Brian Tracy’s 7 ingredients of success · Part 1 of 7
Peace of mind The first of Brian Tracy’s 7 ingredients of success
Brian Tracy splits success into seven ingredients. Peace of mind comes first. Without it, he says, you won’t even enjoy the rest.
- 1Peace of mind
- 2Health and energy
- 3Loving relationships
- 4Financial freedom
- 5Worthy goals
- 6Self-knowledge
- 7Personal fulfillment
What it is
Feeling calm and content inside. Most of all, it is freedom: from fear, from guilt, and from the feelings that keep your mind busy.
What takes it away
Fear of failure
Say: the message you never send, because the answer might be no.
Guilt
Say: a sharp word from years ago that still comes back at night.
Anger
Say: the argument you keep replaying in your head.
The Worry Buster: 4 steps
Tracy’s method for any worry. You need a pen and paper.
- 1
Write the worry down clearly.
- 2
Write the worst that could happen.
- 3
Decide you could live with it.
- 4
Start now to make the worst less likely.
Example
Say Maya has her yearly review on Friday.
- 1 Worry
- “I missed my target.”
- 2 Worst
- “No bonus this year.”
- 3 Live with it
- “I’d still have my job and my family.”
- 4 Act
- “Today I send my manager my 3 biggest wins.”
Try it tonight
Pick the worry that keeps coming back. Do the 4 steps on paper. Then give step 4 a day and a time.
In RioJust say: “Remind me Thursday at 10 to send my list.”
Questions
What are Brian Tracy’s 7 ingredients of success?
Peace of mind, health and energy, loving relationships, financial freedom, worthy goals and ideals, self-knowledge, and personal fulfillment.
Why is peace of mind the first one?
Tracy calls it the first and most important. Without it, he says, you won’t even enjoy anything else you get.
What is the Worry Buster?
Tracy’s 4 steps for a worry: write it down, write the worst case, decide you could live with it, then act to make it less likely.
Source: Brian Tracy, The Phoenix Seminar. The ideas are his. Examples that start with “Say” are ours. Not medical advice: if worry gets in the way of daily life, talk to a doctor.