keytosuccess.jpgGood Enough is NEVER good enough, especially when it comes to my children. Brad and I recently put up a post at a popular forum about the Web 2.0 mentoring program, Prosperity Cast Network and got into a bit of a heated debate.

Now, if you have been in any forum, there is always going to be debate because there will always be those people waiting in the wings to do it, whether they have a valid point or not. Most don’t they just love to argue and blame others for their faults. Isn’t that why most of us start arguments? Especially with people we don’t know?

But what really struck me, besides that he dismissed The Secret and Universal Laws, was when he changed his argument to strike success coaches off the face of the earth. What?

I know there will always be negative thinkers. Often when people don’t succeed at something or run into a scam artists and they package everyone else into nice little box after as such whether they know them or not. Everyone has their own opinion. But it still gets me charged when people out there want to spread the word, that success is all luck like a lottery ticket and that good enough should be just good enough. Settle? I thought, “Money doesn’t grow on trees,” or “Oh, she’s just lucky” were phrases only used in my generation but they still carry on.

Should we be telling our children to settle for what they can get, don’t reach higher, it’s all about luck so buy a lottery ticket and don’t let anyone else give you hope? Now, if you tell someone don’t learn from successful people then who should they learn from? I can’t tell you how many professors I had in college who were teaching me about a profession they never succeeded at, but why is it okay to pay them for teaching me something they have never proved themselves? That has always confused me. It made perfect sense that the men and women who have actually achieved success have the right to teach it to others. Really, am I missing something here?

What kinds of messages do we want to send to our children, the next generation? I want to fuel my children with self confidence, teach them if they believe they can achieve and that success is living your life in true bliss and sharing it with others.

Success coaches or mentors like Val Smyth, Bob Proctor, Joe Vitale, who have come from a place of physical, mental and financial hardship to a place of success and freedom like no other can teach so many by showing others what they have learned.

No, good enough is not good enough. Not ever when it comes to my children. Not the next generation. In my opinion, I would like to see our children grow as people and as independent thinkers instead of just following “the masses” and being afraid to go out there, share knowledge, invent through new concepts and ideas and write to make a difference no matter what negative feedback they may receive. Having the courage of convinction, making the world a better place and following your passion are ideals that will never be found by setttling.

I don’t want to teach them to walk through life thinking if luck isn’t on their side they can’t achieve what they want. Don’t hesitate to watch The Secret, read books like Think and Grow Rich, Rich Dad Poor Dad, The Master Key System by Charles Haanel or You Were Born Rich . Success coaches, mentors and any teachers who are able to help others by sharing their knowledge to show others that good enough is not good enough I say, kudos and thank you. 

Brad says one of the things he loves about me is that I am always trying to save the world, but I tell him if I can even just make a small positive difference in even one person’s life I am happy.

Cheers! Create the life you want because YOU can! Kelly :)  
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