“Successful People Don’t Fear Failure But Understand That It’s Necessary To Learn And Grow From.” — Robert Kiyosaki
To become successful, we must read successful people.
To become the best version of ourselves, we must begin with personal development.
Keep reading the quote until you connect with it, and it sinks within you.
Most of us genuinely want to be successful in life, but the minute we try something and fail, we quickly give up on our goals.
We do not give ourselves enough time to succeed.
We indeed can become better in life through our own experiences, but when we have coaches in our lives, it speeds up the process.
I have listened to several self-help coaches over the years. I find myself constantly going back to their videos because there is so much depth of information in their contents.
My journey in personal development began a long time ago. The first-ever personal development coach I listened to was Tony Robbins (when his programs were on audio cassettes).
The internet did not exist until a few years later, but I listened to excellent speakers on audio cassettes such as Deepak Chopra, Brian Tracy, and Wayne Dyer.
Initially, I listened to them because I just liked the ideas they shared and the wisdom they had. Eventually, I became more intrigued with this idea of thoughts and emotions and how they control our actions and, in turn, control our lives.
The internet evolved when resources like YouTube became available at a fingertip. I became more obsessed with watching as many videos as possible in personal development.
Sometimes I binge-watched these videos until my mind became saturated with ideas and new beliefs.
The following list of names is not by far complete.
I know there are many more currently who are successful.
However, the following are successful people I have listened to and who have positively influenced my life.
Bob Proctor
Bob Proctor recently passed on, but he is my inspiration to write the blog posts again. For some reason, his death felt very personal to me, and I spent a whole day feeling the pain of losing such an extraordinary man who dedicated his life to improving the lives of others.
Bob Proctor was not born into the riches. If anything, his life was a mess until 1961, when he met a man Raymond Douglas Stanford.
Ray Stanford had quite an impact on Mr. Proctor’s life. To the point that he decided to name his son after him. Bob Proctor named his son Raymond Douglas Proctor.
Bob Proctor was introduced to Napoleon Hill’s book Think and Grow Rich. He promised to study the ideas presented in this book, and when he finds “the secret” as to what it is that changes a person’s life, he will spend the rest of his life teaching that to others.
I have tremendous respect for Bob Proctor because he made a promise, and he followed through on that promise for the rest of his. He has changed the lives of so many individuals around the world.
I first came across Bob Proctor on YouTube was when I watched his video You Were Born Rich!
What a fantastic video! So much so that I repeatedly go back to that video and always end up learning something new.
One statement in that video has given me the strength to keep moving forward and improving in life regardless of the external circumstances.
And that statement is
“The saddest thing what is officiating out of funeral is not the death of the body but the death of all the dream.”
Tom Bilyeu
I love how Tom Bilyeu interviews some of the most successful people from all areas of life. I especially love how he introduces his guest (you must watch one of his videos to know what I mean).
His guest’s introduction is so grand that I almost feel like I want to be on his show one day, and he gives me a grand introduction!!
Tom Bilyeu is co-founder of Quest Nutrition and CEO of Impact Theory.
Tom Bilyeu used to be overweight, lazy, lost in life, and scared of everything.
Then one day, he decided to get into film school and was determined to get in. He got into film school and was one of the selected four for senior thesis film, but he failed in an embarrassing way.
After this failure, he accepts the belief that he is not talented and is not worth anything.
Regardless of his past failure, Tom Bilyeu became a successful entrepreneur.
The first video I watched was “Tom Bilyeu’s BEST Advice on How to CHANGE Your Life for Better.”
Before this, I did not know Tom Bilyeu, but I clicked to see more of his videos after watching the abovementioned video.
He has so many inspiring interview videos on his channel that it is like being in a candy store. You really cannot decide which video you want to watch first.
Lewis Howes
Lewis Howes is a very humble and down-to-earth personality.
Lewis mentions in this video that he was abused sexually when he was 5 (which I did not know until I started researching for this article) and how that event affected him until his adulthood.
A former football player, Lewis Howes, has gone from not having a “perfect” childhood to becoming a successful entrepreneur under age 30.
President Obama also recognized him as a successful entrepreneur.
He has interviewed many celebrities on his podcast “The School of Greatness.”
The words here cannot list all the things Lewis Howes has achieved in his life. He has achieved far more things at the age of 38 for having the life he has had growing up.
Just like Tom Bilyeu, there are so many masterminds on his podcast that I really cannot pinpoint to just one and say, “This one podcast changed my life!”
His podcast is golden nugget! There is so much wealth of information that there is no room for failure.
Aaron Doughty
I came across Aaron Doughty when I struggled with obsessive thoughts about my failure. Day in and day out, I kept thinking about how I began this blog but gave up on it.
I got so sick and tired that I asked myself, “How do I let go?”
Aaron Doughty did not have a perfect childhood. He mentions in his video how his ex-mom was toxic and how this had affected his identity.
In 2017 Aaron Doughty worked as a women’s shoe salesman at Barneys, New York. He chose to post one YouTube video every day to change his current reality. He has not stopped since then.
He has 1.23 million subscribers on YouTube alone.
He has several videos around “Letting go.”
His videos are very relatable. In one of his videos how mentions how he hated his 9-5 job.
He wanted to quit his job and start posting videos on YouTube but had self-doubt about how he was not good enough, not credible, did not know how to edit, did not know how to film.
His teachings are more aligned with what I talk about on this blog.
He talks about how we need to become aware of our self-limiting beliefs and change them to create a better present and future for ourselves.
His video has inspired me to be not so hard on myself. I decided to either live in the past or pick up where I left and begin again.
Conclusion
“We do not attract what we want, we attract who we are.” — John C. Maxwell
We always tend to focus outside of ourselves to gain validation for ourselves. We use other people’s reactions to define our character, but the truth is we create our reality.
We certainly can change our old false beliefs when we become aware of them, but when will that moment come?
Decide to work on yourself and find mentors who have already achieved what you desire because YOU are the world!
