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 There
are 4 words that are so deadly, that if you are using them, it almost
guarantees you will not be nearly as successful as you want to be.
If you use these 4 words it practically prevents you from
being successful. What are they?
"I already know that."
Why are
they the 4 most deadly?
Because as
soon as you start to think you know everything it closes off
your mind, even to the things you don't know.
And it
makes it practically impossible to learn new things, grow your
awareness, achieve greater successes and breakthroughs.
It keeps
you stuck where you are currently at in life, holds you back and
may even cause your failure.
And it is a
completely ego based mindset. You would rather think you are
smart and know everything rather than be open to
learning and growing.
Always look
to learn from anybody or any situation.
Remove the
words "I already know that" from your vocabulary when you go to
meetings or seminars, and you'll always end up leaving with
stacks of amazing ideas. Not only from what was presented, but
all the ideas that are triggered from what people say. By having
that open mind it not only allows you to learn new things, but
also allows you to think of new ways to use what they are
talking about with my business. Or completely new ideas in
general.
So what
about the things you do already know?
Great
question. Let me use an actual example.
Recently
the movie The Secret came out. When I started to watch it, you
learn early on it is about the Law of Attraction. I already know
a lot about that and I could use the 4 Deadly Words and continue
to watch it with that closed mindset.
Instead I
had the mindset of, "what new things can I learn from this?"
They might not be life changing discoveries I make, but even
just small subtle enhancements can produce amazing results over
the long term.
And I did
learn a lot of great new things. I ended up with several pages
of notes.
And you
know what... that feels great to walk away from something
knowing more than you did before. Having new
discoveries.
It feels
considerably better than walking away thinking I already knew
what he was going to be talking about.
Different
Effects For Different People.
This shows
itself in several different ways.
On the
positive... look at anybody who is very successful over the long
term, a constant with all of them is their desire to always be
learning. They definitely don't have the "I Already Know That"
mindset.
On the
negative...
First with
people who have not had any or little success online. But they
have studied everything. They can recite all the lingo and sound
like they know everything
–
and they do think they know it all and are completely closed off
to anything that sounds remotely like something they have hard
before.
But yet
they have little or no success.
Their
mindset is ALWAYS going to hold them back until they give it up.
Knowing something also means doing it.
Second are
the people who have success and see the world as a competition,
us versus them. Who is better.
The idea of
learning from somebody who you perceive to be less successful
you is impossible from your ego based standpoint.
Does that
way of thinking really serve you? Anything can be a learning
experience if you choose it to be. Anything can trigger new
ideas for you. |
