Well, not just yet but with your help, I WILL be... and within the next 100 days!
(That means that in order for me to accomplish this as a Magic Hundred Goal it'll have to be completed by 7th October 2008)
See, after yesterday's post about being invited to meet the Queen I was sitting around thinking "Who else would I really like to meet? Who could really help me spread the message about achieving great success with their goals and dreams?"
Then I thought... "OPRAH!" and with that, my mad plan to get on Oprah was born : )
And I need YOUR help to accomplish this very, very, VERY tough goal within the next 100 days. (Do you know how hard it is to get on the show?)
I need you to visit this link http://www2.oprah.com/email/reach/email_showideas.jhtml and explain why you think that the MAGIC Hundred would be a great story for the viewers of the show.
It doesn't have to be an essay or anything but ANYTHING you can say to show the potency of the MAGIC Hundred approach (like how it's helped you or how different it is to other methods you've tried) will help make my goal a reality.
What's in it for you?
Well, there's a kind of unwritten rule that says that whenever you ask a person to do something for you, you should always make it clear what's in it for them.
In this case, I can't truly say that there will be anything in it for you.
There are no free gifts, no 'bonus' downloads, no money-off vouchers and such. Partly because I don't want 'bribery' to be the reason I get on the show and partly because I feel it would cheapen what I'm trying to do here.
So I guess there's NOTHING in it for you to help me.
But I hope you will.
I hope you have felt in some way touched by the MAGIC Hundred and see the true value in it not only for yourself but for those who have yet to learn that there's a better way to get the things you want from life.
If you do then please pop on over and tell Oprah's editorial team all about it at http://www2.oprah.com/email/reach/email_showideas.jhtml
It'll only take you around a minute but will make a huge difference not only to myself but to all those people who've never even heard about the program.
Thanks in advance for your help!
Dax Moy
P.S - If you DO petition Oprah then please leave a comment here on the blog so that I can figure out how many of you are involved in the 'totally unrealistic' and crazy goal of mine : )
P.P.S - You wouldn't believe how many of the things I've already accomplished have been totally unrealistic and crazy!
Saturday, 28 June 2008
Dax Moy To Meet The Queen!
You know, since I first created The MAGIC Hundred I've been amazed at the power of my 'little goal achievement program' and both the speed and the size of the goals I've managed to accomplish over the years.
As I explain in the program, I went from a struggling £5 an hour gym instructor to a published author, journalist, TV fitness celebrity, gym owner, international speaker and the highest paid fitness professional in the UK.
I've been to the Amazon, the Australian Outback, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Venice, Pisa, Florence, Rome and, well, too many great places to mention.
I've free falled over the Great Barrier Reef, Swam in Crocodile and Pirhana infested rivers, scuba dived with giant Manta Ray in the Red Sea and even survived the Tsunami with my family in Thailand (we were walking onto the beach as the wave came in!).
I've worked with A-List actors, world-ranked athletes, Best-Selling authors and multi-platinum selling pop and rock stars.
Yep, I've done a lot over the last few years and every single thing I've done can trace its roots back to the specific goals I've set as part of The MAGIC Hundred system I've been so fortunate to have been part of over these last few years.
Yet despite all of these successes there are still times when you feel the need to 'test' the system a little with something so specific, so 'out there' that you could never have predicted or expected it to happen.
So, in my most recent MAGIC Hundred I chose to set a goal that would truly test the program.
I wrote that I wanted to meet The Queen.
Just a little goal, right? : )
Well, it's funny how these things come together.
As soon as I decided to set this as a goal, I mentioned it to a few people and 'stuff' started to happen.
What kind of stuff?
The kind where, yesterday a letter arrived saying... "The Chief Of The General Staff Invites Mr Dax Moy to a Garden Party at Buckingham Palace...." (The rest of the details and dates witheld for security).
It ssems that this year marks the Centenary of the Territorial Army and, as a former soldier and friend to someone who is currently serving, I've made the shorlist of guests.
So, I'm going to meet the Queen!
The MAGIC Hundred strikes again!
Once again proving that there's a mighty big difference between goal-setting and goal-getting.
If the program can help me write books, get on TV, meet and work with famous people, travel the world and meet someone as far outside of the normal worlds that most of us inhabit as you can possibly imagine (after all, how many people do YOU know who can personally introduce you to the Queen?) then it can pretty much do anything right?
So set your goals the MAGIC Hundred way today.
Set 'em big.
Then take the actions laid out in the program and bring 'em to life.
Truth, joy and love
Dax Moy
www.themagichundred.com
BTW - I'm planning some pretty big things for my next round of MAGIC Hundred goals. Some which will make meeting the Queen like pretty simple stuff...
As I explain in the program, I went from a struggling £5 an hour gym instructor to a published author, journalist, TV fitness celebrity, gym owner, international speaker and the highest paid fitness professional in the UK.
I've been to the Amazon, the Australian Outback, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Venice, Pisa, Florence, Rome and, well, too many great places to mention.
I've free falled over the Great Barrier Reef, Swam in Crocodile and Pirhana infested rivers, scuba dived with giant Manta Ray in the Red Sea and even survived the Tsunami with my family in Thailand (we were walking onto the beach as the wave came in!).
I've worked with A-List actors, world-ranked athletes, Best-Selling authors and multi-platinum selling pop and rock stars.
Yep, I've done a lot over the last few years and every single thing I've done can trace its roots back to the specific goals I've set as part of The MAGIC Hundred system I've been so fortunate to have been part of over these last few years.
Yet despite all of these successes there are still times when you feel the need to 'test' the system a little with something so specific, so 'out there' that you could never have predicted or expected it to happen.
So, in my most recent MAGIC Hundred I chose to set a goal that would truly test the program.
I wrote that I wanted to meet The Queen.
Just a little goal, right? : )
Well, it's funny how these things come together.
As soon as I decided to set this as a goal, I mentioned it to a few people and 'stuff' started to happen.
What kind of stuff?
The kind where, yesterday a letter arrived saying... "The Chief Of The General Staff Invites Mr Dax Moy to a Garden Party at Buckingham Palace...." (The rest of the details and dates witheld for security).
It ssems that this year marks the Centenary of the Territorial Army and, as a former soldier and friend to someone who is currently serving, I've made the shorlist of guests.
So, I'm going to meet the Queen!
The MAGIC Hundred strikes again!
Once again proving that there's a mighty big difference between goal-setting and goal-getting.
If the program can help me write books, get on TV, meet and work with famous people, travel the world and meet someone as far outside of the normal worlds that most of us inhabit as you can possibly imagine (after all, how many people do YOU know who can personally introduce you to the Queen?) then it can pretty much do anything right?
So set your goals the MAGIC Hundred way today.
Set 'em big.
Then take the actions laid out in the program and bring 'em to life.
Truth, joy and love
Dax Moy
www.themagichundred.com
BTW - I'm planning some pretty big things for my next round of MAGIC Hundred goals. Some which will make meeting the Queen like pretty simple stuff...
Tuesday, 17 June 2008
Thomas Edison's Success Formula
You know, I used to think that in order to become successful that I had to create unique ideas that no-one, not anothersoul on the planet had had and then do my best to market them before others had their own 'unique' ideas that were the same as mine (think about that for a second)
I used to think that if someone took one of my ideas and used it tomake money then they were somehow stealing something from me and weakening my position so that my own success would falter and that if I did the same with theirs that this somehow made ME a thief.
I used to think "I can't do that, it's already been done... I've missed the boat on this" and quit projects that I'd been passionate about because someone 'beat' me to bringing it to market.
I used to.
But not anymore.
Now I realise that no idea is truly unique but that each of us hasa unique way of applying (or failing to apply) our ideas to ourlives. Because of this, there is more than enough room forEVERY idea any of us ever have.
If this wan't the case then there would only ever be one of anytype of commodity or item in the world.
One type of car.
One type of TV.
One type of washing machine.
One type of [Insert what YOU do here]
But there's not is there?
There are hundreds, if not thousands of each of these things.
Why not one more?
Now I realise that every person who came before me and everyone who
follows gets an equal share of all the information and ideas of allthe generations who precede them. It doesn't make sense NOT to use
it.
You wouldn't dismiss reading because someone else 'invented' it
would you?
You wouldn't rid your home of electricity because someone else beat
you to it?
You wouldn't pass up medical help because you had no hand in the
founding of medical knowledge, right?
So what if what you want to do is already in existence? If you want
to do it, and do it your way then do it!
Life isn't like school.
There's no teacher who's going to mark you down for copying the kid
next to you.
Copy all you want.... then improve.
Now I realise that Thomas Edison's formula for success is the
fastest, surest way to guarantee that you get what you want from
life.
"...start where the last man left off."
See, you really don't have to re-invent the wheel. In fact, that's
just not smart.
It's wasteful.
But...
You CAN paint the wheel the colour your want it.
You CAN use different materials.
You CAN make it bigger or smaller, wider or narrower.
You CAN.
So, if it feels like success has been eluding you and that your'unique' ideas never seem to go anywhere or that others 'beat youto it' before you get the rewards, then try Edison's approach.
Start where the last person left off and add your signature to an
existing success.
Try it today!
Dax Moy
www.themagichundred.com
P.S - It's always easier to improve on someone elses idea thanstart from scratch. That doesn't mean that the improvement isn'tjust as valuable (or more so) than the 'original' idea. The ideayou improve upon may change millions of lives whilst the one youinsist upon being original may never see the light of day... worththinking about!
My MAGIC Hundred program is based upon ideas that came from the work of those before me and has made me pretty wealthy by most people'sstandards whilst at the same time improving the lives of everyone who uses it...
I used to think that if someone took one of my ideas and used it tomake money then they were somehow stealing something from me and weakening my position so that my own success would falter and that if I did the same with theirs that this somehow made ME a thief.
I used to think "I can't do that, it's already been done... I've missed the boat on this" and quit projects that I'd been passionate about because someone 'beat' me to bringing it to market.
I used to.
But not anymore.
Now I realise that no idea is truly unique but that each of us hasa unique way of applying (or failing to apply) our ideas to ourlives. Because of this, there is more than enough room forEVERY idea any of us ever have.
If this wan't the case then there would only ever be one of anytype of commodity or item in the world.
One type of car.
One type of TV.
One type of washing machine.
One type of [Insert what YOU do here]
But there's not is there?
There are hundreds, if not thousands of each of these things.
Why not one more?
Now I realise that every person who came before me and everyone who
follows gets an equal share of all the information and ideas of allthe generations who precede them. It doesn't make sense NOT to use
it.
You wouldn't dismiss reading because someone else 'invented' it
would you?
You wouldn't rid your home of electricity because someone else beat
you to it?
You wouldn't pass up medical help because you had no hand in the
founding of medical knowledge, right?
So what if what you want to do is already in existence? If you want
to do it, and do it your way then do it!
Life isn't like school.
There's no teacher who's going to mark you down for copying the kid
next to you.
Copy all you want.... then improve.
Now I realise that Thomas Edison's formula for success is the
fastest, surest way to guarantee that you get what you want from
life.
"...start where the last man left off."
See, you really don't have to re-invent the wheel. In fact, that's
just not smart.
It's wasteful.
But...
You CAN paint the wheel the colour your want it.
You CAN use different materials.
You CAN make it bigger or smaller, wider or narrower.
You CAN.
So, if it feels like success has been eluding you and that your'unique' ideas never seem to go anywhere or that others 'beat youto it' before you get the rewards, then try Edison's approach.
Start where the last person left off and add your signature to an
existing success.
Try it today!
Dax Moy
www.themagichundred.com
P.S - It's always easier to improve on someone elses idea thanstart from scratch. That doesn't mean that the improvement isn'tjust as valuable (or more so) than the 'original' idea. The ideayou improve upon may change millions of lives whilst the one youinsist upon being original may never see the light of day... worththinking about!
My MAGIC Hundred program is based upon ideas that came from the work of those before me and has made me pretty wealthy by most people'sstandards whilst at the same time improving the lives of everyone who uses it...
Saturday, 31 May 2008
George Sampson - The Dancing Version Of Rocky!
Tonight was the final of the TV show 'Britain's Got talent' where, against all the odds, 14 year old George Sampson beat an amazing array of talented singers, musicians and dancers to walk away with the £100,000 prize as well as the coveted 'spotlight' where he gets to play live in front of Prince Charles at the Royal Variety Performance.
Now, George is a fantastic dancer, no doubt, but that's not the only thing making him worthy of mention to my readers.
What has really caught my eye (and the eye of the judges, of course) is that this young fellow exhibited a quality of commitment and perseverance that that is rare in most adults, let alone 14 year old boys.
George was a contestant on last years show and 'failed' in as much as he didn't get through to the final.
Yet he didn't quit.
He knew what he wanted and, although he'd already been knocked down once, he got back up, got back into the ring and gave his best yet again.
He had no guarantee that he'd do any better than last time.
He had no evidence to suggest that he'd even get through the preliminaries, let alone all the way to the finals.
But he did.
He went further.
He won!
That's why Simon Cowell called this remarkable young man 'The Dancing Version Of Rocky', because even though he'd been hit hard and knocked down, he didn't quit like most people would. He got up. He went forward and he put forward all he had.
What a different life most of us would lead if we all had the courage and determination of this amazing 14 year old boy huh?
Worth thinking about!
Truth, joy and love
Dax
P.S - George Sampson doesn't come from a 'priviledged' background. He doesn't have any 'breaks' that made success any easier.
He just committed to getting up every time he got knocked down and that made all the difference....
Now, George is a fantastic dancer, no doubt, but that's not the only thing making him worthy of mention to my readers.
What has really caught my eye (and the eye of the judges, of course) is that this young fellow exhibited a quality of commitment and perseverance that that is rare in most adults, let alone 14 year old boys.
George was a contestant on last years show and 'failed' in as much as he didn't get through to the final.
Yet he didn't quit.
He knew what he wanted and, although he'd already been knocked down once, he got back up, got back into the ring and gave his best yet again.
He had no guarantee that he'd do any better than last time.
He had no evidence to suggest that he'd even get through the preliminaries, let alone all the way to the finals.
But he did.
He went further.
He won!
That's why Simon Cowell called this remarkable young man 'The Dancing Version Of Rocky', because even though he'd been hit hard and knocked down, he didn't quit like most people would. He got up. He went forward and he put forward all he had.
What a different life most of us would lead if we all had the courage and determination of this amazing 14 year old boy huh?
Worth thinking about!
Truth, joy and love
Dax
P.S - George Sampson doesn't come from a 'priviledged' background. He doesn't have any 'breaks' that made success any easier.
He just committed to getting up every time he got knocked down and that made all the difference....
Wednesday, 21 May 2008
Act Now For Success!
Here's A Great Quote I Thought You'd Like...
"I will act now. I will act now. I will act now. Henceforth, I will repeat these words each hour, each day, everyday, until the words become as much a habit as my breathing, and the action which follows becomes as instinctive as the blinking of my eyelids.
With these words I can condition my mind to perform every action necessary for my success. I will act now. I will repeat these words again and again and again. I will walk where failures fear to walk. I will work when failures seek to rest. I will act now for now is all I have.
Tomorrow is the day reserved for the labor of the lazy. I am not lazy. Tomorrow is the day when the failure will succeed. I am not a failure. I will act now.
Success will not wait. If I delay, success will become wed to another and lost to me forever. This is the time. This is the place.
I am the person."
- Og Mandino
What a truly amazing quote huh?
And what a truly powerful philosophy to live by too!
Just think of how much your life would change if, instead of 'thinking about it' the way most of us do, you simply committed to 'acting now'.
It would change everything, right?
You know it would!
So what are you waiting for?
You know there's something you could be doing to make your life the success you dream it will someday be.
Stop dreaming... act now!
Truth, Joy and Love
Dax Moy
www.themagichundred.com
P.S - The MAGIC Hundred program is 100% committed to having you follow the 'act now' philosophy every day for 100 days.
Do you think that that much acting now might change things just a little?
You betcha!
www.themagichundred.com
"I will act now. I will act now. I will act now. Henceforth, I will repeat these words each hour, each day, everyday, until the words become as much a habit as my breathing, and the action which follows becomes as instinctive as the blinking of my eyelids.
With these words I can condition my mind to perform every action necessary for my success. I will act now. I will repeat these words again and again and again. I will walk where failures fear to walk. I will work when failures seek to rest. I will act now for now is all I have.
Tomorrow is the day reserved for the labor of the lazy. I am not lazy. Tomorrow is the day when the failure will succeed. I am not a failure. I will act now.
Success will not wait. If I delay, success will become wed to another and lost to me forever. This is the time. This is the place.
I am the person."
- Og Mandino
What a truly amazing quote huh?
And what a truly powerful philosophy to live by too!
Just think of how much your life would change if, instead of 'thinking about it' the way most of us do, you simply committed to 'acting now'.
It would change everything, right?
You know it would!
So what are you waiting for?
You know there's something you could be doing to make your life the success you dream it will someday be.
Stop dreaming... act now!
Truth, Joy and Love
Dax Moy
www.themagichundred.com
P.S - The MAGIC Hundred program is 100% committed to having you follow the 'act now' philosophy every day for 100 days.
Do you think that that much acting now might change things just a little?
You betcha!
www.themagichundred.com
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
Why Positive Thinking Hasn't Helped You To Achieve Your Goals
I've given over 80 talks about mindset and goal achievement in the last 12 months to groups ranging from 20 to 2000 coming from all walks of life and practically every nation on the planet.
Whenever I begin one of my talks I always lay out the three 'big myths' about achieving your goals and why falling for them can cost you not only your goals but your passion and your happiness too.
In a later post I'll cover the other 2 myths but today I wanted to cover the myth of positive thinking as I believe that this is probably the most pervasive and negatively impactful myth around achievement and success that most people fall for.
Now, don't get me wrong; I'm a big positive thinker myself focusing upon the possible rather than the impossible, on the can rather than the can't and on the power, possibility and promise of a situation rather than the drain, strain and lack of gain that most people seem to focus on.
But that doesn't mean that I believe positive thinking creates positive results in and of itself.
It doesn't.
You see, depite what most people think, positive thinking has very little power to create the end-result you're most looking for whether that's earning more money, getting a better job, travelling the world or anything else that you may hold as being important to you.
Now, if you've read around mindset and goal achievement very much then you'll probably disagree with me on this. I don't blame you, this is how you've been trained to think.
So let's be scientific about this shall we?
Go and sit in the middle of a very busy highway. The busiest you can find.
Put a massive smile on your face and think happy, positive thoughts as the traffic whizzes by you at 70 miles an hour. You feel pretty good, right?
But just how long do you think your positive thinking will keep you from harms way?
Hmmm...
Another test.
Walk out in to your garden and smile and say over and over "There's no weeds, there's no weeds, there's no weeds"
Follow this little ritual on a daily basis for six months or even a year, maintaining a positive attitude to your garden.
Check out your garden at the end of six months and record the result.
Weeds right?
So look, positive thinking isn't the be all and end all of getting what you want.
Yes, it's an important part (after all, negativity certainly doesn't help ANYTHING) but positivity by itself only creates what I call 'Happy Fool Syndrome' where you maintain a smile despite whatever else is going on in your life. Sure, it's a better approach than going through life with a frown but it definitely won't guarantee your success in anything.
You see, positivity is only valuable to the degree that it gets you to take positive action.
That's critcially important so I'll say it again just to let it sink in.
Positivity is only valuable to the degree that it gets you to take positive action.
If you maintain a smile but don't DO the things that are PROVEN to create success then success simply won't come. It can't!
Only action changes anything, positive thinking doesn't.
So here's a little experiment I want you t try out for the next 30 days ok?
Stop judging your probability for success based upon how positive you're thinking and start judging it only on the actions you took toward making the goal happen; no matter how small.
Eating right, drinking right, cutting back on toxic load, getting enough sleep, exercising and controling your stress are all positive actions that will contribute to positive results in your health, energy and mindset.
Saving 10% of your income, paying yourself first, investing in learning new skills and using those you already have to their maximum are all positive actions that will see your income, your savings and your net worth increase.
Small actions, but they soon add up.
Thinking positively, on the other hand changes nothing, other than how you FEEL about things. (This IS important, of course, but not as much as most people think)
By all means, maintain a sunny, cheery disposition and a 'can do' attitude to life. I'm not knocking it, but make EVERY day a day where you took action on that positivity and things will change more than you'd ever believe.
Truth, joy and love
Dax Moy
P.S - My personal mentors Bob Proctor and Joe Vitale of 'The Secret' both agree with me on this. They believe 100% in maintaining a positive mindset but also recognise that only action has the power to bring about change.
That's why I wrote The MAGIC Hundred. I was fed up of being positive but achieving little....
Whenever I begin one of my talks I always lay out the three 'big myths' about achieving your goals and why falling for them can cost you not only your goals but your passion and your happiness too.
In a later post I'll cover the other 2 myths but today I wanted to cover the myth of positive thinking as I believe that this is probably the most pervasive and negatively impactful myth around achievement and success that most people fall for.
Now, don't get me wrong; I'm a big positive thinker myself focusing upon the possible rather than the impossible, on the can rather than the can't and on the power, possibility and promise of a situation rather than the drain, strain and lack of gain that most people seem to focus on.
But that doesn't mean that I believe positive thinking creates positive results in and of itself.
It doesn't.
You see, depite what most people think, positive thinking has very little power to create the end-result you're most looking for whether that's earning more money, getting a better job, travelling the world or anything else that you may hold as being important to you.
Now, if you've read around mindset and goal achievement very much then you'll probably disagree with me on this. I don't blame you, this is how you've been trained to think.
So let's be scientific about this shall we?
Go and sit in the middle of a very busy highway. The busiest you can find.
Put a massive smile on your face and think happy, positive thoughts as the traffic whizzes by you at 70 miles an hour. You feel pretty good, right?
But just how long do you think your positive thinking will keep you from harms way?
Hmmm...
Another test.
Walk out in to your garden and smile and say over and over "There's no weeds, there's no weeds, there's no weeds"
Follow this little ritual on a daily basis for six months or even a year, maintaining a positive attitude to your garden.
Check out your garden at the end of six months and record the result.
Weeds right?
So look, positive thinking isn't the be all and end all of getting what you want.
Yes, it's an important part (after all, negativity certainly doesn't help ANYTHING) but positivity by itself only creates what I call 'Happy Fool Syndrome' where you maintain a smile despite whatever else is going on in your life. Sure, it's a better approach than going through life with a frown but it definitely won't guarantee your success in anything.
You see, positivity is only valuable to the degree that it gets you to take positive action.
That's critcially important so I'll say it again just to let it sink in.
Positivity is only valuable to the degree that it gets you to take positive action.
If you maintain a smile but don't DO the things that are PROVEN to create success then success simply won't come. It can't!
Only action changes anything, positive thinking doesn't.
So here's a little experiment I want you t try out for the next 30 days ok?
Stop judging your probability for success based upon how positive you're thinking and start judging it only on the actions you took toward making the goal happen; no matter how small.
Eating right, drinking right, cutting back on toxic load, getting enough sleep, exercising and controling your stress are all positive actions that will contribute to positive results in your health, energy and mindset.
Saving 10% of your income, paying yourself first, investing in learning new skills and using those you already have to their maximum are all positive actions that will see your income, your savings and your net worth increase.
Small actions, but they soon add up.
Thinking positively, on the other hand changes nothing, other than how you FEEL about things. (This IS important, of course, but not as much as most people think)
By all means, maintain a sunny, cheery disposition and a 'can do' attitude to life. I'm not knocking it, but make EVERY day a day where you took action on that positivity and things will change more than you'd ever believe.
Truth, joy and love
Dax Moy
P.S - My personal mentors Bob Proctor and Joe Vitale of 'The Secret' both agree with me on this. They believe 100% in maintaining a positive mindset but also recognise that only action has the power to bring about change.
That's why I wrote The MAGIC Hundred. I was fed up of being positive but achieving little....
Thursday, 1 May 2008
The American Idol Success Strategy
Yesterday I told you about one of my clients who's a world-famous musician and what he told me about how he and his band 'made it'.
I got some great email comments about that post so I thought I'd tell you about another of my clients (also a celebrity) who beat the odds and and made a career, a life and a ton of money by following her dreams... and taking action on them.
My client went through audition after audition for the UK show 'Pop Idol' which is the sister show to American Idol over there in the states.
Her amazing voice, passion for her music and obvious love of performing quickly won over the judges in the early stages and she eventually made it to the televised stages of the show.
All good so far, right?
Now, if it had come down to passion, performance and skill as a singer alone then she was always the clear choice for the winner's spot as she had those areas down to a tee but there was a fly in the ointment.
Quite a big fly in fact.
You see, the trouble with most of the music and television industry is that they tend to go for a 'certain look' and, well, no two ways about it, my client didn't have that look.
In fact, by her own admission, she was far, far from that look.
She was over 200lbs heavier than that look!
Every week she'd have to read newspapers and trashy magazines putting her down saying "She's got a great voice but no-one who looks like THAT will ever win a show like this!"
Every week she'd take the stage and perform in front of a live audience and a TV viewing audience of MILLIONS who, whilst rooting for her on the one hand, were writing her off on the other with statements like "Well, she's done well to get this far but I can't see her getting any further"
And every week... she proved them all wrong!
Week after week, despite the 'negative support' ("You should be really happy to have got this far, but don't expect more") she was standing on the stage at the end of the show whilst others who, by appearances at least, seemed more likely to win were sent packing.
Come the final, people were still saying "she's good but..." and, despite what she'd already accomplished, were as certain as certain could be that she couldn't possibly win.
They were wrong.
Dead wrong.
Despite everyone telling her to 'be realistic', or 'be happy with with what you've accomplished' or even 'you'll never make it' (and an even more vicious beating up in the national press), this powerful, passionate and purposeful singer went ahead and achieved 'the impossible'.
She won!
Later, when I started working with her for a TV show we were filming together, I had the opportunity to ask her why she thought that she succeeded where everyone thought she would fail.
She told me "My belief in me was stronger than the doubt of others. Besides, most of those who were putting me down never even had the courage to apply for the show, let alone get up there on the stage and show the world what they were capable of. Just by being there I was already a winner..."
Four things stand out to me most.
First, she put herself forward, not for the thing that seemed 'logical', or 'do-able', or 'sensible' but for what she wanted most of all and, because of this, she invoked the power and the passion to accomplish her hearts desire.
Second, she took massive action and got 'into the arena' rather than sitting on the outside 'thinking about it' like most people tend to do. This immediate, massive and persistent commitment to pursuing her dream was a huge part of making it happen.
Third, she believed in herself fiercely. More than this, she refused to accept the judgement of others as to what was possible or not. In doing so, she made what she wanted far more important than what others thought and freed herself from the bonds of others (we could all do with learning this valuable skill).
Fourth, she provided a valuable service to millions of people, not only through the gift of her voice but through the hopes and dreams she rekindled by pursuing and finally winning her prize.
Imagine what would happen if you took and applied these four 'American Idol' steps to your goals and dreams.
Imagine if you focused on what you most wanted to be, do and have in your life rather than limiting yourself to what others say is logical or possible.
Imagine if you took immediate, massive and consistent action to bring that 'silly idea' of yours to life.
Imagine if you could learn to believe in yourself so much that you pursued your goal regardless of the judgements of others.
Imagine if your dream was based upon providing an amazing service to others and rekindled their hopes and dreams.
Imagine....
Truth, joy and love
Dax Moy
www.themagichundred.ning.com
P.S - A big part of winning the game is getting onto the field where the game's being played!
I got some great email comments about that post so I thought I'd tell you about another of my clients (also a celebrity) who beat the odds and and made a career, a life and a ton of money by following her dreams... and taking action on them.
My client went through audition after audition for the UK show 'Pop Idol' which is the sister show to American Idol over there in the states.
Her amazing voice, passion for her music and obvious love of performing quickly won over the judges in the early stages and she eventually made it to the televised stages of the show.
All good so far, right?
Now, if it had come down to passion, performance and skill as a singer alone then she was always the clear choice for the winner's spot as she had those areas down to a tee but there was a fly in the ointment.
Quite a big fly in fact.
You see, the trouble with most of the music and television industry is that they tend to go for a 'certain look' and, well, no two ways about it, my client didn't have that look.
In fact, by her own admission, she was far, far from that look.
She was over 200lbs heavier than that look!
Every week she'd have to read newspapers and trashy magazines putting her down saying "She's got a great voice but no-one who looks like THAT will ever win a show like this!"
Every week she'd take the stage and perform in front of a live audience and a TV viewing audience of MILLIONS who, whilst rooting for her on the one hand, were writing her off on the other with statements like "Well, she's done well to get this far but I can't see her getting any further"
And every week... she proved them all wrong!
Week after week, despite the 'negative support' ("You should be really happy to have got this far, but don't expect more") she was standing on the stage at the end of the show whilst others who, by appearances at least, seemed more likely to win were sent packing.
Come the final, people were still saying "she's good but..." and, despite what she'd already accomplished, were as certain as certain could be that she couldn't possibly win.
They were wrong.
Dead wrong.
Despite everyone telling her to 'be realistic', or 'be happy with with what you've accomplished' or even 'you'll never make it' (and an even more vicious beating up in the national press), this powerful, passionate and purposeful singer went ahead and achieved 'the impossible'.
She won!
Later, when I started working with her for a TV show we were filming together, I had the opportunity to ask her why she thought that she succeeded where everyone thought she would fail.
She told me "My belief in me was stronger than the doubt of others. Besides, most of those who were putting me down never even had the courage to apply for the show, let alone get up there on the stage and show the world what they were capable of. Just by being there I was already a winner..."
Four things stand out to me most.
First, she put herself forward, not for the thing that seemed 'logical', or 'do-able', or 'sensible' but for what she wanted most of all and, because of this, she invoked the power and the passion to accomplish her hearts desire.
Second, she took massive action and got 'into the arena' rather than sitting on the outside 'thinking about it' like most people tend to do. This immediate, massive and persistent commitment to pursuing her dream was a huge part of making it happen.
Third, she believed in herself fiercely. More than this, she refused to accept the judgement of others as to what was possible or not. In doing so, she made what she wanted far more important than what others thought and freed herself from the bonds of others (we could all do with learning this valuable skill).
Fourth, she provided a valuable service to millions of people, not only through the gift of her voice but through the hopes and dreams she rekindled by pursuing and finally winning her prize.
Imagine what would happen if you took and applied these four 'American Idol' steps to your goals and dreams.
Imagine if you focused on what you most wanted to be, do and have in your life rather than limiting yourself to what others say is logical or possible.
Imagine if you took immediate, massive and consistent action to bring that 'silly idea' of yours to life.
Imagine if you could learn to believe in yourself so much that you pursued your goal regardless of the judgements of others.
Imagine if your dream was based upon providing an amazing service to others and rekindled their hopes and dreams.
Imagine....
Truth, joy and love
Dax Moy
www.themagichundred.ning.com
P.S - A big part of winning the game is getting onto the field where the game's being played!
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