The Magic Pill

The Magic Pill, sounds great doesn’t it?

What if I told you I could hook you up to a perfectly working, safe machine where you could choose what areas of life you wanted to be successful in and how exactly you would be successful. You could download the correct software to your brain and you would be successful, would you take it?

Ever feel like you’re going to really change your life around when the New Year is near? I know I do. Whether it’s learning a new skill, taking up a new hobby or changing something in some way for the better. It’s natural and I feel this “New Year motivation” is great because tons of other people are doing it as well.

I don’t know anyone who doesn’t want to be successful but I do know many who have excuses and limiting beliefs to why they can’t be.

As I’m writing this, it’s one month until 2008, New Year is just around the corner. In January the gyms will be packed full of people who are looking to ‘get in shape’ and for those who actually stick with something like getting in shape, great. The thing is, most of those newbies who just joined haven’t been exercising beforehand. By February most of them will have dropped out. These people do not want it bad enough, even if they say they do.

After people set goals, they either forget about them because they aren’t measuring them systematically or as soon as they encounter a problem or don’t see instant results they fall back into their comfortable old self they were before they inspired themselves to change.

The gym example is like people at school who don’t work in class, get distracted or whatever and when the exams come it’s like “oh sh*t” and you’ve gotta cram all that knowledge into your brain right before the test. Most people are exercising when they NEED to not BEFORE they need to. I’m guilty of stuff like this just as much as the next person, the difference is that I know true value and the goodies come from a lot of dedicated hard work.

What sounds best?

• Easy
• Instant changes
• Fast
• Notice the difference straight away!
• Quick

Or

• Hard work
• Long-term
• Incremental
• Tough
• Challenge

I’m sure all of you chose the first set. Now I said “what sounds best?” now ask “what sells best?”, you guessed it – The quick, easy and instant set.

Many companies are being misleading but this is marketing and their way of making money. Besides, who is going to invest in something which requires lots of hard work, time and effort?

The great thing about letting go of the Magic Pill mentality is that after all that hard work you put in, others notice the changes. You might notice them yourself but if it’s something like going to the gym it will be harder for you to realise how far you’ve come because we don’t really notice difference that happens gradually.

Tony Robbins has helped thousands achieve what they want, including celebrities. If there’s one person to learn from then it is this guy because he does know what he’s talking about, you can hear it in his voice.

The Magic Pill is knowing that it doesn’t exist.

Anyway, I wish you all an early (or late, depending on when you read this) Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Good luck.

Kris