| By declaring your goal, whatever it may be, you are | | | | have to pay taxes on the store he owned - or so he |
| taking the first step toward achieving it. Taking that first | | | | thought. |
| step is a good start. But, the very instant you make | | | | He ended being fined an enormous sum of money, |
| the decision and take the step, something is going to | | | | with his only options being to pay his fine or go to |
| come up - a challenge that you will likely need to face. | | | | prison. Branson made what appeared to be a crazy |
| It could be a fear, an obstacle, or an external challenge | | | | decision. His solution was to open another store to |
| or circumstance you didn't foresee. | | | | make more revenue to pay his fines. |
| When fears, obstacles and circumstances arise, it's | | | | In that instant, he chose to grow bigger than his |
| easy to go into panic mode and contract and retreat. If | | | | problem. |
| you do this, you will end up feeling like you've tried and | | | | That is partly what makes him such a successful |
| failed. And when you feel like that, you're actually | | | | businessman, and such a tremendous contributor to |
| worse off than when you started. In addition to not | | | | society on a global scale. |
| achieving the goal that you wanted, you're also left | | | | To make an impact like that, you have to learn to be |
| feeling bad about yourself. | | | | comfortable with managing your fears and challenges. |
| Here's something truly valuable you need to learn | | | | When you encounter an obstacle, grow bigger than |
| about change. It's so important to grow bigger than | | | | the problem. When you learn to do this, nothing is out |
| your obstacles or unwanted circumstances. | | | | of your reach. |
| This is what people who are consistently successful | | | | When obstacles and challenges and fear come into |
| do. They take the step. They still experience the | | | | play, you need to find new ways to handle them. Ask |
| obstacle, fear or external circumstance that comes up. | | | | yourself, "What do I need to learn? What do I need to |
| But, instead of shrinking, successful people make a | | | | do differently in order to fully step into my new life?" |
| decision. They choose to grow bigger than their | | | | The instant you do, the solutions will become visible. |
| problems. They expand - and the solution becomes | | | | They may well have been there all along, but you |
| visible. | | | | couldn't see them before. As you grow bigger than |
| Richard Branson, a hugely successful businessman | | | | your problems, new opportunities will appear because |
| who is admired by many, went through this scenario | | | | you are doing things differently. |
| early in his career. He found a loophole where he didn't | | | | |