3 Simple Steps That Can Magically Transform Your Life

Today I gave a fantastic keynote speech to about 200 engineers at Bell South. They are some of the smartest people in the world. I am talking about la crème de la crème. Now, I was warned that engineers are usually a tough crowd. But to my surprise, they were extremely responsive to my speech. I can honestly say that they were one of best audiences. Here are the three main points I covered…

1- Be nice to the people in your village. This is after I told them about my village impoverished village in Haiti and how some of the mean were mean to me. I then took it further to illustrate the power of teamwork. I emphasized the need to be there for each other.

What I mean by that is the gift of presence. You see, we can never make it in life without enlisting the support of others. Therefore, it is imperative that we are nice to people. One of the ways to be show our kindness is to give simple yet meaningful gifts to others.

Sometimes the gift can be that of sincerely listening to someone or a sincere compliment. By giving little gifts, you will active the law of reciprocity in your favor. People are conditioned to give back and return favors. Imagine giving little gifts to hundred of people.

2- The second point was to dare to be uncomfortable. Most people want to live a comfortable life. But to have that kind of life, we have to first live an uncomfortable one. Also, some people will shrink their dreams to meet their income, title or position. We need to stretch.

The best fruits of the tree are on the limbs of the tree. And it’s the same for life. We have to risk falling to get those fruits. The main point here is this: If we are not getting more out of life, we are not risking. Don’t be afraid of making mistakes. It’s the only way you can advance to greater and better things in life. It’s how you get what you want!

Being comfortable is our nature. When we were babies in our mother’s womb, we were very comfortable. When we are born, our parents’ priorities are to make us feel comfortable. They stayed all night to rock us until we are comfortable and go to sleep.

The pattern continues even after we leave our parents. As adults, we do everything we can just to be comfortable. It’s time to break the cycle. Say this to yourself, “if I am comfortable, I must not be advancing.” If you are afraid of taking a new position because you think it will make you feel uncomfortable, it’s time to take the risk. You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great. Even if you are afraid, do it anyway.

3- The third point was to live life inside out. We must change internally before we can see external changes. If you are living your life according to what others say or think, you are doomed. No one knows exactly what you are worth - not even you. History is replete with people who were revered as geniuses even without a formal education.

There’s a story about an eagle that were raised with turkeys. The eagle walked around like a turkey and never knew it could fly high. Then one day another visiting eagle met the eagle/turkey and shouted, “You are not a turkey! You are an eagle just like me. Fly!” And sure enough the eagle flew high and never come back to being a turkey.

Perhaps you are hanging around too many turkeys and they often remind you that you are a turkey. But I am here to say that is a lie. I was there and that’s how they made me feel, too. Now that I am flying high, I want to be that visiting eagle in your life. It’s time to try to do things you have never attempted to try because you have been thinking less of yourself.

Here’s the secret to breaking that cycle. If you do this one little and simple exercise, miracles will happen in your life. It works like magic! Don’t let your intellectual get in the way of doing this exercise. I know your logic will tell you that this is too obvious. But do it anyway. Are you ready for it? Great!

Ask yourself this question and you will experience significant results in your life. You will become much more innovative and creative. Here it is: “How can I…?” For example: How can I get this project completed in 5 months? How can I sell $100,000 worth of products in one year? How can I change this situation (name the situation.)? Write down all your answers.

Keep asking yourself the same question over and over, and you will begin to experience magic in your life. A floodgate of answers will rush to you. Either consciously or unconsciously, all highly successful people ask themselves this question on ongoing basis.

Go for it!

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