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“You’ll Fail If You Don’t Have One Of These”.

Uh oh!  What could “one of these” be? Certainly, your skepticism and mental guard is on high alert, whenever anyone says, “You must have one of these”. One of the first thoughts is usually, “Okay, what are you going to try to sell me?”

Good news. I’m not going to try to sell you anything.

So, what is this “one thing” you must have, in order to succeed? A precise goal.

Was that answer a let-down? It is true that the answer is an obvious one. But what is not obvious is that most of us, who desire success, actually ignore that answer.

How many times have you said, “I want to be a success, but I don’t know what to do”? If you think about it, that statement is as vague as if I said, “I’d like to get to Jamestown, but I don’t know which direction to travel”.

You may think that the goal of getting to Jamestown is a specific one; it’s not. It seems, and sounds, specific. But one question will show just how vague of a goal it is. Which state?

Ah. Now we are getting specific. I can think of six states that have a ‘Jamestown’. There is Jamestown, New York; Jamestown, North Carolina; Jamestown, Rhode Island; Jamestown, North Dakota; and Jamestown, California. That’s five. The sixth? Jamestown, Texas; a town East of Jasper, with a population of less than 100 (as of 4/2010).

The same is true of “success”. How to succeed can only be determined when you have defined, or determined, what “success” is. It is different for everyone. This is why it is much better, instead of desiring “success”,  to decide on one specific goal; one thing that you want to have, be, or do. Once that specific thing is decided, how to get there can be accurately determined.

“People who don’t succeed don’t have precise goals” - Mark Fisher

Exercise:

If you have determined to be a “success”, but have not decided on one specific goal, I invite you to sit down with a sheet of paper and write down as much as you can think you want to have, be, and do.

Then, choose the 4 or 5 of those that you most want. Is there one of them that stands out from the rest? Is there one thing that you want more than the others?

If so, you may consider making that your specific goal. Don’t discount the others, but for now, put them aside and focus on the one. When that is accomplished, decide on the next.

I wish you all the best in life,

Shawn Madden

“Success is an attitude. Success is a habit. Success is easily available to all who want it, believe they can have it, and put their desires into action.”

- Mark Fisher (Introduction to ‘How To Think Like A Millionaire’)

The “$1Million” is just an arbitrary total; but it gets attention

So, what do I mean by the title of this post?

That statement above from Mark, in the first sentence of the Introduction of his book, rang loud in my ear, a lesson for me.

This post is my attempt to put into words what I’m to learn.

There are just three things needed, at the core of anyone, that will make them available to success; whatever that success means to them.

In separating the quote, by each separate statement or part of sentence, I see only 3 things needed to make success “easily available to [anyone].”

Success is:

• an attitude

• a habit

Success is easily available to all who:

• want it

• believe they can have it

• put their desires into action

There are 3 (1+1+1) keys to success for “all who…”

1. Mindset

• “success is an attitude”

• “…who believe they can have it”

2. Decision

• “…to all  who want it”

• “…who put their desires”

 3. Effort

• “Success is a habit”

• “…and put their desires into action”

Mark’s quote sums up the majority of what I’ve read from successful people.

True success comes from a mindset of success. Not only what that success is to you, but that you believe you may have, or that you deserve, that success.

Second to the mindset of success is the decision to have it; to make it yours - whatever it takes.

Third, and usually the stumblingblock to success, is action. Behind the mindset and the decision for success, there must be consistent, focused effort to obtain that goal.

If success has eluded you for many years, and you’ve taken consistent action, has that action been focused on one specific goal? or have your efforts been scattered among different targets?

If you’ve taken consistent action, and your eyes have been fixed on a single, specific goal, have you wavered in your mind whether you really wanted that goal? or have you had thoughts like, “I may not ever get it” or “is it even worth the effort to achieve”?

Now, if you’ve had a solid mindset of success, your decision to see that goal achieved is unwavering, and you’re efforts are focused and consistent, then I can probably tell you what you are thinking.

You are probably thinking, “This Shawn Madden guy is learning. If he keeps it up, I think he may very well achieve all he wants in life”. To that, I say, Thank You.

May your day be filled with encouragement and lessons to lead you closer to all you ever want to have, be, or do in life,

Shawn Madden

I heard something today that gave me something to think about.

Is it really ‘fear of success’ or ‘fear of failure’ that keeps so many from achieving the lives that fill dreams?

Maybe. But here’s something to think about.

Many of us long for wealth, for dream homes, for cars, etc., and the “how” to achieve those goals is clear to a lot of us.

Yet, at least for me, the times when I’ve come to a dead stop, feel as if there’s a sort of doorway that is in front of me. For whatever reason, I cannot pass through it.

Is it fear of the unknown?

Or maybe it’s this:

So many people have dreams of better lifestyles, less stress and headaches, financial and time freedom. But what far too many also want, is for the comfortable way things are, to remain the same. This creates an impassible gap.

That “doorway” may be our minds telling us, “If you go through here, you can have all you want. But you must be willing to change everything.

And that, chilling voice, is what I think may have stopped me, so often, in the past.

“Where will you be at sixty-five? Five men in six at the age of sixty-five are living on charity. Just one in twenty is able to live without working at sixty-five.

“That is what the American Bankers Association found when it took one hundred healthy men at twenty-five and traced them to sixty-five.

“These hundred were healthy to start with. They all had the same chance for success. The difference lay in the way they used their MINDS. Ninety-five out of one hundred just do the tasks that are set them. They have no faith in themselves - no initiative p none of the courage that starts things. They are always directed or controlled by someone else.

“At sixty-five, where will you be? Dependent or independent? Struggling for a living - accepting charity from someone else - or at the top of the heap?”

(from ‘The Secret Of The Ages’)

Inside the comfort zone is, well, comfortable. It’s what we are accustomed to having, being, or doing. It’s the way we are conditioned to be.

It’s also where you want to stay if you never want to reach any big goals, or attain wealth.

Think about this. How many times have you said ‘no’ to something simply because you’ve said ‘no’ to it in the past? How many times have you said you wanted something, but when someone came to you with something to help you get it, you said, ‘no thanks’?

Think of what you want, and your comfort zone, in this way.

Imagine a young eagle sitting in the nest, on the sheer edge of a cliff. This young bird has never flown before, but has everything needed to reach anywhere he wants to go.

There’s only one thing he lacks; experience.

Is there risk in leaving that nest? Of course. There’s risk in everything you do.

What is the potential reward?

When you consider what it is you want in life, and then consider staying as you are, inside your comfort zone, which of the following would you regret:

• staying where you are, losing the dream, and strengthening the fear of venturing out
• going for the gold, stumbling, and attaining the silver

Don’t fear failure. Fear complacency.

Failure teaches you, helps you grow, and gives you wisdom for the future. That said, is ‘failure’ even failure? No.

You learn by doing. If you want to be a great writer, then write. If you want to be great in sales, then sell. If you want to earn a million dollars, begin by earning the first.

If you want anything more than you have now, leave your comfort zone frequently. You’ll be surprised to learn that as you venture out, your comfort zone will grow as well.

To Your Success in Life,

Shawn Madden

“Someday”, I heard recently, is code for “never”.

How many of us have had a huge goal, or a dream lifestyle,  that we relegated to “someday”?

In many cases, the dream is completely forgotten. In others, it is a vague memory that only brings feelings of regret.

Was the dream really not that important? Was it just a passing interest?

Or was it truly a dream/lifestyle we wanted, but the gap between it and where we were was so great, it seemed unattainable?

Does it seem even further away now?

What if that dream could not only be revived, but achieved. What would it mean to you?

What does it take to revive a dream?

…a decision. It’s that simple.

Instead of, “that would be nice to have/be/do”, make a decision to go get it; whatever it is.

For now, ignore your mind’s rush of questions and doubts. “but, what if…”; “how could I…”; “I don’t have time to…”; etc.

If that dream is that important to you, then make a decision to get it; no matter what it takes, or how long it takes.

Decide, right now, that you will do what you need to do, for as long as you need to do it. Get rid of the attitude of “I won’t do…” or “I hate doing…”. Decide that you will learn what you need to learn, give up an hour or two of sleep, turn off the TV/Games/sports, etc.*

Will it be uncomfortable to revive this dream and attain it? That, my friend, is GUARANTEED! In fact, the only way you’ll reach that dream, or attain that lifestyle,  is to get uncomfortable.

This past weekend, I spent in Dallas at T. Harv Eker’s ‘Millionaire Mind Intensive’. To say it was awesome is truly an understatement.

This program addresses the core of what either makes one a success or keeps him from success. Harv calls this a person’s “money blueprint”. You can also think of it as your financial thermostat.

Just as your thermostat at home keeps the temperature at the level you set it for, everyone has a “financial thermostat” that keeps his/her income at the level it is set to achieve.

If you are like me, you’ve tried for many years to get your income to a level where you are free to have, be, and do the things you really want… …and have come up short. It’s because your “money blueprint” is keeping your income at the level it’s conditioned to be.

So what is your “money blueprint” set for, and how do you change it? That’s exactly what ‘Millionaire Mind Intensive’ will teach you.

Trust me; it will be the best 3-days of learning you’ve ever had (and it gets even better).

“It’s not what you don’t know; it’s what you know, that just ain’t so, that keeps you from success”

Wishing you only the best in life,

Shawn Madden

Hi all,

There are many celebrities today who have causes that occupy a great deal of their time.

Many of those causes may not seem important to us; some we agree on.

But if you’ve never heard Will Smith talk about what he wants to share with the world, you absolutely need to see this video.

Will Smith’s Wisdom on Life

This video will have you looking at Will Smith, and your own life, in a whole new light. I promise.

To your success and good health,

Shawn Madden

Hi all,

I just had to share this quote:

“The wisest and best salesman is always the one who bluntly tells the truth about [what he is selling]. He looks his prospective customer in the eye and tells his story. That is always impressive. And if he does not sell the first time, he leaves a trail of trust behind. A customer, as a rule, cannot be fooled a second time by some shady or clever talk that does not square with the truth. Not the best talker wins the sale - but the most honest talker … there is something in the look of the eye, the arrangement of words, the spirit of a salesman that immediately compels trust or distrust … being bluntly honest is always safe and best.”

Never let the desire for your goal, or income, cause you to break the strongest bond to your customers and distributors - Trust.

To your continued success,

Shawn Madden

www.ShawnPMadden.com

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