Lecture on Success and Failure

Introduction

• Success Perception: Some individuals appear to succeed effortlessly in various aspects of life, such as sports, finances, and relationships.
• Effort vs. Outcome: Success doesn't equate to trying harder; in fact, trying is not the path to achieving success.

Key Concepts

Success as an Automatic Function

• Effortlessness in Success: Successful individuals often find their achievements to be less effortful.
• Automatic Nature of Success: Success or failure operates automatically, akin to a pre-set system within us.
• Subconscious Programming: Achievements are often produced subconsciously, rather than through conscious effort.

Programming Analogy

• Computer Software Analogy: Like computers have operating systems that run in the background, humans have subconscious programs that dictate success or failure.
  • PC vs. Mac Software: Introducing incompatible software leads to errors, similar to how trying doesn’t align with one's subconscious programming.
  • Success & Failure Operating Systems: Individuals have ingrained "operating systems" that influence their behavior and outcomes.

Changing the Subconscious Program

• Error Messages: Trying to act against one's subconscious programming results in resistance or "error messages".
• Success vs. Failure Language: How a success coach's advice is perceived depends on the individual's subconscious "language."
  • People often translate success advice into failure terms if they have a failure-oriented programming.

Reprogramming for Success

• Principles of Automatic Success: Reprogramming involves understanding and embedding principles that align with automatic success.
• Modeling Excellence:
  • Tony Robbins' Insight: To achieve excellence, model three factors from successful individuals:
    1. Their belief systems
    2. Their actions
    3. Their mindset

Belief Systems

• Significance of Beliefs: Beliefs about oneself and the goal are crucial for success.
• Erroneous Beliefs: Misguided beliefs lead to conclusions that impede success.

Changing the Operating System

• Recognizing Current Programming: Determined by the results one is producing.
• Need for Reprogramming: To generate desired outcomes, change the underlying programming.
• Resistance to New Actions: Changes in actions alone are insufficient due to internal resistance from existing programming.

Wealth and Beliefs

• Misconceptions About Money: People who view money as evil cannot generate wealth.
  • Clarification: The Bible states that the love of money, not money itself, is the root of all kinds of evil.

Conclusion

• Changing Results: Long-lasting change in results comes from reprogramming the subconscious mind rather than merely altering actions.