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ABCD – the psychology of success! My quick fix for PF!

ABCD the Psychology of Success Motivation talk2I have mentioned that PF (Personal frame of mind) plays a big role in your success. I am not a professor of psychology; but I have a magic formula about PF, a capsule which can be easily digested by everybody. I have shared this capsule with many people at various live forums and have received a positive confirmation about its efficacy. So here’s sharing this magic capsule with you.

Your entire PF can be compressed into a capsule which I call as ABCD capsule. Let’s see how it works. It is called ABCD capsule, but it works in reverse order. Why? You will soon come to know.

Your journey to success in any venture starts with D- Desire! You need to define very clearly what you want in life. A couple was celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. They had been an ideal couple so God himself came down and granted them one wish each. The husband said he wanted his wife to be 25 years younger to him. The wife said let my husband’s wish be fulfilled. God granted both of them their wishes – the husband turned 20 years older. This is our problem. We have vague desires. God wants you to define your desire meticulously!

On a serious note, I feel that many of us are not even clear about what we desire. I conduct many Career Counselling sessions. During these sessions, sometimes I play the role of God and ask the participants that if I were to grant them their desire, what they will ask. The answers I get are as somewhat like “I want to be successful”, “I want to do something creative”, “I don’t want to be doing routine work”, etc. I am left confused- I was only playing God. If God really gets such requests, even he will get mighty confused!

Second ingredient C – Commitment. It is not enough to have a desire. One has to back it with commitment. So what is this animal called commitment which is slowly becoming extinct. I remember the dialogue of Salman Khan in the movie “Wanted”. Here it goes “Ek baar jo meine commitment kar di, uske baad toh mein apne aap ki bhi nahin suntah”. Come on, close your eyes and say this dialogue aloud in true Salman Khan style. I am serious, do it. You will feel like Salman! Commitment means “I will do it- come what may”, not “I will try to do it” or “I will do it if it is convenient”.  Do you always back your Desire with Commitment? Simply Desire, without Commitment will not work.

Third ingredient B – what are my Beliefs. If I believe that I will attain Financial Freedom, if I am lucky, then you are right. If you believe that you will attain Financial Freedom, irrespective of luck, then too you are right. Belief is not a fact – it is what you believe to be true. Its your faith. Some people believe that problems are not good and they are to be avoided – like plague. Some people believe that problems are actually opportunities coming in disguise. You know who is more likely to succeed in life.

Finally, the last ingredient A – your Attitudes. Do you love challenges or do you run away from it. Do you feel the glass is half empty or do you think it is half full? Do you feel positive or are you always grump. Do you create happiness ‘wherever’ you go or ‘whenever’ you go. Your Attitude, will decide your Altitude.

Please write in with your ABCD for some great sharing.