Your "dream" is, simply, what you love to do. And "success" means earning a living doing what you love to do: studying movies, watching certain TV programs, composing letters, exploring antique stores, stamp collecting, dog training, building model trains, cooking, sewing, sailing, teaching, flying. Do whatever you love to do, no matter how silly, irresponsible, childish, useless or even embarrassing it may seem. All that matters is that you love doing it!

It took 32 years to finally discover how to earn a living doing what I love (writing and teaching).

And all the while (probably just like you do, too), I devoured every self-help book I could get my hands on (holding my breath, hoping the bookstore clerk wouldn’t call for credit card authorization as they did in those days). I attended more self-improvement seminars than I care to remember, and even went to career counselors asking what I was supposed to do with my life. (It’s still uncomfortable admitting all this.)

So for now, let me just say that success is not about goals, plans, resolutions, positive thinking, affirmations or will power. Oh, the years and money I wasted on all that. The truth is that all those are born out of resistance; resistance is fear; and fear repels your dream and success.

What I finally learned the long, hard way had me not only living my dream, but also earning more money than I ever imagined and ever would have dared to set as a "goal." I would have cheated myself with a self-concocted goal. (So far, I’ve paid more than $55 million in personal income taxes alone.)

Then, it took another 11 years to learn how to accelerate this technique and teach it to others. I titled it The Ultimate Technique for Success — A Step of Faith That Makes Any Dream Come True.

What is "The Ultimate Technique for Success”?

How many times have you thrown up your hands in discouragement, even desperation, and asked: What do I do now? When this happens, you’re on the right track; you just need to go farther than you ever knew to go before. This is why success is so elusive. You cannot think your way into right action, but you can act your way into right thinking.

It takes action — physical action — to literally rewire your brain for success. (Scientists can actually plot this now.)

You need to take specific, deliberate actions, inspired by your dream-energized intention. This changes your perception. And what you perceive is what you receive. What does that mean? I’ll show you:

To illustrate this principle, please read this sentence:

FINISHED FILES ARE THE
RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC
STUDY COMBINED WITH THE
EXPERIENCE OF YEARS.

Counting only once, how many times does the letter “F” appear above?"

Did you count three F’s? Most people see only three F’s because our minds read the word "of" as "ov." Thus, to see all six F’s, you must be consciously counterintuitive and actually override your own mind to obtain the correct result.

Given the very same circumstances, experiences and events of your life, many individuals became millionaires doing what they love to do. Right off the bat, you can easily think of others who became rich and famous doing the very same thing you love to do, too.

So what’s the difference? Perception, that’s all. Using our metaphor, they have a toolbox with four, five or six F’s to work with; whereas you still erroneously believe you have only three F’s in your toolbox at your disposal.

So become more counterintuitive this month. Begin changing your perception right now.

Consciously override your mind, question your habitual reactions and begin asking: What is it I’m not seeing here? And rather than ask "why is this happening to me?" as you instinctively do now, begin wondering "why is this happening for me?" instead.

I’ll see the newer you here next month with another dramatic demonstration and more specific, inspired actions that demonstrably change your perception — fast.

Onward & Upward!

Copyright 2011 by Ken Roberts. All Rights Reserved.