black Swan Group. This will teach you “how to "negotiate as if your life depended on it”. Learn how to mirror, label, use the power of “no”, create illusions of control and so much more!
Article - Very simplified and applicable teaching on How to make Money in the Stock Market by Mr Money Mustache. This guy retired in his thirties. Read this. Do this.
Podcast and App - Great episode on Lewis Howe’s School of Greatness where he interviews millionaire Kevin O’Leary of Shark Tank. They discuss “Keys To Financial Freedom”. Also discovered Kevin’s new app, Beanstox which makes investing in ETF’s very simple. There is a 5$/month fee, but it could be worth it if you are looking for an easy way to automate your investing — and its based on Kevin’s investment principles: “keep it simple, keep investing, keep portfolios diversified.”
Tool of The Week - save money on haircuts and grab yourself a Wahl Corded Clipper Color Pro Complete. Easy and simple to use. Great short video from Alpha M for a quick do-it-yourself cutting and styling session.
Inspiring Quote
“You never change things by fighting the existing reality.
To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.”
― Buckminster Fuller
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