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Name: Get Smart!
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Author: Brian Tracy

Brian Tracy

How to Think and Act Like the Most Successful and Highest-Paid People in Every Field

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What’s in it for me? Increase your brainpower and success.

Do you sometimes feel intellectually inferior to others? And, on top of that, do you feel as though there’s nothing you can do about it – as though some people are just more creative, or have better problem-solving skills when it comes to math and technology?

Well, think again. It’s actually far more likely that the brilliant people you admire are simply using more of their brain potential than you are. And they aren’t special. In fact, we can all learn to use our brain better. No one knows how to do this better than self-development guru Brian Tracy.

In these blinks, based on Tracy’s innovative ideas, you’ll learn how to turn your mind toward success. With the help of a few simple rules, you can stimulate your brain and fire up those extra neurons.

In these blinks, you’ll learn

why you should covet your neighbor's shiny new Mercedes;
how to think slowly and positively; and
what poor mind-set led Borders books to bankruptcy.

The first step to unlocking your brain’s potential is to change your perspective.

Let’s imagine you have a bank account with a balance of one million dollars. Now imagine you can only access $20,000 of that million. That’d be a pretty frustrating situation, right? But, incredibly, that’s pretty much how little access you have to the wealth of brainpower inside your head. Recent studies have discovered that the average person only uses around 2 percent of their mental powers.

In other words, 98 percent of our potential power lies idle. But how much potential is this? Well, we all have around 100 billion brain cells, and each one of these cells is connected to about 20,000 other cells.

According to Tony Buzan, an expert on the brain, if everyone could use all of their brain cells, each person could generate more ideas than there are molecules in the universe!

Luckily, each of us is capable of tapping into this unused brainpower. To start, all we have to do is shift our perspective.

How we look at and interpret life is incredibly important to getting the most out of it. For example, someone with an optimistic perspective will see a world full of potential and good, while a pessimist will only see problems and negativity. Faced with constructive feedback, a pessimist may become overwhelmed with his failure, while an optimist will probably see it as a chance to learn and grow.

Unfortunately, our perspectives tend to be narrow and limited, as the following famous Buddhist anecdote demonstrates.

Six wise blind men are trying to describe an elephant. The first man touches the elephant’s ear and says that an elephant is like a thick blanket. The second touches a tusk and decides that the animal is sharp and pointy. The third touches the leg and concludes that an elephant is like a tree trunk. The fourth touches the side and believes it’s like a wall. The fifth feels the tail and imagines a rope. And the sixth man puts his hands on the elephant’s head, which reminds him of a rock.

They all have different perspectives, and though none of them is exactly wrong, each misses the full picture by focusing only on particular parts. We must broaden our own perspectives if we wish to avoid the same fate.

In the blinks ahead, we’ll look at the ways you can shift your perspective to start thinking and living successfully.

The combination of long-term thinking and immediate actions will make future goals possible.

When it comes to planning in life, there are two perspectives you can take: You can adopt short-term thinking and concentrate on maximizing pleasure in the here and now, or you can think and plan long-term. Long-term thinking centers on being a step ahead and considering the consequences of your actions – and then the consequences of those consequences, and so on.

So which is better? Well, an overwhelming majority of people who are happy and successful also focus on long-term thinking.

To make better decisions, slow down your thinking.

Human thoughts are generally a bit like the bubbles in a glass of champagne – each one vanishes soon after it forms, along with countless others. Though there’s always plenty of mental sparkle and fizz, there is a definite lack of real substance.

Unfortunately, many of us let ourselves be dominated by these speeding, transitory thought bubbles. Rather than using our brain to think logically and sagely, we allow emotional, reactive thoughts to determine our actions. For example, when we get a ping on our phone, our brain compels us to instantly drop the task in hand and have a look. Or, when someone riles us up, our immediate, angry thoughts often lead us to lash out.

Success depends on intensive research and asking the right questions.

So far, we’ve talked mostly about how shifting perspectives can help your personal development. In this blink, let’s look at how altering your mind-set can help you in the world of business.

Here’s a question for you: Why is it that 80 percent of new products flop and have to be withdrawn?

In an ever-changing, chaotic world, following a written goal will help you stay on track.

We live in hectic times: Technology is developing at breakneck speed; information and new ideas can spread across the world in minutes; and competition – whether from a rival business or colleague – is fiercer than ever.

In this hyper-dynamic world, many of us become overwhelmed. Our lives feel like a constant struggle just to respond to and keep up with every new change. Naturally, if you spend your life treading water like this, you’ll never be successful.

Use your time at work to address important tasks. Don’t waste precious time playing or procrastinating.

We all know that, in order to get an education, children need to go to school. But it’s also at school that people pick up a very bad habit – a habit that will cost them when they enter the world of work.

This terrible habit is play. From the moment we start school to the time we graduate, play is at the center of our childhood experience: we play in the morning, at recess, after school and on the weekends.

Success in the modern world requires a flexible mind that continues learning.

Our world is constantly evolving. In fact, we’re living in one of the most tumultuous times in human history.

Therefore, to be successful, you need to be aware of technological advancements. Just consider the cautionary tale of Borders, the massive book retailer that went out of business after the Kindle and the iPad revolutionized the print industry.

Avoid mechanical thinking by taking creative chances.

If you enjoy cooking, you know that a first attempt at following a new recipe can often lead to culinary disaster. But a good cook learns from these mistakes, tries again and might even end up with a new favorite dish.

Smart thinking works the same way: you have to take chances, make mistakes, learn from these mistakes and find creative ways to improve. This is the opposite of mechanical thinking.

Becoming wealthy starts by thinking like a rich person.

What’s the secret of wealth? Why are some people rich while the rest of us remain poor? What’s their secret?

As surprising as it might sound, the rich don’t really have one. Anyone can become rich if they start thinking like a rich person. This is because of the Law of Correspondence, which states that the way you position yourself internally – that is, your outlook on and perceptions of life – will be reflected externally. For example, if you perceive yourself to be worthy, hardworking and an asset to the world, you’ll find yourself succeeding.

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Get Smart! (2016) offers a variety of tips on how to tap into your unused brainpower and live a happier, more successful life. With a change in your perspective, and an outlook based on long-term positivity, you can discover how to get great results out of life and turn any challenge into an opportunity.

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Michael Kami:Those who do not plan for the future cannot have one.

—Brian Tracy

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Über den Autor

Brian Tracy is the best-selling author of over a dozen books on business, philosophy and economics, as well as the CEO of Brian Tracy International, a company that helps individuals and organizations improve their well-being. His other books include No Excuses!: The Power of Self-Discipline and The Psychology of Selling.

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