Magic Success Secrets
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Preface: How to Use This Ebook
This ebook is focused on a self-empowerment program (consisting of 20 chapters) meant to help you to a better life. The other subjects in this ebook provide supporting information about the program and this ebook. This subject should help you use this ebook as efficiently as possible. For example, the navigating topic shows various ways to get around in this ebook.
Since this ebook has a great deal of material, you might want a quick introduction to the basis and scope of that material. Then you might want a review of the chapters in the program. Finally, you might want to see the various ways this program can improve your life.
Navigating this ebook
There are various links scattered throughout this ebook that let you jump to the indicated subject, topic, subtopic, definition, or outside website. The links in the Table of Contents take you to the first page of all the subjects in this ebook. The end of each subject has links to the top of the subject and the Table of Contents.In addition to the various links, you can use the arrows in the reader command bar to jump to the next page or the previous page. You can also use various keys or key combinations on your keyboard to jump around this ebook. You might try the following:
Page Up, Page Down, Alt-left arrow, and Alt-right arrow.
Getting a quick introduction
You can get a quick introduction to this ebook by reviewing its basis and scope, as shown in the following subjects:Appendix A: About the Author
Appendix B: Magical Revelations
Appendix C: Living the Revelations
Appendix D: Questions About the Revelations
Appendix E: Glossary
Appendix F: Disclaimer
Review of chapters in the program
This program of personal empowerment is contained in the 20 chapters of this ebook. You can choose what individual chapters to read, or you can start with the first chapter and continue on to the last chapter. The following subject gives a brief overview of all chapters in the program:Introduction: Overview of the Program
Using the program to improve your life
You may have read or heard some “success guru” recount all the attitudes, habits, and traits of successful people. However, then what? How can a normal person develop these same attitudes, habits, and traits? That, my friends, is the problem.I have solved that problem. My methods and insights allow anyone to develop the beliefs that underlie and support the attitudes, habits, and traits of high-powered people.
Also, I have structured the program to perform some type of task or goal. Every chapter of this program helps you develop those desirable attitudes, habits, and traits.
However, you must be willing to do the work required to achieve this result. When using this program, I recommend that you start with tasks or goals that are easy to accomplish. Then as your abilities and self-confidence increase, you can try for higher achievements.
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Chapter 1: Rules for Living
This chapter contains my thoughts on how to achieve fulfillment and happiness in life. You may not agree with me, since each person may see life differently. These rules are mainly for people who don’t enjoy life or who would like some ideas on how to get more results out of life.
Some of these rules require a certain amount of personal empowerment. Those rules will reference appropriate chapters in this ebook.
The following topics describe my seven rules for living the good life. In addition, by following these guidelines, you will naturally develop those attitudes, habits, and traits associated with successful people.
Here are the topics:
Rule 1: Take charge of your life
Rule 2: Focus on your true desires and natural talents
Rule 3: Seek out and exploit suitable opportunities
Rule 4: Learn and follow the rules of the game
Rule 5: Influence people to help you
Rule 6: Get the tough jobs done
Rule 7: Enjoy life every day
Final thoughts
This material is based on my breakthrough revelations, insights from my subconscious mind, my personal experiences, and related common knowledge.
The first rule is a simplified statement of my revelations. The remaining rules comprise various ways to achieve this first rule. That is, to live the good life.
Rule 1: Take charge of your life
This rule means to decide what you want from life and then do whatever is needed to achieve it. In other words, you select meaningful goals for your life, prepare appropriate action plans, and then start taking action to achieve these goals.Choosing your own destiny is the key to having success in life. You are the only one who knows what success means to you. Moreover, you are the only one who can achieve this success. You also will be better able to survive any hardships and exploit any opportunities that come your way.
This rule puts you in control, rather than allowing others or “fate” decide what happens to you.
Insights
Some people may feel they have no control over their lives. This is probably due to their limiting beliefs.
How did things get this way? Well, it is common for children (and even adults) to hear some of the following warnings repeatedly:
“Don’t rock the boat.”
“Don’t take chances.”
“Don’t try to be something that you’re not.”
“Be careful, it’s a dangerous world out there.”
Although these warnings are meant to protect you from possible dangers and disappointments in life, they often keep you from achieving your full potentials.
Often these warnings become part of your belief system. The problem is that these beliefs have been buried within your subconscious mind. So you can’t examine them and determine if they are still valid. However, by taking charge of your life, you can gradually develop a more appropriate belief system.
Procedures
Deciding to take charge of your life can be a difficult step to take. After all, you may have to overcome the doubts resulting from years of warnings. The Take Charge of Your Life chapter can help you put this rule into action.
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Rule 2: Focus on your true desires and natural talents
This rule means to emphasize those activities or goals that will satisfy your true desires and use your natural talents. You may not want to focus entirely on your desires and talents, at least at first. However, the more you can use them the more you are apt to find fulfillment and happiness in life.It takes ambition and energy to strive for success in life. Anything that can help you in this endeavor will increase your chances for success. It is exciting and rewarding to satisfy your desires and use your talents. These feelings and rewards will help keep you going against adversity.
Insights
It may take some effort to determine your true desires and natural talents. Most people have been subjected to many outside influences during their early life. Thus, it can be difficult to separate your own desires and talents from those imposed on you by other people.
Another problem is that you may feel trapped in your present circumstances. One way to solve this problem is to gradually shift or expand your present activities to use more of your true desires and/or natural talents. You might not be able to focus exclusively on these aspects. However, any change in this direction should improve your life.
Procedures
In applying this rule, you first need to determine your true desires and natural talents if you don’t already know them. Then you need to use this information when setting goals or deciding on future activities.
Discovery methods – The Discover Your True Desires chapter will help you determine your true desires and natural talents.
Setting goals – Now you can put the above discoveries into use. The Set Meaningful Goals chapter can advise you how to proceed.
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Rule 3: Seek out and exploit suitable opportunities
This rule means to watch for opportunities that might improve your life. Normally you would be most interested in those opportunities that fit your goals in life, satisfy your needs and desires, or use your talents and abilities.Did you know that many new industries were developed during depressions and other times of change? You see, when old methods are abandoned they usually are replaced by new methods. People always have needs and desires. However, sometimes the methods used to supply these needs and desires have to adapt to new circumstances. The people who devise these new methods then have a window of opportunity to become leaders in the new economy.
I believe we are nearing a period of rapid changes. The opportunities that open up can help you build a new lifestyle, seek advancements in your employment, or provide ideas for your own home-based business.
Insights
When change happens, most people become apprehensive and don’t know what to do about it. So, they don’t do anything.
The natural reaction of your belief system is to ignore or resist change. This is because your beliefs are locked up in your subconscious mind and do not automatically adapt to new circumstances. The overriding purpose of your belief system is self-preservation. For this reason, it tends to exaggerate potential risks. It is more concerned with keeping you alive than with helping you achieve a useful and fulfilling life.
Change entails both opportunities and risks. However, if you are able to analyze risks, solve problems, and get things done, then you may benefit by exploiting those opportunities that suit you.
Procedures
Once a month take some time to look around for potential opportunities. When you find a possibility, spend some time to investigate it further. However, don’t waste time with ideas that don’t suit you or excite you. The general approach is to spend only as much time as needed to either discard the idea or investigate it further. The result is that only a minimum amount of time is spent on unsuitable ideas and a larger amount of time is spent only on the most suitable ideas.
Choosing an opportunity – At some point you have to decide whether an opportunity should be exploited. You need to compare the pros and cons of this opportunity and decide whether it is worth pursuing. The Make Logical Decisions chapter should help you choose an appropriate opportunity.
Using a work plan – When you are ready to exploit an opportunity, you probably need to prepare a work plan. The plan should describe the opportunity, show how it will benefit you (the desired results), show what resources and information will be needed, and summarize the various actions needed to implement the plan. The Prepare a Work Plan chapter should help you in this endeavor.
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Rule 4: Learn and follow the rules of the game
This means that when entering a new game you should learn and follow the rules for that game. By game, I mean any group, endeavor, or activity with rules that are expected or required to be followed.Here are some of the benefits to learning and following the rules of the game:
- Allows you to “fit in” and become a member of the group
- Allows your opinions to get a fair hearing by the group
- Helps keep you out of trouble
- Increases your chances for success in the endeavor or activity
- Permits you to try for leadership in the group
Insights
Rules are developed over time by people, organizations, and governments. Where there are rules, it is expected that they be followed. Governments insist that their rules be followed.
Most people are aware of the rules pertaining to their current circumstances. But this awareness may not be at the conscious level. People learn to follow rules as they are punished or criticized for intentionally (or unintentionally) disobeying them. Following the rules for your current situation just may be an unconscious habit.
Problems may arise when people enter a new group, endeavor, or activity. They may mistakenly believe that their old way of doing things still applies. They may not realize that they need to learn new rules.
Procedures
The first step is to learn the rules that apply to the new group, endeavor, or activity. The next step is to put these rules into practice.
Learning the rules – There is a tried and true method for learning new rules. You simply follow a famous dictum of ancient times:
“When in Rome do as the Romans do.”
Thus, you want to observe or discover how other people in the group, endeavor, or activity behave. Moreover, you should be aware that different rules might apply to different people. Leaders may have one set of rules and ordinary members may have another set. Besides seeing what happens, you also may want to ask discreet questions. However, you don’t want to be bothersome or cause trouble. You just want to fit in and act like everyone else.
If there are written rules for a group, endeavor, or activity then get a copy, if possible. You may have to create your own list of rules by talking to some knowledgeable person or by reading some reference materials.
Following the rules – After learning the rules you should put them into practice. You may have to change some of your usual ways of doing things. You may have to learn new attitudes and traits, and develop new habits.
Are all these changes worthwhile? That is something to consider when deciding whether to enter a new game.
Obeying the rules is especially important if you are starting a business venture. Most governments impose rules and regulations on business firms. Governments also like to impose various taxes on business activities, revenues, or profits. You may also have to complete registration forms and pay fees and/or licenses to start or operate a business. Other sets of rules concern learning how to run your business and satisfy customers.
Ignoring the rules – There may be some occasions when you want to ignore the customary rules. However, you should be well aware of the rules and the possible drawbacks to ignoring them.
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Rule 5: Influence people to help you
This rule means to influence people to help you attain your goals in life. The idea is not to mislead people. Rather it is to create mutually advantageous relationships with those people who can benefit you. The idea is to create circumstances in which people help you by helping themselves.You can multiply your own efforts by enlisting the help of other people. This is especially useful if you are working on a big project or running a business.
Insights
Sometimes when you’re striving to achieve a goal you tend to think only of yourself. However, this strategy may only work for smaller projects. For bigger projects, it usually is advisable to get help from other people. In this way, you can leverage your limited amount of effort, resources, and time.
Therefore, you have to understand the needs and desires of these other people. You also need to understand how to motivate them. They usually will be glad to help you (wittingly or unwittingly) if they can help themselves in the process.
Procedures
There are various types of people who can help you achieve your goals. They may be your employer or supervisors. They could be people or organizations with money to lend. They may be knowledgeable people who can provide useful advice or information. They could be the customers for your business. They might work for you, as either employees or independent contractors.
Getting help from others – Regardless of how other people can help you, you first need to help them. You need to find ways for these people to satisfy their own needs and desires by helping you or buying from you. Then you need to inform these people of the possible benefits to them and persuade them to take the desired action.
An example of getting an employer or supervisor to help you (by giving you a promotion or pay raise) would be to find out where that person or the organization needs help. Then you could become qualified in those areas and show them what you can do.
An example of getting customers to help you (by buying from you) would be to find out which of their needs and desires are going unmet. Then you could provide whatever would fulfill those needs or desires.
An example of getting useful information from someone (to help you on a project) would be to ask for their advice (but not much of their time) and show sincere appreciation when they provide it.
Using a work plan – Let’s say you need something that can be provided by other people. You may want to write a simple work plan to get their help. The plan should show what you need from these people (the desired results), their needs and desires, how you will provide some of these needs and desires, how you will communicate with them and motivate them to help you, and the various actions needed to implement the plan.
The Prepare a Work Plan chapter should help you in this endeavor.
Reference materials – Dale Carnegie is a master at understanding and motivating people. He has written books that should be available in public libraries. Following are two of his classic books:
- How to Win Friends and Influence People
- How to Develop Self-Confidence and Influence People by Public Speaking
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Rule 6: Get the tough jobs done
This rule means to do whatever is needed to get the tough jobs done. Anyone can get a simple job done. However, it takes a person with special abilities to get the tough jobs done. The methods under the Procedures subtopic below show you how to develop these abilities.When you are able to get the tough jobs done then, as they say, “The world is your oyster.”
Insights
Various obstacles can keep you from achieving your goals or getting the tough jobs done. However, these obstacles usually can be overcome if you face them and learn the methods needed to overcome them.
Fortunately, this ebook shows you how to overcome these common obstacles. So count your blessings—the Promised Land lies at your doorstep. (Gosh, if only someone had given me these insights when I was still a young pup.)
Procedures
This is probably one of the toughest rules to apply. Of course, it is also one of the most powerful rules. Have no fear, you are reading an ebook that has the insights and methods you need to get started on the road to achievement.
The procedures consist of the five main parts of this Magic Success Secrets program, as listed below:
Part 1: Knowing What to Do
Part 2: Overcoming Any Barriers to Action
Part 3: Taking Decisive Action
Part 4: Correcting Any Problems
Part 5: Reviewing the Final Results
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Rule 7: Enjoy life every day
This rule means to enjoy life every day regardless of any problems, failures, or disappointments you may experience. This requires an attitude that life is too precious to waste on pointless regrets or worries. It also requires that you enjoy whatever you have even though you are hoping or striving for something better.Some people wait until they have achieved some great victory before they can enjoy life. Other people may not seek to enjoy life until they have built a fortune, or retired. But why should they wait? Every day is precious. Moreover, once that day is over, it is gone forever. So why not enjoy life whenever you can?
Insights
As you go through life, you develop various habits. These habits are automatic ways of dealing with various situations in life. Once you have decided how to deal with a particular situation, you are likely to keep repeating this decision until it becomes a habit. From this point forward, whenever the same situation comes up your established habit deals with it.
Here is the problem. You may have decided that your life is an unhappy experience. Maybe you don’t know how to deal with everyday problems. Maybe you are waiting for some great event to happen before you can enjoy yourself. Maybe you don’t believe you are entitled to enjoy yourself. Whatever the reason, you may not enjoy life as much as you could.
Here is the solution. You need to develop a habit of enjoying life every day. Moreover, you need to develop a way of dealing with everyday problems. Habits can be changed. You just need to decide to replace unproductive habits with productive habits. You can change how you react to problems in life. By golly, you even can decide to be happy every day.
Procedures
Enjoying life is a decision that you make. If you repeat this same decision every day, it will become a habit.
This doesn’t mean that you are going to ignore your problems. You should always confront your problems. However, don’t spoil your enjoyment of life by worrying about your problems needlessly.
The following methods should help you deal with your problems while still enjoying life.
Resolving your problems – You probably won’t be able to solve your problems each day, but you can resolve them (put them to rest for a while) as follows.
First, let yourself experience any negative feelings you may have. You’re a human being with feelings—so let them out. This shouldn’t take more than an hour or so. It normally shouldn’t go on for days or weeks at a time.
Next, decide how to deal with any problems facing you. This means to decide on a strategy that you can implement in the future. The Resolve Any Problems chapter should help you.
Finally, put your worries to rest. You have decided how to deal with your problems. Therefore, it serves no purpose to keep worrying about them.
Deciding to enjoy life – Now that you have dealt with your problems, you are free to enjoy life. This is a decision that you make each day. By deciding to be happy, you will be creating a new habit. Eventually it will be second nature for you to enjoy life every day.
Reference materials – Dale Carnegie is a master at helping people improve their lives. Following are two of his classic books that can help you enjoy life:
- How to Enjoy Your Life and Your Job
- How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
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Final Thoughts
Like most things that lead to success in life, you will have to exert some effort and may have to change some attitudes, habits, and traits to follow these rules. Will the rewards be worth it? That is for you to decide, my friend.
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