Advice.

"Wear Sunscreen." ~ Baz Luhrman.

Life.

"Life is a state of mind". ~ Being There.

There are so many experts, gurus, advisers and consultants in this world. So many well meaning men and women, with the best intentions, convinced that their insights will help wayward souls find answers. In business, life, religion and relationships, throughout history and to this day, they sell opinion and advice. What do they all say?

What have they always said?

Life Is A State Of Mind.

No Limits.

"The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win." ~ Roger Bannister.

On May 6th 1954 a man made the world recognize that the only limits we have are those we place on ourselves. Roger Bannister broke the four minute mile. Scientists said it couldn't be done - the body could not withstand, or accomplish, such a feat. It was both physically and mentally impossible they said. He proved them all wrong. Two months later Roger pushed John Landy to do it with him in the same race.

Soon hundreds of runners accomplished the feat and now high school children are surpassing the number that throughout the course of human history - for hundreds of years - was thought impossible.

Sir Roger Bannister - No Limits.



Then... If you want to see a shining example of great competition, respect, and pure class watch the 'Miracle Mile' race between Roger and John Landy below and pay particular attention to the comments the two men made after the race was won. ~ It's simply perfect.

The Right Path.

"Adversity is the first path to truth." ~ Lord Byron.

There are so many books written about it ~ "The Right Path."  You could fill stadiums with all the volumes, words and insights. Everyone has an opinion and advice on the best and right way to... The path to success, money, happiness and... whatever. You know what I think?

We already know what to do ~ We've just got to do it.  When it's wrong. ~ We know. ~ When we do less than we can ~ We know.

When we get off the path ~ we know.

So let's not kid ourselves ~ We Know What The Right Path Is.

Make 'em Smile.

Life is like a mirror, we get the best results when we smile at it. 

The young salesman walked into his mentors office and asked 
"Can you give me one really good sales rule?"

The old man thought for a moment and then said to his protege.  

"Just make 'em smile".

And if you really want to have fun...

Make Them Applaud.

Take Action.

"Action cures fear." ~ Douglas Horton.

We do it all the time. Convince ourselves ... In the windmills of our mind we believe we are reasoning when in fact we are rationalizing.

Rationalizing why we should wait. We say to ourselves ~ "I just need more information. It's not the right time. I need to be more prepared and more informed." When the reality is - We just need to Take Action.

In Life and Business ~ There are only Results and Reasons.

Don't Give Reasons ~ Get Results ~ Take Action.

Overcoming Fear.

"You can act like a man." ~ The Godfather.

Many years ago, while in the military, I took a battery of pyschological tests designed to uncover fears.  The premise being - find out what you fear the most - face up to it - Overcome it. I'm not sure the overcome it part worked but the find out part was enlightening. ~ In order to grow we need to decide what we are going to do about our fears ~ Period.

So what are the most common fears? 
According to a Google search they are:

1. Flying
2. Public Speaking
3. Heights
4. The Dark
5. Intimacy
6. Death
7. Failure
8. Rejection
9. Spiders
10. Commitment

Look at the list and think about it a little bit. How many on the list are necessary to overcome in your chosen field in order to be successful?

I imagine more than a few. ~ Life, Business and Relationships all seem to say to each of us ~ Identify, Face, and Overcome our fears or...