The 90/10 Rule Of Life

If you think about what it really takes to succeed, it really only takes about 10% effort.  Unfortunately, the 10% I'm referring to is the last 10%.

So many people get so close to accomplishing a goal and then they stop.  You've probably heard the old story about the man who mines for years and only finds a little bit of gold and eventually gives up and sells the mine for a very small amount.  The man who buys it, begins digging in the same spot and in a short time he strikes a huge vein of gold!!

That is what happens to many people.  They get about 90% of the way to their goal, and then they stop and give up.  It's the reason people lose the same 20 pounds their entire life.   They do 90% of the work it takes to get to their goal weight, but don't do the last 10% of work it takes to stay there.

I'm no different.  I struggle with the 90/10 rule myself.  Most people don't reach the top of Mt. Everest, but they are 90% of the way there.  They are stopped by something and don't reach the summit.

The difference between reaching the top of Mt. Everest and reaching your personal goals is that failing to reach your goals is that typically one of the F.I.R.'s stop you.  The F.I.R.'s are your Fears, Influences and Reasons.

All three of these things are just thoughts and can be overcome.

Of course, there are real fears, real reasons and real influences that can stop you.  Much like a climber could get stopped because of a broken leg.  But the F.I.R.'s that stop most people are much more psychological than physical.

That is why I always recommend planning for the things that may try to stop you before setting out to achieve your goals.  If you know ahead of time what might get in your way, you can respond to them more quickly.

So plan for the 10% of what might stop you just before you reach your goals.

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Is consistency Is The Key To Your Success

Have you ever wondered what is the missing piece to having what you want in your life? 

I know for me, I used to make the same new years resolutions over and over again each year.  I would believe it was possible to create the change I wanted in my life and I would take action.  The A and The B of success.  But I lacked the third critical element.

When I finally gave in to the fact (Yes you must surrender) that the only way I would ever have what I wanted was to be Consistent.  Everything began to change for me.

I discovered that even though consistency was the most difficult element of success, it was also the element that made my life easier!  Once I began getting up earlier every day so I could focus on my goals, guess what happened?  My goals began to be achieved more consistently.  My life got easier by doing the hard part!

Your life can get easier too if you just learn to be more consistent in your actions.  When you actions and your consistency meet, that's when you get what you want.  

How have you been lacking consistency?  Are you not eating the foods you need to eat?  Have you been consistently eating to much food and consistently not moving enough?  Have you been sleeping in instead of waking up to get things done?  Have you been not communicating with the people in your life and this is causing unspoken tension?  

Identify what you need to be doing more consistently and then DO IT!  Once you are more consistent, your life will get easier!

Tell me what you lack consistency with in the comments section below...

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What can snow can teach us about mindset?

The new fallen snow is a beautiful site.  It covers over trash and dirt and creates a feeling of freshness and a new start.  Here is a way to think about using snow to create a positive life!


Snow fall is one of the most beautiful sites that this world offers us.  It reminds us of the beauty of the world around us because it covers over the dirt and the trash and makes it seem like it never existed in the first place.  It's magical and it can teach us a lot about how we can reprogram ourselves to cover over the dirt and trash of our past and create a fresh start toward our future.

Think of each of your thoughts as a single snow flake. By itself, it would be hardly noticeable. One single thought in the world of thoughts that happens in our heads every day. It's pretty insignificant in terms of the amount of thoughts we have every day. And a single snow flake can would be covered by dirt quicker than we could notice its beauty on the ground.

But let's take in a step further and imagine that 60 snow flakes were to fall in front of us. We would probably notice and even have a new feeling. We might even make a mention to someone like "Oh Look It's Snowing!" And yet still if the only flakes that fell were those same 60, it would pass and move out of our lives and soon be forgotten and replaced by the dirt and trash of the world around us.

So let's think about this in the terms of our thoughts.  If we took 60 seconds to focus on the positive things in our lives and use positive words in our heads to remind us of the beauty and possibility of our lives, it would create a positive feeling in our lives and we may even mention to someone "Wow I feel good after taking a minute to focus on the good things in my life" and yet, if that were all we did it would certainly help, but the positive thoughts would be replaced by the dirt and trash of the world around us. 1 minute in 1 day can make a difference, but if that's all you ever did, it would not impact your life.

However let's look at the compounding effect of our thoughts over time. 60 seconds per day = 21,900 seconds of positive focused thoughts in 1 year. So let's take this a step further and see how we can make a significant difference in your life, just like the consistent snow fall can make the world look like a new magical land of beauty.

Imagine for a minute, an hour of consistent snow fall, but think again that it's not something that happens all at once, it's a single flake, on top of another single flake and over time it covers what's beneath it. If you were to compound one positive thought each second for just 1 hour per day, you would think 1,314,000 positive thoughts per year! But lets be realistic about the fact that you're probably not going to find a quiet spot and focus on your positive thoughts for a whole hour each day. Yet, do you think that you could focus 10 minutes in the morning when you first wake up and the last 10 minutes before you go to sleep at night to focus on nothing but the positive things that you want to happen in your life, or the things you are grateful for, or the positive thoughts in your life?  I would bet, when you notice how this practice effects your life, you will find time to focus on what you want!

That's a great way to start to see significant changes in your life with regards to how you see your life and your future. But much like ANYTHING else we do in our lives, it not going to make a big impact if you only do it once in your life and then forget about it. But if you were to do this consistently for a month, it would make a major impact in your mindset and your ability to continue to have these positive thoughts throughout the day.

That's what your goal would be in making these small changes. By doing them consistently over time, you're creating new habits that begin to become something that you do without even realizing it any more. By focusing on your positive thoughts, you're creating the habit of doing it on a regular basis without even realizing it any more. It's the same with anything we do consistently over time, both good and bad habits are formed over time.

So how do you start? Use positive affirmations and read them every day when you wake up and each night before you lay down to go to sleep.  Use the free MindTrax tool within The LifeTrax Success Tools to create your affirmations.  SMILE when you wake up, and SMILE when you lay down to go to sleep. Say something positive to yourself when you wake up and before you lay down to go to sleep. These are just a few of the ways you can begin to make small lasting changes in your mindset that will cover over the dirt and trash of your life with beauty and a fresh start like the new fallen snow. Do it consistently over time and you'll see that the dirt and trash are no longer noticed and the fresh beauty of your life is all you'll notice.

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Success is as simple as the ABC's!

There are many people with the highest degrees from the best schools that are still working dead end jobs.  Being well educated or flooding yourself with information does not lead to success.  Don't get me wrong, education, information and learning about a subject are VERY important.  However, they are not the most important aspects of your success.


So what is it?  What is the one thing that will determine your path to success?

It's summed up in one word...ACTION!

I like to keep things REALLY SIMPLE, because I've found that if something is complicated, it's not being done correctly. Life, success, and creating a reality that exceeds your dreams are all simple, if you follow these simple steps.

We're going to use the ABC method from now on to break down everything you want to achieve into small, manageable steps. Here is the ABC method in simple terms.

A = Action
B = Belief
C = Consistency

If you combine these 3 elements, you're guaranteed to find success in what you want to achieve. So now I'd like to break down these 3 elements a bit to explain exactly what I mean by each one.

These points are the foundation of success and must be the basis of each and every thing that you want to achieve from this point on.

Action - Taking action is the point in time where you stop trying. It's the very moment when you realize that "Trying" doesn't exist. You simply can't "Try" to do anything. You either are.....or you're not.

People say it all the time...."I'm trying to lose weight" - "I'm trying to quit smoking" - "I'm trying this....I'm trying to do that...." It's a habit that has been formed over time. The reality is, if you say that you're "Trying" to do something, you don't have the second critical element of success that we're going to talk about next.

Belief - Belief in yourself, belief that you WILL accomplish your goal, belief that you, and you alone, are responsible for your own success and your own failure. You must believe that you are the person who creates your life. It's YOUR design, and it's YOUR responsibility to make it the life that exceeds your dreams.

You must belief and take action!  The best way to do that is through a declaration. When you tell others what you are going to do, you set a standard for yourself and make yourself accountable. You'll find that when you begin to make declarations of your actions, you're holding yourself to a higher standard.

So, for instance, the person that says "I'm trying to lose weight" does not have the belief they need to ultimately succeed. They have given themselves an out. And if they ultimately fail to complete their goal, it's okay, because they said they were just "Trying." They never actually said they were going to do it. Right?

However, let's look at the statement again. "I am going to lose weight." It a declaration of a specific action and it comes through with conviction and a sense of belief that they are going to accomplish what they say they are going to do.

Now, can that person still fail to accomplish what they said they were going to do? Yes, if they don't apply the third critical element of success...

Consistency - I truly believe that this is the most difficult of the 3 elements. It's the word that causes most people to fail. But it's also the word that can be the most powerful of the 3 critical elements of success.

Consistency, is the act of doing a specific action over and over again. You'll see that the word "action" exists within this definition. So if someone consistently follows through on the declared action "I am going to lose weight" then they MUST succeed. It's only until they break the cycle of consistency that you can indeed fail.

I hope this gives you a simple ABC, method for accomplishing what you want in life.

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