Marcel Legros - Play the Game of Life

Give yourself permission to succeed. A number of people don’t succeed in life because they do not give themselves permission to succeed. They hold themselves back on some level, if they know it consciously or not. Take a moment and tell yourself that you are a good person and that you deserve to succeed, see how you feel, does it feel right? If not, keep telling yourself you are good and deserve success. Gradually, your self-image will improve and you will begin to move towards achieving your goals.

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Make room for the new you.

You may not have totally determined who the new you is going to be, but you probably have decided that there are some things about the current you, that you want to change.

Well while you are working on what the new you will be, start “cleaning out a room” for the new you to live in. Get rid of the junk in your life both physical and mental that doesn’t fit you anymore. Take things out of your schedule that are taking time from finding out what you want to do. By making room for the new you, you will create a vacuum that the new you will rush in to fill and you will be on your way to the top.

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The Adidas ad that states “sweat, pain and exhaustion are temporary, but winning the Boston Marathon is forever” can be an inspiration to us all. None of us are immune to the pain associated with the effort it takes to get ahead, but winners are able to view it as temporary, and know that the reward they are seeking will be forever. Your competition feels the same pain as you do, but if you press on, you can outlast them and take the prize. Another sneaker ad said “there is no traffic jam on the extra mile”, saying that once you get close to your goal, your competition will drop out. So hang in there, keep on keeping on, and you will obtain your goal, and feel good forever.

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Embrace change, you need it in order to be successful. If nothing changes, then nothing changes. If you want a different outcome, you have to do something different. Some of your habits and actions are working fine for you, but you probably have other habits or take other actions that don’t work for you. You need to change things, in order to create change for yourself. Look through the outcomes you are getting and see what you would like to be different, then work backwards and see what may be causing these unwanted outcomes. Perhaps you have to change your education, your friends, your work habits, whatever, but you will find that change is needed. Start to make those changes and you will find that things change for you.

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Those that do, do, those that don’t, don’t.

If you want to be more effective in whatever you do, you need to be taking action, moving, doing. Those people that focus on the negatives, and generate lots of reasons for not doing things, end up not doing much and their success is limited.

People that are proactive and are always looking for ways to move their projects ahead, tend to accomplish a lot, and their number of successes is higher for the doers, than for the don’ters.

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When you don’t feel like working, ask yourself what your competition is doing right now. Chances are that you will think of them working in some way, and you are probably right. Put yourself in a position, so that when you think of the competition, you think of them as still in bed, while you are our working, preparing, training. You need to work harder, smarter and longer than your competition, if you want to beat them. Get up earlier, stay up later, and stay focused on beating your competition. And you will.

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Look at something you think you can’t do and ask yourself if someone else told you, you can’t do it, or if you told yourself you can’t do it. Most of our limitations are self-imposed, and we don’t even realize it. Look for things you can’t do and take another look at why you can’t do them, and ask why. Better yet, try them, what is the worst that can happen? So stop letting you hold yourself back and do things you thought you couldn’t do.

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You don’t have to be the best to win; you only have to be the best on the day of the contest. We all know stories of the best people losing to someone, because they were having a bad day, and the underdog had a good day. There is more to winning than skill, there is determination, persistence and plain old work, plus luck. If you work your game on a regular basis, but haven’t won yet, your turn is coming, so keep trying. You have to be in the game to win it and by hanging in there, practicing, showing up and giving it your all, sooner or later, you will have your good day, when the competition is having a bad day, and success will be yours.

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There are thousands of self development, self-help, psychology, motivational, and spiritual titles on the market today. Only a few rare authors make it to the best-sellers list. Even fewer build a successful, highly trafficked website with a dedicated readership. I can think of only 5 living self-development superstars:

1. Tony Robbins
2. Brian Tracy
3. Wayne Dyer
4. Deepak Chopra
5. Eckhart Tolle

How many high quality, best-selling authors of popular fiction can you name? The list in that category is massive by comparison.

Tony Robbins is heavily criticized for misrepresenting the truth and for his aggressive sales techniques. He was busy marketing products for the perfect marriage while going through a divorce. Deepak Chopra has also been criticized for writing questionable science.

Most self-development authors never achieve the kind of success they write about. They’re trying to teach us methods for success while they’re clearly not very good at it themselves. Where are all the great wisdom teachers?

Living in a Positive Thinking Bubble

Harsh criticism isn’t well accepted with this group. Peers don’t criticize for fear of losing credibility in their field. When someone does speak up and trashes the book or article, the criticism is denounced as being negative. Self-development authors need to be held accountable for the quality of their work just like everyone else. If the quality of my writing isn’t up to par, I have no chance for success by ignoring criticism. If my writing doesn’t sell, am I ahead of my time or living in denial?

You Can’t Sell Your Way Out of a Paper Bag

The most successful people in any field know how to sell their ideas. You must appeal to the customer’s desire for a solution to a problem. A best-selling author isn’t necessarily the best-writing author. You might be an excellent writer, but to reach your audience you must be able to sell your ideas. Take a sales course. Learn to appeal to your audience’s desire for answers and then deliver it to them in an approachable way.

The Field Is Crowded With Snake Oil Salesmen

Authors often sell their opinions as facts. Opinions are fallible; facts can be measured, proven, or demonstrated. How many times have you read titles like “43 Power Laws,” “7 Steps to Incredible Riches,” or “30 Secrets of Successful People?” Get rich quick schemes have damaged the whole genre. Anyone can make up a system of laws and principles for success but do they work? Where’s the proof? If those opinions and advice were factual, why is the author mired in obscurity and living in his parents’ basement?

People Want Progress, Not Perfection

Buddha, Jesus, Gandhi, and Mother Theresa all had their bad days. Someone burned their toast or stepped on their foot and they might have reacted with anger. Spiritual teachers and motivational coaches don’t like to talk about this, but every human being has negative thoughts and feelings. To deny one half of our nature is to deny reality. I believe in self-improvement but no one is perfect. People give up on a unrealistic systems that work only half of the time.

Measure Your Own Success Before Teaching It To Others:

* Do you have healthy relationships with your friends, family, and co-workers?
* Are you earning enough to support your needs? Are your finances in order?
* Do you receive positive results from the efforts of work and service? Are your customers happy?
* Are you physically healthy and free from life-draining addictions or habits?
* Are you happy and fulfilled?
* Are you living the life you dream about or only wishing for it to happen?
* Do you have goals and the plans to achieve them? Do you have faith that these goals and plans will succeed?
* Do you sincerely care for the welfare of all living things? Do your actions reflect your beliefs?

I’m writing this because people urgently want answers to their problems. We need real life skills, authentic wisdom, and inspired teachers who lead by example. Are you selling a hard-to-follow set of opinions or is it simple and accessible? People know the truth when they hear it. The truth sells, because it’s simple and it works.

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Feeling inadequate, depressed, insecure, etc. is terrific, providing it is the competition that feels this way, not you. What can you do right now, to make sure the competition is headed for dial a shrink , while you head to the bank? Do you need to stop doing something that is holding you back? Do you need to start doing something you have been putting off? Take action now and leave that sinking feeling to the competition, while you make it to the top.

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