"Every one of us is the sum total of his own thoughts. He is where he is because that is exactly where he really wants to be, whether he will admit that or not."~ Earl Nightingale Join Rob as he reflects on The Strangest Secret in the World.  ~ Links:    The Strangest Secret by Earl Nightingale (Daily Listening) - YouTube The Strangest Secret in the World (Full Transcript) Ep. 49 - The Strangest Secret in the World ~If you want to participate in a group chat with fellow audience members on a similar path, you can join the community on our Telegram chat group:  t.me/allaroundgrowth    ~How To Leave a Rating & Review in Apple Podcast AppThis really *does* affect the algorithm......as of recording in December 2021 - I would invite you to do this!The podcast game is changing - help us with a rating and review!~Have a Question or any feedback for Rob?Send me an email at allaroundgrowth@gmail.com~Notes:1.WHY DO SO MANY (people in life) FAIL?What has happened to the sparkle that was there when they were 25? What’s become of the dreams, the hopes, the plans? And why is there such a large disparity between what these men intended to do, and what they actually accomplished?When we say about 5% achieve success, we have to define success. And here’s the definition I’ve ever been able to find:Success is the progressive realization of a worthy ideal.If a man is working toward a predetermined goal and knows where he’s going, that man is a success. If he’s not doing that, he’s a failure. Success is the progressive realization of a worthy ideal.2.NOW WHY DO THESE PEOPLE CONFORM?Well, they don’t know really. These people believe that their lives are shaped by circumstances, by things that happen to them by exterior forces, they’re outer-directed people.A survey was made one time that covered a lot of men, working men, and these men were asked, “Why do you work?” “Why do you get up in the morning?” 19 out of 20 had no idea.If you ask them they will say, “Everyone goes to work in the morning,” and that’s the reason they do it – because everyone else is doing it.Now, let’s get back to our definition of success.WHO SUCCEEDS?The only man who succeeds is the man who is progressively realizing a worthy ideal. He is the man who says, “I am going to become this,” and then begins to work towards that goal.3.WHY DO MEN WITH GOALS SUCCEED IN LIFE, AND MEN WITHOUT THEM FAIL?Well, let me tell you something which, if you really understand it, will alter your life immediately.If you understand completely what I’m going to tell you from this moment on, your life will never be the same again. You will suddenly find that good luck just seems to be attracted to you, the things you want just seem to fall in line.And from now on you won’t have the problems, the worries, the gnawing lump of anxiety that perhaps you’ve experienced before. Doubt, fear, well, they will be things of the past.Here is the key to success and the key to failure. We become what we think about.Now let me saySupport the showBecome a Patreon of the Show! ➡️ patreon.com/allaroundgrowth