What do Donald Trump, Gandhi and Olympic Athletes Have in Common?

They know the Power of BEING!

Donald Trump makes about $2 million in salary alone each year. That's about 50 times the salary of someone who makes $40,000 per year. Now, do you think "The Donald" is 50 times smarter than someone who makes $40,000 per year? Do you think he works 50 times more hours? Maybe you think Donald Trump works 50 times harder than someone who makes $40,000 per year.

Well, he doesn't.

Donald Trump knows the Power of BEING.

Do you remember reading about Gandhi and his efforts to free India and bring peace to the Nation? Do you remember what Gandhi said about changing the world? He didn't say, "Go out and change the world."

He didn't say, "Get up off the couch and go DO something."

Gandhi said, "BE the change that you want to see in the world."

Gandhi knew the Power of BEING.

Olympic Athletes: Have you ever watched a downhill skier prepare for his run while he is up in the ski hut? Before his skis ever touch snow, he is bobbing and weaving, moving his head and body back and forth. You know what he is doing? He is BEING gold medal run. He is imagining himself carving all of the perfect turns, gaining and losing speed just at the right times, catching air over the high spots, but not too much, then crossing the finish line with the fastest time of all the other skiers. Then he imagines himself stepping up to the medals platform during the ceremony. He imagines himself stepping up to the top platform and bowing his head down to receive his GOLD medal.

Before his skiis ever touch snow, he is BEING gold medal run.

Olympic athletes know the Power of BEING.

To harness the Power of BEING is to harness the Power of the Universe. DOING is an important part of the creative process, but BEING is a thousand times more powerful than doing.

I heard a story about a man who could attach himself to a 747 jet through the use of a special vest and a steel cable, then he could pull the jet 100 feet down the runway using only his human strength to do it!

Very impressive, unless you consider the possibilities if a pilot were in the cockpit while he was putting on this show.

Instead of using his own human strength to move the aircraft down the runway, he could've signaled to the pilot to fire up the engines and they could've traveled around the world!

That's the difference between DOING and BEING.

When you are truly BEING your goal, you are UNSTOPPABLE! TOOL: When you put "To DO" items in your planner, precede the action, with the goal that you want to accomplish. Let's say that you want to lose 10 pounds in the next two months and go from a weight of 160 to 150. If you are going to workout today with that goal in mind, write your planner entry like this:

"I am 150 pounds - 20 min workout today"

That way the BEING (I am 150 pounds) leads to the DOING (20 min workout today). Just give it a shot. You have nothing to lose, except a few pounds!

Neil O. Pflum, Speaker/ Author:
BE Success