Financial Independence
Escape the Rat Race
The Law of Belief, by Brian Tracy
The Law of Belief , by Brian Tracy

Perhaps the most powerful single factor in your financial success is your beliefs about
yourself and money. We call this the Law of Belief. It says simply this: Whatever you
believe, with feeling, becomes your reality.

What Successful People Believe

Whatever you intensely believe becomes your reality. That we have a tendency to block
out any information coming in to us that is inconsistent with our reality. What we've
discovered is that successful people absolutely believe that they have the ability to
succeed. And they will not think about, or talk about the possibilities that they'll fail. They
do not even consider the possibility of failure.

Positive Thinking Versus Positive Knowing

You always act in a matter consistent with your beliefs. The most important belief
system you can build is an abundance consciousness where you absolutely believe
that you are going achieve your financial goals. We call this positive knowing versus
positive thinking. Positive thinking can sometimes be wishing or hoping. But positive
knowing is when you absolutely know that no matter what, you will be successful.

The Foundation of Willpower

Another principle related to your beliefs is willpower. We know that willpower is
essential to any success. Willpower is based on confidence. It's based on conviction.
It's based on faith. It's based on your belief in your ability to triumph over all obstacles.
And you can develop willpower by persistence, by working on your goals, by reading the
biographies of successful people, by listening to audio programs, by reading books
about people who've achieved success. The more information you take into your mind
consistent with success, the more likely it is that you will develop the willpower to push
you through the obstacles and difficulties you will experience.

Beat the Odds on Success

Remember that success is rare. Only one person in one hundred becomes wealthy in
th e course of a life time. Only five percent achieve financial independence. That means
that the odds against you are 19-to-1. The only way that you're going to achieve your
financial goals is if you get really serious. To succeed, you must get serious. You must
get busy. You must get active. You must get going. Remember, everything counts.

Resolve to Achieve Greatly

Self-mastery, self-control, self-discipline are essential for anyone who wants to achieve
greatly. And control over your thoughts is the hardest exercise in self-mastery that you
will ever engage in. See if you can talk and think about only what you desire and not talk
or think about anything that you don't want for 24 hours. Then you'll see what you're
really made of. It's a hard thing to do but with practice, you can reach the point where
you are thinking about your goals and desires most of the time. Then, your whole life
will change for the better

Action Exercises
Here are two things you can do to build a belief system consistent with the financial
success you desire:

First, continually repeat to yourself the words, pictures and thoughts consistent with
your dreams and goals. Whatever you repeat often enough, over and over, becomes a
new belief.

Second, set a goal for yourself to think and talk only about the things that you want for
the next 24 hours. This will be one of the hardest things you ever do. But if you can keep
your mind on what you want and off of what you don't want for 24 hours, you can begin
to change your entire future.

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