[This post is part of the
Personal Development for Smart People Study Group, which is going through Steve's blog posts from the very beginning and discussing them.]
Note: the real first post is
"First Post" - but it doesn't have much room for discussion
The Strangest Secret
In this post, Steve discusses personal development speaker Earl Nightingale's classic recording "The Strangest Secret"
Major points:
1. We become what we think about.
2. We can consciously choose our thoughts, which will change our subconscious mind and consequently change the actions that we take.
3. It is important to choose thoughts that help us achieve our goals instead of thoughts that prevent us from achieving our goals.
4. If you want different results in life, deliberately change your dominant thoughts.
5. Push past the doubt and see your new reality working as you want it to.
6. When you have successfully changed your beliefs and feel the time is right, take action.
Update: You can read the entire thing on the Nightingale Conant web site here:
Nightingale-Conant presents Earl Nightingale