Success Principle 9 – SUCCESS LEAVES CLUES

I believe you will like this quote: “Everything you want is just outside your comfort zone”

One of the great things about living in today’s world of abundance and opportunity is that almost everything you want to do has already been done by someone else. It doesn’t matter whether it’s losing weight, running a marathon, starting a business, becoming financially independent, or hosting the perfect dinner party – someone has already done it and left clues in the form of books, manuals, audio and video programs, university classes, online courses, seminars, and workshops.

You need to ask yourself who has already done what you want to do? If you want to retire a millionaire, for instance, there are hundreds of books, ranging from The Automatic Millionaire to The One Minute Millionaire that people have written where you can get clues. There are resources on how to make millions investing in real estate, investing in stocks, starting your own business, becoming a super salesperson, and even marketing on the internet.  Also if you want to have a better relationship with your spouse for example, you can read John Gray’s book: Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus; 

For virtually everything you want to do, there are books and courses on how to do it. Better yet, just a phone call away are people who have already successfully done what you want to do and who are available as teachers, facilitators, mentors, advisors, coaches, and consultants.

When you take advantage of this information, you’ll discover that life is simply what Jack Canfield called a connect-the –dots game, and all the dots have already been identified and organized by somebody else. All you have to do is follow the blueprint, use the system, or work the program that they provided.

The question now is, if success leaves clues, why are people, including you dear listener, not seeking clues? The following could be the reasons:

• It never occurs to them. We don’t see others using these resources, so we don’t do it either. Our parents didn’t do it. Our friends aren’t doing it. Nobody where we work is doing it.
• It’s inconvenient. We’d have to go to the bookstore, library, or local college. We’d have to drive across town to a meeting. We’d have to take time away from television, family, or friends.
• Asking others for advice or information puts us up against our fear of rejection. We are afraid to take the risk.
• Connecting the dots in a new way would mean change, and change – even when it is in our best interest – is uncomfortable and no one wants to be uncomfortable.
• Connecting the dots means hard work, and frankly, most people don’t want to work that hard.

However, you can begin to seek out clues today on how to go about your own success journey. And here are the ways to go about it:

1. Seek out a teacher, coach, mentor; a manual, book, or audio program; or an internet resource to help you achieve one of your major goals.
2. Seek out someone who has already done what you want to do, and ask the person if you can interview him or her for a half hour on how you should best proceed.
3. Ask someone if you can shadow them for a day and watch them work. Or offer to be a volunteer, assistant, or intern for someone you think you can learn from.

Now, are you ready to take steps to enhance your purpose delivery? I challenge you to begin to seek for clues!

NOTE: Adapted from Success Principles By Jack Canfield.