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Napoleon Hill – Principle # 10 - Learn From Adversity and Defeat - Part 2

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This post is all about Learning From Adversity and Defeat and levereging Adversity and Defeat into the greatest success possible. 

So, actually, if Adversity and Defeat is that powerful and is the key for a positive overwhelming change, we might even look forward to welcome Adversity and Defeat? the answer is an ABSOLUTE YESS!!!! This may sound either totally insane or totally BOLD. It is your choice to choose between those 2 options and regardless to what you may choose, the pure reality will not change and the fact that Adversity and Defeat are the environment and even the condition of exponential l growth is a total fact. 

There are endless examples of literature supporting this fact that Adversity, failure and Defeat are the triggers that wake us up and force us to take action in order to break through Adversity, failure and Defeat and land in the "promised land" of huge success!!!

Without Adversity, failure and Defeat you may continue to "float in mediocrity", going nowhere with your life and achieving nothing remarkable. While if you face a real crisis , Adversity, failure and Defeat and you are in thee most "dark place" imaginable. Only then you will " up and" take massive action to  change the circumstances of your life. 

Without Adversity, failure and Defeat you may feel in your comfort zone and stay as lazy as you currently are and just float arround. While on the other hand, facing Adversity, failure and Defeat will put you immediately out of your comfort zone and put you into massive action to change your reality into a better place. 

In 2011 I was diagnosed with severe heart condition that forced me to go through a quadruple heart bypass. It was a very "dark place" to be and far far away from any comfort zone imaginable. Being in this terrible situation of Adversity, physical failure and Defeat forced me to come to a total new awareness in regard to: nutrition , lifestyle changes including daily exercise and ongoing improvement of my physical and mental conditioning. I can only be thankful for this terrible heart surgery experience that "woke me up" and forced me to totally change my life and my preferences that would otherwise stay the same as in 2011 prior to facing this heart surgery and facing huge Adversity, failure and Defeat! 

You are welcome to play the game of placing an imaginary Adversity, failure and Defeat and ask yourself : what now? what am I going to do IF this or that will happen? Having the plan and the readiness to face any Adversity, failure and Defeat will make you a bullet proof person and or  business that will overcome any Adversity, failure and Defeat, no matter what!

TAKE ACTION TODAY and every day to make sure that you are BULLET PROOF and TOTALLY RESILIENT to face any Adversity, failure and Defeat . BE BOLD and welcome Adversity, failure and Defeat as this is your real and absolute growth opportunity. 

Napoleon Hill – Principle # 10 - Learn From Adversity and Defeat

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Everyone have experienced adversities, defeats and even failures during ones lifetime. This POST ia all about the process of OBSERVING ones own adversities, defeats and even failures and accepting those adversities, defeats and even failures as part of nature’s method of disciplining people to learn how to take possession of their own minds and turning and leveraging those so called "negative" experiences and turning them into most powerful assets by learning from those adversities, defeats and even failures. Obviously, one needs a positive mental attitude to extract the positive lessons out of so called "negative" experiences .

No one wishes to experience "negative" experiences . Still the dividends that "negative" experiences teach us are as mentioned highly valuable.The act of growing and maintaining a positive mental attitude is OBSERVING "negative" experiences and finding the learning opportunity s well as the business opportunity that "hides" within every "negative" experiences whatsoever the "negative" experiences is!!!! 

During the recent COVIS-19 pandemic , most of humanity face "negative" experiences. Still, this cricis will make many people ( the ones with the positive mental attitude) extremely successful and rich as those ones found and figured out new business opportunities within the "negative" experiences while others froze and accepted defeat. As we know, after every death there is a new born. After every winter come summer and the evolutions of success includes adversities, defeats and even failures as a part of the general growth mindset as well as the evolution of any business growth. Fujifilm suffered the same crisis as did Kodak ( the end of analog photography and the death of film rolls). Still, Kodak didn't leverage the adversities, defeats and failures and went bankrupt while Fujifilm thrived and grew ( out of the same adversities) to be one of thee most successful digital cameras manufacturer world wide!

As you can see :The principle of a positive mental attitude is the principle you will need most in converting unpleasant experiences into assets. You may even welcome the "negative"experience of adversities, defeats and even failures knowingly ( in advance) that you are about to make a breakthrough into a highly positive field of success that would have never occurred without first facing a so called negative experience!!!

Napoleon Hill - Principle # 9 - Personal Initiative - part 3

Please read the previous post Napoleon Hill - Principle # 9 - Personal Initiative  and Napoleon Hill - Principle # 9 - Personal Initiative - part 2  for a better orientation . Rank yourself according to the 20 points.  If you agree and accept those 20 points, you are far ahead OF YOUR COMPETITION. Still, you must understand and accept the basic truth which is: Having a Personal Initiative means that YOU CAN NOT EXPECT anyone to tell you what to do, when to do, why to do , how to do and or WHAT TO DO. All those 5 TO DO INITIATIVES must be created in your own mind and you must OWN THOSE "TO DO" as they define the strength of your Personal Initiative.

Rhe strength of your Personal Initiative isn't relevant to just business owners or self employed people. Even the ones that are employees can significantly design their income by following the  Personal Initiative.key principles. If you practicePersonal Initiative at any position you can actually decide about your income and or your position in any organisation by taking action and practicing Personal Initiative.

Here is a short reminder of 8 principles that were discussed in the previous posts:

• Definiteness of purpose. By now you should know, what you want most from life and you should have a plan for getting it. Here is the most important circumstance of your whole life, where you must move on your own personal initiative, because no-one else can tell you what you should want most.
• The mastermind principle. If you have not already formed a friendly alliance with those who can help you in attaining your major purpose in life, you should move on your own personal initiative and form this alliance at once.
• Going the extra mile. This is a must, if your major purpose is anything above mediocrity.
• Applied faith, this is the principle which gives you power, in carrying out your definite major purpose and all minor purposes.
• A pleasing personality is an asset of priceless value. And it too, is something you must acquire through your personal initiative.
• Self-discipline. The sixth principle of success is also something you acquire through your personal initiative.
• A positive mental attitude, which is the most important of the 12 great riches of life, is also the product of your own personal initiative.
• Enthusiasm is a state of mind, which only you can generate through your personal initiative.

You see therefore, that personal initiative enters into every one of the success principles.

To remind you there are 3 types of people: You must recognise yourself so that you can upgrade your own state of reality.

• those who cannot do what they are told
• those who can do only what they are told 
• those who have personal initiative and know by themselves what they need and must do that is expected from them before even going the extra mile and overdelivering 

Napoleon Hill - Principle # 9 - Personal Initiative - part 2

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Here are the 20 characteristics of a person that masters Personal Initiative ( the last 4 ones is my own add on )

1.  He has a clear purpose in life, and a plan for its attainment.
2.  He maintains a mastermind alliance with those who’s help is essential in achieving his major purpose.
3.  He has the necessary excitement and energy to overcome all obstacles. 
4. He makes immediate decisions based on ONLY clear and proven facts. 
5. He is over delivering, it means that he gives more than he is paid for and he is doing it with great positive mental attitude. 
6.  He accepts full responsibility for everything and never blames other people regardless to his results. 
7.  He Takes friendly criticism without resentment, because he has learned to profit by it.
8.  He knows what the nine basic motives are which inspire all human endeavours, and never requests anyone to do anything for him, without giving that person an adequate motive for doing so.
9.  He never expresses an opinion about anything, unless he has thought the subject through and is prepared to state how he came by his opinion.
10.  He follows the habit of listening much, and talking only when he has something to say which may benefit himself or others.
11.  He has a well-developed sense of observation of small details, and knows his job from the smallest detail to the greatest.
12.  He never tells anyone to do anything, without suggesting why it should be done, and how it may be done best.
13.  He follows the habit of concentrating his full attention on one thing at a time.
14.  His mental attitude is positive at all times, when he is in communication with other people.
15.  If you ask him a question, he will give you a direct answer. Even if he has to tell you he does not know the correct answer.
16.  He never puts off until tomorrow that which should have been done last week, because he knows that the habit of procrastination is near the top of the list of the causes of failure.
17. He is busy creating the future rather than analysing the past 
18. He wakes up each morning energetic and ready to take on the day. 
19. He focuses on maximum 3 areas of expires that he is good at and delegates the rest to other people who can do all other jobs better and or cheaper than he can.
20. He is driven by the 10X growth philosophy rather than the classical 10% business and or personal growth. 

Here is a quote that will require tons of Personal Initiative and all the above 20 characteristics to make it your pure reality 

Napoleon Hill - Principle # 9 - Personal Initiative

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Personal Initiative the the practical conversion of your imagination, your desires into practical action. It is called Personal Initiative because it is YOU ( personal ) who must carry it out. It is also called Personal Initiative because it is up to you o do whatever it takes without expecting anyone to tell you to do it and or how to to it as well as to why to do it! It is your own Personal Initiative to figure it out on your own and take the action to do whatever needs to be done!

The winner that master Personal Initiative never quits and a quitter never wins. Personal Initiative is again another habit that only the successful people master that without turning it into a habit no successful person would have achieved success. 

Most people have great ideas, they also have great desires and dreams of greatness. Most people practice "new year resolutions"However, however 99% of all people forget to take action. only 1% or 2% ( those are thee most successful people)of most people actually remember to practice the Personal Initiative principles and take massive action in order ti turn ideas, desires and dreams as well as their "new year resolutions" into pure reality. 

Personal Initiative starts with you remembering that it is all about YOUR  Personal Initiative and no one but you is fully responsible to take action and face the results! 

Napoleon Hill - Principle # 8 - Enthusiasm - part 3

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Enthusiasm is an expression of a positive mental attitude. Both Enthusiasm as well as positive mental attitude go hand in hand and are positivly triggering your immune system and a result protecting you from unnecessary stress that is the main cause of all illnesses! 

Combining Enthusiasm in practice of deep and sincere gratitude as well as in prayer shoes quicker results in the way of a faster manifestation of ones life desires. Hence, you must try it ( daily) for yourself and express your gratitude and prayer in great enthusiasm and read out  loud and with full enthusiasm)all your goals and life desires. 

 

Enthusiasm can be easily turned into your "new habit ". Enthusiasm will become a powerful habit if you will practice it daily and concisely. The practical expression of your Enthusiasm will be expressed when you will be totally focused on active listening to your family members, your staff, your customers a well as yo your friends. Next is expressing yourself with great Enthusiasm and excitement when you reply with Enthusiasm and excitement   to the other people mentioned before. Being enthusiastic is a character, a habit and therefore must b constantly practiced. 

Enthusiasm and excitement are naturally embedded into every human being!!! Many humans just forgot about it. Enthusiasm and excitement were always there and were always connected to the emotions and motivations listed bellow. So, just remind yourself about the Enthusiasm and excitement that you were filled with when you were seeking the 3 motivations listed bellow. Now, why you don't dive back to those 3 motivations, Enthusiasm and excitement and remind yourself to renew your Enthusiasm and excitement about life in total as well as practicing it in other important areas of life.

1. The emotion of love.
2. The emotion of sex.
3. The desire for financial gain.

Become Enthusiasm and excitement about LIFE and your life will be filled with joy, Enthusiasm and excitement. 

Napoleon Hill - Principle # 8 - Enthusiasm - part 2

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Here are some tips that are relevant when implementing "Enthusiasm" in the sales process

1.  Be honestly enthusiastic ( energetic , positive and excited) about the opportunity to make the sale. 
2.  Welcome the customer with a firm and enthusiastic hand shake and tell the customer how happy you are to meet them. Ask for their well being ( and say in the most sincere  manner" how are you today?)
3.  When starting the conversation with the customer, make sure that you direct the conversation to discus subjects that interest or concern the customer.
4. Start with asking relevant questions that are relevant and are concerning the customers. Their preferences and why they want to buy the products that you offer. Let the customer speak and explain themselves and do not interrupt the customer while he speaks, Once that the customer finished answering , summary point by point and let the customer confirm that you fully understood their desire and their concerns. Start presenting your solutions one by one matching each of the customers needs and concerns. Do it with great excitement and enthusiastic attitude showing how excited you are to be able to solve their : problems, needs and concerns. 

Being enthusiastic , confident and exited throughout the entire meeting will have a great positive effect on the customers decision to buy your product and become your customer. 

Imagine you are visiting a doctor in the need to solve an urgent matter. Now imagine a doctor that is full with enthusiasm and excitement about his capability to solve your problem. Now imagine another doctor that is hesitant....which doctor will you choose when making the final decision? The answer is pretty clear and so is regarding making your customers confident that you can fully satisfy their needs 

 

Napoleon Hill - Principle # 8 - Enthusiasm

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Enthusiasm is the force and the energy necessary to achieve any goal and life desires. WITHOUT Enthusiasm NOTHING will be actually acomplished. ".....The emotions are not immediately subject to reason but they are always immediately subject to action.....". That is why Enthusiasm is such a powerful emotion and is positioned as key principle #8.  

Enthusiasm, which may be likened to steam in the boiler, which when it is controlled and turned on starts the wheels of machinery into action. Knowledge is power, that is only a half-truth for knowledge becomes power only when it is put into action for the attainment of a definite objective. Enthusiasm is one of the more powerful means by which we may put into action our education, experience and knowledge.

Spoken words without Enthusiasm are often ineffective and sometimes they can be totally boring! Think about HOW YOU SPEAK THE WORD (with Enthusiasm) vs speaking without the ENERGY of Enthusiasm,

Enthusiasm & silent enthusiasm -Your brain (as well as your customers brain) is both a BROADCASTING & RECEIVER STATION working on pulses, vibrations and signals. So, when you speak and express using Enthusiasm you significantly raise the vibration of your message and and your customers and audience will feel it and be positively impacted by your Enthusiasm. When you are totally and deeply marinated within yourEnthusiasm, even your silent enthusiasm ( of your silent thought & Enthusiastic emotions) will be transmitted from your brain to your customers and audience brains and it will impact their decisions to cooperate with you.

Enthusiasm is very contagious. Hence the impact that it can have over your success. When hiring and or promoting staff members you look at : Honesty, Professionalism and Energetic. those are the 3 most important features. Energetic is equal = to Enthusiasm and or being Enthusiastic! 

You can feel Enthusiasm through the way a person talks, body language and movement , how he/she presents a case or presentation as well as through a warm Enthusiastic handshake ve a cold and meaningless one.

In the next POST we will discuss the implementation of Enthusiasm and or being Enthusiastic with successful salesmanship.

In the meantime, realise and understand that Enthusiasm and or being Enthusiastic is the necessary energy, force and power that ignites all action! Every project of your life, every relationship and every creating and or marriage started with Enthusiasm and or being Enthusiastic and everything dies away in the presence of lack of Enthusiasm and or being Enthusiastic.

Napoleon Hill - Principle # 7 - Positive Mental Attitude - part 3

 

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1. Remember always that there two kinds of circumstances which cause you to worry. Those you can do something about- In this case, take massive action and resolve them and you can stop worrying about it as this issue was resolved. The other ones: are circumstances that you can do nothing about. In this case, just do nothing and stay alert and observe how those issue develop or disappear! Knowing about those 2 circumstances will make you peaceful while you keep your Positive Mental Attitude. 
2. Keep your mind totally busy in thinking, designing and constantly obsessed with creating all of that which you desire most = your major purpose in life! If you will be totally obsessed with that most important task. You will be never bored and you will never have the time and or energy to think about what you don't want or waste your time on irrelevant tasks. This needs a lot of peace of mind and certain loneliness.Like an eagle, we have to leave behind the clutter, burdens and chains that have us restrained. Eagles fly alone! 
3. If you should ever be so unfortunate and or sorry for yourself, just take a pause and look around and see how many people suffer much more than you do. You may actually shade some tears of how your situation is compared to others. You may want to visit a hospital and realise how fortunate you are being able to walk healthy and free. It is pure reality that you are in a much better circumstances than you remember. Keep this point in mind and this will keep your Positive Mental Attitude. 
4. Choose some person whom you consider to be your ROLE MODEL. Start working on BECOMING THAT ROLE MODEL that you wish to emulate. Notice your progress of transformation and it will improve your Positive Mental Attitude. 
5. Cultivate and constantly practice your tone of voice, so that your words have a pleasing musical sound. You can ask for feedback from family and friends about how your voice comes through. Also record your voice and listen to it. Practice sounding as pleasant as you can!
6. Write out this sentence and paste it in a prominent place where you work and on a mirror where you see yourself in your home. "Whatever the mind can conceive and believe the mind can achieve"! Remember also that you are the only person who can provide you with a Positive Mental Attitude. No one can put you in a Positive Mental Attitude and it it always your own responsibility. You can not delegate putting you into a Positive Mental Attitude. If you do delegate it o others, you put yourself in great danger as you outsource and in the same time dose control over your Positive Mental Attitude! What are you going to do about it? On your answer to this question, rests your entire future. It is YOUR ONLY ANSWER . You yourself and alone must answer it and take massive action! Eagles fly HIGH and Eagles fly alone! sheep flock together ! 

Napoleon Hill - Principle # 7 - Positive Mental Attitude - part 2

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1. Recognise that every circumstance that come your way during your life, regardless to if it is a pleasant or unpleasant circumstance!! Remembering meanwhile that your strength grows out of your struggles. Follow this instruction and closely observe every experience as a learning experience and you will soon learn that there is no such thing as an unprofitable experience.
2. Look upon your life as a continuous process of education. Of learning from all your experiences, good and bad and be always on the alert for gains of wisdom, which come to you a little at a time in both your pleasant and unpleasant experiences.
3. Always start with yourself in some sort of self-improvement ( I do it every day ). Your own struggle about self developement will make you more open minded and patient and generous in your relations with others who struggle on the path of changing and growing.
4. Express gratitude twice daily ( morning and evening) for your recognition of the fact that you have been given complete control over your own mind. Meditate and or take time in silence to attain more visdom regarding fighting out the path to accomplish all your desires. 
5. Remember to complement and give credit (enthusiastically) on the good qualities of those with whom you live and work, but do not mention their negative qualities. Then observe with benefit to yourself how quickly others will begin to concentrate on your good qualities.Practicing this will definitely help you to build, maintain and grow A Positive Mental Attitude. 
6. Make it a habit to ask others for feedback about your own function. Remember to accept all criticism of yourself as an occasion for self-examination to determine how much of it is justified and you will be sure to make startling discoveries about yourself which will help through the rest of your life.
7. Do not accept from life or anyone else anything you do not desire or anything that you do not deserve. This principle will keep you always in A Positive Mental Attitude simply because you will know the ultimate truth that all that you have , you have earned by yourself, your A Positive Mental Attitude, your hard work and everything that you own, YOU DESERVE TO HAVE AND ENJOY. This will definitely help you to build, maintain and grow A Positive Mental Attitude.