Success is 80% mindset and 20% mechanics.
TONY ROBBINS
Do you remember the story of Roger Bannister, the first person to break the
four-minute mile back in 1954?
If you’ll recall, the belief system at that time in track and field was
that it was humanly impossible to run a mile in less than four minutes.
No one had ever done it and the belief was that no one could ever do it. In
fact, medical journals and documented science said that the human heart
would literally explode inside the chest cavity if exerted to that rate.
But in 1954, amazingly, Roger Bannister defied the odds and broke
through these limiting beliefs and ran a four-minute mile. He is a prime
example of a STEP UP individual who embodies all six of the components.
Think about it. Bannister had won the race in his mind before the race had
even started in that:
1. He had an unwavering commitment to breaking the record
(High Standards).
2. He had the DNA or talent to do it and he knew how to leverage
his talent.
3. He was an expert evaluator – he figured out where the gap was
and how to close it.
4. He prepared, practiced, and broke the record several times in his
mind (he visualized the end result).
5. He took action – he ran the race and broke the record.
6. He hired a coach to help him unleash his potential.
After Bannister broke the record in 1954, guess what happened just one
short year later?
Thirty-seven other runners broke it. And the year after that over 200
people broke it. And today we see youths in high school and college
breaking it all the time.
So what really changed back in 1954?
It was his self-belief about what was possible that led to the breakthrough
results. Bannister had the hunger and a remarkable psychology
that helped him achieve a remarkable result. It was his mindset, not his
mechanics, that was the difference.
What’s your four-minute mile for you this year?
What’s the one belief that if you shifted could unleash your potential and
explode your sales results?
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