Master the Art of Decision Making: Think and Grow Rich Step 7

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Hey there thinking big family,
welcome back to another power packed

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episode of the thinking big podcast.

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I'm your host Sean Osborn and today we
are going to dive into step seven of

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napoleon hill's classic Think and grow
rich, which is decision the mastery of

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procrastination And this is part of a
think and grow rich series So if you've

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missed steps one through six go back to
that video Take a listen or take a watch

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and get to know this book very well.

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So this step folks is
the real game changer.

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So buckle up because by the end of
this episode, you're going to be able

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to understand why mastering decision
making can catapult you to new heights

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of success in today's fast paced world.

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So let's get started.

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Get started.

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So, imagine this.

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You're standing at the crossroads.

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One path leads to success,
the other leads to stagnation.

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The only thing standing between
you and your dreams is a decision.

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Sounds dramatic, right?

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But that's exactly what Napoleon
Hill emphasizes in Step 7.

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Hill begins this chapter
with a powerful statement.

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Accurate analysis of over 25, 000 men
and women who had experienced failure

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disclosed the fact that the lack of
decision was near the head of the list

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of the 30 major causes of failure.

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Let that sink in for a moment.

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It's not just a theory.

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It's a fact based on extensive research.

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Procrastination, the nemesis of decision,
is an enemy we must all conquer.

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And on the flip side, successful
people share a common trait as well.

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They were decisive.

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They made decisions promptly and
changed them very slowly, if at all.

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Think about that.

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How often do you find yourself stuck in
the paralysis of analysis, waiting for the

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perfect moment that never actually comes?

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We've all been there.

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We all do that.

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We always, we always think we, you know,
we, we all get there when I have the

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time or I'll do it when I, you know,
when I have the money to do it or when

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I know the people or when I have the
skills, there's never a perfect moment.

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You've got to make the decision and
go, you know, take Henry Ford, for

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instance, one of the most outstanding
qualities was his decisiveness.

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Despite being advised to change the
Model T, he stuck with it and the

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decision yielded massive success for him.

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Sure, he might have been just a bit
obstinate, but his firmness paid off.

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I think it's far better to be
decisively obstinate than wishy

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washy and ineffective at all.

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And in today's world, we are bombarded
with information and opinions,

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social media, news outlets, and
even our close friends and family.

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Can cloud our judgment and he'll
warns us against being influenced

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by the opinions of others.

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He says, opinions are the
cheapest commodity on earth.

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And if you let them dictate your
decisions, you will never succeed.

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Harsh, maybe.

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True?

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Absolutely.

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Procrastination, my friends, is the
polar opposite of decision, and it's an

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enemy we must conquer to be successful.

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You know, we've all been there,
putting off tasks, delaying

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decisions, waiting for the right time.

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But here's the cold heart truth.

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There is no right time.

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There is only now.

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When should you start?

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Now.

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When should you do it?

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Now.

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Not tomorrow.

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Start now.

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Do it now.

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That's the only time
you have is right now.

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And Hill gives us some powerful
examples within the book on decisive

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actions that shaped history.

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He talked about Abraham Lincoln's
Emancipation Proclamation.

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You know, Socrates choosing to drink
poison rather than compromise his beliefs.

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And the signing of the
Declaration of Independence.

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These were not just decisions.

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They were courageous leaps of faith
that changed the course of history.

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Think about the decisions that
you make daily, your career,

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your relationships, your health.

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Every choice you make shapes your future
and the ability to side quickly and

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firmly is a muscle you need to build.

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It's like going to the gym.

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The more you exercise
it, the stronger it gets.

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So how do we become
masters of decision making?

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Well, he'll provide some timeless advice.

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Number one, keep your own counsel.

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When making decisions, seek
facts and information quietly.

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Don't disclose your purpose to everyone.

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Be selective about whom you confine in.

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As a matter of fact, the only people
I ever talk with my, my ideas and my

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goals and stuff are my mastermind group.

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Number two, listen more, talk less.

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People who talk too much
often miss opportunities to

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accumulate useful knowledge.

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Keep your eyes open and your ears open.

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Number three, commit to your decisions.

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Once you decide, stick to it.

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Change your decisions very
slowly, if at all, this builds

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confidence and resilience.

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You stick to it, no matter what,
no matter how much it hurts,

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you stick to your decision.

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And here's a few practical tips, set
deadlines, you know, give yourself

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a timeline to make decisions.

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This prevents procrastination.

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You know, if you have to weigh
pros and cons, you know, list

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the benefits and drawbacks.

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This makes the decision making
process more structured.

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If that's what you like.

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And number three, this is so important.

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Trust your gut.

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Often, our instincts are more reliable
than we give ourselves credit for, and

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we have to start trusting our instincts.

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And that's actually what part of this book
is about I would rather trust my gut, take

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action, and if it's wrong, learn from it.

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than not making any decision at
all and just procrastinating.

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In our age of information
overload, it's so easy to get

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lost in this endless research.

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But at some point, you
have to pull the trigger.

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Or as my dad used to say, Sean, you
need to shit or get off the pot.

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Whether it's launching a new business,
switching careers, or even deciding

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a new fitness regime, decide and
taking action is the absolute key.

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Hill highlights that the value
of decisions often depends on

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the courage required to do so.

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To make them decisions that shape us,
that shape our history or personal

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success, require us to step out of our
comfort zones and embrace uncertainty.

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Those are the hard decisions
that we need to make.

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Those are the ones that change us.

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Consider the continental
Congress, a decision to declare

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independence from Britain.

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It was a decision frat with
risk and potential death,

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but it birthed our nation.

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And similar in your life.

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Courageous decisions could
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mediocracy and greatness.

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Here are some practical applications.

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You know, embrace risk.

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Understand that every significant
decision comes with risk.

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Evaluate them, but don't
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Learn from failures.

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Not every decision will be a home run.

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Don't expect it to be.

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It'll never be that way.

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You're going to fail.

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Learn from your mistakes and keep moving
forward and stick to your decision.

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Build a support system.

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If there's one thing that I could
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is get around a support system,
you know, surround yourself with a

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mastermind group, people who support
and challenge you, and they provide you

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in valuable feedback and encouragement.

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This helps you make your decisions
and stick to them and in our modern

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lives, courage and decision making
might mean starting that new business

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that you've always dreamed of doing.

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Leaving a secure job for a more
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lifestyle change for a better health.

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These decisions require guts.

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They require courage, but they can lead
to extraordinary outcomes in your lives.

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And Hill stresses that decisive
individuals know exactly what they want to

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go for, and they are determined to get it.

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They are determined just that.

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They don't stop.

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This decisiveness is
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Financial, career, health,
relationships, it doesn't matter.

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You have to make those decisions
and you have to be decisive on it.

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And Hill critiques the education
system for not teaching the

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habit of definite decisions.

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You know, he argues that if students
were taught to decide clearly and pursue

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their goals with determination, we would
see way more success from our kids.

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And here's a few of my practical tips.

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Define your goals.

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Be crystal clear about what it
is that you want to achieve.

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Big goals.

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Make big decisions.

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Make decisions that are easy to let go.

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Make, you know, you make those big
decisions and that's the ones that

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get, Yeah, I'll do that later.

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You know, I'll quit.

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I'm going to do something else.

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Plan strategically.

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Break down your goals
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This makes the decision
process much less overwhelming.

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You're just deciding on little chunks.

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You chunk things down and
here's one of the biggest ones.

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Expect success.

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You know, approach your
decisions with a success mindset.

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Expecting positive outcomes actually
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them and sticking to the decisions.

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If you know you're going to
be successful, guess what?

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You stick to it.

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Think about your career.

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Are you there in a job because you
chose it or did you just fall into it?

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Make a definite decision about
where you wanna be and take

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actionable steps towards it.

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The decisiveness can open doors
that you've never thought possible.

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When I've made decisions in the past, all
of a sudden I started noticing things.

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I started seeing things, I started
meeting people that I needed to meet.

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Make the, the decision is the start of it.

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Not the end.

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You don't meet all the people and
you don't, you know, get the skills

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and you don't make the money, uh, for
it first and then make the decision.

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It's, we're doing it past hack words.

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We gotta do it the other way around.

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We've got to make the decision.

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Then we find the people
that we need to know.

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Then we learn the skills
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Then we meet the people.

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The decision comes first.

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So there you have it, folks.

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The art of decision.

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As laid out by Napoleon Hill in
Think and Grow Rich, and remember

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the power to transform your life
lies in your ability to make clear,

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decisive decisions and taking action.

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Don't let indecision or the
opinions of others hold you back.

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Trust yourself, embrace the risk,
and go after the dreams like your

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life depended on it, because it does.

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And thank you for joining me in this
series through think and grow rich.

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And as always keep thinking big
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And remember folks, Your future
is created by the decisions that

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you make today, not tomorrow.

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So let's make those decisions count.