Comments on: Seven Simple Steps to Realizing Your Dreams

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Changing Your Life Tips A-Z Link Directory — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:39:07 +0000

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By: BillOGoods

BillOGoods — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:03:02 +0000

Steve & Neil: In my book, your points about step 6, above, qualify for a “Self Help” Emmy Award. Simply brilliant, including the part about teachers. Just think if 20 percent of all teachers in this country adopted a practice of of positive affirmations by each student every day—”I am good at arithmatic and when I complete my homework every day, I’m sure to get an A.” Most coaches have understood this for a long, long time.

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 19 May 2009 09:18:45 +0000

Steve,
Brilliant post, especially in regards to reminding yourself of your goals in order to keep their value from dwindling.

Neil,
I think this is largely an element of our subconscious motivating us, much like Steve’s later post about us being who we think we are. Your line of thought doesn’t land directly on, but wanders toward Unitarianism, which I doubt Steve ascribes to (Perhaps he will let us know). Re: the last few, very wacky, pages of Scott Adams’ “Dilbert Future” (I’m not joking). Not to offend anyone, but I was a groomsman in a Unitarian wedding and was HORRIFIED at the service.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:31:41 +0000

Neil,

There is so much I could say about your comment. Yes, we’ve stigmatized prayer and affirmations. That why I use the word self-talk. What you habitually think and say, you become. Sadly missing from school. School teaches us we will become what the schooling institution allows us to become. Our dreams and plans must have their approval.

By: Neil

Neil — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:07:06 +0000

Hey Steve!
Excellent post. I don’t think there can be enough emphasis on point 6, “Read your written statement aloud at least twice a day”. Making affirmations routine and habitual has got to be one of the toughest things to learn. How do our schools fair there? On a scale of 1-10, how about minus 10. DFAD (discussion for another day).
Affirmation and visualization is like prayer is it not? And if it is, as I am inclined to think, then we can owe our reluctance to practice affirmation and visualization because it is praying, or like praying, and we (society) have so stigmatized prayer.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:34:37 +0000

Carlos,

I think some people like the act of building kit planes with their own hands. It isn’t my cup of tea, I’m with you, but to each is own.

By: Carlos

Carlos — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 05:34:23 +0000

why build a kit plane, all that time breathing epoxy vapors or fiberglass bonding fumes, you could be flying, buy a plane already built either experimental class if thats why you want a kit plane or a certified plane and spend your time flying.
you gotta make up your mind, you want to fly or you want to spend all your time in the hangar?

By: Indre

Indre — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 11:01:21 +0000

Love the info… WIll certainly follow it.

Thanks.

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:36:27 +0000

Jean,

They aren’t presented the same way, but all the steps are there, in a certain context. I just found out that much of Think and Grow Rich was influenced by what King Solomon wrote in Proverbs.

By: Jean Philippe

Jean Philippe — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:22:04 +0000

I didn’t know it was in the bible. Thanks!