How to Stop Analyzing Life and Start Living Life
Read the news. Go on LinkedIn, Facebook or see a Tweet. We notice uncertainty and chaos everywhere. In our job, in our career and in our life. We think about the future and our mind ‘cannot compute’. We consider the possibilities ahead and because of all the negativity in the air, we see only a bleak path in front of us.
We look for more information to help guide us to a better job, a more fulfilling pursuit or a powerful purpose. But we can’t seem to find one. So we freeze. We get stuck in our job, our career and in our life.
As every straight-thinking adult knows, a faulty belief system — i.e., a belief system based on false premises — leads to bad consequences. Perhaps the best example of this is a person who is caught up in the Victimization Trap.
Self-belief is a key component in leading a successful life. Self-belief does not mean arrogance or blindness to one’s own shortcomings, neither does it mean believing that you are perfect, as nobody is perfect. Self-belief means that you need to focus on your strengths and visualize what you want to become. For you to understand the power of self-belief you need to understand your weaknesses and overcome them without being anxious about them. 
This summer I had the esteemed privilege of being a keynote speaker in front of 8000 of the world’s top financial professionals at The Million Dollar Roundtable. Recently someone asked me, “Rory, aren’t you intimidated talking in front of people of that caliber?” My response, “Absolutely not.” 
You are very excited, as you have just decided to achieve your long-time dream to run your first marathon. You also decided that you want to reach this goal yourself and without any help.
If you haven’t already figured it out by now, influence can be a pretty powerful thing. Being influential is closely linked to greater career opportunities, wealth and success.