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This Success Key Can Unleash Your Potential And Put You In The Fast Lane!
By Mark Flournoy | April 25, 2008
If you want financial freedom, happiness or passionate relationships then learning how to master this success key could be just what you need. If you ask 100 people to name the keys to success fewer than 3 out of 100 would name this vital key. And even fewer exploit it’s incredible power.
I confess that this key is actually not too sexy but like the plumbing in your house it’s critical. And if you improve how you use this critical key you will get where you want to go much, much faster with less effort.
The critical key is decision making. Every decision you make moves you along life’s path. So before you reach a decision ask yourself
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Will this decision bring me closer to the life I desire or will it move me farther away from what I truly want? Let the answer to this question be your stop sign. If the answer is ‘No’ then STOP moving in that direction.Because we make tons of decisions everyday, anyone who understands and exploits the above pivotal question can make progress fast.
In fact let me ask you… What decisions have you made today? WAIT… before you answer that question here is one more seldom considered but vital point…
Not all decisions are the same because… there are conscious and unconscious decisions.
In fact, most decisions are made UNCONSCIOUSLY. Unconscious decisions serve to keep your life on cruise control. Think of it. Do you put a ton of thought into how to dress yourself? Or how to drive to work? Or how to drive home? Of course not. It’s all cruise control.
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It’s important to add that many unconscious decisions are painted over with a tiny bit of conscious thought. Just so your ego thinks it’s in control. But the truth is that most decisions are reached unconsciously.Here’s the problem with decisions reached unconsciously: Decisions made on cruise control (unconscious decisions) lock you into your comfort zone. They lock you into doing the same things at the same times at the same places. As long as you remain locked in your comfort zone you will NOT break through to the next level of success. |
| “many unconscious decisions are painted with a tiny bit of conscious thought” |
The worst part is that while you’re on the freeway of life your unconscious cruise control might be locked in at just 10 mph. Do you ever feel like life is passing you by? Do you ever feel like you’re moving at a snail’s pace? I know I do.
So if you’re not getting what you want from life then turn off the cruise control. If you want to perform at peak levels and speed up your drive to success then turn off the cruise control.Race car drivers don’t use cruise control. Fighter pilots don’t use cruise control. In 
fact, Jim Collins in his book ‘Good To Great’ said “Greatness, it turns out, is largely a matter of conscious choice, and discipline.”
If you want to a GREAT life then turn off unconscious cruise control and make GREAT CONSCIOUS DECISIONS!
Don’t get me wrong, cruise control has its place. If you’ve ALREADY achieved your desires then use cruise control. If you want to take a break then use cruise control. But when you want to reach the next level of success then turn off cruise control and consciously decide to take control of your life.
So how do you take conscious control of your decision making? Well, there’s not enough time to cover every way to do that but here are a couple of ways you can get started.First, it goes back to that key question stated at the top of this article. Get in the habit of HONESTLY asking yourself before making decisions…
Will this decision bring me closer to the life I desire
or will it move me farther away from what I truly want?
You can also decide to try new things. If you’re doing something you’ve never done before it’s hard for your unconscious to make decisions.
Decide to make bigger plan than ever.
Decide to read new materials.
Decide to go someplace new.
Decide to shake your life up.
In the cutting edge book “Mozart’s Brain and the Fighter Pilot” it says
“The choices we make throughout our lives also play a part in altering the fundamental nature of our brain. Our moment-to-moment actions sculpt the brain’s structure and functioning.”So making better choices and taking new actions actually sculpts your brain structure. That means you can make your brain faster and stronger.
Lastly, once you remove cruise control and take back your decision-making power use this advice from the legendary W. Clement Stone. In his book “the Success System” he said…“Good decisions must be followed through with action, Without action, a good decision becomes meaningless, for the desire itself can die through lack of an attempt to achieve its fulfillment.”
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