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In the final chapter of The Dream Doers and the Summer of Secrets, everything spins out of control for Tyler and Alex. (Don’t worry…everything happens for a reason, but you’ll have to keep reading The Dream Doers series to find out what that reason is!)
They’ve just spent all summer working together to do what they dream. But if Hector hadn’t helped them, they never would have learned the secret to living their dreams.
That secret can be summed up in one word: CONFIDENCE.
When you’re confident in yourself, you trust your instincts. Trusting your instincts helps you make quick decisions, take action and defy Normalcy.
Where does this confidence come from? It comes from being a person of great character. People of great character know how to use their emotions and their minds to do things they dream.
So what are the basic characteristics that come from the heart you must develop to be a champion?
COURAGE: a quality that helps you take action even when you’re scared.
CREATIVITY: reaching beyond what is obvious into your imagination so you can see how to do what you dream.
ENTHUSIASM: emotional energy that feeds on dreams, desires and goals.
PASSION: expressing intense emotional drive and excitement toward your dreams.
Passion is the foundation. Without developing this trait first, enthusiasm, creativity and courage are possible but weak. The great thing about passion is that it lives inside every person.
The problem is that not every person knows how to find it. Being able to find it, express it and pursue it is what separates Champions from those trapped by Normalcy inside comfort zones.
But you can’t just rely on your emotions. You need to balance your emotions with these four basic mental characteristics:
STRENGTH: holding strongly to an idea or action.
DISCIPLINE: the ability to choose what is RIGHT over what is easy.
ENERGY: the habit of vigorous activity.
FOCUS: concentrating complete attention on one thing at a time.
Controlling your actions begins by controlling your thoughts. Thoughts determine how you feel. Feelings determine how you speak. Your language determines what you do. What you do gives you your results. Your results determine what you believe, and that determines what you think.
And the only way to change your results is to combine the power of your heart and mind by developing these four characteristics:
WISDOM: combining your knowledge, experience, understanding and instincts to figure out the best thing to do.
LEADERSHIP: blazing trails for others to follow; a leader takes command and guides people.
CONSISTENCY: being reliable, dependable and persistent.
INTEGRITY: being honest and trustworthy.
Champion Dream Doers have a habit of combining the power of their hearts and minds to achieve their dreams.
This creates CONFIDENCE.
And confidence is the secret ingredient you need to DO what you DREAM.
Like Alex and Tyler, you can develop unshakable confidence by playing The Champion Creator Game. Visit www.UnshakableUnbreakableUnstoppable.com to find out how to start playing now!
Don’t forget to enjoy the story!
To your dreams,
Bonnie Jean
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