177 mental toughness secrects of the world class: a great book!!!

1. the world class operates from objective reality............. in 20 years of competing, coaching and working with performers from various fields, i've discovered most amateurs suffer from mild to severe delusion in relation to their efforts and competencies. in other words, most people delude themselves into thinking they are working harder then they are, and that they are more competent than they actually are. of the five major levels of conscious awareness, (poverty, working, middle, upper, and world) my experience has been that performers at the middle class levels of consciousness suffer the grandest delusions. the poverty level is barely surviving and living in a harsh set of circumstances. the working class is punching a metal time clock and counting the days until retirement. they're usually not expecting much, and no one around them expect much, either. they are typically not concerned about climbing any higher. it's the middle class that is most incongruent with reality. they are operating at a high enough level to understand that higher levels exist. although they don't expect to get there, the thought crosses their minds from time to time. because of their low expectations, their actions are incongruent with desires. in other words, they want to live the life of the world class, but are unwilling to pay the price. since this reality is too harsh to bear, they delude themselves into thinking they are doing everything in their power to get ahead. of course, they're not. they'll tell you they're putting in far more time than they are. they'll swear they are thinking about their vision all the time, but they're not. the world class is brutally honest with themselves, and they tend to look reality in the face. they err on the side of over-practicing and over-preparing. champions know that, to ascend to the top, you must first be operating from a mindset of objective reality. self-deception and delusion have no place in professional performer's consciousness.
"amateurs performers operate from delusions, pros operate from objective reality. the great ones' habits, actions, and behaviors are totally congreunt with the size and scope of their ultimate vision. that's why we call them champions." -steve siebold

middle class vs. world class
1. the middle calss competes...the world class creates
2. the middle class avoids risk... the world class manages risk
3. the middle class lives in delusion... the world class live in objective reality
4. the middle class loves to be comfortable... the world class comfortable being uncomfortable
5. the middle class has a lottery mentality... the world class has an abundance mentality
6. the middle class hungers for security... the world class doesn't believe security exists
7. the middle class sacrifices growth for safety... the world class sacrifices safety for growth
8. the middle class operates out of fear and scarcity... the world class operates from love and abundance
9. the middle class focuses on having... the world class focuses on being
10. the middle class sees themselves as victims... the world class sees themselves as responsible
11. the middle class slows down... the world class calms down
12. the middle class is frustrated... the world class is grateful
13. the middle class has pipedreams... the world class has vision
14. the middle class is ego-driven... the world class is spirit driven
15. the middle class is problem oriented... the world class is solution oriented
16. the middle class thinks they know enough... the world class is eager to learn
17. the middle class chooses fear... the world class chooses growth
18. the middle class is boastful... the world class is humble
19. the middle class trades time for money... the world class trades ideals for money
20. the middle class denies their intuition... the world class embraces their intuition
21. the middle class seeks riches... the world class seeks wealth
22. the middle class believes their vision only when they see it...the world class knows they will see their vision when they believe it
23. the middle class coaches through logic... the world class coaches through emotion
24. the middle class speaks the language of fear... the world class speak the language of love
25. the middle class believes problem solving stems from knowledge... the world class believes problem solving stems from will

enjoy,
bam

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2. world-class wealth begins with world-class thinking....................
if you get out of bed this morning and went to work because you wanted to, you are in control of money. if you got out of bed this morning because you had to, money is in control of you. even in the wealthiest nation inthe world, 99% of the population is being controlled by money. the effect is lack of money. the cause is thinking. albert einstien once said, "a problem cannot be solved at the level of consciousness in which it occurs." knowing this, champions raise their level of consciousness by study how the world class creates wealth. the middle class believes formal education is the answer to acquiring wealth, yet very few academics are wealthy. they seek advances degrees and certifications and are confounded when these things don't bring them riches. while the great ones are strong advocates of higher education, they don't believe it has much to do with acquiring money. the middle class often scorns the world class out of frustration over a lack of money, yet the answer to earning more than they can spend has been in their lap their whole lives. ideals--it's such simple concept that the majority misses it. the proverty class talks about and regurgitates the past; the middle class talks about other people; and the world class talks about ideals. professionals performers know money doesn't care which direction it flows. they know the world will bend over backward to make them rich if it will help them solve their problems. about 150 years ago, karl marx was sure the working class, as a whole, would rise up and overcome oppression if they had a chance. what marx didn't figure into the equation was the poverity-driven thought process of the people. give people operating at middle-class consciousness a million-dollar opportunity, and they will find a way to make it back to middle class. it is where their limited self-image tells them they belong. the difference has to do with reality. it's all perception in the mind in the middle of the performer.

"wealth is the product of a man's capacity to think" -ayn rand 1950-1982 author, philosopher

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3. champions have an immense capacity for sustained concentration.............

champions are famous for concentrating their energy and efforts on what they want and blocking out anything or anyone who threatens their focus. while average people haphazardly pursue loosely defined goals, champions concentrate on the attainment of a singular purpose with an intensity that borders on obsession. world-class performers invest an inordinate amount of time and energy in selecting their major goals. while the masses consider making changes every new year's eve, the goal setting and planning process is an everyday habit of champions. when the goals are set, champions put mental blinders on and move forward with dogged persistence and ferocious tenacity. world-class performers create such an intense level of concentration to overcome challenges and achieve goals that it is the last thing they think about before they fall asleep, and the first thing that hits them when they wake up. the great ones dream about their goals so frequently that they often keep pen and paper on the nightstand so they can quickly record and ideals or solutions that come to them in the middle of the night. while average people see world-class performers' successes as a matter of intelligence or luck, champions know sustained concentration of thought and action is usually the true key to their success.

"nothing can add more power to your life than concentrating all of your energies on a limited set of targets." -nido qubein, speaker, author, philanthropist

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4. champions are driven by emotional motivators...........................

the masses are primarily motivated by extrinsic motivators, such as materials possessions and money. the world class is motivated intrinsically, by their dreams, desires and passion. external motivation is short lived, while internal motivation is nealy impossible to exhaust until the goal is achieved the rah-rah, jump-up-and-down motivational pep talks are fun and temperarily motivating, yet lack the real fire emotional motivators generate. world-class leaders know the secret to motivating themselves and others is discovering what they will fight for when the going gets tough. the great ones move from logic-based motivators to emotion-based motivators. they know the key to finding the true power of the individual lies in the deep recesses of the psyche. the process great leaders and coaches use is tedious, time consuming, and simple: ask questions, and don't stop until you have landed on the emotional hot buttons. world-class coaches keep digging until they hit the vein of gold - when the performer begins answering in terms of how they feel, as opposed to what they think. when they hit vein of gold, they continue to probe until the performer reaches an emotional high point, known in performance circles as the white moment. the white moment is the strongest emotional driver of a performer. coaches use emotional drivers to motivate and inspire performers to push far beyond their threshold of pain, to accomplish feats that, without this level of motivation, would be impossible.

"when a performer begins to experience physical or emotional pain the heat of the battle, the brain, whose primary role is self preservation, asks the question: "why must i suffer?" the champion will answer the question with the vision they have carefully constructed, and they will continue to fight. since the masses lack this mental clarity and have no reason to suffer, they quit as soon as the pain kicks in. developing a world-class vision is the secret to world-class motiovation." - steve siebold

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dan stell (bam)

Fantastic stuff, Dan, and very well stated. I can give numerous examples of these principles in my own life, both in business and in fighting. There is no way a former alcoholic and drug addict, who had just had his second knee surgery, and who had never fought before, should have gotten as far in the fight game as I have, and be competing with World Champions 15 years younger than I am. The same has happened with business- changing my beliefs about what I was able to accomplish has enabled me to start my own company, which is now the fastest growing mortgage company in the Southeast after 2 years. And as I have met and interviewed successful people, these principles stated here are mentioned again and again as a true belief, and work ethic.

Keep doing what you do- motivating.

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Zack Attack

thanks zack, it's a great book. i just wanted to pass on a great read to those who are interested. i was wandering if anyone was reading them. but, then again their's middle-class and world-class people in the world. but once again a world-class champion like yourself is reading the post. thanks zack.

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5. great ones seperate truth from fact............

while average performers tend to believe truth and fact are the same, the world class knows there is a diffference. champions use their critical thinking skills to make a clear distinction between truth and fact. fact is reality. truth is our perception of reality, and perception are subjective. one person perceives giving to charity as an expense, while another perceives it as an investment in someone else's life. the fact is that many people give to charity; whether it's an expense or an investment is a perception. which line of thinking represents truth? both. in the minds of individuals, perception equals truth. this subtle distinction allows the great ones to understand themselves and others at a higher level of awareness. the masses tend to operate from truth, which often a distorted version of facts. champions make decisions based on facts, not feelings. the world class also uses this understanding of truth and fact in their mental programming. the great ones know the conscious mind functions most effectively on fact, while the subconscious can be programmed with truth. since the subconsious is unable to make the distinction between fact and truth, champions program their subconscious minds to believe their vision, dreams and ideas as truth. because the subconscious doesn't have the ability to reject an idea, it accepts it as truth and begins to create behaviors that are congruent with this new "truth." the conscious mind knows this creating cognitive dissonance. as a result, the two go to work to create congruency. the great ones are not only aware of the difference between truth and fact, but they also know how to use them both to get what they what.

"we have to live today by what truth we can get today and be ready tomarrow to call it falsehood." - willaim james 1842-1910, author

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6. champions lead through facilitated introspection.................
all great leaders know that the most effective form of learning is self-discovery. world-class coaches and managers believe in faculitating the introspective process, which helps people rediscover what they already know. instead of leadership through the outdated command-and-control, do-it-or-you're fired model, progressive managers are constantly asking their employees questions and taking careful note of their answers. the great ones know that most people are unaware of what makes them tick in terms of their emotional motivators. the only way to help a person discover the hidden power locked up in their psyche is through asking probing questions. learning occurs at two levels during this time introspective process. the first level is when the person digging down inside himself becomes aware of the emotions driving his behavior, and the second is the manager's awareness as it relates to with buttons to push when it's time to motivate his charge to action. amateur coaches primarily through logic. professional coaches and managers coach primarily through emotion. since human beings are primarily emotional creatures, it's obvius which methods has the most power. facilitating the introspective process in another person requires patience and time, and the great ones are willing to invest. the amateur wants instant results, but pros know this rarely occurs. the payoff for the pro comes not only in the form of increased productivity, but also in the connection created between managers and employees. once an emotional creature is convinced that you care what she thinks and how she feels, it sets the stage for emotional bonding to occur. managers and leaders who lead this way lose very few of their people to rival companies because of this bond. in the age of the mind, facilited introspection is the core process of leadership.

"the great managers of the future will know more about their people than ever before. they'll know their emotional hot buttons as well as the essence of what makes them tick. through facilitated introspection, these leaders will create a competitive immunity for their companies by reigniting the flame of loyalty that burns within their people." - steve siebold

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Awesome Stuff here Bam...We all need to be motivated from time to time and esp. in this fighting game! Great Work! Forward March!

thanks jonnhy, i'm glad you enjoy the post. yes, i do believe everyone needs a little motivation now and then. thanks again.

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