5 Lessons from Philosopher James Allen.

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1. “Men do not attract that which they want, but that which they are.”

Everybody WANTS the same things, more or less.

We all want to be:

-Healthy & Fit
-Rich
-Free
-Good friends

It's not about what you want.

It's about what you ARE.

How is your thought process?

Do you believe you can have these things?

Do your actions lead to these outcomes?

You can say that they are.

But you can't lie to the universe.

It knows what you think and do.

And based on that you will get rewarded.

2. “You are today where your thoughts have brought you;
you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.”

Your thought process governs your actions.

You are a result of your day to day actions and habits.

Where you are today is a result of how you've lived your life.

If you are not satisfied with where you are.

Commit TODAY to make changes.

Write down where you want to be.

Act on those thoughts every single day.

If you have the belief + plan = It's only a matter of time.

3. “Circumstance does not make the man; it reveals him to himself.”

Life throws obstacles at EVERYONE.

Eventually, something bad will happen to you.

How you react is NOT the result of the circumstances.

That's you.

It's who you are in the face of a challenge.

Think back to when life got hard.

Are you happy with who that person is?

Did you handle it well?

What can you learn from it moving forward?

What changes can you make to be better prepared?

4. “Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves.”

EVERYONE wants to be in a better place.

A nice house, a nice car, a good looking significant other, etc...

But what are you doing to achieve that?

If you are doing the same thing you've been doing the last 10 years with no changes.

How can you expect to level up in life?

Focus on improving yourself.

And all the other pieces have a way of lining themselves up.

Its the way the world works.

5. “The world steps aside for the man who knows where he is going”

Have a plan.

If you don't even know what you want.

How the hell do you expect to get there?

I see so many people with the vaguest goals.

Yes, I know you want to be rich, everyone does.

But what does that mean to you?

What exactly do you want?

How exactly do you plan on getting there?

Be specific.

The more specific, the easier it will be.