Hooman's Story

What’s at Stake

Thomas Edison claimed to have failed over 10,000 times while trying to invent electricity. How was he able to stay so committed to achieving his desired goal after failing so much? Thomas Edison knew what was at stake. He knew that his legacy as one of the greatest inventors of all time depended on him inventing electricity.

Thomas Edison said, “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. If I find 10,000 ways something won’t work, I haven’t failed. I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is often a step forward.” He believed that every failure he experienced was only getting him closer to finding the solution to his problem. How many people would’ve quit when facing the same adversity as he faced?

It is almost impossible to achieve something extraordinary without experiencing some kind of setback or temporary defeat. One of my idols Napoleon Hill said, “No man ever achieved worthwhile success who did not, at one time or another, find himself with at least one foot hanging well over the brink of failure. One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat.”

I can’t tell you how many times I have found myself on the brink of failure, only to succeed? It is one of life’s most rewarding feelings to know that you’ve succeeded when you were so close to failing. Have you found yourself in that position before? What kept you from throwing in the towel? I guarantee that you had too much to lose to quit.

Fear of Loss Or Hope For Gain?

When you set out to achieve something extraordinary, you must consider what’s at stake for you. What have you got to lose if you don’t make it? What do you have to gain when you achieve your desired goal? The more reasons why you have to achieve your desired goal, the more motivation and determination you will have to achieve your desired goal. The more reasons why you have behind your cause, the more committed you will stay when things don’t go your way.

Trust me, there will come a time when you are cruising down easy street on your way to achieving your goal and something is going to knock you so hard on your ass that you might not even know what hit you. When you are facing that painful feeling of failure, your judgement is not where it needs to be. That’s when that devilish little voice in your head is going to try to persuade you to quit. Lets face it, quitting is usually the easy thing to do. Everyone is doing it, its okay if you quit, right? Wrong, I’ve quit before and it sucks. There are still skeletons in my closet from throwing in the towel when I should’ve soldiered on. I can’t take that back, and neither can you. Do you have some quitting skeletons in your closet? We can’t change the past but we are in total control of our future. Its entirely up to us to make sure we never make the same mistake again. The best way to do that is to totally understand what’s at stake. Understand what you have to lose. Understand what you have to gain. Understand that you can achieve anything you believe.

Next Time I Will Persevere

The next time you find yourself on the brink of failure, its okay. Failure is a part of the journey. Failure is a chance to begin again more intelligently. Failure is just an outcome, that’s all it is, its just an outcome. Take a deep breath and focus on all the reasons why you have to keep on keeping on. Focus on everything you have to gain. Focus on everything you have to lose. The more reasons you have, the more empowered you will be. Anyone can quit when the going gets tough. It takes a real winner to persevere in the face of adversity. If I can do it, then so can you. Winners never quit and quitters never win.

The Critical Competitive Edge That’s Needed to Consistently Win.

Whether you’ve been a winner your entire life or whether you’ve been defeated more than you’ve won, the following steps will drastically increase your chances to win way more than you lose.

1. Believe without a doubt in your abilities to achieve your desired goal – Eliminate “I can’t” and “impossible” from your vocabulary. We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible. It can’t be a hope or a wish of yours. It must be a concrete belief of yours that you are going to win. You can achieve anything you believe.

2. Master the fundamentals – Whatever you do in life, make sure you master the fundamentals skills that are required to be the best in your particular field. So many people will fail to master the technical basics because they are too busy trying to be fancy. Fundamentals will always beat the fancy if they are performed at the highest levels. The only path to peak performance is through practice and preparation. Practice makes perfect. Practice more than the best, so you can beat the best. Mastering the fundamental skill sets in your field will give you a competitive edge over your competition.

3. Focus on the prize – Never lose focus of what your desired goal is. Focused people are difficult to stop because making their dreams come true becomes their healthy obsession . When you make it your obsession, you will discover what you have to do to make your dreams come true. Focus on the necessary actions you will have to take daily to achieve your desired goals. Think it, Believe it, and then you will See it.

4. Making Adjustments – Failing goes hand in hand with making your dreams come true. The key is to learn how to use your failures as stepping stones instead of stumbling blocks. If you fail, keep changing your approach until you get the results that you desire. Constantly adjust to the conditions as they evolve. If something isn’t working, stay flexible in your approach until you succeed. Adapt your plan until you get the results that you desire. Remember, winners never quit and quitters never win.

5. Your mind is your greatest tool when it comes to achieving – Use your mind as a powerful tool. Focus on empowering thoughts that will empower you to take the necessary actions to make your dreams come true. Always stay positive no matter what. Any negative thinking will sabotage your success. We are what we think. The quality of your life will depend on the quality of your thoughts. Your thoughts should always be focused on what you have to do to make your dreams come true.

6. Unleash an unstoppable desire to win – You must take your burning desire to the nuclear hot level if you want to make your dreams come true. Your success is go to depend on how bad you want it. The more you want it, the quicker you are going to get it. If you want to consistently win, then you have to want it more than whoever you are competing against. Look deep within you for that unstoppable desire to win. The unstoppable desire to win is already in everyone, but it only works if you are wiling to unleash it.

I Believe in Creating Your Own Luck

The only luck I believe in is the luck that I create for myself. I create this luck by seizing all the opportunities that come my way. I’m able to consistently capitalize on these opportunities because of my preparation. Winning is all about practice and preparation. If you want to win more than you lose you better practice and prepare better than anyone you are competing against. Practice is where champions are made. Preparation gets you ready for anything that may come your way. Life will give you whatever you give it. If you want to win, you better be willing to give it everything you have and then some. If you don’t, I can assure you there are countless people who will and you will always wonder what its like to be them. You don’t want to be like them, you want to beat them. Napoleon Hill said, “The only “break” anyone can afford to rely upon is a self-made “break”.”

Hooman Hamzehloui 2010

www.HoomanCan.com

There are three types of people in this world. There’s the people who don’t care about making things happen. Then there’s the people who consistently make things happen. Then there’s those who criticize and envy those people who make things happen. Which one of these are you?

Don’t get the wrong idea about these individuals who don’t care about making things happen. They can’t make things happen because they are too busy working their tales off trying to make the impossible happen. I mean come on, do you really know how hard it is to focus your undivided attention on a wall clock for eight hours straight as you try to make time fly? I don’t care how long I look at the clock, I still can’t make time fly. Going to work for these people is like going to jail because they are only trying to do their time so they can leave. They don’t care what happens to their employer’s business. They don’t care that they are “Customer No Service Specialist”. The reality is that these people have convinced themselves that they will never amount to much. Their perception has become their reality.

Then there’s those who criticize and envy those achievers who make things happen. These people sit around and focus their thoughts on how life’s not fair. They give excuse after excuse on why they can’t do this or why they can’t achieve that. These people are the CEO’s of their field. You know, CHIEF EXCUSE OFFICER. Their specialty is CRITICIZING, CONDEMNING, and COMPLAINING about everything and everyone. These people are so busy hating and criticizing others that they don’t have enough time in their day to do anything else. How could anyone expect to achieve anything if all they do is worry about other people’s business? Ladies and gentleman, life is difficult enough as it is. You can’t afford to waste your precious thoughts and your precious time worrying about other people. These people just need to zip their lips and worry about their own lives. Don’t these people know that criticism is just a disguised compliment? Don’t they realize that being jealous and hating others is bad for your health? If you know anyone like this, make sure you avoid them like they are dripping with the swine flu. Remember you are only as good as the company that you keep.

Finally we get to talk about those individuals who consistently make things happen. What’s so special about these achievers? No, they weren’t raised on a four leaf clover farm. No, their parents didn’t feed them Frosted Lucky Charms as a baby. What separates these achievers from the rest of the world is their indomitable will to succeed. These people believed that they were capable of achieving much more than what they had previously achieved. These winners couldn’t handle being ordinary because their obsession in life was to achieve the extraordinary. These achievers believed that success was their only option and they refused to quit until they experienced the success that they desired. These people didn’t fear failure. They only feared not giving it their absolute best.

Look deep inside your soul. Have you really lived up to your true potential? Have you really given your life the effort required to make your dreams come true? Have you really given yourself a fair chance at making your dreams come true? Only you know the answer to that question. Play time is over. Don’t sell your life short. Focus on your hopes, goals, dreams, and desires. Its time to let it all hang out and go for the gold.

Average minds often dismiss the possibility of achieving something beyond their current capabilities. Movers and shakers never let anything get in their way of making their dreams come true. Its time for you to start shaking and baking. Turn up the flame on your burning desire to succeed so you can live the life you have always dreamed of.

Hooman Hamzehloui 2010
www.HoomanCan.com