PDA

View Full Version : How to achieve success -TR



bivonic
02-19-2003, 12:30 PM
One of the books I\'m reading is \"Unlimited Power\" by
Anthony Robbins, a pretty inspirational read for anyone
that enjoys reading the \"self-help\" category of books,
here are a few Tony Robbins snippets I thought I\'d
share:

It\'s important to remember that emotions like
depression do not happen to you. You don\'t \"catch\"
depression. You create it, like every other result in
your life, through specific mental and physical
actions. In order to be depressed, you have to
view your life in specific ways. You have to say
certain things to yourself in just the right tones of
voice. You have to adopt a specific posture and
breathing pattern. For example, if you wish to
be depressed, it helps tremendously if you
collapse your shoulders and look down a lot.
Speaking in a sad-sounding tone of voice and
thinking of the worst-possible scenarios for your
life also helps. If you throw biochemistry into
turmoil through poor diet or excessive alcohol or
drug use, you assist your body in creating low
blood sugar and thus virtually guarantee
depression.

..less then 3% of the nation is financially
independent, less than 10% have written goals,
only 35% of American women - and even
fewer men - feel they are in good physical
shape, and in many states one out of every
two marriages ends in divorce. Only a small
percentage of people really live the life of their
dreams. Why? It takes effort. It takes
consistent action.

[b]Bunker Hunt, the Texas oil billionaire, was
asked once if he had any one piece of advice
he could give people on how to succeed. He
said that success is simple. First, you decide
what you want specifically; and second, you
decide you\'re willing to pay the price to make
it happen - and then pay that price. If you
don\'t take that second step, you\'ll never have
what you want in the long term. I like to call
the people who know what they want and are
willing to pay the price to get it \"the few who do\"
versus \"the many who talk\".[b]

Elana
02-19-2003, 12:32 PM
I\'m a bit confused.....what does this have to do with penises?

bivonic
02-19-2003, 12:33 PM
<handcuffs Elana back to the bed so she cannot hijack any more of my threads by inserting the P word> /ubbthreads/images/icons/tongue.gif

proteus
02-19-2003, 05:31 PM
<<<bivonic wrote>>>Bunker Hunt, the Texas oil billionaire, was
asked once if he had any one piece of advice
he could give people on how to succeed. He
said that success is simple. First, you decide
what you want specifically; and second, you
decide you\'re willing to pay the price to make
it happen - and then pay that price. If you
don\'t take that second step, you\'ll never have
what you want in the long term. >>>

This is so true, but the hardest thing to do - doing what needs to be done unfailingly and resolutely - being a classic Type A personality I\'m always interested in what enables folks like the gentleman who wrote the quote above, to consistently do what needs to be done.

bundyburger
02-19-2003, 05:45 PM
<<I\'m a bit confused.....what does this have to do with penises? >>

Yeah... I wish you\'d stop doing that. /ubbthreads/images/icons/mad.gif We\'ll have to shove one in your mouth to shut you up. /ubbthreads/images/icons/laugh.gif

franki
02-19-2003, 05:48 PM
Yeah, we men are more than just penises.

Franki

bivonic
02-19-2003, 05:49 PM
<<<Yeah... I wish you\'d stop doing that. /ubbthreads/images/icons/mad.gif We\'ll have to shove one in your mouth to shut you up. /ubbthreads/images/icons/smile.gif >>>

<raises hand> I\'ll volunteer... /ubbthreads/images/icons/smile.gif

bundyburger
02-19-2003, 06:47 PM
HERE....Use mine. /ubbthreads/images/icons/wink.gif

/ubbthreads/images/icons/laugh.gif

a.k.a.
02-19-2003, 08:15 PM
Speaking of penises, I highly recommend EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE by Daniel Goldman. The central premise is that \"emotional intelligence\" (maintaining a positive attitude, channeling aggressions, and exercising empathy) is more critical than IQ for success in any field.

**DONOTDELETE**
02-19-2003, 08:18 PM
That was a smooth segue. /ubbthreads/images/icons/smile.gif I think there is a certain ruthlessness we\'re trained out of at an early age that doesn\'t allow some of us to get where we want to get. You have to be selfish in the good way, and you have to be ruthless about getting rid of what does not work in your life and focusing on what does, and on what will get you where you want to be -- and only those things. There are a lot of folks who say that\'s not \"nice\" behavior and who would get in your way and distract you or talk you down if you do what needs to be done and won\'t settle for less than what you\'ve made up your mind to have. It\'s about unwavering focus.

Lucky
02-19-2003, 08:23 PM
aka is exactly right. A penis with a positive attitude, its aggressions channeled, and is exercising empathy will always get the kitty it wants. A true definition of success.

seadove
02-19-2003, 09:20 PM
<<<A penis with a positive attitude>>>

This reminds me of a joke :

When G-d was distributing penises He had a bowl in his hand and was distributing material from the bowl and placing it to each male animal and humans between their legs.
But when the donkey took his turn there was no material left so the donkey started crying, making a lot of noise and fuss.
So finally G-d gave up and said \"Allright, allright, stop wailing, you can have mine !\"

Now you people can stop wondering why the donkey has such a large organ.

/ubbthreads/images/icons/laugh.gif/ubbthreads/images/icons/laugh.gif/ubbthreads/images/icons/laugh.gif

bivonic
02-20-2003, 02:47 AM
I think that\'s called E.Q. for short.