BELIEVE IN YOU!

I want to address EVERYONE here. Many of the previous posts were pertaining to one individual or one group of individuals. However, this one is all-inclusive. I want everyone to think of the person or persons whom you admire. It may be your parents, siblings, pastor, family attorney, some famous athlete or entertainer. Or it could be your college professor, limo driver (for you privileged folk), or your barber. Whomever may be the person you would like to emulate, please consider them only a model. Some of you may be wondering what this crazy man is talking about this time. Well, as usual, hold on to your seat! I aim not to disappoint. The issue lying herein is this; all the gurus say to succeed you must find someone you want to be like and become THEM. How the hell do you do that? Is that the latest technological advance? There is no way you can do that! Even cloning has serious imperfections. Why would you want to be someone you cannot be. There is only ONE Michael Jordan, ONE Bill Cosby, and ONE Norris Williams II (has a nice ring to it, huh?). To become all YOU want to be, you must be the best YOU. It's ok to borrow techniques, habits, and theories, but to reach the level that NORRISNETWORK is taking you to, it is imperative that you realize you are UNIQUE. You have certain gifts and talents that other people do not possess in the same combination that you do. Just like fingerprints, your identity is one of a kind. The fact that you are made that way is evidence that there is ABSOLUTELY NO limit on what anyone wants to accomplish. Life is an overabundant feast of health, wealth, and happiness. Why would you dare settle for table scraps?

THE SECRET TO SUCCESS!

If you are like me, you are a sucker for "how to" training programs. I have purchased all types of CDs, DVDs, Bootcamps, Teleseminars and the like looking for that one strategy that will make me a millionaire. While most of these items added value to my career, they never taught me the basic tenet of how to succeed in any venture. Are you wondering what that tenet is? Sure you are! I will tell you in a second. First I want you to look back on your life and examine why this venture didn't work or why that idea never came to fruition. Knowing information doesn't translate into success. If so, College Professors would be the wealthiest people in the world. You see, there is ONE thing that differentiates "winners" from "whiners". It is not motivation, its is not dedication, it is not perfect planning. It is not getting a mentor, it is not reading until you are blue in the face. Are you ready? Okay, fine I will tell you. Your HABITS dictate your success! Expecting something profound weren't you? Well, you will receive profound results if you apply effective habits daily. What do you mean habits, Norris? Okay, for you ladies, do you think LL got those abs overnight? Not even close! Daily, he works out and eats the proper foods. Both habits he CHOSE to implement CONSISTENTLY. Hence, he has the results that keep you buying his CDs. (Yes, I know he raps too) Another example, you weren't born knowing the English language. You first said, mama or dada, then next you picked up other words. Daily, you repeated the words you already knew, while adding new ones. Eventually, you were a full-fledged grammarian! The point is, it took you doing the simple, mundane, easily forgotten actions on a daily basis to achieve astromomical results! The take-away from this is, first, look at the goals you want to achieve. Second, ask yourself, "am I performing the daily habits to achieve these goals?" If the answer is no, then CHANGE your habits!! Easy to do, easy not to do! You make the call. Stay Connected!

WONDER WHY?

Have you wondered why you are where you are in life? Are you struggling trying to get ahead only to fall behind continously? There are several reasons for this, but there is one reason we shall concentrate on now. I could tell you how you live your life spiritually, physically, and financially if you would tell me who your five closest friends are. You see, your surroundings determine your success, or your lack thereof. Marketeers like to use the phrase, "your netWORK equals your netWORTH". We are all influenced by friends family and relatives, so your life is calculated by the weighted average of your five closest friends. If you think otherwise, just look around you. I know you are thinking, "so is he saying I should ditch my friends?" YES! Before you go off the deep end, look at it another way. When you "ditched" school, didn't you eventually go back? You left school temporarily for some unforseen reason, but DID return. Now THIS time you have an iron clad reason for leaving. YOU seek to better your position in life. There is nothing at all wrong with that. The goal is to RETURN and get them! After they see YOUR success, they will be motivated to achieve it for themselves. If they sneer at you, they were never your friends to begin with!

CAN YOU FEEL IT?

My father used to tell a joke that he thought was simply hilarious. When a person would cordially ask, "Mr. Williams, how do you feel today?" He would reply, "with my hands!" followed by a deep bellow of laughter. It may be a simple concept, but in keeping with our Millionaire Moment theme, this is your next step. In order to become that success that you envision you must not only see it, but FEEL it. I know some of you in the audience just said, "what the heck does he mean?" Well, I will address that immediately. There is a saying in the sales world that goes, "logic tells and emotion sells!" People react 100 times faster on emotion than logic. Think about it. The last time you went on a date, did you go because he/she thoroughly explained to you how beneficial a nocturnal escapade would be with them or was it the fact that something inside was like, "hmmm he/she is kinda cute!" Your emotions drove you to that decision, PERIOD! When your parents disciplined you as a kid, what made you adhere to what they told you? What is that simple logic that says you should not talk back or was it the emotion of fear that caused you to straighten up and fly right. I think you get my point, so I will help you apply it to your quest to become that person you always dreamed of! The last episode I asked you to find what your passion was. I gave you a few days to do it, so I am confident you got it done. Now with that in hand, I want you to imagine doing whatever that is on a daily basis. I want you to really relax and mentally record how you feel as you are performing that task. To illustrate, I will give myself as an example. I love motivational speaking. I get an absolute rush from being on stage in front of crowds. As I lie back and think about it, I imagine the energy I get from the crowd, the looks on their faces when I make a point that hits home for someone, the tears rolling down their cheeks when they feel they have found IT! I think of the thoughts rolling through my head of my childhood and how I overcame a lot to be able to stand and testify and validate my being in front of them. I embrace the feeling of euphoria when a little kid comes up to me and says he wants to be me when he grows up! That's the type of thing that makes a grown man cry! Hence, if you do this continually, you will get to the point where you MUST pursue your dreams! Look you only have ONE shot at this thing. Stop allowing people to decide your future for you. And for you holy rollers who say that God says there will always be poor people, it is not because he wanted everyone to be poor. He knew some would choose to be poor. He also said, "blessed above all, I want you to PROSPER and be in good health even as your soul prospers." Again, that illustrates that you have a CHOICE! When you wake up tomorrow, I want you to look in the mirror, smile, and say, "I am excited to be you". I know it sounds corny, but please humor me and do it. Don't fake it, say it like you mean it! Do it repeatedly and watch how differently you FEEL. Next, try to wear a smile instead of a frown. It takes 7 muscles to smile and 42 to frown. That's why grumply people have wrinkled faces! Last, share your enthusiam with someone else. Instead, of the same trite greeting, the next time someone asks you how you are doing, smile BIG and say, "ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS!" and watch their reaction. You will be surprised at how FEELing your way in life will get you to the TOP! Stay Connected!