MILLIONAIRE SUCCESS HABITS
But here’s the kicker! After I filmed the show, I completely forgot my spur of the moment reference to my parents. The show ended up being the most successful infomercial I’d ever filmed, and it aired on national TV day after day after day for over a year. And about three months after it aired, my mom called me. I picked up the phone, and all she said was, “Really?” I said, “What’s up, Mom?” “Really?” she said again. “You had to tell the whole coun- try that your mom was married five times? Most of our family doesn’t even know that!” She made the remark with a chuckle in her voice—she saw the humor in the situation, fortunately. And of course I apologized and then explained to her that I had been in the moment and not reading a script. But during our phone conversation, we discussed the bad advice she had gotten in her life and how costly it was to her. And even better, two days later I bought my mom a new car as an apology. Take the time to filter all the advice that comes your way and see if the person sharing it is qualified. If you want advice on how to play tennis, get advice from someone who is a pro, or who knows how to train pros, not from your great-aunt Edna who has never played but watches tennis matches on television religiously. At www.thebetterlife.com, under the “Book Resources” tab, you can get your bad advice cheat sheet. On it you can write down all the bad advice that you’ve gotten over the years, the ill-conceived warnings and instructions, and the ones that have cost you the most. Write down what they cost you. When you see these formal descriptions of bad advice you’ve received, you’ll understand that you no longer can allow someone’s un- qualified advice to steer the direction of your life. Create this new habit of ignoring bad advice and getting good advice from qualified people. Diminish your internal villain and gain a new level of confidence.
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