7 Secrets to Success

In the summer of 2007, I attended the “Enlightened Warrior Training Camp”, a boot camp for personal development being the best way to describe it. [Find out more at www.peakpotentials.com]

Let’s just say it was one of the most profound experiences of my life. I went in with very high expectations because of what I’d been told by other Warrior graduates – and it exceeded my expectations in every way.

While I can’t share with you exactly what I experienced (Warrior is like Vegas!  What happens at Warrior Camp stays at Warrior Camp!), I can share with you some of the life lessons I learned while there. 

You may read these and think “Well, these aren’t secrets.  I already know that.”  But as I’ve learned, if you know it but don’t live it – then you don’t know it.

Lesson 1: Fear is the number one thing that stops us from taking action towards what we want in life. Most people think they must wait until the fear is gone before making a move. They will wait forever! WARRIORS FEEL THE FEAR – AND DO IT ANYWAY!!!

Lesson 2: Some of the greatest victories in life are after a comeback. After a failure of sorts, I came back on a second round and was determined to reach my goal. When I did, I can honestly say the victory was sweeter than if I’d succeeded the first time. WARRIORS NEVER GIVE UP!

Lesson 3: Obstacles are what we see when we take our eyes off our goal. Keeping laser focus on your goal and taking one step at a time – you can accomplish anything. And I mean – ANYTHING!

Lesson 4: The definition of an Enlightened Warrior is “one who conquers oneself in order to serve”. The stronger you are (physically, mentally, fiscally, etc.) the more of an obligation you have to assist others.

Lesson 5: Eliminate the word “try” from your vocabulary. A Warrior does not “try” to do anything. They either do or do not do. When someone says they will try to do something, they mean if it is easy, convenient and without challenges. As a Warrior, your word is law. When you commit to something, it is done. Period.

Lesson 6: A Warrior acts with Integrity. This includes keeping commitments – big and small. And it starts with keeping commitments to yourself! If you can’t get to the gym when you said, if you can’t get up when you said, if you don’t make that phone call when you said, how will you ever trust yourself enough to keep bigger commitments in life? How will anyone else ever trust you?

Lesson 7: Use encouraging self-talk and personal mottos to get through the tough times. When your mind is trying to take you out, telling you that you can’t do something (yes, even Warriors have this problem!), it really does help to counteract the negative talk with some positive mantras. Some of my favorites that I relied on throughout the Camp were:

“If they can do it, I can do it”
“Just frickin’ do it”
“Suck it up, Princess”

Go ahead and make up a personal mantra that will help you ACT IN SPITE OF FEAR. Then think of something you’ve been putting off because you’re afraid of the outcome or consequences. Next step – just do it!