Brian Tracy says most people don't reach their goals because they haven't removed their limiting step, usually low self-confidence. Build it three ways: take full responsibility for yourself, commit to learning what you need, and set goals with deadlines you work on daily.
Whatever we expect with confidence becomes our own self fulfilling prophecy. Hello, I'm Brian Tracy and today I want to talk to you about why it is that most people never achieve their ultimate goal in life. One of the most valuable exercises you can engage in when setting goals is to ask yourself, what is my limiting step? What is the one factor that determines the speed at which I achieve my goal or whether I achieve it at all throughout my personal development? Your ability to identify your limiting step is one of the best demonstrations of your intelligence and a step toward building self confidence. Your capacity to eliminate this limiting step is one of the best demonstrations of your overall competence in achieving anything you want. In studying everything that has been written or said about personal development and success, the conclusion I came to was that your level of self confidence is probably the critical factor in everything you accomplish. When you have enough self confidence, you will try almost anything. Because success is largely a matter of averages or probabilities. The more things you try, the more likely it is that you will achieve greatly. The same is true for you. By setting goals, trying more things, engaging in more activities, and exploring more opportunities, your probabilities of success increase dramatically. The only real limiting step that you might have is your level of self confidence. When you reach the point at which you believe in yourself absolutely, the barriers that exist in your external world will not stop you. The major obstacles to success always lie within the mind of the individual. They are not contained in external circumstances or situations or people. By building self confidence, you win the inner battle. The outer battle seems to take care of itself. I've learned three important ideas for building self confidence. First, accept complete responsibility for yourself and for everything that you are and ever will be. Second, accept that you can change your situation only by going to work on yourself and learning the things you need to know in order to be better. Third, setting goals with timelines for the things that you want and then working on them every day to bring those goals into reality builds your self confidence. Our natural tendency is to work hard until we find a method or technique that works for us, whether in life or work or relationships. And then for some perverse reason, we promptly abandon the technique or method that works and we go back to behaving in our old way in a random and haphazard manner. A mental exercise program for personal development, like setting goals and positive thinking is very much like a playground exercise program. If you expect it to really work for you, then you have to practice it persistently every day and keep at it indefinitely. When I began to apply these proven success principles to my life worked on them every day. I was able to bring about almost miraculous changes in every area of my life and far faster than I thought possible. Every successful man or woman that I have ever talked to or read about has come to pretty much the same conclusion. By every measure, you have more talent and ability than you could use in a hundred lifetimes. You too can step on the accelerator of your own potential and begin moving forward at a speed that will amaze you at setting your goals. If you enjoyed this video and feel it was valuable in helping you to achieve your goals, share it with your friends or anyone else who might benefit from this information. Before we wrap up, I'd like to leave you with a thought to share with your friends and followers. Whatever we expect with confidence becomes our own self self fulfilling prophecy. Now I'd like to hear from you. So my question today is what is one goal that you have always wanted to achieve but been too afraid to go after? Leave a comment below and I'll be sure to follow up with you. Thanks for watching. And remember, if you want to change your future, take action and take action now. If you enjoyed this video and feel it was valuable in helping you achieve your personal or professional goals, subscribe to my Channel like this video and share this video with your friends or anyone else who might benefit from this information.
