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I wrote a status update yesterday on Facebook that said…

“How do you brand yourself in the world? Everything we do contributes to our personal brand…the ethos of who we are and how we choose to play the game of life.”

One of my friends asked me why I call life a game.  So, I thought I’d take a few minutes and share my thoughts on this wonderful game of life.

To quote Will Smith from the movie The Legend of Bagger Vance…

“Golf (Life) is a game that can’t be won, only played.”

Damn if that isn’t true.  Winning would really imply beating someone else, which puts all focus on subjective, external stuff.  That is just not the stuff that life is about.

Like any game, not everyone chooses to play life at the same levels – as we all know, many choose to simply watch from the grandstands, observing others who put on their uniforms and got in the game.

Perhaps I am naive, but I believe the difference between good and great in any endeavor has far more to do with commitment, drive, skill acquisition and developed intelligence than innate talent.  I believe this at every level.  Even in professional sports, I think there are many, many people who could play at that level if they made the choice to do so and honored their commitment at every level.

Now before you start firing off…I agree that there are some that are a cut above.  Their commitment and drive is supported by incredible natural ability…these are our superstars.

This philosophy is even more true in the game of life.  For most of us…we get up, we do things, we go to sleep and the next day we repeat the cycle.

What separates the Player from the Spectator?

What they choose to do with the space between the time they sleep is what separates the two.

Our choices each day our driven by our beliefs about ourselves, about other people and the world we live in.  To choose well, we need to get our belief systems in order.

What are your beliefs about…

What you deserve in life?

What you are worth?

Whether you are good enough?

What you are capable of?

The importance of relationships?

About men?

About women?

About money and wealth?

About health, food, disease and longevity?

These beliefs drive our choices every day.  We can outperform them for a while, but eventually the predominant belief will win out and start attracting to it results to support the belief.

Choose now to adopt beliefs that support what you say you truly want.  If you want a great relationship…then you better believe that men/women are amazing, supportive, loving, giving, _____ fill in the blanks with the things you want.

As you get the old programs cleared out – take massive action in the direction of what you want.  Put yourself out there.  Be bold.

Stick your head out of the top of the convertible, raise your hands in the air and scream at the top of your lungs!

Grow some fricken balls and GO FOR IT.

Growing up playing high school football I finally had a coach as a junior that really taught me how to play the game.  Full out every play.  No holding back.  100% effort…100% of the time.

What % of your ability are you playing at?

Keith O’Brien The Authentic Networker keith@keithobrienunlimited.com Keith O’Brien is a master of human potential, training 10’s of thousands of people worldwide. He has been around network marketing for 17 years and actively built businesses for 7 of those. He has earned nearly 1.5 million in commissions and has built global teams using both online and offline strategies. He currently focuses on training people to develop online presence through personal branding and attraction marketing. http://keithobrien.wordpress.com Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Keith_B._O’Brien

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