Question #5 – What would you do if you KNEW success was guaranteed?

What risks would you take if you knew you that you couldn’t fail? If your success was certain, what would you do? Think about that for a second. I want you to visualize what action steps you would take if failure wasn’t an option.

Unfortunately, success is not guaranteed no matter who you are or what you do. You have to step out in faith whenever you begin something new or learn about an opportunity that you know will change your life. I hear so many people say that they don’t believe in faith, because they can’t see it, feel it or touch it. My simple response to that is “You can’t see, feel or touch gravity but you sure won’t jump off a building to test it. Instead, you believe that gravity exists and you don’t question it.” In order to be successful, you must have the same belief about faith – you don’t question it and just know in your heart that it exists. Remember, faith stands for Find Answers In The Heart.

I understand the frustration that most of you feel when I say that you just have to step out in faith. No, it’s not comfortable. Yes, there’s risk involved. But think about remaining in the same place that you are currently in and never moving forward, because you didn’t have the belief in yourself to take a leap of faith that would have changed your life. What’s holding you back? Is it fear? Is it uncertainty? Or is it just a matter of not making a DECISION to change your life for the better, to be the person you DESERVE to be, to use your God-given talents to influence everyone around you for the better?

Sarah Reinertsen was born different. Her left leg was deformed with a condition called proximal femoral focal deficiency (PFFD). After maneuvering on a stiff leg brace from eleven months to seven years old, the decision was made to amputate her leg. In school, Sarah was always picked last for team sports and wasn’t encouraged by her coaches or teachers to engage in regular play with the other children. At the age of eleven, Sarah went to her first track meet for kids with disabilities. She finished first in the one hundred meter race. Flip forward to October 15, 2005. This was the day that Sarah finished the hardest Ironman triathlon in Kona, Hawaii in fifteen hours and five minutes. If Sarah wouldn’t have taken that step of faith to go after what she wanted or allowed her disability to limit her or if she would have listened to all of the naysayers, it would be IMPOSSIBLE for her to achieve her dreams.

Who are you listening to? Are you listening to motivated teachers, reading books by inspirational authors, and attending life-changing seminars and events? Or are you choosing to listen to your loser friends, your idiot coworkers, your negative relatives, etc.? Are you surrounded by successful or mediocre people? Do they support your dreams? Do they believe in you? More importantly, do YOU believe in YOURSELF? You are the most important person in your life. Without you, the world as you know it would cease to exist. You must be the most important person in your life, because you are when it comes to determining your level of success or failure.

Stop living in fear and uncertainty. Start living a life of prosperity and abundance. Step out into the unknown and trust yourself. You will be completely supported by your faith and nothing else. I’m not sure who wrote this quote, but it pretty much sums it up in only a few words – “Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservation.” You must believe deeply in your heart that faith exists and trust that belief without question. Your heart will lead you in the right direction IF you take that first step of faith towards your destiny.
Ask yourself this question again, “What actions would I take if I knew that success was guaranteed?” I’m sure that you could think of a whole list of actions that you would start taking today. Don’t wait any longer to take those actions. Start going for your dreams now! Act as if your success is guaranteed by stepping out in faith, and you will be met with more success and prosperity than you could ever imagine.

Side note…Make sure you are asking yourself these questions in order. Don’t jump forward to the next one or skip any. Each question naturally leads to the next. If you find yourself avoiding a particular question, that is the question that you need more than any other.