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TO TURN iT ARouND

So often in life events come up that we can't con-
trol. The company we're working for cuts back and we
get laid off. Our spouse leaves us. A family member
becomes ill, or someone close to us dies. The govern-
ment reduces welfare programs we've relied upon. In
these situations, we may feel like there is simply nothing
we can do to make things better.
Maybe you've had the experience of trying every-
thing you knew to get a job, or to help your family, or to
feel more positive. But nothing seemed to work. When
we've tried a new approach, given it our all, and we still
fail to reach our goal, often we fear trying again. Why?
Because we all want to avoid pain! And nobody wants to
fail again. Nobody wants to give their all, only to be
disappointed. Often, after many of these experiences of
disappointment, we stop trying! We get to the point
where we believe that nothing will work.
If you find yourself at the point where you're not
even willing to try, you've put yourself in a place called
"learned helplessness." You've literally learned-or
taught yourself-that you're "helpless."
The good news is thatyou're wrong. You can make
things happen!

"I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt
discarded is another step forward."
-Thomas Edison
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14 Anthony Robbins

The first step to turning your life around is getting
rid of this negative belief that you can't turn things
around or that you're helpless. How do you do that?
Often the reason that people say they can't do some-
thing is that they've tried things in the past which
haven't worked. But remember-and you'll read this
phrase again and again throughout this book-YOUR
PAST DOES NOT EQUAL YOUR FUTURE. What
matters is not yesterday, but what you do eight now. So
many people are trying to drive into the future using a
rear-view mirror to guide themselves! If you do that,
you'll crash. Instead you must focus upon what you can
do today to make things better.

PersisUnce Pays

Many people tell me, "I've tried millions of ways to
succeed, and nothing works!" Or, "I've tried thousands