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Posts: 4978 · Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2010 5:54 am

Images of Achievement

Are you aware of how the FBI trains its agents to spot counterfeit bills? The FBI schools agents by training them to see all of the characteristics of bills printed by the U.S. Treasury—they deal only with genuine money. An FBI agent learns to recognize authentic ones, fives, tens, twenties, fifties and hundred dollar notes until his or her appraisal of them becomes second nature. An agent studies a bill, both sides of it, until he or she learns every feature that makes it genuine legal tender.

That way, when FBI agents see counterfeit bills, they immediately recognize them as such. Their minds aren’t cluttered with what “might be wrong” or “what usually is left off” or “mistakes that are commonly made.” They know what they’re looking for. They are specialists in the real thing. False bills seem glaringly obvious to them.

If you allow yourself to think about the penalties of failure or all the things that could go wrong, you’re far more likely to infuse your performance with those penalties and mistakes. Continually tell yourself what to do. Don’t concentrate on what not to do.

The mind has a fascinating capability. What you think about most is generally what you do most readily. A mistake most people make is to set goals in negative terms. A tennis player may set a goal of not double-faulting a certain number of times during a match. An employee may set a goal of not being late so often. Goals to lose weight, not talk so loud and fast, and not get upset so often are goals framed in negative terms. We need to stay away from negative goal setting.

Understand this about the mind: A fear is a goal in reverse. The mind can’t focus on the reverse of an idea. The term double fault reminds the tennis player of the condition he or she wants to avoid. Being late reminds the employee of the problem, not the solution. When we think we need to lose weight, our minds store the self-image of being overweight. We need the image of the desired weight we want to attain, not the pounds of fat we want to discard. It is extremely difficult, if not impossible, to concentrate on not being upset.

It’s the same thing as saying, “Don’t make mistakes.” Or worse yet, to a tight rope walker, with no net, “Windy day, don’t fall!” The mind always moves you toward your current dominant thought.

We should say, “First serve in,” for the tennis player. “I’m a punctual, on-time person.” …. “I’m reaching my desired weight.” …. “I speak slowly, clearly and confidently.” …. “I remain calm and relaxed under pressure.” These are all positive goal statements, images of achievement, that pull us in the direction of the desired behavior rather than away from the undesired habit.

This week, stop looking at your life through the rearview mirror; instead, focus on where you want to go! —Denis Waitley

2. The Champion Within Article
Model Yourself After the Best Individuals Who Have Proven Their Success Over Time by Denis Waitley

Do this by benchmarking the world’s most admired organizations and people in and out of your industry. Hewlett-Packard sends teams of two to four managers to meet with peers in other companies. After exchanging ideas about leadership and organizational practices, the benchmarking teams exchange comments. If you want to become or stay the best, you must know more than what your competitors are up to.

You must know the best business practices, wherever they exist. It’s a good idea to read business magazines to keep current on what the real movers and shakers are doing globally.

The Winner's Edge Coaching Tips
Why Are Some People More Successful? by Brian Tracy

Success is composed of four ingredients:

Health and Energy. You basically know how well you are doing as a person by how healthy you are and how much energy you have. Today we have longevity and health by design, not by accident. Today, you can live to be 80 or 90 years old. Health and energy is a deficiency need.

Loving Relationships. Once your health is taken care of, your relationships become paramount. That’s the wonderful thing about a fully integrated human being, their relationships are central to their lives. The person who is confused sees relationships as peripheral. A truly integrated person sees their relationships as central to their lives.

Meaningful Work. Work that you do and that you do well. Work that makes a difference in the world. It answers man’s need for significance. Each of us has to know that what we do counts—makes a difference. There is nothing worse in the entire world than to be doing something that you feel doesn’t really matter. By the way, people who are working at things that are proper for them never think of retiring. People who think of retiring are basically thinking, “I just want to get away from this as soon as I can, because it’s destroying my soul.” One of the basic responsibilities that we have as adults is to make sure that what we’re doing makes a difference.

Financial Independence. We need enough that we don’t worry about money. Everyone has to decide how much that is. It’s never been more possible for you to have enough than now.

Success is 80% psychological.