When I was a kid, probably 11 or 12 my dad said something very powerful to me. I had just played one of the worst games of my young career. He looked me straight in the eye and with deep love and enthusiasm said, "Nolan, you are harder on yourself than anyone could ever be." He was 100% correct. Initially I used that statement to motivate myself. I used it to make sure I pushed myself. I was content, but NEVER satisfied with my performance. I never rested on my laurels. It was truly a sensational tool. Over time that same statement started to take on a second meaning for me. I started to believe that no one could motivate ME better than I could motivate ME. Even though I always played team sports I started to consider myself a one-man team. I was THE Team within a team. Despite my success in high school and college sports I always had these two conflicting thoughts playing over and over and over and over in my mind. When my coaches pushed me, I pushed back. Internally I was vibrating feelings of resistance.
I couldn't understand why they were pushing me harder than I was pushing myself. I remember thinking, "Don't they know how hard I am trying? I gave it everything I had." My external world was frustrating. All because my internal world was in conflict. I was creating a mental barrier that was blocking my TRUE potential. My desire and my performance was suffering. Can you relate? In 2004 I was sitting at my desk frustrated with my job. I was fed up with how I was being treated and how my bosses kept pushing me to do things I didn't want to do. Sound familiar? I decided to sit in a chair and ask myself what I really, really wanted in a job. I also asked myself, where I wanted to work. Without limitations. To my surprise a book arrived on my desk that very same day. A book that transformed my way of thinking and helped me take a step forward toward changing my life. That book was a 1911 classic written by Wallace Wattles.
A pragmatic manual that describes how to create wealth, prosperity, happiness, and much, much more. Since that first reading I've received two promotions, added 6 streams of income, written a book, and coached dozens of people in the art of thinking their way to their goals and dreams. What a turnaround. What a change. Today I'm proud of all the things I've accomplished. I have so much to be thankful for. The list goes on and on. I extremely proud of how I used my dad's words and that book to motivate me to continually strive toward bigger goals. To make the decision to follow my dreams. And to make the choice to live an advancing life. As an extra bonus that book showed me how I could demolish the mental road blocks that previously caused me to struggle and resist change. It has given me a system that allows me to choose success over failure. Once you make a decision to sit down and ask yourself what you truly want, the people, resources, and knowledge you need will be magnetized into your world. You'll be mega-motivated in a way you've never experienced before.
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