“Seriously?! They’re a Vice President? That’s it? That’s all it takes? Oh man! If that’s all it takes then make me the President!”, I think to myself.
The difference between successful people and everyone else
The only difference between successful people and everyone else is… belief.
They believe they can do it. And so they do it. To my surprise… the people making money? They don’t work any harder. They’re not any smarter, not even special in any particular way. They’re only special in the way that their mom says they’re special—But they’re not even special in that way either! Because everyone’s mom says they’re special!
I’ve been to a few places and amongst a few people. From super wealthy, private individuals to executives of companies. I’ve talked to older and young people—mostly older.
And I’ve found there really isn’t anything special about any of them. Yes, maybe some of them are very personable, others are a little brighter. But, I’ve also seen the opposite. People who are about as personable as a brick wall. People who are seemingly clueless, duller than a rock.
And I’d sit and be absolutely bamboozled.
“There is absolutely nothing different about these people. They are every day Joes and Nancys. There is nothing special about these guys! If they didn’t have success and money, no one would bat an eye at them! No one would even stop to talk or pay attention them!”, I said to myself.
It was astounding. The people who are successful and the ones who aren’t. There isn’t anything different between them in terms of skill sets or knowledge or even willingness to work hard.
The power of belief
It’s just belief. That’s literally all it is.
The successful person believes they deserve it all and so they ask people for things. And because they ask, they receive.
The unsuccessful person doesn’t believe they deserve anything and so they never ask people for things. And because they never ask, they never receive.
It is absolutely mind boggling. Annoying in one way but freeing in another. Annoying because they aren’t any more special than you but they got what you don’t have. But freeing because all it takes is one small simple thing that anyone can have…
Belief.
P.S. The Bible is true. As it says,
20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
(Matthew 17:20 KJV)7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
(Matthew 7:7-8 KJV)