Summary: Reaching Your Potential Everybody has potential. They are using it now; every day. It’s about living your life in your mindset. If you say, “I can”, then as long as it’s within your realm (barring things that would take extraordinary abilities, such as athletic abilities), then you can. If you say, “I could never”, you’re right. You never will. It is your mindset, your core belief system, which either advances or retards you. The self-acclaimed “entrepreneurial shrink”, Peter Shallard, says “No matter who you are (or what your IQ is), you will answer every single mental question you pose yourself. Therein lies the source of human potential.” What Are You Feeding Yourself If you want to reach your greatest potential, you much first believe you can achieve your dream and you must feed your subconscious positive thoughts, ask positive questions and give it positive assignments. If you think about what you need to do to reach your goal, the subconscious, which works 24/7, will provide you with ideas to consider. Rather than ask yourself things like, “Why don’t people like me?” or “What can go wrong?” ask yourself things like “What do people like about me?, or “What can I do to mitigate the risks?”. Focus On The Solution Cliff used the movie, “Apollo 13” as an example. There were three astronauts, but only two could survive unless they would attach a round object in the square connection in the spacecraft. No one knew how to solve the problem, but one man at mission control brought in a box of each part available to the men in the craft. He said if they didn’t figure it out, the men would die. Once they put their minds to the task of solution or else, they figured out how to do it. We need to use that same approach when we have something we need to accomplish. Tracy said one of God’s greatest gifts to us is the creative subconscious that works 24/7. We just need to focus on the assignments we give it and remember to BE POSITIVE. Inspirational Quote of the Day “Opportunity will not interest itself in someone who is not interested in it.” ~ Napoleon Hill Understand Your “Why” Tracy shared a URL his daughter-in-law sent him: www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action.html Mr. Sinek talks about the need to understand our “Why”, our purpose, our mission. Why we do or want to do in life. Once you know the why, the how and what will come. Other PC companies just want to build computers and make money. Apple designed Macs to be a lifestyle. If you know the why, people will be interested in supporting your how and what. The Successful Life Mindset podcast is successful because the “why” answer in known: to share the principles to help people learn to live their lives to its fullest potential. The “what” is a podcast and the “how” is by getting together once a week to talk and share our experiences. Succeed Through Your Definiteness of Purpose If you want to be successful, you must figure out/understand you why, your purpose. If your only purpose is to make money, you are unlikely to inspire people. The only way to truly be successful is to help others. It’s internal; it sticks with you forever. Cliff wants everything he does to entertain, teach, encourage and inspire others. Things to remember Know your “why”, the how and what will come. Understand your core beliefs and adjust them, when required. Use your subconscious to reach your greatest potential. The first step is to believe! Please take a moment and rate The Successful Life Mindset on iTunes, by clicking the subscribe on iTunes link below, choose view in iTunes, and then leaving your review or rating. Want to learn more about podcasting? Cliff has a free podcast about learning how to podcast at: www.learnhowtopodcast.com Question for Listeners What obstacles and challenges have you had to face in reaching your potential?
