{"id":7004,"date":"2012-02-09T13:35:59","date_gmt":"2012-02-09T20:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mynotetakingnerd.com\/blog\/?p=7004"},"modified":"2013-02-26T16:14:36","modified_gmt":"2013-02-27T00:14:36","slug":"turning-pain-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mynotetakingnerd.com\/blog\/turning-pain-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Turning Pain Into Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Personal Improvement Insights On How To Turn Pain Into Success<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I want to start by giving credit where credit is do.<\/p>\n<p>I was motivated to write this post by a Motivational Speaker by the name of Eric &#8220;The Hip Hop Preacher&#8221; Thomas.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.etinspires.com\/\">You can check his inspiring <strong>self help<\/strong> website here<\/a> (I get nothing for this recommendation nor do I know him).<\/p>\n<p>Before diving into my &#8220;Rant&#8221; today I want you to check out this video by Eric.<\/p>\n<p>Simply Amazing&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lsSC2vx7zFQ\" height=\"350\" width=\"425\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After watching this video I realized that <strong>I&#8217;d became complacent.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d lost a lot of the necessary drive to move me to the next level.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d been asking the wrong questions.<\/p>\n<p>In looking forward I began to look backwards.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past two years here at Nerd Nation and my other endeavors have brought me much success.<\/p>\n<p>However, I got comfortable.<\/p>\n<p>Settled back into a routine of comfort.<\/p>\n<p>Repeating a routine I&#8217;m not so proud of.<\/p>\n<p>Justifying letting some of my <strong><em>&#8220;Bigger Dreams&#8221; slip by<\/em><\/strong> because after all&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;I was doing great. Right? Ahh&#8230;Bullsh*&amp;^%<\/p>\n<p>My health is suffering.<\/p>\n<p>My relationship with my daughter could be stronger.<\/p>\n<p>My single life sucks.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m just lacking balance and have too much comfort in my business life.<\/p>\n<p>To some they&#8217;d be happy.<\/p>\n<p>For me &#8230;not so much.<\/p>\n<p>Because I&#8217;ve gotten comfortable, I&#8217;ve fallen into a pattern of not planning my days consistently, not reading nor listening as much as I should, and generally just &#8220;settling&#8221; for the daily norm.<\/p>\n<p>We, as humans, are funny creatures.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When we are experiencing the &#8220;PAIN&#8221; we take action.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You tell yourself that your going to do X or never do X again.<\/p>\n<p>You are motivated for that quick second.<\/p>\n<p>Then&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;Life takes over and routine settles in and that very real pain we just suffered is a distant thought and gone.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pain is a part of life.<\/p>\n<p>How we embrace and utilize it<em><strong> will become the determining factor between a mediocre or Outstanding Life!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not saying you need to suffer or constantly remind yourself of the pain.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m simply saying that if you and I can find a way to harness that pain and keep it as a reminder daily of our real goals and &#8220;MUSTS&#8221; in life then we stand a much better chance of reaching our dreams and desires.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>So the FIRST thing you and I need to do is Accept The Challenge and turn your pains into success.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Step out of our comfort zones.<\/p>\n<p>Put ourselves in uncomfortable situations so that we are expanding and growing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You must not be afraid to struggle.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You must grow from one mistake or pain to another.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>We will make mistakes and we will experience pain.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/mynotetakingnerd.com\/blog\/all-news-is-good-news\">How will you react when the call for improvement comes?<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Accept the Challenge and step up right now.<\/p>\n<p>So the next time you experience Pain, or as I prefer to call it, &#8220;Growth, ask yourself this question?<\/p>\n<p><em>What must I do right now and daily so that this never happens again?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>How can I put a system or structure in place to move past this and grow from this?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>How can I step up?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>How can I create that &#8220;Must Have Oxygen&#8221; experience in this part of my life as Mr. Thomas talks about in the video.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>(Video is Above)<\/p>\n<h2>The Second thing you MUST DO is decide to become &#8220;Excellent&#8221;.<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;m talking about working harder then anyone else.<\/p>\n<p>For me one of my personal challenges is going to be to learn &#8220;French&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n<p>Because I just took on a client whom I believe has a Tremendous opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>Both in terms of Empire Building in business and changing the world with his content.<\/p>\n<p>I want to be part of that in a big way.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore I want to challenge myself to speak his language.<\/p>\n<p>This will require taking control of my time so that I can master this in the next 6 months.<\/p>\n<p>This will mean doing my homework up front and finding the right strategies, tactics, self help material and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mynotetakingnerd.com\/blog\/eben-pagan-joe-polish-on-getting-access-to-and-learning-from-masters\/\">mentors who encourage my improvement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Then scheduling it and doing the work.<\/p>\n<p>Using my &#8220;Off&#8221; time.<\/p>\n<p>Getting up early.<\/p>\n<p>Listening and Learning when I don&#8217;t want to.<\/p>\n<p>This is a part of my story that seems to pop up over and over again.<\/p>\n<p>But guess what?<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not a quitter and I keep getting more clear and move that much closer to my dreams.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">I will keep persisting with my personal and professional development.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Will you?<\/p>\n<p>I hope so.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m prepared to take all my past pains and turn them into opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>Not repeat them and grow.<\/p>\n<p>Good luck my friend.<\/p>\n<p>And..<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;If I can be of help then please let me know.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m here for you.<\/p>\n<p>This is my mission.<\/p>\n<p>How can I help?<\/p>\n<p>Please email or comment and let me know.<\/p>\n<p>To your success,<\/p>\n<p>Dexter<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nerdreport.mynotetakingnerd.com\/innergameproductivity\">PS. 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