The Slight Edge: Turning Simple Disciplines into Massive Success and Happiness

by Jeff Olson

No matter how much information there is, and no matter how good that information is, if the person consuming it doesn’t have the right catalyst, the catalyst that will allow them to apply that information effectively, then success will still elude their grasp.

how to do it is not the issue. Because if we don’t fundamentally change the way you think,

you won’t even recognize it as the same information.

it’s not the hows that do it, it’s how you do the hows.

Focusing on the actions, the what-to-dos and the how-to-do-its, is not enough, because it’s the attitude behind the actions that keep those actions in place.

Emotions change like the wind, and you can’t stop them. No one can. They keep moving; that’s why they’re called emotions and not e-standingstills.

To find the path to success, you have to back up one more step. It’s the understanding behind the attitudes that are behind the actions.

you have to know the winning how-to actions, and you have to possess the winning attitudes—but what generates all that and keeps it all in place is your philosophy. Your philosophy is what you know, how you hold it, and how it affects what you do. How you think about simple, everyday things.

A positive philosophy turns into a positive attitude, which turns into positive actions, which turns into positive results, which turns into a positive lifestyle. A positive life.