Success Freak: Kick Ass in Life in 7 Days

by Bruno Gralpois

EXERCISE #2 COMPLETE THIS EXERCISE TO FINISH THIS CHAPTER. WRITE DOWN ANSWERS TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: 1. What conventional thinking and principles do you wish you could break away from to pursue your dreams? 2. What rules in your life are you conforming to, even though you feel they are excessively restrictive and limiting? 3. Do you currently consider yourself a contrarian? List the negative implications of living a life of conformity. 4. How would you handle the pressure of objections and/or rejections from those closest to you, if you refused to play by their rules? 5. What top values are essential to creating a new way of life in order to pursue your personal aspirations? DAY TWO, SKILL TWO ACTION PLAN Now that you have completed the exercise section and have reflected on ways you can build this new skill, it’s time to act. Here are seven specific actions you must take to immediately apply what you’ve learned in this chapter: CHALLENGE TWO: THINK AND ACT DIFFERENTLY, LIVE BY YOUR OWN RULES Identify key societal/cultural rules that currently hold you back or make you conform to ideas that are not yours. Learn to suppress them. Openly challenge the status quo in important aspects of your life. Reexamine what led you to it and consider alternatives. Allow yourself room to think/act differently. Be rebellious. Reject the most dangerous idea in the world: It has always been done this way. Pick the road less traveled as n...