Monday, February 04, 2008
SkyQuestCom's Success Blog: Brian Tracy on the Winning Psychology of Success
Brian Tracy is the world’s leading authority on business. He is also the bestselling author of the sales classic, “Psychology of Selling”. An entertaining speaker, Brian motivates thousands of people towards peak performance and high achievement. Read and be inspired as he shares powerful mindsets to help you to achieve personal success in every aspect of your life.Brian’s Story
Brian Tracy’s family had neither money nor luxuries when he was growing up and he didn’t complete high school. Brian was a hard worker who started life working at labouring jobs. Sometimes, he even lived in his car. Brian had always dreamed about travelling. Using the money that he scrimped and saved, Brian set off to see the world at age 20. He drove across North America, worked his way on a ship across the Atlantic to England, and then rode a bicycle across France and Spain to Gibraltar.
From there, Brian, together with two friends, purchased a Land Rover and drove it across the Sahara Desert into Africa. They had many experiences and adventures along the way, all of which contributed to shape Brian’s philosophy and beliefs about life and success.
What is Success?
Brian defines “success” as achieving the position where you can focus on and reach the goals that you set for yourself. This is done without being subject to the demands and interference of other people.
It is important to know that you don’t measure your success in terms of the money or “things” that you possess. True success depends on what happiness and peace of mind you enjoy every day and how much of your in-built potential as a human being you are able to achieve.
Mindsets for Success
Responsibility, Determination and Persistence
When Brian was a young man, he observed that most people blamed their circumstances on everything and everyone except themselves. He later learned that if one accepts full responsibility for his /her life, it creates an optimal state of mind and energy that helps that person to change his/her future forever.
Brian says, “Accepting responsibility makes you a creator of circumstances rather than simply a creature of circumstances.” He also said that his most important experiences were when he prevailed over enormous difficulties and stress, thanks to determination and persistence. He believes strongly, in addition to responsibility, that determination and persistence are critical for anyone who wants to be successful.
Passion
According to Brian, the most successful and happy people in society do what they love to do. Be it entrepreneurs or corporate professionals, they continually improve in areas they are truly passionate in. They know what is important to them and set a priority to achieve their goals, at all costs. They throw their whole hearts, sometimes even sacrificing hour after hour of personal time, into their life, work and business ventures. As a result, they get far more living out of life and achieve success faster than the average person or employee.
Do You Have Dreams that You Cannot Achieve?
Brian explains that the reason why people do not fulfill their potential is because they are confused about what it is they really want in life. He encourages that you ask yourself a series of 4 questions on a regular basis. They are:
• What do I really want to do with my life?
• How would I spend my life if were financially independent today?
• What would I do if I learned today I only have 6 months to live?
• What do I really love to do?
When you ask and answer these questions on a regular basis, you become clearer about your dreams and goals than ever before. And the more rapidly you will take important steps to achieve them.
To Stop Trying Is to Give Up and Start Dying
Success is not a destination, but a journey. There is always a greater goal that we can seek to attain for the benefit of ourselves, our families and their future.
To stop trying is to give up and start dying. And it is becoming more important that you keep on learning, improving your skills and knowledge in business and also in your personal life.
SkyQuestCom is one example of a success learning resource that helps you to enhance your knowledge and improve your personal and professional life. SkyQuestCom offers you 200 online video seminars of the world’s best speakers who have a proven track record of personal success in their specialised areas. Brian Tracy is one of SkyQuestCom’s featured speakers who is highly skilled in passing on information in a way that it empowers you towards success.
For more Brian Tracy business tips and to discover how SkyQuestCom can make a positive difference to your life, visit http://www.SkyQuestCom.com/learning.
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