F O R E W O R D. by Mane Lakic. My name is Mane Lakic and you re probably asking yourself who I am, what I do and what is the goal of this ebook?

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1 MINDSET FOR SUCCESS H O W Y O U R T H O U G H T S C R E A T E Y O U R F U T U R E A N D H O W T O C H A N G E Y O U R M I N D S E T I N 3 S I M P L E S T E P S

2 F O R E W O R D by Mane Lakic Dear future leader My name is Mane Lakic and you re probably asking yourself who I am, what I do and what is the goal of this ebook? The answer is simple, the ebook was created to inspire and encourage you to take the test on page 18. Why do I have this goal, and what is this test about? I will answer these questions for you shortly, but before I get there, let me introduce myself. I was born in the beautiful city of Vienna in 1982, I married my dream woman in 2007, and we have a 5 year old daughter, which has been the greatest gift of our lives. I m currently the co-founder and owner of two very successful companies which I run in partnership with my best friend Ibrahim. If I were forced to describe myself in one word, I would say: S U C C E S S F U L

3 This may sound pretty arrogant, but please allow me to explain my reasoning in more detail. When I say that I am successful, I m not talking about my Rolex watch or my fancy car. I believe I have found success in relationships, health, happiness, and yes -financial success as well. But this was not always the case. Only few years ago it was actually the opposite. When I first failed with one of my companies in my early 20s, I didn t even have money to buy a sandwich. I m not kidding when I tell you that I once spent my last few Euros to fill up my car with fuel. I was left with no money in my pockets and huge debts. Now you may ask, why the hell was I driving a car around if I had no money, and why didn t I use that money to buy a sandwich!? The truth is, at that stage of my life, the material world was more important for me than anything else. Strangely, the material world was so important to me, but I had not translated this importance and desire into any money or financial success. T H E M O R E I W A N T E D S O M E T H I N G, T H E H A R D E R I T W A S T O G E T I T. So I struggled year after year trying to catch my luck without much success, and I couldn t understand why my life was so hard.

4 Many years later, in October 2014, I attended a seminar in Germany from Jürgen Höller. At the seminar I took a test, and it opened my eyes to the reasons that I was failing all the time! All along, it was my mindset that was holding me back without me knowing. What I learned at this event changed my life completely. I learned that my beliefs were ruling my results, and I learned how the Mindset-System works, and the R-D-E Formula. After attending this event in Germany, truly and honestly, my life changed 180 degrees. I now have a deep desire to share the core insights with you in this ebook. All of the details are in the pages that follow, but please allow me to give you a word of caution: T H I S S Y S T E M W I L L N O T W O R K F O R Y O U I F Y O U D O N O T T A K E A C T I O N! Please don t waste your own time if you don t plan on reading every single word in detail, or if you don t plan on taking the test and answering all 107 questions provided. Even if you do read the ebook in detail, and take the test, your life will not miraculously change. You must implement the insights into your daily life in order to change your results.

5 So before you continue reading, ask yourself if you will read this ebook until the end, and if you will complete the test in detail. If you are not interested in changing your results, it is absolutely fine. In this case you can close this ebook now. But if you are willing to make considerable life changes now then make a promise to yourself that you will complete the test, and then please continue reading. O N L Y C O N T I N U E R E A D I N G T H I S E B O O K I F Y O U P R O M I S E Y O U R S E L F T H A T Y O U W I L L R E A D I T T O T H E E N D A N D T A K E T H E T E S T! After you have finished this ebook, and completed the test, you will be able to change your thinking, which will subsequently change your feelings and your actions. Your actions will change your results, and you will be able to have your own breakthrough and become a successfull entrepreneur. In the pages that follow, my colleague Kristina and I have documented every detail you need to know to proceed, and achieve positive changes in your life. I can assure you that the path you take will not always be easy, but it will definitely be worth it! Enjoy your journey and have fun! Sincerely, Mane Lakic

6 T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S C H A P T E R O N E H O W T O B E C O M E M O R E A W A R E O F Y O U R T H O U G H T S C H A P T E R T W O H O W T O F R E E Y O U R S E L F F R O M N E G A T I V E T H I N K I N G C H A P T E R T H R E E T H E T E S T : N E G A T I V E B E L I E F S T H A T A R E B L O C K I N G Y O U R B R E A K T H R O U G H C H A P T E R F O U R H O W T O M A K E A C H A N G E N O W

7 A WORD TO THE WISE There are so many motivational books available. The books are there to reveal the secret to success to you, show you how to achieve your dreams and live your best life. We have convinced ourselves that we need a guide, a manual to show us how to become our best self and achieve greatness. The truth is, you don t need a book to teach you what you already know inside you can do anything you want if you want it badly enough. How many times have you found life testing you and your first thought was I m not going to make it through? Yet here you are, still breathing and living, proving yourself wrong. You find yourself looking back and thinking that wasn t so bad after all. You can do it only if you make success your only option, and give yourself no other alternative. When you ve done that, you WILL find a way through it. Yes, you did it because when you make it your only choice to succeed, to do something, when you give yourself no other alternative; you KNOW you will find a way through it.

8 Now you are probably asking yourself, why am l where I am? You are where you are because, like each one of us every now and then, you want to be reminded of just how strong you are. And you want to be reminded that you can do anything if you have the right mindset the success mindset.

9 Chapter 1: HOW TO BECOME MORE AWARE OF YOUR THOUGHTS Are you aware of your thoughts? W h a t i s i t t h a t m a k e s u s f o r g e t h o w g r e a t w e a r e, a n d h o w w e c a n b e? I t s o u r o w n n e g a t i v e t h o u g h t s a b o u t o u r s e l v e s, a n d d o u b t s a b o u t o u r a b i l i t i e s. I f t h e r e a r e t o o m a n y o f t h e m, t w o t h i n g s c a n h a p p e n. F i r s t, t h e n e g a t i v e t h o u g h t s b e g i n t o m u l t i p l y i n o u r s u b c o n s c i o u s, m a k i n g i t m o r e d i f f i c u l t t o g e t r i d o f t h e m. S e c o n d, t h e n e g a t i v e t h o u g h t s b e g i n t o t u r n i n t o b e l i e f s t h a t c h a n g e o u r m i n d s e t i n t o c r e a t i n g l i m i t a t i o n s t h a t w e r e n o t t h e r e t o b e g i n w i t h. A r e y o u a w a r e o f y o u r t h o u g h t s? A r e y o u a w a r e o f t h e i r t r e m e n d o u s p o w e r i f y o u b e l i e v e i n t h e m? O n e w o u l d t h i n k, o f c o u r s e p e o p l e a r e a w a r e o f t h e i r t h o u g h t s, w e t h i n k w i l l i n g l y, i t d o e s n t j u s t h a p p e n. 4

10 Well what if l told you that it is estimated that the human brain processes between 12,000-70,000 thoughts per day? Are you aware of all of them? Of course, it would be ridiculous and inefficient to analyze every single thought that goes through your mind. Yet it is SO IMPORTANT to notice, monitor and react to negative thoughts that drain your energy and limit you. In the next chapter you ll learn about the Mindset-System and how it works in detail, but for now let s accept that we are all thinking beings. All action results from thought; so it is thoughts that matter. Sai Baba Our mind is always ON. And unfortunately, most of the thoughts are repetitive, reflective on the past, fearful of the future, or just simply nonsense. 5

11 S o h o w m a n y o f t h o s e t h o u g h t s a r e w e a c t u a l l y a w a r e o f? M o s t o f t h e r e p e t i t i v e t h o u g h t s a r e a u t o m a t i c h a t c h e d i n o u r s u b c o n s c i o u s m i n d a n d b e y o n d o u r c o n s c i o u s a w a r e n e s s. N o w, t h e c o n s c i o u s m i n d c a n p r o c e s s a b o u t 4 0 b i t s o f i n f o r m a t i o n p e r s e c o n d, b u t t h e s u b c o n s c i o u s m i n d c a n p r o c e s s 4 0 M i l l i o n b i t s o f i n f o r m a t i o n p e r s e c o n d. A s t h e r e s u l t, o u r s u b c o n s c i o u s h a s i n c r e d i b l e i n f l u e n c e o n o u r m i n d, a n d m o s t o f u s a r e n o t c o m p l e t e l y a w a r e o f t h i s i n f l u e n c e. C A N W E C O N T R O L O U R T H O U G H T S? A N D D O W E N E E D T O C O N T R O L O U R T H O U G H T S? T h e a n s w e r i s s i m p l e. W e n e e d t o h a v e h e l p f u l b e l i e f s t h a t a u t o m a t i c a l l y p r o d u c e h e l p f u l t h o u g h t s t h a t i n t u r n l e a d u s t o m a k e m o r e h e l p f u l a c t i o n s. 6

12 T h e r e a s o n w h y n e g a t i v i t y o f t e n c o n s u m e s u s i s b e c a u s e m o s t n e g a t i v e t h o u g h t s g o s t r a i g h t t o o u r s u b c o n s c i o u s, u n q u e s t i o n e d, a n d u n c h a l l e n g e d. O v e r t i m e, t h e y t u r n i n t o b e l i e f s! W e a c t u a l l y s t a r t t o b e l i e v e t h e n e g a t i v i t y, m a k i n g u s b e l i e v e w e a r e n o t g o o d e n o u g h, o r t h a t w e a r e w e a k. S o h o w d o w e p r e v e n t t h i s f r o m h a p p e n i n g? H o w d o w e f i g h t t h e b a d g u y s i n o u r m i n d? F i n d o u t h o w y o u c a n r e p r o g r a m y o u r m i n d n o w, o n t h e n e x t p a g e... 7

13 Chapter 2: HOW TO BREAK THROUGH THE NEGATIVE THINKING Can you reprogram your mind? I n o r d e r t o p r e v e n t, m o n i t o r, a n d m i t i g a t e n e g a t i v e t h i n k i n g, y o u f i r s t h a v e t o u n d e r s t a n d h o w i t f u n c t i o n s. H e r e i s h o w t h e M i n d s e t - s y s t e m w o r k s : e v e r y t h i n g s t a r t s w i t h y o u r t h o u g h t s. Y o u r t h o u g h t s p r o d u c e e m o t i o n s, a n d t h o s e e M O T I O N s c a u s e y o u t o a c t a n d t o m o v e. Y o u r a c t i o n s p r o d u c e a n o u t c o m e, a n d t h e o u t c o m e o f y o u r a c t i o n s i s w h a t b u i l d s y o u r e x p e r i e n c e. Y o u r m i n d s e t i s s i m p l y a c o n s t r u c t i o n o f y o u r b e l i e f s a n d e x p e r i e n c e s. 8

14 A s i m p l e e x a m p l e o f t h i s i s t h e n o t i o n t h a t w h e n t h e w e a t h e r i s c l o u d y, t h e r e i s n o s u n o u t s i d e a n d i t i s r a i n i n g, t h e n y o u a r e g o i n g t o f e e l d e p r e s s e d a n d h a v e a b a d d a y. Y o u r f i r s t t h o u g h t a b o u t t h i s b a d w e a t h e r m i g h t b e : R a i n i s b a d. T h a t t h o u g h t c a n c a u s e s y o u t o f e e l b a d e v e r y t i m e i t r a i n s. W h e n y o u f e e l b a d, y o u r a c t i o n s w i l l r e f l e c t t h a t a n d y o u m i g h t n o t b e m o t i v a t e d t o d o g r e a t t h i n g s t h a t d a y. 9

15 T h e o u t c o m e o f y o u r m o o d a n d f e e l i n g s w i l l t h e r e f o r e r e s u l t i n y o u h a v i n g a b a d d a y. T h i s b a d d a y b u i l d s y o u r e x p e r i e n c e t h a t c o m b i n e d w i t h t h e e x p e r i e n c e s o f o t h e r s, w h o a l s o t h i n k t h a t r a i n r e s u l t s i n a b a d d a y. T h i s c o m b i n a t i o n u l t i m a t e l y b u i l d s y o u r m i n d s e t a b o u t r a i n y d a y s. T h e m o r e t h i s c y c l e r e p e a t s, t h e s t r o n g e r y o u r m i n d s e t b e c o m e s, t h a t r a i n r e s u l t s i n a b a d d a y a n d a b a d m o o d. N o w t h i n k a b o u t t h e c y c l e a g a i n b u t n o w w i t h p o s i t i v e t h o u g h t s a b o u t t h e w e a t h e r s i t u a t i o n t h i n k a b o u t w h a t w o u l d h a p p e n i f r a i n d i d n t b o t h e r y o u, a n d i f y o u w o u l d f e e l h a p p y r e g a r d l e s s o f t h e w e a t h e r. T h i n k a b o u t a l l t h e o t h e r t i m e s i n l i f e w h e n y o u a r e e x p e c t e d t o f e e l s a d o r b a d a b o u t a n e v e n t i n y o u r l i f e a n d t h i n k a b o u t t h e e f f e c t i t h a d o n y o u r o v e r a l l p h y s i c a l s t a t e a n d o n y o u r s t a t e o f m i n d. 1 0

16 W e c a n n o t c h a n g e w h a t h a s a l r e a d y h a p p e n e d, a n d v e r y o f t e n w e a r e n o t a b l e t o c o n t r o l f u t u r e s i t u a t i o n s, l i k e t h e w e a t h e r f o r e x a m p l e, b u t : W E C A N C O N T R O L A N D C H A N G E A L W A Y S T H E W A Y T H A T W E T H I N K A B O U T S I T U A T I O N S. T h e w a y t h a t w e t h i n k c h a n g e s o u r e m o t i o n s. T h e e m o t i o n s c h a n g e o u r a c t i o n s, a n d t h e a c t i o n s c h a n g e o u r o u t c o m e s i n t o m o r e p o s i t i v e a n d f r u i t f u l l i f e e x p e r i e n c e s. T h e m o r e w e r e p e a t t h e s a m e p r o c e s s, a n d p r o j e c t t h e s a m e e x p e r i e n c e s t h a t c o n f i r m o u r b e l i e f s, t h e s t r o n g e r o u r m i n d s e t w i l l b e. T h i s p r o c e s s i s h i g h l i g h t e d i n t h e i n f o g r a p h i c b e l o w : 1 1

17 MINDSET-SYSTEM Influence from your peers Experiences of others SUM OF YOUR BELIEFS Proof of beliefs through own experience and repetition Own Experience THOUGHTS EMOTIONS ACTIONS OUTCOME 1 2

18 Chapter 3: THE TEST: 107 negative beliefs about success that are blocking your breakthrough as an entrepreneur N o w t h a t y o u k n o w h o w y o u r m i n d s e t - s y s t e m w o r k s a n d h o w y o u r b e l i e f s a n d t h o u g h t s a r e p r o g r a m y o u r m i n d, y o u r n e x t q u e s t i o n s h o u l d b e : W h a t a r e m y n e g a t i v e b e l i e f s? H o w d o I k n o w w h a t t y p e o f m i n d s e t I h a v e, a n d w h a t d o e s t h a t m e a n f o r m e? S o m e t i m e s t h e t r u t h i s d i f f i c u l t t o a c c e p t, b u t t h e r e i s a v e r y s i m p l e w a y t o d e t e r m i n e w h a t k i n d o f a f f e c t y o u r m i n d s e t i s h a v i n g o n y o u

19 L O O K A T Y O U R S E L F I N T H E M I R R O R, A N D I F Y O U F E E L H A P P Y W I T H Y O U R W E I G H T T H E N Y O U R M I N D S E T I N R E G A R D S T O Y O U R H E A L T H I S G O O D. N O W L O O K A T Y O U R R E L A T I O N S H I P S, A N D I F Y O U F E E L H A P P Y W I T H Y O U R P A R T N E R, F A M I L Y A N D F R I E N D S T H E N Y O U R M I N D S E T I N R E G A R D S T O R E L A T I O N S H I P S I S G O O D. N O W F I N A L L Y, L O O K A T Y O U R B A N K A C C O U N T, A N D I F Y O U A R E H A P P Y W I T H T H E N U M B E R S T H A T Y O U S E E T H E N Y O U R M I N D S E T I N R E G A R D S T O F I N A N C I A L S U C C E S S I S G O O D. 1 4

20 I f y o u a r e n o t h a p p y i n s o m e o f t h e a b o v e m e n t i o n e d a r e a s, t h e n y o u s h o u l d w o r k t o c h a n g e y o u r M i n d s e t. H o w y o u c a n a c c o m p l i s h a m i n d s e t c h a n g e i n 3 s u p e r s i m p l e s t e p s I l l i n t r o d u c e t o y o u w i t h i n t h e R - D - E F o r m u l a i n t h e n e x t c h a p t e r b u t b e f o r e l e t s c o n c e n t r a t e o n t h e T e s t. T h e f o l l o w i n g i s a l i f e c h a n g i n g t e s t t h a t w i l l m a k e y o u r e f l e c t o n y o u r b e l i e f s a b o u t s u c c e s s a n d y o u r a t t i t u d e t o w a r d s e n t r e p r e n e u r s h i p. T h e r e a r e n o w r o n g o r r i g h t a n s w e r s! B u t i n o r d e r t o g e t t h e m o s t o f t h i s t e s t, y o u h a v e t o t a k e e n o u g h t i m e a n d r e a d e v e r y s t a t e m e n t v e r y c a r e f u l l y. 1 5

21 M a n y o f t h e s e w i l l s o u n d s f a m i l i a r t o y o u, a n d m a n y o f t h e s e a r e t h o u g h t s t h a t p e o p l e l i v e b y, l i m i t i n g t h e i r p o t e n t i a l a n d s h r i n k i n g t h e i r h o r i z o n. F o r e x a m p l e, s t a t e m e n t n u m b e r 3 0 s a y s : " C o n s i d e r i n g m y p a s t, b e c o m i n g s u c c e s s f u l w o u l d b e v e r y d i f f i c u l t. " T h i s i s w h a t m a n y p e o p l e t e l l t h e m s e l v e s, b e c a u s e t h e y b e l i e v e t h a t t h e i r p a s t d e t e r m i n e s t h e i r p r e s e n t i f t h e y h a v e e x p e r i e n c e d f a i l u r e i n t h e p a s t. O r a s s t a t e m e n t n u m b e r 1 0 s a y s, y o u t h i n k y o u a r e n o t e d u c a t e d e n o u g h t o b e c o m e a s u c c e s s f u l e n t r e p r e n e u r t h o s e b e l i e f s a r e e x a c t l y t h e r e a s o n s w h y y o u a r e f a i l i n g y o u a r e s a b o t a g i n g y o u r s e l f f r o m t h e o u t s e t. T O G E T T H E M O S T O U T O F T H E T E S T, W E S U G G E S T T H A T Y O U P R I N T I T O U T A N D G I V E Y O U R S E L F E N O U G H T I M E, A T L E A S T M I N U T E S O F P E A C E A N D Q U I E T T O T H I N K A B O U T T H E S E B E L I E F S A N D T O R E F L E C T H O N E S T L Y. 1 6

22 A d d a v a l u e t o e v e r y s t a t e m e n t ; d e c i d e t o w h a t p e r c e n t a g e d o y o u a g r e e? ( % t o t a l l y a g r e e, 0 % t o t a l l y d i s a g r e e ) a n d a t t h e e n d, a d d a l l o f t h e r e s u l t s a n d c a l c u l a t e t h e a v e r a g e o v e r a l l p e r c e n t a g e o f t h e s t a t e m e n t s. A f t e r y o u h a v e d o n e t h i s, r e a d t h e r e s u l t s e x p l a n a t i o n a t t h e e n d o f t h e t e s t. N o w, t a k e y o u r t i m e, c o n c e n t r a t e a n d m o s t i m p o r t a n t l y, B E H O N E S T W I T H Y O U R S E L F. T h e t e s t i s o n l y h e l p f u l i f y o u a n s w e r t h e q u e s t i o n s h o n e s t l y. Y o u d o n t n e e d t o t h i n k i n g r e a t d e t a i l a b o u t t h e s t a t e m e n t s, j u s t a n s w e r q u i c k l y s o y o u c a n b e s u r e t h a t t h e q u e s t i o n s a r e a n s w e r e d b y y o u r s u b c o n s c i o u s m i n d, a n d n o t r e v i s e d b y y o u r l o g i c a l t h i n k i n g. T H E R E I S N O R I G H T O R W R O N G A N S W E R, T H E R E I S J U S T Y O U R H O N E S T B E L I E F. 1 7

23 ARE YOUR BELIEFS HOLDING YOU BACK? 1. I'm not an expert and it s hard to find a great idea. 2. It is better to be poor and healthy than to be rich and sick. 3. I'm afraid I'm not good enough at sales to be a successful entrepreneur. 4. Money spoils the character. 5. As a woman, it is more difficult to get rich. 6. I do not like to solicit or to sell things. 7. I don t know how to get new clients and I m afraid that nobody wants what I have to offer. 8. If my children grow up wealthy, they will become spoiled and addicted to drugs. 9. If I earn more, I just have to pay more taxes. 10. I am not educated enough to become a successful entrepreneur. 11. I am too young to become a successful entrepreneur. 12. I am too old to become a successful entrepreneur. Percent 1 8

24 13. I have no luck in life. 14. I don't have enough resources to start a business. 15. I can't run my own business because I have kids. 16. It is very difficult for women to become successful entrepreneurs. 17. There are too many competitors and I m too small to fight against them. 18. There are more important things than money. 19. If you re not born rich, it is unlikely that you will ever get rich on your own, unless it is pure luck. 20. I'll start when my product is perfect and ready. 21. The pursuit of wealth can lead to stress and health problems. 22. Nowadays, it is difficult to be a successful entrepreneur. 23. I am not intelligent enough to become a successful entrepreneur. 24. Money slips through my fingers. 25. Wealth makes you lonely. 26. People should only have enough money to afford to live decently. Percent 1 9

25 27. One who is successful has very few true friends. 28. More success in business creates more worries and problems. 29. Wealth creates envy. 30. Considering my past, becoming successful would be very difficult. 31. Most of the good opportunities are already gone. 32. I feel secure when my business stays small and I just earn enough money for my costs. 33. I don t deserve more than l already have. 34. Rich people don t sleep well. 35. If I wanted to become a successful entrepreneur, I would have to change so much about myself that my partner would not love me anymore. 36. I am satisfied with what I have. 37. I could fail, because there are always people who want to cheat you. 38. All the good business ideas are already taken. 39. It simply is not in my destiny to be successful. Percent 2 0

26 40. God determines whether I am poor, rich or middle class. 41. I'm not a tech nerd and I would need too much help. 42. It's hard to find the right employees nowadays. 43. Everything is predetermined. 44. Wealth comes mostly at the expense of my family. 45. Be content with what you have. 46. If I had a lot of money I would become very lazy. 47. Becoming a successful entrepreneur is not a skill that can be learned. 48. If I was rich, people would not love me, they would only love my money. 49. The pursuit of wealth is often at the expense of health. 50. My partner would not support me to start my own business. 51. God loves the poor. 52. Money is dirty. 53. Money makes you arrogant. 54. If I had a lot of money, I couldn t enjoy the little things anymore. Percent 2 1

27 55. I am an unlucky person. 56. If you are rich in love, happiness and health, you don t need money. 57. I can t succeed alone, I need the support of others. 58. If I ask others for help, they will consider me weak. 59. A lot of money can only be made through toughness and ruthlessness. 60. I prefer to enjoy my life rather than to save. 61. For me to get money, someone must lose it. 62. Money is not everything. 63. Money ruins friendships. 64. A vast majority of money is immoral. 65. Wealth also has its price. 66. Becoming a successful entrepreneur is a fate. 67. The rich often walk all over people. 68. You can t have everything you want. 69. Money is the root of all evil. 70. It takes a lot of power, effort and work to become an entrepreneur. Percent 2 2

28 71. No hard work, no reward. 72. In the pursuit of wealth there is little time left for everything else in life. 73. By founding my own startup I would have to risk everything. 74. I can t become successful by doing what l love. 75. If one wants to be rich, one must always do something for it. 76. Having a lot of money also means having a great responsibility on your shoulders. 77. I don t think I m 'good enough' to be successful. 78. I'll start when I have saved enough money. 79. Most rich people have probably done something bad or dishonest to get the money. 80. I never want to be a boss, or control other people. 81. Realistically, I have no chance of ever being a successful entrepreneur. 82. If l become very successful, I could lose it all and then I would feel like a failure. 83. I will never know whether people like me for my money or for myself. Percent 2 3

29 84. To become a successful entrepreneur, you must use and exploit other people. 85. When you are a successful entrepreneur, everybody wants something from you. 86. If I become an entrepreneur, certain people in my life will not like it or they will not like me anymore. 87. Being wealthy is not for people like me. 88. Too much money is a sign of greed. 89. Becoming an entrepreneur comes with struggle and anger. 90. People who have something to sell are liars. 91. I have the potential to become an entrepreneur, I just need the right opportunity. 92. It is not the right moment for me to really commit myself to my financial success. 93. If I were really rich, I could be a target for criminals or my children could be abducted. 94. Prosperity comes from a good job with a secure income. 95. The rich also cry. 96. Success isn t worthwhile if it comes easy. Percent 2 4

30 97. I don t have enough time or energy to spend on my education. 98. It is hard for me to take on too many good things at once. 99. It is important to me how others see me I can t simply increase my income as I please I don't have the connections I need I'm better at working for someone than being my own boss. I need instructions One can t strive for wealth and be happy and fulfilled at the same time It is not right for me to be a lot more successful than my parents It s difficult to succeed in my industry I'm doing very well as it is, I don t want to make the extra effort I can t run a successful business, because I don t have enough experience. Percent DONE! See your results bellow 2 5

31 T o c a l c u l a t e t h e r e s u l t s o f y o u r t e s t, a d d u p a l l 0 %, 2 0 %, 4 0 %, 6 0 %, 8 0 % a n d % r e s u l t s a n d w r i t e t h e t o t a l n u m b e r d o w n : Total of 0% Total of 20% Total of 40% Total of 60% Total of 80% Total of 100% H e r e i s a n e x a m p l e h o w t o c a l c u l a t e t h e t o t a l a v e r a g e p e r c e n t a g e : Total of 0% Total of 20% Total of 40% Total of 60% Total of 80% Total of 100% 8 0 * * * * * * / = 2 0 % 2 6

32 Congratulations! W h a t i s y o u r a v e r a g e p e r c e n t a g e? T h e i d e a l r e s u l t o f t h i s t e s t i s 0 %! Y o u r g o a l s h o u l d b e t o r e v i e w y o u r t e s t a n d t o t h i n k a b o u t e v e r y s i n g l e s t a t e m e n t w h e r e y o u h a v e g i v e n m o r e t h a n 0 %. W h y d o y o u a g r e e, e v e n p a r t i a l l y, w i t h t h e s t a t e m e n t? A l l o f t h e s t a t e m e n t s a b o v e a r e c o m p l e t e n o n s e n s e, a n d i f y o u b e l i e v e i n a n y o f t h e m, t h e y a r e h o l d i n g y o u b a c k. T h e r e i s n o t r u t h i n a n y o f t h e s t a t e m e n t s a b o v e. S o m e o f t h e m y o u c a n r e v i s e a n d r e t h i n k v e r y e a s i l y, b u t s o m e o f t h e m a r e m u c h m o r e d i f f i c u l t t o u n d e r s t a n d. 2 7

33 I F Y O U R A V E R A G E A G R E E M E N T P E R C E N T A G E I S B I G G E R T H E N Z E R O, T H E N Y O U N E E D T O C H A N G E Y O U R M I N D S E T! D o n t l e t t h e r e s u l t s o f t h i s t e s t d i s c o u r a g e o r f r i g h t e n y o u. W h a t e v e r t h e r e s u l t, t h e g o o d t h i n g i s y o u c a n C H A N G E a n y t h i n g i n a t m o m e n t i n y o u r l i f e f o r t h e b e t t e r. Y o u h a v e t h e a b i l i t y t o r e w r i t e t h e l a s t p a g e o f y o u r l i f e! F i n d o u t h o w y o u c a n c h a n g e y o u r m i n d s e t w i t h t h e R - D - E F o r m u l a i n t h e n e x t c h a p t e r b e l l o w! 2 8

34 Chapter 4: How to make a change now Whether you think everything in your life is bad, or you think everything is good, you will subconsciously look for confirmation of those thoughts and your mind will believe it. L e t t h a t s i n k i n f o r a m o m e n t. I n s o c i o l o g y, t h e y c a l l t h i s a s e l f - f u l f i l l i n g p r o p h e c y. R e n o w n e d s o c i o l o g i s t R o b e r t K i n g M e r t o n h a s s a i d : T h e s e l f - f u l f i l l i n g p r o p h e c y i s, i n t h e b e g i n n i n g, a f a l s e d e f i n i t i o n o f t h e s i t u a t i o n e v o k i n g a n e w b e h a v i o r w h i c h m a k e s t h e o r i g i n a l f a l s e c o n c e p t i o n c o m e t r u e. T h u s, i t h a s b e e n p r o v e n t h a t o n e c a n g r e a t l y a f f e c t t h e c o u r s e o f o n e s l i f e w i t h t h e i r t h o u g h t s. 2 9

35 W e a r e n o t t a l k i n g a b o u t l y i n g t o y o u r s e l f a n d b e c o m i n g d e l u s i o n a l a b s o l u t e l y n o t! W e a r e t a l k i n g a b o u t h o w p o s i t i v e t h o u g h t s u l t i m a t e l y C R E A T E a b e t t e r l i f e, b e c a u s e i n s i d e t h o u g h t s a r e t h e o r i g i n a l m o t i v a t i o n f o r e v e r y a c t i o n i n o u r l i v e s. T h o u g h t s h a v e e n e r g y, a n d t h e y p o s s e s s a f r e q u e n c y t h a t i s f a r s t r o n g e r a n d m o r e i n f l u e n t i a l t h a n y o u t h i n k. A s t h e g r e a t R h o n d a B y r n e, t h e a u t h o r o f T h e S e c r e t n i c e l y p u t i t : I f y o u r e f e e l i n g g o o d, t h e n y o u r e c r e a t i n g a f u t u r e t h a t s o n t r a c k w i t h y o u r d e s i r e s. I f y o u r e f e e l i n g b a d, y o u r e c r e a t i n g a f u t u r e t h a t s o f f t r a c k w i t h y o u r d e s i r e s. A s y o u g o a b o u t y o u r d a y, t h e l a w o f a t t r a c t i o n i s w o r k i n g i n e v e r y s e c o n d. E v e r y t h i n g w e t h i n k a n d f e e l i s c r e a t i n g o u r f u t u r e. I f y o u r e w o r r i e d o r i n f e a r, t h e n y o u r e b r i n g i n g m o r e o f t h a t i n t o y o u r l i f e t h r o u g h o u t t h e d a y. Y o u a r e t h e o n e w h o c a l l s t h e l a w o f a t t r a c t i o n i n t o a c t i o n, a n d y o u d o i t t h r o u g h y o u r t h o u g h t s. 3 0

36 N o w y o u s h o u l d b e a w a r e t h a t e v e r y t h i n g b e g i n s w i t h y o u r T H O U G H T S, a n d t h a t t h e r e a r e a l o t o f t h e m t h a t d o n o t s e r v e y o u t o l i v e y o u r b e s t l i f e. Y o u s h o u l d a l s o b e a w a r e t h a t y o u h a v e t h e P O W E R t o c h a n g e y o u r t h o u g h t s. L e t s l o o k i n t o t h e 3 s t e p s y o u n e e d t o t a k e i n o r d e r t o m a k e a n y c h a n g e i n y o u r l i f e. R-D-E 3-STEP FORMULA FOR MAKING A CHANGE IN LIFE D A T E REALIZE DECIDE EXECUTE Discipline of continuous repetition 3 1

37 W e c a l l i t t h e R - D - E F o r m u l a b e c a u s e c h a n g i n g y o u r l i f e i s a s c i e n c e t h a t y o u n e e d t o u n d e r s t a n d, a n d i t w i l l u n d o u b t e d l y w o r k, j u s t l i k e a n y f o r m u l a t h a t i s a p p l i e d c o r r e c t l y. 1 T h e f i r s t s t e p o f e v e r y c h a n g e w i l l a l w a y s b e t h e r e a l i z a t i o n t h a t a c h a n g e i s n e e d e d. T h i s m e a n s c o m i n g t o t h e r e a l i z a t i o n t h a t y o u a r e n o t s a t i s f i e d w i t h t h e s t a t u s q u o, a n d s h i n i n g a l i g h t o n t h e i s s u e a t h a n d. B e c a u s e t h i s s t e p i s t h e h a r d e s t o n e t o m a k e, i t w a s i m p o r t a n t t o t a k e t h e t e s t f r o m t h e p r e v i o u s c h a p t e r, t o d e t e r m i n e t h e s t a t e o f y o u r h e a r t a n d t h e s t a t e o f y o u r m i n d. 3 2

38 2 S t e p t w o i s t h e p a r t w h e r e y o u h a v e t o d e c i d e t h a t y o u w a n t t o m a k e t h e c h a n g e. T h e d e c i s i o n t o m a k e a i s t h e d e c i s i o n t o l o v e y o u r s e l f. W h e n y o u l o v e y o u r s e l f y o u w o n t w a n t t o s p e n d a n y o f y o u r t i m e l i v i n g n e g a t i v e l y n o t e v e n o n e m i n u t e. Y o u w i l l w a n t t o m a k e e v e r y d a y c o u n t, a n d u s e i t w i s e l y b e i n g h a p p y. 3 T h e l a s t s t e p i s a c t u a l l y d o i n g i t. A c t i n g, s h o w i n g u p a n d t a k i n g t h e l e a p. Y e t t h e k e y t o t h i s f o r m u l a l i e s n o t i n t h e s i m p l e a p p l i c a t i o n o f t h e t h r e e s t e p s, b u t i n t h e i r c o n t i n u o u s r e p e t i t i o n. I f y o u w a n t t o e a t h e a l t h i e r, t o w o r k o n y o u r p r o j e c t, t o s t a r t e x e r c i s i n g o n e d a y o f d o i n g i t w i l l n o t h a v e a p r o f o u n d e f f e c t. 3 3

39 T H E K E Y T O T H E F O R M U L A L I E S I N D A I L Y D I S C I P L I N E A N D E X E C U T I O N. I f y o u t a k e t h i s e B o o k a n d t h e T e s t s e r i o u s l y, t h e n t h i n k a b o u t y o u r r e s u l t s a n d m a k e t h e t e s t o v e r a n d o v e r a g a i n, u n t i l y o u h o n e s t l y u n d e r s t a n d e v e r y s t a t e m e n t a n d u n t i l y o u c a n a n s w e r a l l q u e s t i o n s w i t h c e r t a i n t y a n d 0 % a g r e e m e n t. FINAL WORDS I t s o u n d s e a s i e r s a i d t h a n d o n e, b u t y o u a l o n e h a v e t h e p o w e r t o c h o o s e y o u r t h o u g h t s. Y o u c a n s t e e r y o u r l i f e i n t h e d e s i r e d d i r e c t i o n, t o w a r d s y o u r o w n i d e a o f h a p p i n e s s. S u c c e s s f u l a n d h a p p y p e o p l e m a k e o n e u n c o n d i t i o n a l d e c i s i o n e v e r y s i n g l e d a y - t o c h o o s e p o s i t i v e t h o u g h t s t h a t f i l l t h e m w i t h h a p p i n e s s, c a l m n e s s, e n t h u s i a s m, t e n a c i t y a n d j o y. T h o s e t h o u g h t s g u i d e t h e m t o w a r d t h e i r g o a l s. 3 4

40 E v e r y t h i n g i n y o u r l i f e s t a r t s w i t h a t h o u g h t - t h e t h o u g h t i s t h e n t u r n e d i n t o a w r i t t e n g o a l, p a i n t e d i m a g e, a s k e t c h, a m o d e l, p r o t o t y p e, o r a n y t h i n g e l s e. W i t h o u r t h o u g h t s, w e g i v e t h i n g s i m p o r t a n c e a n d v a l u e. W h e n y o u b e c o m e c o n s c i o u s o f t h e f a c t t h a t y o u o n l y h a v e t w o o p t i o n s - e i t h e r t o h a v e p o s i t i v e t h o u g h t s a n d l i v e t h e b e s t v e r s i o n o f y o u r l i f e e v e r y d a y, o r t o c o m p l a i n e v e r y d a y f o r o n e r e a s o n o r t h e a n o t h e r a n d p r o t e s t t h i n g s t h a t y o u c a n t c o n t r o l y o u w i l l n e v e r c h o o s e n e g a t i v i t y a g a i n. B U T I T I S N O T J U S T A B O U T T H I N K I N G P O S I T I V E L Y! I t i s i m p o r t a n t t h a t y o u b e l i e v e w h a t y o u t h i n k, a n d y o u w i l l o n l y b e l i e v e i t i f y o u r e x p e r i e n c e r e a f f i r m s y o u r t h i n k i n g ( s e e t h e m i n d s e t - s y s t e m i n f o g r a p h i c a b o v e ). I n o r d e r t o a c q u i r e a h e a l t h y m i n d s e t, i t i s i m p o r t a n t t o t h i n k a b o u t t h e p o s i t i v e t r u t h, a n d t h e p o s i t i v e t r u t h s p e c i f i c a l l y i n r e g a r d s t o e n t r e p r e n e u r i a l s u c c e s s c o m e s f r o m a 0 % t e s t r e s u l t. 3 5

41 Y o u m u s t r e a l i z e t h a t y o u r l i f e i s a b o o k a u t h o r e d b y y o u, y o u r s t o r y w i l l e i t h e r b e r e a d a n d l e a r n e d f r o m b y m a n y, o r i t m a y b e a s t o r y t h a t e v e n y o u w o n t w a n t t o r e a d. E v e r y m o r n i n g w h e n y o u w a k e u p, t h i n k b e a u t i f u l t h o u g h t s t h a t f i l l y o u w i t h e n t h u s i a s m a n d m a k e t h e d e c i s i o n t o a c c e p t e v e r y t h i n g w i t h g r a c e a n d g r a t i t u d e, r e g a r d l e s s o f w h a t i t i s b e c a u s e w i t h o u t e x c e p t i o n, e v e r y t h i n g s e r v e s y o u f o r y o u r p e r s o n a l g r o w t h. K N O W Y O U R T H O U G H T S, B U T C H O O S E Y O U R A C T I O N S! I f y o u l i k e d t h i s e B o o k, a n d y o u w o u l d l i k e t o k n o w m o r e a b o u t H O W t o c h a n g e y o u r M i n d s e t s t a y t u n e d f o r m o r e f r e e c o n t e n t i n y o u r E m a i l i n b o x! SAY TO SUCCESS 3 6