MINDSET-MASTERS

Mindset Masters saying your affirmations correctly? How can you follow the “proven plans of success” so many times and keep failing? What could be wrong? What’s wrong is that when you wrote down your goals, plan of action, and daily affirmations, you forgot the most important thing—“The Obsession.” All these steps would work just fine if the first piece—the written set of goals—was an Obsession rather than just a set of goals. The most profitable scam in business today is selling “goal setting ideas.” Time and time again we’re asked to write a list of the things we would do if we Knew We Could Not fail, the things we would buy if we Knew We Could Not fail, the type of person we would be, if we Knew We Could Not Fail. Most people, with a little prodding, are capable of writing down a million dollars, fame, fortune, happy marriage, health, education, travel, and so on. And the speakers smile and say, “That’s great. Now the only thing stopping you is you and your attitude as you begin your efforts to achieve these goals.” All you have to do is “believe” and you will “succeed” at any of these goals. They really believe that, and for a few days you might, too. Until you actually begin working on attaining your “wish list,” and realize that you just can’t seem to stay positive long enough to complete all the items on your lists. You see, the problem is that these “goals” are just adventures in Creative Writing 101 for adults. They’re just imagination stretchers and dream castles that you build with the speakers’ help, and your eyes closed. Only when your “dream” is an Obsession will you make it your possession. Let me ask you to fill out a better list, instead of writing a list of the things you would do, if you were sure you could not fail, or if 144