ONE HUNDRED PERCENT RESPONSIBILITY FOR EVERYTHING
As I mentioned in the introduction, back in 1969—only 1 year out of gradu- ate school—I had the good fortune to work for W. Clement Stone. He was a self-made multimillionaire worth $600 million at the time—and that was long before all the dot-com millionaires came along in the ’90s. Stone was also America’s premier success guru. He was the publisher of Success Maga- zine, author of The Success System That Never Fails, and coauthor with Napoleon Hill of Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude. When I was completing my first week’s orientation, Mr. Stone asked me if I took 100% responsibility for my life. “I think so,” I responded. “This is a yes or no question, young man. You either do or you don’t.” “Well, I guess I’m not sure.” “Have you ever blamed anyone for any circumstance in your life? Have you ever complained about anything?” “Uh . . . yeah . . . I guess I have.” “Don’t guess. Think.” “Yes, I have.” “Okay, then. That means you don’t take one hundred percent responsibility for your life. Taking one hundred percent responsibility means you acknowl- edge that you create everything that happens to you. It means you understand that youare the cause of all of your experience. If you want to be really success-
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ful, and I know you do, then you will have to give up blaming and complain- ing and take total responsibility for your life—that means all your results, both your successes and your failures. That is the prerequisite for creating a life of success. It is only by acknowledging that you have created everything up until now that you can take charge of creating the future you want. “You see, Jack, if you realize that you have created your current condi- tions, then you can uncreate them and re-create them at will. Do you under- stand that?” “Yes, sir, I do.” “Are you willing to take one hundred percent responsibility for your life?” “Yes, sir, I am!” And I did.
ONE HUNDRED PERCENT RESPONSIBILITY FOR EVERYTHING
As I mentioned in the introduction, back in 1969—only 1 year out of gradu- ate school—I had the good fortune to work for W. Clement Stone. He was a self-made multimillionaire worth $600 million at the time—and that was long before all the dot-com millionaires came along in the ’90s. Stone was also America’s premier success guru. He was the publisher of Success Maga- zine, author of The Success System That Never Fails, and coauthor with Napoleon Hill of Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude. When I was completing my first week’s orientation, Mr. Stone asked me if I took 100% responsibility for my life. “I think so,” I responded. “This is a yes or no question, young man. You either do or you don’t.” “Well, I guess I’m not sure.” “Have you ever blamed anyone for any circumstance in your life? Have you ever complained about anything?” “Uh . . . yeah . . . I guess I have.” “Don’t guess. Think.” “Yes, I have.” “Okay, then. That means you don’t take one hundred percent responsibility for your life. Taking one hundred percent responsibility means you acknowl- edge that you create everything that happens to you. It means you understand that youare the cause of all of your experience. If you want to be really success-
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CLICK HERE to order your copy of The Success Principles
ful, and I know you do, then you will have to give up blaming and complain- ing and take total responsibility for your life—that means all your results, both your successes and your failures. That is the prerequisite for creating a life of success. It is only by acknowledging that you have created everything up until now that you can take charge of creating the future you want. “You see, Jack, if you realize that you have created your current condi- tions, then you can uncreate them and re-create them at will. Do you under- stand that?” “Yes, sir, I do.” “Are you willing to take one hundred percent responsibility for your life?” “Yes, sir, I am!” And I did.
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