Think And Grow Rich - Oliver Tausend's Lessons - Decision

Think And Grow Rich – Oliver Tausend Reads His Lessons – Decision

On March 9, 2011, in Audio, Blog Series, Book Reviews, Financial intelligence in MLM, Lessons from Think and grow rich, Mental Cleanse, Personal development in MLM, Think and grow rich, Think and grow rich, by Oliver

Previous read lesson plan about chapter 8: Think And Grow Rich – Oliver Tausend Reads His Lessons – Organized Planning

Previous written lesson plan about this chapter (October 2010): Think And Grow Rich – Decision – Lessons From Chapter 8

Decision – The mastery of procrastination – The seventh step toward riches

Napoleon Hill writes at the beginning of this chapter:”ACCURATE analysis of over 25,000 men and women who had experienced failure, disclosed the fact that LACK OF DECISION was near the head of the list of the 30 major causes of FAILURE. This is no mere statement of a theory—it is a fact. PROCRASTINATION, the opposite of DECISION, is a common enemy which practically every man must conquer.”

And:”You will have an opportunity to test your capacity to reach quick and definite DECISIONS when you finish reading this book, and are ready to begin putting into ACTION the principles which it describes.”

He goes on:”Analysis of several hundred people who had accumulated fortunes well beyond the million dollar mark, disclosed the fact that every one of them had the habit of REACHING DECISIONS PROMPTLY, and of changing these decisions SLOWLY, if, and when they were changed. People who fail to accumulate money, without exception, have the habit of reaching decisions, IF AT ALL, very slowly, and of changing these decisions quickly and often.”

What lies are you defending that prevent you from living the life of your dreams ?

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27 Responses to “Think And Grow Rich – Oliver Tausend Reads His Lessons – Decision”

staci gauny says:

March 10, 2011 at 04:17

well the power of the mind is really amazing. what you think will really come true hence, there’s no room to think at the negative. we will succeed:)
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Oliver Reply:
March 10th, 2011 at 21:31
Hi Staci,

thanks for your comment.

Take care

Oliver

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Kyle Nelson says:

March 10, 2011 at 06:22

Hey Oliver!
Hope you remember me from around a year ago This post is awesome how you teach about all of the great teachers! The mind i an amazing thing and so is the heart. Once we find what fuels our heart its no holding back!
Talk soon friend!
Kyle Nelson
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Oliver Reply:
March 10th, 2011 at 21:28
Hi Kyle,

of course I remember

Where have you been ?

Glad you like my post. Amazing what we can learn from these old masters.

Thanks for your comment.

Take care

Oliver

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Mavis Nong
Twitter: MavisNong
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March 10, 2011 at 10:12

Hey Oliver,

Well said. The mind is very powerful and it absorbs everything you want it to absorb. Our thoughts influence our actions. If you feed your mind with negative thoughts, well the answer is obvious – you’ll make wrong decisions and take unwise actions.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

All the best,
Mavis
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Oliver Reply:
March 10th, 2011 at 21:40
Hi Mavis,

thanks for your thoughtful comment. Positive thoughts make me feel better, that’s why I always would choose positive thoughts.

Take care

Oliver

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Steve Nicholas says:

March 11, 2011 at 23:33

Great post, Oliver! It really is important to remember that we have to ultimately make a decision. It reminds me of T-shirts that I saw about 15 years ago that said, “You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.” We definitely need to remember this as we look for our efforts to build toward the life we want to live.

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Oliver Reply:
March 13th, 2011 at 22:02
Hi Steve,

thanks for your comment. I like that quote:“You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.” So true.

Take care

Oliver

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Joe Young says:

March 13, 2011 at 16:37

Hi Oliver,
Powerful message today. Made me realize what happens inside the mind when a decision has to be made. What is being conquered or not, when a decision has to be made. Becoming rich or staying poor is a choice, and either way we make one, as T.Harv Eker also said, there is no in-between place where choices or decisions can be avoided.

As you said, think of the consequences when we act too late.

thanks for sharing this lesson from Think and Grow Rich,
Joe
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Oliver Reply:
March 13th, 2011 at 21:42
Hi Joe,

thanks for your comment. You are right, being rich or poor is a choice, even though it might not be made consciously.

Glad you like my lesson plan.

Take care

Oliver

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Christian says:

April 23, 2011 at 15:26

Hi Oliver,

Our mind is really powerful and have limitless possibilities. Making a decision is tough because you have to back it up with commitment. This post reminds me to take action because MR.PROCRASTINATION is calling me almost everyday.

Thanks for sharing!

-Christian
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Oliver Reply:
April 26th, 2011 at 17:25
Hi Christian,

taking action is the best way to kill procrastination.

Thanks for your comment.

Take care

Oliver

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Marcus Baker
Twitter: marcus_baker
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June 13, 2011 at 15:41

Hi Oliver,

It’s opportune that I read this today as I have been drafting a post on the power of making decisions.

What I think is important about making decisions is that people who are decisive are not afraid of making a wrong decision.

For them there is no wrong decision. Every decision ultimately leads them down the road to where they want to be.

People who don’t make decisions don’t do so because they fear that they will make a wrong decision and that this will have consequences that will impact on them adversely. What do you think?

~Marcus

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Oliver Reply:
June 22nd, 2011 at 14:55
Hi Marcus,

thanks for your comment.

I think that I agree with you. There’s no such thing as a wrong decision. Only because we know in hindsight that we didn’t reach our goal, it doesn’t mean that we would have reached it if we had decided differently.

Glad that you got this lesson plan at the right time

Take care

Oliver

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Jeanine Byers Hoag says:

June 14, 2011 at 00:57

“What lies are you defending that prevent you from living the life of your dreams?”

WOW, that’s a powerful question!! I will be thinking that over. In general, that is my approach to healing, to ask myself what memories are tied to the problem at hand and what did I conclude that wasn’t true? But for some reason, the realization that we not only believe the lies but our bodies, hearts and minds defend them, is really powerful.

No wonder we don’t accomplish what we say we will.

And the part about decision-making is someting else that I am aware of, at times. I can delay a decision like nobody’s business! Gotta work on that so i can be more like the millionaires .

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Oliver Reply:
June 22nd, 2011 at 14:45
Hi Jeanine,

thanks for your comment. You are right, in most cases these lies are sit deeply also in our physical bodies. That makes it painful sometimes to heal them. But holding on to them is even more painful, is it not ?

Take care

Oliver

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Stacy
Twitter: growwithstacy
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June 14, 2011 at 03:16

Hi Oliver,

We can really be limited by our minds or we can be successful and happy – it really depends on how we train our minds. I never believed it until I lived it, when I changed my mindset for the better!

Thanks,
Stacy

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Oliver Reply:
June 22nd, 2011 at 14:37
Hi Stacy,

most people don’t even know that they can train their mind and that they should.

Thanks for your comment.

Take care

Oliver

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Dev
Twitter: wpkube
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June 14, 2011 at 04:34

Oliver,

The mind is very powerful and we should always feed positive thoughts. Positive thoughts are what motivate us and force us to take positive actions.

Thanks for sharing your insights, Oliver.

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Oliver Reply:
June 22nd, 2011 at 14:35
Hi Dev,

positive thoughts motivate us because they create positive emotions.

Thanks for your comment.

Take care

Oliver

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Rowena Bolo says:

June 15, 2011 at 11:14

Hi Oliver,

I am always amazed by how you may write short lesson plans, but still convey a very powerful thought-provoking post. I paused when I read this: “At stake are our lies, our lies that we don’t have the choice, that we don’t have the freedom to decide how we want to live our lives.” This makes me think of the many people who haven’t found the master key yet to truly owning their lives.

I am glad to be in this journey with you of living the life of our design. It is a PROCESS, and we will definitely meet trials along the way. Well, about the mastery of procrastination- I know you know how thankful I am to the Slight Edge philosophy. This is what I do my best to live by now. And I am also pushing myself to really re-program my subconscious through our Mental Cleanse. I can’t ask for more, Oliver – what an exciting and challenging life we have

- Rowena

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Oliver Reply:
June 22nd, 2011 at 14:26
Hi Rowena,

the lock and the key are one and the same: It’s this lie that we don’t have the choice, give up this lie and the door will unlock. People are looking for the key everywhere, in a new job, a new company, a new spouse – whereas the key lies within ourselves.

Well, I was surprised myself that I was able to do such a short lesson plan, lol

The Slight Edge philosophy is a good means against procrastination because it makes us appreciate the little things. Thus we eventually do them.

I am grateful that we are on this journey together.

Thanks for your comment.

Take care

Oliver

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Josh Garcia says:

June 19, 2011 at 22:59

Hi Oliver,

That word… Procrastination

It simply robs us from true happiness and joy. It is so powerful, when you take control of the decisions we make every minute. So, let’s make a decision to conquer the day!

Have a great day…
Josh
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Oliver Reply:
June 22nd, 2011 at 13:46
Hi Josh,

procrastination is a silent killer.

Thanks for your comment.

Take care

Oliver

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