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Common Mental Barriers

by swiminsoda
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I attended a video training today by Dr. Jim Hennig and found some encouraging words on achieving peak performance.

Average People:
1) Will always think the most common way as the right way
2) Will always think practically and logically
3) Will always follow rules
4) Will always think to err is wrong

Peak Performers will always challenge the 4 things above.

Thomas Watson, the founder of IBM, said, "The way to succeed is to double your failure rate."

Anyone at the verge of giving up their dream after all the failure but hasn't given up and why?
#barriers #common #mental
  • Profile picture of the author 2d0k
    The negative ME: "I won't do it anymore."

    The positive ME: "I won't wake up tomorrow if I give up today."
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  • Profile picture of the author anions
    Very true.

    Success is guaranteed if you keep failing.

    Just make sure you don't keep failing at the same thing

    If something doesn't work for you, try something else.
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    hemm I thinking using blackhat seo now...
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  • Profile picture of the author Gary Pettit
    Yes. Good message!
    Don't forget the importance of the principle: "If it ain't broke... break it!"
    It's the only way to get out of the "Average Person" category.
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  • Profile picture of the author ElMundodelExito
    Thanks
    I've never heard of ""The way to succeed is to double your failure rate." but I like it so much....
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  • Profile picture of the author anions
    A great mindset to have, esp as far as online
    marketing is concerned, is to view everything
    as a "marketing experiment".

    That way you can never fail.


    How can an experiment fail, it was just an
    experiment.
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  • Profile picture of the author paulie888
    I also like to think of this as "failing your way to success".

    Many people are so incredibly afraid of failing at anything that they don't realize they've already failed PERMANENTLY because they didn't even begin to attempt reaching their goals (and probably never will!)
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    • Profile picture of the author Jonathan 2.0
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      Originally Posted by swiminsoda View Post

      Thomas Watson, the founder of IBM, said, "The way to succeed is to double your failure rate."
      One of my favourite quotations.

      At first I didn't understand it 100%. However, it makes more sense if you truly appreciate that "failure" is something you learn from, and can propel you forward. Essentially, you're doubling your rate of progress.

      See this simple diagram:


      Success 1.0_______/________/___/________Success 3.0

      / =
      Failure/Opportunity/Stepping Stone
      Maxwell Maltz (Psycho-Cybernetics) explains it differently, expressing that "failure" is "feedback." He likens the process of succeeding to a torpedo reaching its target by using "feedback" to correct course.

      Originally Posted by paulie888 View Post

      I also like to think of this as "failing your way to success."
      Absolutely, Paulie888. That's another good way of explaining it.

      Thank you for the great thread, Swiminsoda.
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  • Profile picture of the author cainsproducts
    Good quote. Its very similar to my favourite quote by Michael Jordan

    "I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."
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    • Profile picture of the author wbeil48
      My life changed for the better when I heeded the advice of a wise old friend who, years ago, told me:

      "If you care at all,you'll get some results. If you care enough, you'll get incredible results."
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  • Profile picture of the author GarryMSayer
    Love this thread so far... there's some great ideas in here despite being in its infancy.

    Another thing worth considering is don't be scared to creep outside your comfort zone because it's the only way you'll grow as a person. It's also the only way you can grow your online business and it's a trait commonly found in many entrepreneurs. They're not scared of taking risks and often see a failure as one of the many stepping stones leading to success.

    Do you think average people think like that?

    No way!!!

    Garry.
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  • Profile picture of the author Xmas
    Dang, I must be really really successful if all it requires is doubling your failure rate.
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  • Profile picture of the author Harold Lindsey
    Wow, you guys hit a nerve with me.... Sometimes when I'm working on a project, I find myself doing anything and everything not to complete it, and just put it up and out there

    I try to make everything perfect, and I just don't won't to get anything wrong. So, after awhile I find myself doing nothing. After a day or two, I have to literally force myself to just say the hell with it... Make the damn site live put up a Paypal button on it, and drive some quick traffic and see how it goes.
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  • Profile picture of the author jmiezejeski
    As a professional coach, the first thing we learn in coaching school is how to help clients overcome what we call GAILs -- Gremlins, Assumptions, Interpretation, Limiting Beliefs. Gremlins are personal mental barriers that always get in the way to moving forward towards a goal which really are just personal fears. Assumptions are mental projections of the past into the present which say that something that happened in the past will always happen again. Interpretations are stories we tell ourselves or the conclusions we draw when something has happened. Limiting beliefs are personal beliefs that we are often taught by our parents, teachers, or any other authoritative figure we grew up with that has made an imprint on our persona. All of these GAILs can be overcome with work and time to become more aware of who we really are!

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    • Profile picture of the author itzpaul
      Yea I've found that out. The more I've failed in life the more I learned. The harder the failure the more important the lesson learned.
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      • Profile picture of the author jaclay20
        Failure is a very important aspect in our lives. With this, it made us the person we are right now. It gives us guidance and a warning not to make the same failure again.
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  • Profile picture of the author Smyth Danielson
    So true. Conventional thinking produces conventional results...unconventional thinking produces unconventional results. That's not a quote I heard somewhere...I think I came up with that one! Anyway, enjoy!
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  • Profile picture of the author izapharry
    Really nice wording your are sharing i will try to use those words in my real life
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  • Profile picture of the author ernestlohan
    What you've learned are really nice principles. All you have to do is to apply it in your life. Thank you for sharing. I'm learning too.
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  • Profile picture of the author Michael Thai
    Well I dont aim for failures but I think learning from other people's mistakes can save us a lot of heartaches having a good mentor is great
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  • Profile picture of the author soependi
    learn from mistake, and live happily
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    • Profile picture of the author socialbookmark
      Originally Posted by soependi View Post

      learn from mistake, and live happily
      Its better: Don't do mistakes and live happily
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  • Profile picture of the author PeterDunin
    What's so wrong with being average?
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  • Profile picture of the author humbledmarket
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    Thanks, I especially like the quote. It's too common for us to give up when the going gets tough. Sometimes there is a time to say it's enough and stop if it's affecting others or other reasons but there are times you have to preserver
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  • Profile picture of the author Gary Pettit
    There's nothing wrong with being "average." In most aspects of my life, I am average: An average singer, an average writer, an average driver, an average eater.
    But in the ways that I am uniquely ME, I find my life's fulfillment and authenticity. And that is anything but average.
    I never want to be an average Me.
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  • Profile picture of the author swiminsoda
    Originally Posted by sparkie2260 View Post

    There's nothing wrong with being "average." In most aspects of my life, I am average: An average singer, an average writer, an average driver, an average eater.

    But in the ways that I am uniquely ME, I find my life's fulfillment and authenticity. And that is anything but average. I never want to be an average Me.
    There's definitely no right and wrong to this. Happiness comes from contentment it does, while there are others who need to be challenged to find happiness.
    The speaker referred average as being contented. Some people might need perfection or not do it at all. The question posted was how would you know you're limit if you have never tried before.

    Thanks for all the positive posts. It drove me to question my own limits against the odds. It's so easy to lose sight believing in myself. Here's one of the videos presented.
    YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.
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  • Profile picture of the author Gary Pettit
    My advice--simple, fun, and easy:
    Read quotes by Winston Churchill, Mark Twain, George Carlin and Dr. Wayne Dyer.
    Put a smile behind those thoughts that will motivate your day!
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  • Profile picture of the author Optimus Lime
    swim in soda, lol that's a funny name.
    good luck with your goals.
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