Short Sharp Shock #2

When it comes to personal development I’ve always believed that there’s one thing that will have way much more of an impact on how your life turns out than the things you do.

The things you don’t do.

 

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Oh – sorry for the recent silence. Things are developing in some exciting ways and I’ve been somewhat distracted.  All will be revealed…

Short Sharp Shock #1

Of course, you don’t have to make any changes in your life. You can stick with whatever it is that’s making you miserable, whatever is holding you back, whatever is less than what you truly deserve it to be. When I said you don’t have to do anything you don’t want to do, that includes facing your fears, fighting your conditioning, or breaking free of your limiting beliefs and habits.

Do it, don’t do it. It’s that simple. And whatever you choose to do (And you do choose) the only judge who’s opinion is worth a damn is you.

But here’s the most important bit: If you look at the things in your life that are bringing you down and preventing you becoming all you can be, having all you can have – and choose to not make changes, that’s fine. But you lose all right to whine about it.

Fact.

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Jack Canfield’s Top 7 Success Tips

As far as I’m concerned, Jack Canfield is a total genius when it comes to personal development. His book, The Success Principles, is my self help bible. Out of all the amazing books on my shelf on the subject, The Success Principles is the one I absolutely cannot do without. It’s the one book I come back to again and again, and I read it cover to cover at least once a year – and every time it’s like a different book. Yup, Canfield is the daddy. Here’s Mr Canfield’s top 7 success tips, taken from his book.

1. Take 100% Responsibility for Your Life. One of the greatest myths that is pervasive in our culture today is that you are entitled to a great life – that somehow, somewhere, someone is responsible for filling our lives with continual happiness, exciting career options, nurturing family time and blissful personal relationships simply because we exist. But the real truth is that there is only one person responsible for the quality of the life you live. That person is YOU.
2. Be Clear Why You’re Here. I believe each of us is born with a life purpose. Identifying, acknowledging and honoring this purpose is perhaps the most important action successful people take. They take the time to understand what they’re here to do - and then they pursue that with passion and enthusiasm.
3. Decide What You Want. One of the main reasons why most people don’t get what they want is they haven’t decided what they want. They haven’t defined their desires in clear and compelling detail…What does success look like to you?
4. Believe It’s Possible. Scientists used to believe that humans responded to information flowing into the brain from the outside world. But today, they’re learning instead that we respond to what the brain, based on previous experience, expects to happen next…In fact, the mind is such a powerful instrument, it can deliver to you literally everything you want. But you have to believe that what you want is possible.
5. Believe in Yourself. If you are going to be successful in creating the life of your dreams, you have to believe that you are capable of making it happen… Whether you call it self-esteem, self-confidence or self-assurance, it is a deep-seated belief that you have what it takes-the abilities, inner resources, talents and skills to create your desired results.
6. Become an Inverse Paranoid. Imagine how much easier it would be to succeed in life if you were constantly expecting the world to support you and bring you opportunity. Successful people do just that.
7. Unleash the Power of Goal Setting. Experts on the science of success know the brain is a goal-seeking organism. Whatever goal you give to your subconscious mind, it will work day and night to achieve… To engage you subconscious mind, a goal has to be measurable. When there are no criteria for measurement, it is simply something you want, a wish, a preference, a good idea.

I’m sure you can tell Jack’s a big influence on my work!  We’ll be covering – and indeed have already touched upon – these points in detail in the weeks ahead. If you can’t wait that long, buy the book! (UK readers, I’m in the middle of setting up a UK Full Contact Reading List now, please be patient.)

See you tomorrow…

Jack Canfield, America’s Success Coach, is the founder and co-creator of the billion-dollar book brand Chicken Soup for the Soul and the nation’s leading authority on Peak Performance. If you’re ready to jump-start your life, make more money, and have more fun and joy in all that you do, get your FREE success tips from Jack Canfield now at www.JackCanfield.com

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Top Sites

In keeping with making Full Contact Living your one-stop shop for all things personal development related, here’s another list. This time, great websites and blogs you’ll enjoy visiting. They’re a great source of inspiration, information and motivation.

Again, no particular order here and I’ll expand this list regularly. Feel free to suggest sites that you really love (Just make sure they’re helpful to us in achieving the lives of our dreams!)

1. Scott Everest
2. Psychic Knight
3. Tony Robbins (You’ll especially like the “My Life Plan” Tool, about halfway down on the left of the page)
4. Motivate Thyself
5. Jack Canfield
6. A Couple of Quitters
7. Steve Pavlina (Great forum too!)
8. Zen Habits (Personal favourite!)
9. Huna Trainer
10. One Minute Millionaire
11. PlugIn ID
12. The Positivity Blog

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Top Tweeters

Here’s a list of people who will brighten and enlighten your day as well as expand your mind. They’re in no particular order but they are my favourites. Feel free to suggest some more, and follow them (And me!) on Twitter.

1. @sueandsteve
2. @LaoTzu_
3. @DiscipleJKD
4. @tonyrobbins
5. @R_A_W
6. @wecomparebooks
7. @TheLifehackPost
8. @THANKYOO
9. @MicheleKnight
10. @stephenfry
11. @EricHamm

This list is far from exhaustive so I’ll update often. So what are you waiting for – start building your network now!

 

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