The First Thing You Should Do Everyday To Be Successful

The skills you need will come with time and effort.What's more important is your attitude, your aptitude, and what you believe in.

These things can be said as these questions:

• How will you react when things go terribly wrong?
• What are you capable of?
• What will motivate you intrinsically?

2 Minute Action

It's basically never a bad idea to be in a positive mindset.Take 2 minutes to think of all the reasons you will excel, today.Now think about the thing you least want to do.Do that first.

How To Climb A Slippery, 3,200’ Granite Wall With No Ropes

To most people, risk just looks like chance.Luck.Rolling the dice.

But this isn’t how “lucky” people operate.

The reality is, that while chance can play a role, most “lucky” people set themselves up to be that way.They practiced and practiced and practiced until they felt confident in their abilities.They had run the course so many times that doing it on race day just felt like another day.The risk was more visible.

The risk was minimized.

Alex Honnold climbed El Capitan, which is about 3,200 ft of slippery granite, in about 4 hours without any ropes.While there are some clearly dangerous factors, he had climbed the route many times over the course of 8 years and knew every pitch well.When it was time, he already knew he could do it.He had done it so many times already.He was able to believe and trust in himself.

2 Minute Action

What is a risk you could take in your life, right now?Can you rehearse some or all of it?Could you role play with a friend? Could you do it with a safety net until you get the hang of it?Take 2 minutes to break down this risky maneuver into smaller, safer pieces.Stringing them together will feel very different from approaching it all at once with no practice.