Episode #203- Resiliency & The Power of Mental Rehearsal -w/Brian Tracy

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In this short, but valuable episode of Mind Wrench, we dive into the power of resilience as the key differentiator between success and struggle in both business and life. Resilience is the invisible backbone of achievement, enabling individuals to bounce back from adversity swiftly and maintain focus.
 Author & keynote speaker Brian Tracy shares his powerful insights, the concept of "mental rehearsal" – a technique that prepares you emotionally for inevitable challenges before they arrive. Tracy's straightforward wisdom reminds us that "all of life is a continuous series of problems" interrupted only by occasional crises, a perspective that helps reframe our approach to difficulties, like we experience daily in the collision business, right? 

Rather than being derailed by setbacks, truly resilient people immediately shift to solution-focused thinking.
 
 In addition, we share Tracy's "mind storming" technique, also known as the "20 idea method," is highlighted as a transformative tool for financial success. By writing down 20 potential solutions to a specific goal, individuals are pushed beyond obvious answers, often leading to breakthrough insights. This simple yet powerful exercise encourages creative thinking and problem-solving.

By adopting these strategies, shop owners can enhance their ability to handle setbacks, drive business success, and achieve personal growth. Tune in to strengthen your resilience and transform your approach to life's inevitable challenges.

 

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Link to YouTube talk: Secrets of Self Made Millionaires by Brian Tracy

 

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Now, there's one trait that is extremely common
amongst most self-made, wealthyor successful people, and that
is resiliency, or the ability tobounce back from problems and
crises quickly and withoutlosing direction or focus.
Most businesses, but I wouldthink especially collision
businesses, are faced with anever-ending supply of problems

(00:21):
and crises, aren't theyAbsolutely.
But our own resiliency, orability to bounce back and not
break, is what makes ussuccessful.

Speaker 2 (00:38):
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(00:59):
next-level growth and quality oflife.

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you never miss another episode.
Now there's one trait that isextremely common amongst most
self-made, wealthy or successfulpeople, and that is resiliency,
or the ability to bounce backfrom problems and crises quickly
and without losing direction orfocus.
Most businesses, but I wouldthink especially collision

(02:07):
businesses, are faced with anever-ending supply of problems
and crises, aren't they?
Absolutely, but our ownresiliency, or ability to bounce
back and not break, is whatmakes us successful.
Mentally preparing ahead ofthese inevitable problems or
mental rehearsal, as GoalmasterBrian Tracy calls it and

(02:27):
explains in this clip helps usstay on track and keep our
emotions in check as we focus onjust finding the solutions.
I recently listened to thisshort clip from noted author and
master of teaching others howto set and accomplish goals,
brian Tracy, and wanted to shareit with you this week.
Set and accomplish goals, BrianTracy, and wanted to share it
with you this week.
Brian explains how to developthe process, as well as using

(02:48):
his methods of mindstorming andthe 20 idea method of doubling
your income.

Speaker 3 (02:52):
In this quick clip, here's Brian the next one, which
is to develop resilience andbounce back.
Developing resilience andbouncing back is one of the key
qualities of self-mademillionaires because, as I said
right at the beginning, mostthings won't work.
This is a very interestingpoint is that you're going to be
knocked down over and overagain, and what we know, as my
friend Charlie Jones says, isyou have to bounce, don't break,

(03:15):
and when things go wrong,bounce.
And so what I learned manyyears ago was this interesting
technique of what is calledmental rehearsal, and mental
rehearsal says that you mentallyprepare for the inevitable
downturns before they occur.
So you say, all right, in thecourse of life things are going

(03:36):
to go wrong, but when they do,I'm not going to become upset.
I'm not going to get upset, I'mnot going to get mad or angry
or anything else, I'm just goingto take it and learn from it
and pick myself up and keepgoing.
Sometimes I ask this questiondoes anybody here have any
problems?
Everybody says, yes,everybody's got problems.
Well, here's the rule is all oflife is a continuous series of

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problems.
They never end.
The problems just keep oncoming like the waves of the
ocean.
The only break in this unbrokenseries of problems will be the
occasional crisis.

Speaker 1 (04:09):
If you're looking for a competitive edge for your
business or a more effectivejumpstart to your personal
development, I'll make yourfirst step super simple.
It is a fact that an incrediblenumber of the most successful
business owners, nearly half ofthe Fortune 500 companies,
top-earning professionalathletes, entertainers and
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President Bill Clinton, oprahWinfrey, richard Branson,

(04:33):
amazon's Jeff Bezos andSalesforce's Mark Benioff all
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then hold them accountable tofollow through, driving personal

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and professional growth.
Working with a coach has manysubstantial benefits.
Just for an example, 80% ofcoaching clients report improved
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99% of individuals andcompanies that hire a coach
report being very satisfied and96% would do it again.
If, deep down, you know it'stime to make those improvements

(05:14):
in your business or yourpersonal life that you've kicked
down the road year after year.
If you're tired of knowingthere's a better version of you
waiting to shine, but unsure ofhow to bring that version to
light.
If you're tired of wanting toenjoy a more successful business
but not sure how to start.
And if you don't want to goanother 12 months without better
results, but you don't want togo it alone, then take the first

(05:35):
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It's super simple.
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Speaker 3 (05:50):
So life will be problem, problem, problem,
problem, problem, problem,crisis, problem, problem,
problem, problem, crisis.
It's like the waves of theocean six problems and a crisis.
Six problems and a crisis,which means that everybody here
is either in a crisis right now,has just gotten out of a crisis

(06:10):
, or is just about to have acrisis out of a crisis, or is
just about to have a crisis.
So what we have found is thisthe hallmark of superior people
30 years of research is how yourespond to a crisis, how you
deal with problems and how yourespond to a crisis.
And what we've found is this issuperior people look for the

(06:30):
solution to every problem.
They don't allow themselves tobecome upset and angry when
something goes wrong.
They say, okay, what's thesolution?
And they become intenselysolution oriented when you have
a very intense problem, thatstimulates creativity to solve
the problem.
So what you do is you write anddefine the problem clearly.
If you have a problem, you saywait a minute, what is my
problem, what is it that I'mworried about?

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And write it down.
And the very act of defining aproblem clearly often triggers
the solution to the problem.
One last technique that I wantto give you with regard to your
major definite purpose, and ifyou only do these two things as
a result of our time together,they will transform your life.
You've already identified theone goal that can have the
greatest positive impact on yourlife.

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Now what you do is you takethat goal and you write it at
the top of a page in the form ofa question and you say let us
say your goal is to double yourincome.
That could have a major impacton your life.
You say what are all the thingsthat I could do to double my
income in the next 12 months?
Write it as a clear question.
Even better, if you're earning$50,000 a year today, write what

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could I do to earn $100,000over the next 12 months.
The more specific the question,the better.
Then you devote yourself towriting 20 answers to this
question.
You must write a minimum of 20answers.
Work harder, work smarter,start earlier, stay later,
change occupations, upgrade myskills, whatever it is.
Keep forcing yourself to writetill you've written 20 answers.

(07:56):
We call this mindstorming.
The first three to five answerswill be easy.
The next three to five answerswill be difficult.
The last 10 answers will beincredibly difficult, but I have
given this exercise to peoplewho've gone on to become
millionaires.
So many times I've lost track,because they often find that the
20th answer changes their wholelife, and if you've ever done
this once, it's absolutelystaggering.

(08:18):
More people have becomemillionaires with this simple
idea of mindstorming, what Icall the 20 idea method than any
other single method of creativethinking ever discovered.
Once you've got your 20 answers, pick one answer and take
action on it immediately.
Once you've got it.
Doesn't matter what it is, justtake one answer and take action
on it immediately.
Once you've got it, doesn'tmatter what it is, just take one
answer and take action on it,and that will keep you thinking
and acting creatively all daylong.

Speaker 1 (08:41):
Well, I hope you enjoyed that clip from Brian
Tracy.
That complete talk can be foundon YouTube.
Just search for Secrets ofSelf-Made Millionaires by Brian
Tracy.
For more information onresilience, be sure to check out
my Mind Rich episodes, number13, life Keep Knocking you Down.
Improve your Resiliency Withthese Five Keys and number 54,

(09:01):
why Resiliency Is the Key Toyour Success.
Well, that's all I had for youtoday.
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