The 80/20 Rule
The 80/20 Rule The 80/20 Rule and the BS Factor What I have observed about the 80% group is that they continually ‘BS’ themselves about their efforts. Make no mistake about it, our life is a blank white canvas and we get to paint our own life picture if we are willing to take the responsibility, but it does take self-discipline, will-power, and practice. The 80/20 Rule / Definition Success Let me pose a very important question before we continue: what is success? The answer will be different for everyone, but let me share mine with you by first telling you about my two biggest failures. Every single one of us has had various struggles in our life and we experience varying degrees of stress, and whether they are about relationships, finances, health etc., these struggles, although uncomfortable, are the life lessons that ultimately make us who we are. For me, my two biggest life disappointments, my divorce and business failure years ago, have been my greatest teachers, and I am now able to express my appreciation and gratitude for these challenges. And I hear this same message from my audiences on a regular basis. In order to finally exit the “80% group” and stop ‘BSing’ ourselves we must understand the necessary steps to move forward and then take regular and consistent action. Clarity is achieved by understanding that success is only possible when we have lived through failure. Just as we would not understand light without dark or hot without cold. In other words, if you have failed - good for you! You are one step closer to success. The 80/20 Rule / a To-Do List Painting our life’s canvas and accessing infinite intelligence involve all of the following: *Listening to our ‘Inner Radar’ without fear of judgment from others This may all seem like a tall order, but the spiritual masters of our planet have all learned the above through practice, study, and teaching. Painting our life’s canvas means being able to consistently access infinite intelligence to get the unique and correct answers for us individually. The only consistent way for us to receive the proper direction is to get on the right frequency of the answers. The 80/20 Rule and Universal Oneness Let’s review Universal Oneness. Never was this understanding clearer to me than on my hiking expedition to Mt. Kilimanjaro in August of 2005. At the end of the first days hike we exited the rain forest and stepped on to a beautiful plateau. I remember looking down on a sea of beautiful dark clouds as if in an airplane. Next I witnessed a magnificent sunset reflecting off these clouds, followed by an awesome starlit evening. This beautiful show of Nature and the closeness I felt to it, along with the incredible warmth of my new Tanzanian friends (the guides and porters), clarified for me in vivid detail that we are all of a common thread. This was my journey to Oneness.
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