SIX words that WILL change your life!
Patience grasshopper – I’m going to get to the 6 words, and
for good measure I’ll repeat it about 6 times in this post.
But first, let me tell you how this came about…
You know, one of the greatest frustrations out there for
someone who is trying to build wealth is knowing what to do,
knowing that they have to do something, and yet not doing
all that much.
I know this sinking-feeling all too well.
It’s a feeling that I revisited for 18 years in my early
adult life when I was just getting started in life.
Only to simply fall back into inaction, procrastination,
denial and major frustration.
Hey, I was motivated, I wanted more out of life. Ever
since I read my first ever book on success by David
Schwartz. The Magic of Thinking Big. I knew that my life
could and should be different.
It inspired me and motivated me… But yet, nothing changed.
…More frustration.
Nothing changed until I attended a seminar. Yes, I was a
seminar junkie – I admit it.
I was looking for answers. If nothing else, going to seminar
felt good, for a little while anyway.
But my frustration was brewing…
At that particular event, I asked one of the wealth
educators what his secret was for success… You know when
the presenter finishes and everyone gathers around them?
I wasn’t the only one around him at the time, so he launched
into a mini-seminar that he delivered to about 20-odd people
crowded around him.
He directed it to all of us, but it was as if he was talking
to me.
He said, “You’ll never really change or take massive action
until you simply do this…”
I was excited. Could this be the answer that I was looking
for – one simple solution, that’s all I wanted. Not a
simple, not a 7-step plan, just tell me the one thing.
Surely it’s not too much to ask.
He gave us all a piece of paper, asked us to draw a square
box in the middle of it and then asked us again, “…without
the need to share it with anybody, I want you to put a
number in that box.”
“And that number is your net worth.”
Some of the group wanted clarification. He went on and said,
“Simply take away your liabilities against your assets -
what are you left with?”
I quickly pulled the piece of paper close to my chest as if
I was hiding something. The reality was it didn’t take me
long to come up with the answer and I was totally
embarrassed by the result.
Do you know what the answer was?
I had a negative net worth of about $75,000. So I put -$75k
in the box.
The mentor then asked us another question… “How do you
feel about the answer you put in there?”
…for me, I felt crap. My excitement to the 1-second
solution turned into even more frustration.
Here I was reading books, attending seminars, talking
positive and yet the reality was I had very little to show
for it.
The mentor said, “The only truth is the result.”
Those words rang through my ears for days, weeks and months
after that particular event.
“The only truth is the result.”
“The only truth is the result.”
“The only truth is the result.”
There I was, 36 years of age, married with kids and my net
worth was in the negative.
It was at that point that my life changed forever.
Of course a lot has changed for me since then, but for some
reason I remember that point and that time in my life, where
I stopped procrastinating and started taking massive action.
…you know I do that exercise from time to time, when I’m
on a plane or just lying on the couch watching sport. Pull
up a blank piece of paper, draw a box in the middle and put
in my net worth.
What about you?
Where are you at?
If you have to go through the frustration – good, if you have to get mad - even better.
If this post right now makes you feel a little bit
reflective and you get a little bit down on yourself…
We’re heading in the right direction.
Why?
Because if this works for you, then you’ll thank me big
time, won’t you?
So go on, your turn now… Do the exercise, no one is
around, no one is going to see the result – only you.
Look at it, if you’re happy with that… Good, things are
going just great.
If you’re not – get off your arse, you’re a procrastinator.
Admit it to yourself and start making plans and more
importantly, start taking action.
…Today!
Remember one thing…
“The only truth is the result.”
This will go a long way to help you build momentum in your
life right now and become like me – a reformed
procrastinator living a life by design rather than somebody
else’s making.
If you underestimate this exercise, then you have a lot
to learn about human psychology. You can only effectively
change by using emotional triggers and tactics. I know this
doesn’t make sense logically, but neither is being broke in
a country that has got opportunity after opportunity
presenting themselves.
Great post. Most people don’t realize how they can motivate themselves via their emotions. And that man was right…if we want the “truth” of any situation in our lives, we must look at the results we are getting. They more times than not reflect our true beliefs and not the ones we want, say and even believe we have.
Anthony
http://www.anthonylemme.com
Duane,
Allow me be the devil’s advocate as I remember reading a comic strips that acts as a coolant for this “The only truth is the result” when the statement sounds so true, almost universally.
Teacher: “Copying the answers off someone else’s test ISN’T cheating?”
Primary school pupil: “No…. It’s information gathering. My enhanced studing program is results-orientated, geared to produce the desired bottom line of test scores.”
Teacher: “I see… So all that REALLY matters is results?”
Primary school pupil: “Of course!”
So she ends up waiting in front of the Vice Principal’s office which has a slogan on the door: “Abandon all hope of avoiding detention, ye who enter here.”
The primary school pupil says to herself, “Well played, Ma’am. Well played.” while she’s waiting to face her music.
John Ho
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Awesomely good post!
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Duane I LOVE The 6 Words That Will Change Your Life => “The only truth is the result.” These 6 Words ring true with the definition that the meaning of our words are the actions and reactions we get in others.
I’ll link to this page on Twitter.
To your results,
@BenMack
Thought I’d commented on this one when I was drunk…
Maybe I was so offensive it got caught in your spam filter.
Anyway… I was incredibly enthusiastic about this post. Fantastic mantra dude.
Bad luck in the cricket!
Hi Duane,
great to see you ever blogging on Persuasion topics. Nice to see how you are developing an international fan base as well! Congratulations.
Happy Dating and Relationships,
April Braswell
Single Baby Boomer Dating Success Expert
Thank you very much for that wonderful post.