Mastering The Art Of Success

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LOCK
There was a fascinating r esearch study conducted by Harvard
University in 1998. The investigators asked students to choose one of
the following scenarios, both imaginary and p urely theoretical. With
Option A you’d be paid $50,000 a year while others earn an average of
$25,00 0. With Option B, by comparison, you’d be paid $100,000 a year
compared with an average salary of $250,00 0. What do you think the
results were? I was shocked to learn that most p eople went for option
A. From a purely logical view, it doesn’t make sense to choose $25, 000
when you could choose $100,000 instead. The latter salary was four
times larger. Researchers concluded that comparing ourselves to others
st andard of “succes s” is something we do naturally and regularly. This
kind of social comparison is apparently very influential on us.
WRIGHT
Why are some people s uccessful while o thers struggle?
LOCK
The foundation of success comes from your mental state. Whether
you believe you can, or can’t, guess what? you’re right. Everyone has at
least a few nagging doubts about themselves, but successful people
learn to squash them so that when doubt rears its ugly head, it’s
immediately trampled on and put in its place! Having a positive “I can
do this” belief system is essential. Many people wrongly believe that
what counts are qualifications, skills, and abilities. Let me tell you, with
su fficient motivation, you can learn to do anything you want. For some
it’ll take longer than others, but it’s always possible.
For most p eople, the main thing that holds them back is their lack
of belief that they can do it. Another way of putting it is, “fear of
failure,” which equates to saying to yourself, “I don’t think this will
work for me, therefore I’m not going to even attempt it, because when
it fails I ’m going to feel bad.” That kind of negative thinking is
destructive because you’ve fallen at the first hurdle by not even
attempting to fulfill a dream.