This is the finishing post that I wrote in the Mindset Mastery eBook. I find it quite relevant for the book from a motivational point of view. Sometimes, when you write during an inspired moment, words come out that seem to come from “elsewhere”. This was such an inspired moment for me.
Live Your Passion – by Sean Rasmussen
You have just completed reading a very powerful book, originally written by Napoleon Hill: Think And Grow Rich. I strongly encourage you to locate the original book and read it. This current version was edited by me to modernize it and bring more “current” relevance to the story. The principles remain the same.
I know some very successful people that read this book once every year. It is their Bible. Consider that! Ideally read it at least 7 times. Over 7 years is fine. Just do it.
Take onboard the principles of this book. Internalize them. Make them part of your “mental algorithm”. Napoleon Hill has supplied you with the recipe for Success. Use it and prosper. Ignore it at your own peril. There are no excuses for non-achievers. I thought I had the excuses and reasons. I didn’t. The day I accepted that, my life turned for the better. I am in charge of my own destiny.
So are you!
One of the saddest things I have ever heard was the reply from an elderly person in her twilight years, when asked: “What would you have done different in your life, if you had another chance?”
The reply was a determined yet solemn: “I would have taken more risks”!
I don’t know about you, but that sends a chill down my spine. Don’t allow that to happen! I believe we all have the responsibility to stand on our own two feet and have an excess of success, health, wealth, happiness, abundance and anything else that goes with it. To have enough wealth that it overflows into the pockets of those who are not as fortunate as us; people who have had a rough start to life or have suffered bad setbacks.
Have faith in yourself and the power of your mind when encountering skepticism from friends and “loved ones”. Beware the authority of their opinions. Just how qualified are they really to pass judgment on success? Are they successful themselves? Are they healthy, happy and wealthy? If so, why have they got an “expert”opinion when happy, wealthy, successful and satisfied people generally DO NOT pass judgment?
Don’t let their decisions hold you back. You have no-one but yourself to thank or blame when asked the “Twilight-Years” question:
“What would you have done different in your life, if you had another chance?”
Personally, I have had a few rough breaks. However, none of which I can blame anyone for. I tried to place blame and that temporarily justified my setbacks and non-achievements. This also cemented my place in running for the “non-achiever awards”. Certainly not a trophy anyone would like to win? I have now changed my attitude and outlook on life. A whole new world has opened up for me and guess what? It was there all along!
Live your life with passion. Follow the path of your desires. Make your life one you are proud of when the time comes to leave it all behind. Live your life on your own terms and leave with a sense of achievement; one of satisfaction.
And remember: “Life is not short. It is the longest thing anyone ever does”.
So get into it and make a difference. Good luck! I wish you well.
Live Your Passion
Sean Rasmussen
Success Communicator
SeanRasmussen.com © 2004 – 2008
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Sean-great insight. I’ve been listening to Think and Grow rich for years (great use of time in the car). Periodically I need to “reset” my attitude. This drives me to listen to the book many times over the years.
The biggest step forward I took was when I took responsibility for my life. Napoleon Hill wasn’t the only one to preach this. Everyone from Stephen Covey to Tony Robbins teach it because you can’t improve until you take ownership of your life.
Keep up the great posts!
Hi B Smith
I like the idea of listening to motivational material in the car. I basically listen to stuff like this twice a day for 45 minutes in my car. Then, every now and again, I have a rest and just listen to music for a few days up to a week. Then I’m back into it. It is very uplifting.
some good words of feeling in your comenets. I know without even asking my father and mother the question of what would you do if you had your life over what would you do differrent, and the answer would be to have a go at taking more risk, Dad see’s that one of his son’s in particular has taken risks and worked hard and it has come to gether for him. My self i have taken risks and been successfull but have also spent money a bit foolishly to. But this is all changing because i do not want to lose any of my assets.. thanks Sean
p.s i have just come back from a holiday in fiji and i have time on my side to do more study. eminis is looking good too.
Hi Richard
My mentor, [Name Withheld], just told me recently that you can build all areas of you life without ‘missing out’ on any of the others. If you are starting to feel more comfortable with your financial situation then you can focus a bit more on the other areas of your own interest. This could be health, fitness, spirituality or wealth. Some may interest you more than others. [Name Withheld] always seems to come up with the good answers.
Have fun with your homestudy program.
I totally agree Sean. In fact as a child I was perplexed by the lack of ‘questioning’ my so called teachers (teachers, parents and so on) did. It’s as if most of us have accepted to be mediocre.
Hi ‘FMF’
Indeed that seems to be a very common thing. We reward mediocricy in School and very much in the grown up world. I wont go into detail on that one. I covered it in the comments section in this blog a few months ago. I agree and I, for one, will ensure my kids don’t grow up with a ’scarcity mentality’.
“Life is not short. It is the longest thing anyone ever does”.
The best thought I have seen in a long time Sean. Inspiring. Congratulations.
“Life is not short. It is the longest thing anyone ever does”
I borrowed that one from Billy Connolly – Scottish comedian. He is an absolute legend. Who said you can’t get motivational quotes from a commedian…
Thank you Sean,
I feel your ebook & your teaching has with out a doubt pointed my lifes efforts in the direction I have been trying to acheive for far to long.
regards
Allen
Hi Allen
Thanks again! I’m starting to realise just how great Napoleon Hill was (OK, I already knew this and now it has much more significance)
I appreciate your kind words.
Thankyou for your help much appreciated
You’re very much welcome, John. Thanks for your input.
Whenever someone comments in here, I know I’m being of help or service to someone. Thank you!
Sean
Thank you for ALL of the effort that you put in to EMPOWERING others. You inspire me to move forward, to take risks, to make a difference in this world and also to EMPOWER others!
Cheers
Leanne
Hi Leanne
Empowerment works both ways. By empowering others, I am empowering myself. You are empowering me by commenting here in the Mindset Mastery blog. Thank you!
If you reflect on your life and decide you wouldn’t do anything differently, then you begin to sense what it means to experience unconditional acceptance. To move beyond regret and asking what you might’ve, could’ve or should’ve done, you focus more energy on what you can control in the here and now. Napoleon Hill is a great writer. His writing inspires people to rediscover who they are and what potential they forgot they had.
Hi Liara
Napoleon is an inspiration to so many and “Think and grow rich” is certainly an all time classic. Thanks!
Great post Sean.
I take risks, and I’d say that is what has made me be who I am today. I’m not scared to fail, because I know that I tried and that’s all that counts. And I know failing does not mean that I’m a failure, it means that there is a different way of doing things.
Hi Dark Angel.
I left a comment on your blog
Failing is a tool and a stepping stone on the way to success. Without failures, we are bound to fail (is that an oxymoron?) as we cannot have true success without the experience of failures.
Hello Sean,
I’ve said it elsewhere, but you and Shaun gave me an inspiring weekend to remember. My passions are being dredged up from the depths… can’t wait to get to activate them!
I have activated and written my blog on uwcblog.co. However, I do not know how to add the link for people to buy your book, somehow that instruction has got lost.
I would like to try & sell your book for you, but am stuck.
Hope you can help me…..
Hi Sean,
If I had to live life over I would also take more chances but I’m ready to take them now and make up for lost time. I am taking full responsibility for where I am in my life and I’m ready to make the necessary changes to live the life I dream of.
I’m ready to live my life on my terms; the right way.
Hi Sean,
If I had to live my life over I would do it all differently. I admire people who say they would do it all the same again. Good luck to them but that’s not me.
I am ready to apply the second half of my life to achieve more positive results. That involves a lot of learning, so be it.
Growing up with a terrible alcoholic father who abused me all I knew was I didn’t want to end up like him when I grew up. So essentially I used him as my ‘yard stick’ to say what I didn’t want as opposed to what I DID WANT.
It’s hard to focus on myself when all my life, everything revolved around him. It was hard once I moved away from that & he stopped drinking to focus on my passion. There was so much crap to sort through. I am grateful for it all – I wouldn’t be who I am today without that experience. And to some degree fuels my passion.
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