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I’m reading Chuck Norris’ book, The Power Within, and I’m blown away by the depth of his insights about Zen. The book is remarkably well-written, something I would not have expected from a martial artist, an action-adventure movie and a television star.
Somehow I had no idea that his talents extended to wordsmith prowess. He can spin enchanting words as adroitly as his famous roundhouse kick. I’d figure he would be just to busy to learn how to be an artist, too.
Besides being a first-rate writer and philosopher, I’m also learning that he is also a great humanitarian and philanthropist, contributing time, energy, and money toward the United Way, Make A Wish Foundation, and the Veterans Administration among others. He has also created the Kick Drugs Out of America Foundation (Kick Start) to help at-risk kids raise their self-esteem and learn both discipline and respect. Finally, he is a family man, with two grown children, and has two homes, one in Dallas, Texas, and Tarzana, California.
Today I was reading about his past. He was doing well-financially after selling his karate studios to a corporation. He had a new Cadillac, a new home, and a luxurious office in a high rise. Then the corporation had financial problems and sold out to another outfit. This new company ran his chain of studios into the ground. In a bid to save his studios, he bought them back. Suddenly, he was in financial trouble. He lost his beautiful car and home. A business friend suggested that the only intelligent thing to do was to declare bankruptcy. But this was not Chuck’s style. He struggled for a long time–but then made the studios profitable again. He climbed out of his financial mess and rebuilt his business and his life again.
How Does This Story Apply To You
This, then, is what I’d like to talk about today: how you can attain a mindset in your marketing that will make you invincible, bullet-proof you from all the apparently insurmountable obstacles that stand in your way. I understand how difficult it is to create an internet marketing business: no emotional support, no money, no time, no energy, and, to make matters worse, no clear direction on what to do and how to do it.
What Would Chuck Do? (WWCD)
But, let me ask you a question: if you had a mind like Chuck Norris, a tough, determined, focused mind, what would you do to turn things around for yourself?
As a guide, here are some words of wisdom from the man himself. See how you can apply them in your own pursuit of success.
“A lot of people give up just before they’re about to make it. You know you never know when that next obstacle is going to be the last one.”
“A lot of times people look at the negative side of what they feel they can’t do. I always look on the positive side of what I can do.”
“I think setting a goal, getting a visual image of what it is you want. You’ve got to see what it is you want to achieve before you can pursue it.”
“I’ve always found that anything worth achieving will always have obstacles in the way and you’ve got to have that drive and determination to overcome those obstacles on route to whatever it is that you want to accomplish.”
“Men are like steel. When they lose their temper, they lose their worth.”
Is that Zen enough for you, grasshopper?
Now go out there and practice those roundhouse kicks in your Internet Marketing.
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