Brian Tracy argues most people give up before trying, averaging less than one attempt at new goals. Successful people focus on solutions rather than problems, and fear and doubt are learned emotions you can unlearn. Start by naming your goal, asking why you're not there, and listing obstacles that are probably false anyway.
Less than one time ("the average is less than one time; most people give up before they even make the first try").
July 10, 2013
Hello, I'm Brian Tracy and I have a question for you. How many times do you think that the average person tries to achieve a new goal before they give up? Well, the average is less than one time. Most people give up before they even make the first try. And the reason they give up is because of all the obstacles and difficulties and problems and roadblocks that immediately appear as soon as they decide to do something that they've never done before. Now, you should expect to fall short. Many times before you achieve your goals. You should look upon failure and temporary defeat as a part of the price that you pay on your road to success that you will eventually achieve. As Henry Ford once said, failure is merely an opportunity to more intelligently begin again. Now, once you've decided upon your goal, ask yourself, why am I not there already? Remember, you become what you think about most of the time. In the area of problems and difficulties, successful people have a particular way of thinking that we call solution orientation. Successful people think about solutions most of the time. On the other hand, unsuccessful people think about problems and difficulties most of the time. Solution oriented people are constantly looking for ways to get over, around and past the obstacles that stand in their way. Fortunately, problem solving is a skill like riding a bicycle or typing with a typewriter or keyboard, which you can learn. The more you focus on solutions, the more and better solutions will come to you. The better you get at solving problems, the faster you will be at solving each subsequent problem. As you get better and faster at solving problems, you'll attract even bigger and more expensive problems to solve. Eventually, you will be solving problems that can have significant financial consequences for you and others. This is just the way the world works. The the only reward you get from solving problems is bigger problems to solve. But along with bigger problems comes more money, more responsibility, and more opportunities. The two major obstacles to success and achievement are fear and doubt. It is first of all the fear of failure, poverty and loss and embarrassment or rejection that holds most people back from trying in the first place. This is why the average number of times that people try to achieve a new goal is less than 1. As soon as they think of the goal, these fears overwhelm them and like a bucket of water on a small fire, extinguish their desire completely. Fortunately, if there's anything good about doubt and fear, it's that they are both learned emotions. Children come into the world with no doubts or fears at all. And whatever has been learned can be unlearned. Through practice and repetition. You can actually learn to become totally unafraid just by practicing it when it's necessary. So, as we said earlier, identify a major goal and then ask, why aren't I there already? If you want to double your income, ask, why am I not already earning twice as much? What is holding me back? List everything that you can think of that may be holding you back, and remember that most of the reasons are probably not true. Thank you for viewing this video on Removing the Roadblocks. If you enjoyed this video, please press the like button below and click on the link on the screen to subscribe to my channel.
