20 Successful Habits I Learned Working For Two Billionaires (Part 2)

In Part 1, we looked at general lessons I learned working for billionaires Oprah Winfrey and Enver Yucel. In Part 2, I continue with deeper insight into successful habits – specifically for business-minded readers seeking to understand how extraordinarily successful people reach the top of their fields.

It’s my honor to share with you Part 2 of successful habits I learned working for two billionaires:

1) Recognize the Value of Simple Ideas

Oprah, Enver, and most of the world’s billionaires got rich not from a complex idea, but from a very simple one. Sure, there are several who do something technical – like create complex hedge funds. But most billionaires figure out how to take something we all like to do, simplify it, and bring more value to the bottom line. So, next time someone asks you to invest in a lemonade stand, don’t dismiss it so easily :-).

2) Be Patiently Impatient

Billionaires realize nothing happens overnight. As a matter of fact, it takes most billionaires decades to become successful. While patience is used for their long-term goals, I’ve witnessed deadlines for day-to-day, short-term goals articulated by my former bosses as “due yesterday.” Being nimble and having the ability to deliver faster than your competitors is what often makes the difference between success and failure. . Think about Oprah often beating a competing TV network to a coveted interview, or Enver launching a school in a country before anyone else. Don’t play with time. 

3) Be Gritty

Ask any 10 people to describe Oprah and Enver, and I bet words like “tenacious” and “relentless” top the lists. Billionaires don’t let obstacles or pitfalls keep them from achieving their goals. Just because you fail 100 times, doesn’t mean you can’t succeed on the 101st try . The key is not just having the stomach for failure, but having the strength to face what feels like an endless amount of resistance… and still move forward.

4) Develop Great Oratory Skills

I’ve never seen better live speakers than my previous bosses. Coincidence? I think not. If you can’t articulate your ideas and your vision (in a compelling way) you can’t galvanize the support required to make things happen. This concept was underscored in a recent interview I did with one of the word’s leading public speaking experts, Marshawn Evans. She stated, “the more effectively you speak, the higher your chances of career success.” 

5) Grow Thick, Armor-Plated Skin

The higher your heights, the greater number of detractors you will have AND the sharper their attacks will be.This is a basic truth for everyone, but literally watching thousands of people hurl insults at my bosses (without impact) made me realize they possessed an extraordinary layer of emotional resilience. I recall when we filmed the opening scene of Lovetown U.S.A. (and Oprah arrives on a Naval vessel), while thousands cheered, hundreds complained (and ridiculed) her for wasting tax dollars by using a military vehicle.  Developing a “shield” is critical . First Lady Michelle Obama said it best: “never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals. And so, when I hear about negative and false attacks, I really don’t invest any energy in them, because I know who I am.”

6) Connect with People Outside Your Community

Your ability to be of influence within your community is directly related to your ability to make connections outside of your community.  The technical phrase for this is called “bridging structural holes,” and is eloquently written about in this research by professor Ronald Burt. Both Oprah and Enver possess tremendous bridging capital. They spend a disproportionate amount of their time gathering information from communities of people outside of their core (different age groups, different social class, different ethnicity, different education levels, different careers, etc) and then they share that information within their community. This is where their ability to influence and have power comes from.

7) Over-Communicate Your Message

It’s not just about speaking loudly, it’s about speaking often.  I learned this from my favorite professor at the illustrious McDonough School of Business (shout out: Hoya Saxas!). He floated this concept in class one day and it stuck with me. Don’t make people guess or assume, make sure your community understands your message, precisely. Given the abundance of content produced in today’s world, this concept has taken on even more relevance (Note: more content is published in 48-hours now than was published from the beginning of time until 2003. Amazing, right?!). Watch Oprah or Enver closely when they speak for a short or extended period of time. Their format is always the same. They begin by: telling you what they’re going to tell you, then they tell you, then they summarize by telling you what you just heard. We live in a noisy landscape and repetition, repetition, repetition is necessary.

8) Learn to Laugh at Yourself

Most of us know from experience that having a sense of humor about things can make life a little easier. And, there’s science to back that up: being able to laugh at yourself may be a sign of an optimistic personality and it might even improve your mood. Humor has also been identified as a possible factor in the development of personal resilience. “If you can laugh at yourself, you can forgive yourself,”  says Rev. Susan Sparks. “And if you can forgive yourself, you can forgive others.” You can’t go more than 2 minutes in a conversation with either Oprah or Enver without them smiling and belting out a laugh (typically at their expense).

9) Be Great at One Thing, First

By focusing on one passion or strength, you can actually be more innovative. The deeper understanding you gain by doing one thing opens up creative new ideas. Ironically, limitations can lead to liberation.  As I mentioned in Part 1, billionaires like Oprah and Enver aren’t necessarily great at many things, but they’re damn good at (at least) one.

10) Know a Higher Power

Developing a relationship with a Higher Power will provide you with guidance for making decisions and solving problems. When you connect with a higher power, you can draw upon greater wisdom to help you resolve your problems.  I find it fascinating in my analysis of Oprah and Enver, that while they practice different religions, they possess an unwavering faith. I believe that faith is why they strive to have a positive impact on people and society, value integrity and hold high ethical standards for themselves and their organizations.

I sincerely hope Parts 1 and 2 of 20 Successful Habits have helped and will continue to help you blaze your own trail of accomplishments. Putting these things to work in my life has yielded not only more success than I ever dreamed, but more happiness and fulfillment, as well. If you’re ready to learn even more about making your dreams a reality, read this. And remember, dreams don’t work unless you do! 

Source

http://paulcbrunson.com/2014/02/20-successful-habits-learned-working-two-billionaires-part-2/

Tony Robbins Shares 3 Steps To Creating A Life-Changing Breakthrough

Robbins has consulted with President Bill Clinton and hedgefunder Paul Tudor Jones.

Everyone wants to change something about his or her life.

Whether you want to find love or improve your relationship, master your finances, or finally get in shape, celebrity life coach Tony Robbins says it’s absolutely possible — if you have the right approach.

“There are three steps to creating a breakthrough: three forces that, together, can massively change any and every aspect of your life,” Robbins writes in his new book, “Money: Master the Game.”

They are:

1. Find the right strategy.

To make a lasting change, you have to start with a proven strategy, Robbins says. Planning to eat 500 calories a day to lose weight or trying to get rich off one hot stock tip will not be sustainable over the long term, he says.

How do you find a strategy that works? “I’ve always believed the best way to get a result, the fastest way, is to find someone who has already accomplished what you’re after, and model his or her behaviour.”

2. Understand the power of your story.

Even if you have the right strategy, you won’t get anywhere if you don’t follow through. It’s the stories we tell ourselves that make or break our best-laid plans, says Robbins. If you’re not taking action, he advises you consider the story you’re telling yourself.

Someone trying to save more might limit themselves by thinking deep down: “I don’t make enough,” “I can’t save more,” or “That’s only for rich people.” Is your story holding you back or empowering you? “I always say 80% of success in life is psychology and 20% is mechanics,” he writes.

3. Change your state of mind.

“Your mental and emotional state colours your perception and experience of everything in life,” Robbins says. If you feel afraid or insecure, it’s hard to make a big change, but if you feel like a million bucks, you’re ready to conquer the world.

To put yourself in a strong, determined, and empowered state, he suggests you change your physiology. Research by Harvard’s Amy Cuddy shows that adopting “power poses” alters your biochemistry, making you feel more confident and less stressed.

“That’s how you create a real breakthrough — a new state with a new story and a proven strategy,” Robbins says.

Source

http://www.businessinsider.com.au/tony-robbins-how-to-create-a-breakthrough-change-2015-1

20 Habits for Success I Learned Working for Two Billionaires

I have spent decades "being educated" -- in college, graduate school, numerous professional certifications, and now a Ph.D. program. All of that schooling and training helped shape the person I am today, but at no point in my life has there been a more profound education than my time working for Enver Yucel and Oprah Winfrey.

Enver and Oprah are two extraordinary people. And on top of that, they're both billionaires. On the surface, they appear to be totally different people. They are in different industries, have different family structures, practice different religions, and speak different languages. However, once you get past their written biographies and dig deeper, you will notice they possess many of the same successful habits.

I had the opportunity to work with both Oprah and Enver for six years collectively and those were, hands down, the best professional experiences of my life. I worked my ass off for them and in doing so absorbed everything I could.

It's my honor to share with you what I learned from them. Here is Part 1 of the 20 successful habits I learned working for two billionaires:

1) Invest in Yourself

This is a very simple concept, but something you would think someone who has "made it" would stop doing. Not at all for these two. I saw them both spend a significant amount of time dedicating their resources to self-development (whether it be a new language, exercise, social media classes, etc.). The moment you stop investing in yourself is the moment you have written off future dividends in life.

2) Be Curious... About Everything

What the average person sees as mundane or overly complicated is not viewed the same way with a billionaire mindset. I once had a 30 minute conversation with Enver about the height of the curbs in Washington DC versus Istanbul, Turkey. Billionaires are incredibly curious; what the rest of the world thinks is a problem and complains about -- that's what these people go and work on.

3) Surround Yourself With "Better" People

I hope this is why they kept me around. Seriously, I never knew my bosses to keep anyone less-than-stellar in their inner circle. There were many times I thought to myself, "Damn, they have dream-teams built around them." Jim Rohn had it right, "You are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with."

4) Never Eat Alone

The last time I had dinner with Enver, as well as the last time I ate dinner with Oprah, there were easily 15 people at our tables, respectively. Coincidence? While most of us derive our key information from blogs or the newspaper, power players get their information from the source (other power players), directly. However, just because you can't call up the Obamas and break bread with them doesn't mean eating with others in your circle doesn't carry value. In one of my favorite reads of the last few years called Never Eat Alone, author Keith Ferrazzi breaks down how you can identify "information brokers" to dine with you. I've seen first hand how enormous the benefits are of this strategy.

5) Take Responsibility for Your Losses

I was working for Oprah during the time she was taking heat from the media about poor network ratings. I was also working for Enver during the closing of one of his prized divisions. What I witnessed them both do in response was powerful. Opposed to covering the losses up with fancy PR tactics, both stepped to the stage and said in essence "I own it and I'm going to fix it" and dropped the mic. Guess what? They sure did fix things (It's widely noted Oprah's network is realizing ratings gold and Enver's assets have probably doubled since the division closing).

6) Understand The Power Of "Leverage"

This is something that was quite a shock to me. From afar, a billionaire appears to be someone who is a master at everything. But, in truth, they're specialists in one or a few areas and average or subpar at everything else. So, how do they get so much done? Leverage! They do what they do best and get others to do the rest. Here's a great article on leverage. Keep in mind I see this done with wealthy people and their money all of the time -- they use OPM (other people's money) for most or all of their projects.

7) Take No Days Off (Completely)

I recall going on vacation with Enver several times, yachting up and down the southwestern coast of Turkey (also known as the blue voyage). Sounds ballerific, right? No doubt we had a great time, but mixed in with all that swimming and backgammon was discussion of business, discussion of strategy, planning and plotting. The best way I can describe this habit is thinking about your business or your idea like your literal baby. No matter your distance, you don't stop thinking of him/her (and after just having a second son, I can attest to this).

8) Focus On Experiences vs. Material Possessions

When you have money, your toys are big. However, the vast majority of money I saw spent on their "leisure" was on actual experiences versus the typical car, jewelry, and clothes we're familiar with seeing in music videos and gossip blogs. I recall one time at dinner with Oprah, I spotted a table of about 20 girls off to the side. I later found out Ms. Winfrey was treating some of her graduating girls from her school in South Africa to dinner in NYC. Experiences create memories, and memories are priceless.

9) Take Enormous Risks

This is another one of those successful habits every entrepreneur can attest to. A matter of fact, Entreprenuer.com created a great infographic outlining commonalities of the world's billionaires and one of the most prominent was this characteristic: billionaires are not adverse to risk. What intrigues me even more about Enver and Oprah was that even at their high financial status and success level, they still possessed a willingness to risk their most precious asset (their name and legacy) on new and bolder projects. If you're not taking risks, you're not making moves!

10) Don't Go At It Alone

Nothing great in life is achieved alone. Especially in business, success isn't a solo act. This character trait is akin to "surrounding yourself with better people." It takes teamwork to make the dream work.

Source
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-carrick-brunson/20-habits-for-success_b_4739731.html

The top 10 wealthiest billionaires definition of 'Success'

If you put 10 of the wealthiest billionaires in the same room, and ask them what "success" means to them personally, this is what they'll tell you..

"The key is not to worry about being successful but to instead work toward being significant." — Oprah Winfrey, media mogul. (Net worth: $2.8 billion) 



"Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss in enthusiasm." — Donald Trump, business magnate. (Net worth: $3.2 billion) 

"I'm not really interested in making money. That's always come as the result of success, but it's not been my goal. I've always had a tough time proving that to people." — Steven Spielberg, filmmaker. (Net worth: $3.2 billion)

"Success is how well you do what you do when no one is looking." — John Paul DeJoria, co-founder of Paul Mitchell and The Patron Spirits Company (Net worth: $3.2 billion) 

"The idea of lying on a beach as my main thing, sounds horrible to me. I would go bonkers. I like high intensity." — Elon Musk, business magnate. (Net worth: $2.7 billion) 

"My definition of failure became not trying." — Sara Blakely, founder of Spanx. (Net worth: $1 billion) 

"Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose." —Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft. (Net worth: $67 billion) 

"You are only as successful as the people who work for you want you to be." — Leonard Lauder, former chief executive of The Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. (Net worth: $8.1 billion) 

"My definition of success? The more you're actively and practically engaged [in your business], the more successful you will feel." — Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Group. (Net worth: $5 billion) 


"I've never run into a guy who couldn't win at the top level and didn't have the right attitude, didn't give it everything he had." — Ted Turner, media mogul. (Net worth: $2 billion) 

How to Ask for (and Get) Everything You Want

The best way of getting what you want is thinking about your request before you actually make it.

The big reason many people fail to get what they want is that they are too afraid to ask or they view their requests as all-or-nothing gambits—instead of a series of negotiations and compromises.

But there is a middle ground. Here are strategies to help you begin the “asking” process and avoid becoming upset if things don’t go exactly as planned.

Steps to Success

1. Tell yourself there is nothing to fear except fear itself. Fear of punishment or rejection is why most people hesitate to ask for what they want. They are afraid that going out on an emotional limb will result in humiliation if they fail.

Strategy: Before making your request, take plenty of time to remind yourself of the importance of what you are asking for. Tell yourself the only thing that matters is whether or not you are making good and well-articulated points. By focusing on the merits of your request, not on how you will appear to others, many of your initial fears will fade away.

2. Before you try to sell others, sell yourself. Two of the most important elements involved in asking for what you want—and-getting it—are self-confidence and determination. Unless you believe in your heart that you will eventually win over the other side, you will likely falter or become troubled at the first sign of resistance.

Strategy: An extreme emotional reaction to any hurdle will almost certainly doom your mission, causing the other side to take you and your points less seriously.

Tell yourself from the outset that you may not immediately get what you want. The statement is not the same as saying that you will never succeed, which could hurt your morale and determination. Instead, you are merely facing reality—accepting the fact that you may face a setback. By acknowledging this possibility, you will not be surprised or upset if you are turned down.

3. Organize your thoughts. You can’t expect to get the results you want if the other side doesn’t understand your request.

Strategy: Write out exactly what you want. Then redraft your points until your reasoning is clear, ordered and can be easily related. Practice in front of a mirror, or discuss the points with friends to be sure they make sense and you didn’t leave anything out.

4. When you ask, ask from your heart. Important requests are always better received when those making them are passionate, friendly, polite and firm. Such a stance is difficult to resist. It increases your odds of success... or at least minimizes the chance that your personality or attitude will sabotage your request.

Strategy: Ask in an enthusiastic manner and voice. Maintain steady eye contact to show that you mean business, but also exhibit respect and admiration for the person to whom you are speaking. In general, you stand a much better chance of getting what you want when you make people feel at ease and show them that you are truly excited about what you are requesting.

5. Prepare to deal with resistance. Even if you do everything right, you might still meet resistance. The person you are asking might want to confer with someone else before he/she makes a final decision... or he may want to table his answer, hoping that you’ll retreat from your position once you have had some time to think about it... or he might just say no.

Strategy: If someone resists or challenges your request, be polite and gracious. Do not lose your temper or become discouraged. Instead of seeing the other person’s resistance as a dead end, view it as part of a continuing conversation. Translate every no into a next. Realize a no doesn’t mean stop—it simply means not yet.

6. Learn the art of saying thank you. Whether or not you get what you want, say thank you. Gratitude will leave the other person open to giving you what you want—or more of what you want—sometime in the future.

Strategy: Say thank you directly to the person and follow up with a written note. In some cases, flowers or a gift may be appropriate.

Learning the art of expressing gratitude will force you to focus on the positive. It will also keep you from holding a grudge, which is difficult to hide and only works against you in the long run.

Source
http://www.success.com/article/how-to-ask-for-and-get-everything-you-want

Change Your Mindset to Overcome Your Fears

There’s a lot of fear out there when it comes to doing something new in your life.  Fear of the unknown.  Fear of failure.  Fear of what other people will think of you.  Most people start with the mindset that there’s a lot to lose, so they never take the plunge or even try to take the plunge.
Why is this so often the case?

Is it easier for those who start with little or nothing to succeed?

There are A LOT of blogs out there today focused on lifestyle design and creating the life you want.  I’ve noticed a trend with these sites.  Most are started either by young people (early to mid 20′s) or those who were forced into situations where they were required to make a change, such as an unexpected loss of a job.
For these people there’s a higher chance of success because the fear is not contemplated, it’s addressed and overcome.  So, what do I mean by this?
People who are young don’t have a lot of the responsibilities that their older peers might have, including:  large amounts of debt, a spouse and a steady job.  It doesn’t take a whole lot for someone just out of college to say ‘hey, screw getting a traditional job, I’m going to travel the world and see what’s out there.’  For someone who has a family and a steady job, it doesn’t even seem like a possibility.
I don’t want to be presumptuous and say that younger people don’t have any fears, it’s more that they have less responsibilities and financial obligations than what the typical 30 or 40-something has.  There’s less fear because there’s less to lose and young people smartly use this to their advantage.
What about those who lose their jobs?
Well, this is a little bit different.  There sure as hell is fear there, however, there’s no option to ignore it. If you have kids you need to support and a mortgage to pay, then you need to do something.  Sometimes those who had traditional jobs and worked their asses off don’t want to go back to another corporate job.  The business idea or dream that was once sitting in the back of their mind suddenly seems like a possibility.  Now that there is urgency, action is taken.
There is no contemplation, whining and thinking about what if scenarios.  It’s do or die time.  This is why the success rates are higher.  Failure is not an option.
What can we learn from the above?

You need to change your mindset if you want to succeed

1. Address the fear.  Young people have little to no fear because there’s not much to lose.  Those who find themselves in unexpected, dire situations don’t have time to worry about their fears.  They have to overcome it.  So, try to find the middle ground.  Face your fears.  Write them down.  When you spend time to really address what you’re scared of you often realize that your fears are irrational or can be dealt with.
2. Start living uncomfortably. You might not like what you’re doing, but once your paycheck is automatically deposited every two weeks you sure feel comfortable.  It’s safe.  It feels good.  Get over this and do something that makes you feel uncomfortable.  Maybe it’s starting a blog.  Maybe it’s learning a new skill.  Maybe it’s talking to someone in the field you’re interested in to see how they got to where they’re at.  Whatever you do, start mixing it up.
3. Plan and set goals. While you might be in a difficult financial situation, don’t think you’re trapped because of it.  Cut back on expenses.  Carefully plan out how much income you need to bring in monthly to safely cover all of your expenses.  Figure out what it is you want out of life.  It’s crazy how many people don’t do this.  You might not be able to quit your job right this moment to travel around the world, but that doesn’t mean you can’t do it at all.  Make this goal your priority.  Start cutting back on other stuff you don’t care about so you can save for travel.
4. Screw societal expectations. You’re never going to do anything if you’re always concerned about what other people think.  It’s very hard for people to get over this and I fully admit that this is a tough one for me as well.  The thing is, you have to stop thinking about what other people think.  If you look at the most successful people out there, they are doing what they want to do on their own terms.  Don’t wait for validation from someone else to do something.  That’s just a cop out.
5. Don’t set yourself up for failure when you haven’t even tried. Don’t think you can’t do it.  Don’t make excuses and tell yourself, ‘I’m not young, I can’t do what that person is doing.’  That’s just BS.  You were once young and you could have done the same thing then, but you didn’t, so take responsibility for it.  There may be some extra hurdles to get over now, but don’t spend a second thinking it’s not possible.  There are plenty of people out there making a go at it and doing great.
6. Act with a sense of urgency. People always think ‘I can start/do that later,’ ‘I’ll wait for next year,’ or even ‘I’ll start tomorrow.’  These are all just excuses to not do anything.  Start living each day with a sense of purpose.  Steve Jobs said it best at his commencement speech to the 2005 graduating class at Stanford: ‘If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I’m about to do today?’
7. Take calculated risks. You might not be able to up and leave your current job to start your dream business if you have a family support.  That’s ok.  Start working on it on the side.  Make sure you’re generating some revenue.  Take risks, but make them calculated risks.  Above all, take action. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again.  You have to actually do something if you want to change.  Even if it’s starting with something small, that’s fine.  Get out there and take some sort of action, however small you think it is.

What are some of your fears?  Do you think it’s easier for those who start with nothing to succeed or is it the opposite?  I’d love to hear what you have to say.

Source
http://www.fearlessendeavors.com/change-your-mindset-to-overcome-your-fears/

7 Ways You Can Create a BIG Life – Carl Harvey

As host of The Big Life I host weekly private training sessions with the biggest personal growth experts on the planet – including Bob Proctor, Dr Joe Vitale, Christie Marie Sheldon, Lisa Nichols, Robert Greene, Vishen Lakhiani, Laura Silva, Carol Tuttle, John Assaraf… and many, many more.

All of this awesome training is geared to help you achieve one goal:

To help you create YOUR version of a “Big Life” – a fun life filled with abundance, happiness, purpose, passion, success, joy and more love than you can handle.

And – yes – champagne 

Here are the 7 biggest lessons I’ve learned from these amazing teachers so far:

1. You need to have a vision (and be in love with it!)

If you want to create a big life – filled with more abundance, happiness, passion, love and success – the first thing you gotta do is decide what you really want.

Problem is, most people’s idea of a “vision” is focussing on what they don’t want – from “I don’t want to be in debt” to “I don’t want to be overweight anymore”.

Here’s why this sucks: we get more of what we focus on, so focussing on lack only creates more lack. Avoid this approach at all costs!

The key is to have a vision that inspires you… a vision so exciting and sexy and YOU that you simply fall in love with it and can’t stop dreaming about it. (It’s gotta be this exciting to help you overcome the inevitable challenges you’ll encounter on your road to success.)

Also, write your vision down. Bob Proctor told me there’s magic in getting your goals on paper.

Just try it. And go back to your goals some time later. You’ll see!

2. Work with your subconscious mind

The worst advice I’ve heard in personal growth is to simply “take massive action” – because, until you’re ready to succeed, this usually leads to self-sabotage, procrastination, and deeper feelings of inadequacy.

This isn’t your fault… it’s because of a fundamental misunderstanding of how our minds work.

Here’s the problem: most people only set goals at the conscious level, which neuroscience is proving to limit us to just 1-5% of our total resources. This means that 95-99% of our resources are accessed through the subconscious mind – yet most of us ignore this completely!

What this means is if we want to create MORE income, love, happiness – or anything else – in our life, wefirst need to work on our subconscious beliefs. That’s where we’ll get the most leverage and biggest results.

As Dr Bruce Lipton from Stanford University says – your subconscious mind “ultimately casts the deciding vote” on your level of success and happiness, because it’s “a million times more powerful”. Imagine that!

So, all you gotta do is make sure you’re working on a plan to reprogram your subconscious mind.

Speaking of which…

3. Practice Creative Visualization (daily)

Creative Visualization is the art and science of imagining what you want to create – in vivid, sensory-rich, “high definition” levels of detail.

The reason this is so powerful is because – as Dr Maxwell Maltz wrote in his classic book Psycho Cybernetics:

Your subconscious mind “Cannot tell the difference between what’s real, and what’s imagined.”

What this means is you can TRICK your subconscious mind into believing you’re more successful / happy / rich / sexy / loveable than you actually are – simply by imagining yourself that way, in vivid detail.

It’s a wonderful quirk of our nervous system, but it really does work. You can use visualisation to boost yourconfidence, skills, happiness, abundance, energy – and more.

The keys are repetition (practice every day for a few minutes), vividness (use ALL the senses when you imagine – including touch, smells, hearing etc) and emotions (the stronger the positive emotion you can summon, the better results.)

More than 200+ studies prove that visualisation works… so get visualizing!

4. Take Inspired Action

This is where things get really FUN.

Most folks worry themselves silly and give up on their goals, because they “don’t have a plan” to get there.

But here’s the good news: when you have a compelling vision, and you work on your subconscious beliefs by visualizing every day (steps 1-3), you open yourself up to receive ideas, insights, hunches and “flashes of inspiration” from the universe – ideas which you can quickly and effortlessly put into action.

As Dr Joe Vitale taught me,

“The next step is always revealed”. Always. ALWAYS!!

So don’t worry about having a master-plan. Instead, focus on your vision, and take action on the ideas that inevitably float into your consciousness.

Then rinse… repeat… and keep following the hunches ‘til you reach your goal. Simple!

5. Go Zen

I’ll keep this one short and simple:

More than 2000 studies prove that meditation has countless benefits for body and mind. This is indisputable – it will have a HUGE positive impact on your life.

But it’s not just good for your wellbeing – from a “success” perspective, meditating puts you in flow, increases your creativity, makes you feel mentally stronger, helps you become more present, boosts your focus and productivity – and makes you a nicer person to be around. (And much more.)

That’s why if you want to be the best version of yourself, I invite you to make meditation part of your daily routine.

(And if you think meditating is tough, consider the alternative – that the voice in your head you can’t seem to shut up during meditation will be running your life; unchallenged; on autopilot, FOREVER … unless you learn how to quieten it down – by meditating! Pretty humbling, right?)

6. GIVE More

When The Secret’s Bob Proctor came on my show he revealed about 1000 ideas which blew my mind and made me wish he was my grandfather.

But the best of all of them was “you cannot out-give the universe”.

I love this idea – at its simplest it means we should stop chasing what we want, stop trying to GET it, and instead focus on giving as much value as we can.

Give love. Give appreciation. Give better service. Give a better product. Give more time. Give more attention. Give more awesomeness. Give more compliments. Give give give give give.

Give whatever you want to receive more of.

When you shift to that level of focus, abundance starts to magnetize in your life.

It took me a long time to truly *get* this, but the more value you provide, the more money you’ll make (and the better you’ll feel about it.)

7. Have A Kick-Ass Daily Routine

I wish this final strategy was sexier, but it’s crucial – literally every guest I’ve had on The Big Life, from John Assaraf to Lisa Nichols, has stressed to me the importance of having a kick-ass daily routine.

Why? Because it builds confidence, progress, flow… and MOMENTUM.

My daily routine includes meditation, visualization, writing down a page of things I’m grateful for, and heading to the gym to get my sweat on. Oh – and gangsta rap. (It always gets me psyched up and ready to take action.) But yours can be different – obviously, the hiphop is optional – but the key is to do something EVERY DAY that puts you in a PEAK state.

Then, from that level of “higher” consciousness, you can go about your day, kicking ass and being the best version of you you can be.

Do this enough times…. and you’ll end up with your “Big Life”, filled with abundance and purpose and passion and all the other awesomeness you desire.

Peace!

Source

http://addicted2success.com/life/7-ways-to-create-a-big-life-carl-harvey/