Automatic Success Secrets Revealed

Introduction

• Hyper-successful individuals: Make challenging tasks seem effortless
• Struggle Bus individuals: Constantly in distress and trauma
• Key question: Why do some people succeed effortlessly while others struggle?

Key Insight

• Discovered during a conversation with a coaching client 20 years ago
• Client: "I'm really trying"
• The speaker: Realized he wasn't "trying" to succeed but was still successful

The Core Idea

• People who succeed aren't trying to succeed any more than those who fail are trying to fail
• Success or failure is automatic
• Trying to succeed can actually contribute to failure

Mindset

• Everyone has a mindset; the question is: What is your mind set for?
• Mindset = Mental thermostat (like setting a room's temperature)
• Importance of intentionally setting the automatic mind for success

Definition of Success

• Discovering the purpose for which you were created
• Developing yourself for that purpose
• Deploying yourself in that purpose
• Often leads to money, but the focus should be on genuine success

The Mind and Its Functions

Manual Mind

• Responsible for Preparation and Protection
• Manual Mind = Conscious Mind
• Manual mind makes decisions

Automatic Mind

• Responsible for Production
• Automatic Mind = Subconscious Mind
• Produces outcomes based on its setting
• Success and failure are determined by automatic mind settings

Examples and Analogies

• Thermostat analogy: Setting room temp for desired comfort
• Pilot analogy: Using autopilot for consistent results

Reprogramming the Automatic Mind

• The automatic mind can be reprogrammed intentionally for success
• Need to align manual and automatic minds for effective progress

Functions of Manual Mind: Preparation and Protection

• Manual Mind's focus on protection can sometimes work against preparation
• Need to be aware of the lies we protect that hinder success

Implementing Change

• Four to 10 times preparation as compared to performance
• Importance of skill development: Mastery requires intentional practice
• Amateurs practice until right; professionals until they can't get it wrong

Mastery Stacking

• Mastering components one at a time for a refined skillset
• The importance of practicing combinations of mastered skills

Market Relevance

• Produce the fruit your market desires
• Ensure you can deliver on your promises
• Market will reward you with profitability

Conclusion

• Unify manual and automatic minds for automatic success
• Produce valuable and desirable outcomes consistently