The Villain Within
Because when we are told to work on the things that we naturally don’t do well, we focus on this little 10 percent bucket of things we suck at and ignore the other 90 percent. And out of that 90 percent there is undoubtedly something at which you excel. Remember the story of the two wolves? About how the wolf that you feed is the wolf that wins? If you put energy and effort into the things you stink at, it’s inevitable you’ll lose your confidence and your momentum toward success. If you put en- ergy and focus into the things that you’re good at and become great at them, you can eventually pay for someone else to do the things you are not good at. This one strategy will help improve more than just your bank account. It will improve every area of your life. So create your “good at” list and then, next to each entry, write down how you can improve those skills and enhance those abilities to become great at them. As you do this exercise, don’t even think about your weaknesses. You’re soon going to realize that if you can spend all of your focus, energy, time, and effort on the things you’re good at, you can overcome all the other things at which you’re not so talented. Becoming exceptionally good at one key skill is far more valuable than struggling for years and years to become average at the things that you find difficult. If you want financial success, if you want to build real wealth, make it a habit to focus on the things you do well. To cement this thought process and success habit into your life, here’s a story I think you’ll appreciate. A few years back I was doing a small round-table mastermind, and there was a great guy in the group named Tom. I taught Tom real estate in- vesting skills to help him diversify his portfolio and create long- term wealth. He was in his 60s, recently retired, and at the time of this session, he had done four real estate deals. From memory, Tom told me he had averaged roughly $15,000 profit on each deal, which is absolutely great! Tom was one of a dozen people at the table, and I remember going around the room and asking each person, “What’s holding you back from that next level? What’s the biggest obstacle in your way of going faster and do- ing more?” And then I asked these questions of Tom.
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