You are solely responsible for the successes that you gain in your life. In this session Brian provides
you with insights and direction on how you can take charge of your life and create those successes.
He targets the greatest enemies to happiness and success as being negative emotions: fear, self-
p i ty, envy, jealousy, feelings of inferiority, and ultimately anger. He identifies the four causal factors
that contribute to negativity as being justification, rationalization, over-concern or hypersensitivity ,
and blaming. To aid you in fully taking charge of your life, Brian suggests that you always see
yourself as “self-employed,” and that you develop your own strategic plan for your life and career.
This plan should include making new choices and decisions, becoming a “growth stock,” taking the
wheel of your own fate, determining your focus of control, and incorporating the golden triangle
concept into your goal-setting initiatives.
1. Identify your biggest problem or source of negativity in life today. In what ways are
you responsible for this situation?
2. See yourself as the President of your own company. How would you act differently if
you owned 100% of the shares?
3. Resolve today to stop blaming anyone else for anything and instead accept complete
responsibility in every area of your life. What actions should you be taking?
4. Stop making excuses and start making progress. List some of your favorite excuses.
Now, imagine that they have no basis in fact and act accordingly.
5. See yourself as the primary creative force in your own life. You are where you are and
what you are because of your own choices and decisions. What should you change?
