Are you programmed for success or failure???
Restored from the Empower Network archive (2011–2017), lightly edited to meet our current advertising standards. Views are the original author’s.
Have you ever wondered why there are few people in this world who actually live their dreams and attain success??? I have and it has led me to learning about the 3% vs the 97%.
I am not sure if you have heard about this or not. How ever what it stands for is the percentage of people in this world who actually live life to the fullest (3%) and the one’s who live mediocre lives (97%). The 3% have a completely different mind set and thus take different steps then the average people who are the 97% of this world.
Now when I first heard about this, I honestly felt defeated already. I felt like, well if I am not living the life that I really want right now then obviously I am apart of the 97% of people who live the mediocre life (which was true). I thought that I was pre destined to live as the 97% do even though I wanted to be a part of the 3%. I thought I was just born that way and there was no way around it.
Then through some time, training and the desire for self development I have come to learn that I can become a part of the 3%. I am not doomed to be a part of the 97% my whole life!
And neither are you!
Over the next few blog posts I will share and explain with you the difference between the two and how you can become apart of the 3% of people in this world who truly live their dreams.
The Mind of the 3% vs 97%
Fact #1; the 3% only need 1 or 2 steps to begin taking action towards their goal, while the 97% wait until they know each and every step before even taking one.
You see the people who live life to the fullest, just take massive action towards their goal, even if they have no clue what the steps are to accomplish their goal. They know that when they have their mind set on accomplishing their goal, through that the steps will come.
It is true that people who take the most risks find a way to have what they really want in life. Don’t let fear stop you from what you really want in life. You do not need to know all the steps to accomplish something. As Nike would say “Just Do It”
Fact #2; the 3% only focus on WHY they are headed that way and the 97% only focus on how.
Think about something that you really want to accomplish this year.
Ok have you got it???? Good….now WHY do you want to accomplish that???
How will it improve your life. How will it affect those around you?? WHY is it important to you??
How do you feel right now when you think about WHY you want to accomplish that??
Does it motivate you a little to accomplish that??
Now that is the reason why the 3% only focus on the WHY instead of HOW. You know why you want to accomplish that this year, but you probably have no idea how you are going to do it yet….am I right???
Now that completely ties in with fact #1. Focus on your WHY and “Just Do It”.
Once you start in the direction towards your accomplishment and only focus on why you want to accomplish that your brain will start to look for the how.
Fact #3; the 3% start now regardless of their circumstances. The 97% wait until everything is perfect.
Nothing in this life will ever be perfect. If fear stops you, you need to push through that fear and “just do it” anyways. If doubt stops you, you need to tell yourself that it is possible and you will accomplish your goal. Have some faith! If money is stopping you there are many ways to get the money you need.
A few years back I went to a conference were a business guru was teaching. His name is Brian Klemmer. Now in this story I am going to tell you pay close attention to the WHY and the HOW……
Brian wanted to involved the audience in an demonstration to show that there is always a way…..
He asked the first two rows to come up front and stand in a single line. At the time I was deathly afraid of standing in front of crowds, but I would look even worst if I stayed in my seat….so I pushed through the fear and went up.
He explained to us that he wanted each of us, one at a time to go from where we were standing to the other side of the stage, but the only catch was that you can not do it the same way twice……every one must use a unique way to get across the room.
So the first person just walked and then the second person ran, third person skipped, the four person hopped on the left foot and then I was up and I hopped on the right foot and then so on and so on.
Now every person made it across the stage and we all did it in a different way.
I was happy that I did it and pushed through the fear and I was looking forward to going back to my seat…..and then……Brian said that he wanted all of us to do it again!
I think that all of us panicked a little, because we all had exhausted ways to get across the room. So we thought.
How were we going to come up with ways to get across the room???
Brian explained to us that for the sake of everyone’s time he was not going to have us all go across the room again, but he wanted one of us to do it.
He looked right at me and asked me to come forward……OMG I was freaking out inside….
Alright……now I had my WHY to do it…..I did not have much money at the time….I didn’t even have a job…..and now I have been offered a way to get all of this business guru’s books and cd’s for free!!!
I pushed past the fear and thought about what my WHY…..and then something magical happened……
……I remembered when my daughter was learning how to crawl. She would pull herself across the room on her chest……
So to everyone’s surprise I got down on the floor and pulled myself across the room…..
Now Brian stopped me and said that I didn’t have to go all the way across…..
….He was just trying to prove to us that there are thousands of ways to get what you want in life.
So if money or fear is something that is holding you back from taking action, then I want you to know that there is always a way and you need to push past that fear!! You just need to focus on the WHY and take action in life.
When it comes to money I want you to sit down with a piece of paper and write down 50 legal ways to get the money that you need. Do it and you will be surprised with all the ways that it is possible for you to get what you want.
The people who are successful make a clear intention of what they are going to accomplish that year after they have figured out their WHY.