One Simple Decision That Could Accelerate Your Success
27 Nov 2019 · 6 min
Dean Graziosi says the one decision that matters is treating fear as a signal instead of a stop sign. He recommends small daily steps, expecting failures along the way, and finding a community that pushes you forward.
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One of the best ways to convert fear into power is just to decide to. Welcome to the Dean Graziosi Show. All success starts right here. If you've tried to start a business, thought about it, or a business of yours was going sideways or a relationship was going sideways, or someone screwed you over, someone took advantage of you, someone did something they should never have done. But the fear you felt was as if you were gonna die. Like, internally. Like, you were shaking, you were scared, you were frustrated. You didn't know what to do. Like, oh, my God. Oh, my God. And think about it now, right? I say that because I know this. I've been there. Fear is freaking scary. So what I've done is figure out ways to make it a game. I don't mean risk your life like it's a game, but if you can shift your perception of this and realize that that fear is the opposite, that's the opposite of good, the opposite of success. It is there on purpose. Because if you can't hurdle that wall, you're meant to stay where you are. And I am not letting that happen. Not on my watch. If you're going to be here with me, you're going to be a part of my inner circle. Kbb, hpm, anything. You're going to be with me. We are not letting a wall get in our way. We are not letting fear stop us. We. We are going to continue forward. And if overcoming that means make a game out of it, then make a damn game out of it rather than the outcome. You're like, oh, Dean, that was revolutionary. Never heard that before. Of course you've heard it. But I'm hoping you're in a different state right now. I'm hoping you're in a different frame. You're here with me. You're taking the time. I forget this. If I forget this, where I live it every day, where I talk to my dear friend Tony Robbins at least once a day, if I forget to enjoy the freaking journey, I. I would bet to say you do, too. And if you don't, you're a better man. You're a better woman than me. Definitely a better woman than me. When I say enjoy the journey, are there growing pains when you go from this version of you? Like, if you're 2.0 and going to 3.0, 3.0 to 4.0, it's amazing to grow. But is there growing pains? Of course. Do you fail along the way? Of course. Do you stumble? Absolutely. Do people let you down? Yes. Do you question yourself? Of course. But when you can look back on your past and realize the only way you got to the last level of your life is that you stumbled. You failed. You didn't know if you should. You had a thought of going backwards where a safe zone was, but you kept going. And you got to another level. It's all the same. It's been happening your whole life. If you just look back at the last five years, then the five before that, and the five before that, you've been failing. Miserable, learning. What if we could just make a decision today that's part of the journey? If you're watching me, you want another level, know that some of the shit's gonna happen. Know that things will go sideways. Know that you'll doubt yourself. Know that other people will tell you it can't work. Know that you gotta throw shit off your bookshelf or it's not gonna work. No. You're gonna feel overwhelmed. And guess what? It's all worth it. Because that's God, or the universe, whatever. You believe in, putting that in your way to see if you're worthy to the next level. So if we're gonna go through it, we're gonna. What if we just find a way to hack our brain to enjoy the journey. What if we just know that something's going to come in our way? I have a dear friend, dear friend that said to me the other day, he's like, with so much going, right, know that there's something wrong coming, and that's okay. That's what it's supposed to be there. That's what balance is. You don't know hot until you see cold. You don't know high until you know low. You don't know success until you know failure. It's the complete opposite. So as simple as that sounds, and you've heard it before, why not find a way in your own mind to go, oh, shit, I'm going through this right now because it's God or the universe, whatever you believe in preparing me for my next level. What if right now you are being prepared? You are being judged? If you are ready for the next level, that's why there's so much crap going on in your life. That's why there's so much, so many obstacles out there. In every way, it seems like somebody's closing a door. Do you want to just. If they close the door in your face, do you just want to stand outside the door and go, hey, hello, can you open it? Hey, I'm not moving till this door opens. Or do you Want to just go, that one's closed. Go find another door. Try every door you possibly can. That's how you move in life. So if we're going to go through this life, if we're going to experience pain and pleasure along this journey, then we. Why not find a way to make the journey enjoyable, not just the end result. The end result. If you're in our KBB program, it's the journey of getting there. It's us being in the group every week. It's learning. It's figuring out what your superpower is. It's laying out your agenda. That is the magic. It's not the magic. When you do your first event, that is the byproduct of the magic. And then when you do your first event, you're going to learn so much that the next one's going to be easier and then. And the next one's going to be easier. And if you're doing real estate, your first one's going to feel that way. It's the journey to get there. I tell everybody, I tell my kids, just, it's Kaizen. One little step at a time. Keep accomplishing. Keep enjoying the journey. Keep moving forward. Have a culture of progress. Learn from other people that are doing it. Keep moving forward. Go an inch a day. Make progress. All of a sudden, you look up at. You're at the closing table. Look up, and you've got 40 people in your first mastermind. And the byproduct of your journey is the success that you've been looking for. If you liked this podcast, make sure you rate it and also make sure to click subscribe so you never miss out. You can always follow us on Instagram. And if you don't already have millionaire success habits, you can grab it for free@deansfreebook.com Remember, all success starts here.
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