1. The 15-Second Principle

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How many times have we:
Refused to taste a food because we didn't like the way it looked or the name it was given?
Talked ourselves out of going for an interview because we just knew that the job and industry would be
way too boring or out of our league?
Turned down a date or even a conversation because we just knew that this person wasn't our type?
Said "no thank you" to a party invitation, because we were sure that there wouldn't be any people there
who we could relate to?
Not visited a city or country because we were sure that it had absolutely nothing to offer us?
Oftentimes, in order to live more dynamic and interesting lives, it helps to stop and spend 15 seconds
talking to ourselves the same way we would talk to a child about food: "I know it looks weird, and that its
name sounds unusual, but why don't you just go ahead and try it. If you don't like it, you won't have to
taste it ever again."
By applying the 15-Second Principle and letting your experience be your teacher and navigator, you will
increase your chances of living a much more exciting, spontaneous, enriching, and "taste-full" life.
Going Into Receivership
Do rich, successful, and lucky people possess a skill that poor, unsuccessful, and unlucky people do not
have? I believe the answer is yes. For most, that magical trait is their ability to receive. They are ready and
willing to receive success. On a conscious and/or unconscious level, they are open and available for it to
occur. It's not enough to be smart and to work hard. It's not enough to be a wonderful and caring person.
It's not enough to have a plan and a goal. You must also have the magnetic capacity to receive the
rewards, joys, and riches that the planet can provide.