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Secrets to Success
Deborah Cole Micek
and John-Paul Micek
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A seduction you can’t afford
All of our lives, we've been told the virtues of having hope. But hope is a scam that you had better understand if you're going to succeed in business.
What I just said flies in the face of all you hold as true. Where did that belief come from -- you or someone else?
For example, the "message of hope" campaign from one presidential candidate has been a textbook application of tribal-seduction principles magnified by mainstream media. Now many people think "hope" is the answer. And that's dangerous.
Hope is a wish for something to happen the way you want, but could just as easily not. Hope is grounded in uncertainty, doubt and fear.
Doubt me? Then hope that you'll have enough money to pay your bills this month. Hope that you'll have good health tomorrow. Now change "hope" into "faith." Faith is grounded in absolute certainty. Faith is "knowing" that something is going to happen. You know it in your heart.
As I sat here this morning watching the sun rise over the Pacific, I thought, "What a difference from yesterday." Yesterday started as a miserable day. From the get-go, I was pounded by one problem after another. I was frustrated that we were so close on a project, but yet there were seemingly insurmountable roadblocks in the way.
My focus was there, on both my problems and my frustration. All I could do was hope. And hope didn't help me at all. Then my partner, Deb, and I talked. As usual, spewing the stuff that was in my head out acted like a mental diuretic. Only then was I able to drop the hope and muster up faith.
And faith is what allowed me to take action.
It's been said that faith as small as a mustard seed can move mountains. No prophet, no scripture, and certainly no god ever said that about hope.
If I stayed in the land of hope, I'd still be sitting in the same state waiting for something magical to happen -- waiting for God, government or someone else to come and make something happen.
If you're sitting there "hoping" for more business -- it ain't gonna happen No, the answer is faith in yourself, faith in your fellow citizens, faith in your family and your god. These are the things that will give you the courage to act. And action is the only thing that will change your life.
I know there will be enough money to pay the bills at the end of the month because I have faith in my ability to give value and thereby generate cash. I have faith in it and can take it to the bank.
But I also have faith that most people are smart enough to make the shift from hope to faith, get the certainty they need and take action to change their lives. Are you one of those people?
John-Paul Micek is the lead business coach at RPM Success Group Inc. Reach him at
JPM@RPMsuccess.com or toll-free at (888) 334-8151.
Deborah Cole Micek, chief executive officer of RPM Success Group, is a business success coach and life strategist. Reach her at
DCM@RPMsuccess.com or toll-free at (888) 334-8151.