MILLIONAIRE SUCCESS HABITS
dream-stealing advice comes at us nonstop. What’s even worse is that friends and family wrap it with a bow of love. It’s Mom and Dad thinking they’re protecting you from failing. It’s your spouse afraid that change may negatively im- pact your relationship. It’s a coworker who thinks you might get ahead of him, or a boss who’s afraid of your power. It’s a friend who was burned by a relationship so badly that she wants to protect you from that same pain. It’s a relative who experienced bankruptcy and wants to save you from starting your own busi- ness and falling as hard as he did. In some cases, people may sabotage you maliciously, but most people genuinely feel they are protecting you or saving you when, in fact, they are feeding the villain, creating doubt, lowering your confidence, and keep- ing you at status quo. So we must make it a habit to be consciously aware of the bad advice that is flowing at us 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and create a filter that doesn’t allow it to get in. When someone is spewing their bad advice to us, we can force a smile, but we need to shove that advice into our inner trash can immediately. I have no doubt that bad advice has created pain in your life or cost you dearly, as it has me. So don’t worry—you are not alone. But it’s time to stop that negative flow and become bulletproof to it in the future! Here’s a cautionary tale about bad advice, albeit one that is also humorous. A handful of years ago, during a book tour, I found myself having a conversation with a group of students about why they had not yet reached the level of success they desired. As each person shared his or her thoughts, I started to spot the similarities in their stories. It wasn’t lack of knowledge, ex- perience, or money that was holding them back. Rather, each and every one of them had a basket of bad advice delivered by someone, and it had robbed them of the courage to take action. They’d heard it from husbands and wives, parents and cowork- ers, and it had killed their momentum. So after I left this group of people, I jumped on a plane and flew back to my office in Phoenix, Arizona. As soon as I landed I called my team and said, “Guys, go ahead and set up the studio.
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