The day I turned thirty, I
decided to start a publishing company. I had no knowledge of business in
general or publishing in particular. I had no money, no rich friends, and no
relatives with any cash to spare. I had no job, no income, and no assets. I
had been an actor until our company fell apart. Then I was a musician until our
band fell apart. Then I turned thirty, and went into shock. I wasn't a kid
anymore.
Before I knew it I was
thirty-five and $65,000 in credit card debt and on the brink of bankruptcy. By
the time I was forty I was a millionaire. What changed in those ten years?
Nothing out there in the outer world changed; there were no more or no fewer
opportunities or problems. The only thing that changed was within my mind, in
my thought processes. I learned how to go beyond my limiting poverty
consciousness and more into a much more expansive state of mind.
I learned how to become aware of
my deep core beliefs, and realized I had a conflicting mass of beliefs, many of
them negative and limiting. I believed life is a struggle, it's hard to
succeed, money doesn't grow on trees, and money corrupts. I learned something
about our beliefs: They are not true in themselves, but if we believe them, they
become true in our experience.
I grew to realize a lot of other
people have a very different set of beliefs than I do and, best of all, I found
I can change my beliefs. It's not that difficult, but it does take work. First
of all, we have to become conscious of our beliefs. Then we have to consciously
change them. The process requires becoming aware of every thought we have, at
every moment. Once we can do that, we can change our habitual thinking.
I looked at it as literally
reprogramming my mind. When I would think, "This is really hard, this is a big
problem," I would catch myself thinking that and insert a new program. I would
think, "In an easy and relaxed manner, in a healthy and positive way, I see
opportunities everywhere."
Take a look at your deep core
beliefs. They are reflected in your thoughts, words, and actions. These kinds
of questions can get to the root of things: Do you believe life is a struggle?
Do you believe there is a scarcity of money, time, or energy? Do you believe
it's really hard to succeed? Do you believe deep down that you're lacking some
crucial ingredient for success?
I have come to see and believe
that once we set our endlessly creative minds in the right direction, there are
no obstacles that can't be overcome. And setting this direction is simply a
matter of focusing on our goals, affirming them, making a plan, and taking the
first obvious steps. All the other things we thought were essential for success
don't matter. You don't need money. You don't need a lot of intelligence. You
don't need experience; you don't need a college education. All you need to do
is focus your mind on your goal, and ask your creative subconscious mind what
the next steps are that you need to take toward the goal.
That's the secret of success, in
a nutshell: Have a clear goal in mind and persist. James Allen put it this way,
in As You Think, one of my favorite inspirational books:
"You will become a great as your dominant aspiration.
If you cherish a vision, a lofty ideal in your heart, you will realize it."
Bio
Marc Allen is a self-made multi-millionaire with a
multi-faceted career as a musician, author, seminar leader and publisher. He is
the president of New World Library, whose list includes such best-selling
authors as Eckhart Tolle, Shakti Gawain, and Dan Millman, just to name a few. He
has guided the company from a small start-up operation with no capital to a
major player in the independent publishing world. Learn more about Marc and sign
up for his FREE teleseminars at
http://www.SuccessWithEase.Net
