Shortcuts To Success

If you think you're going to sneeze yourself to success with a pocketful of fairy dust, this mini podcast is for you.

Grasshopper Notes are the writings from America's Best Known Hypnotherapist John Morgan. His podcasts contain his most responded to essays and blog posts from the past two decades. 

Find the written versions of these podcasts on John's podcasting site: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1628038

"The Grasshopper" is the part of you that whispers pearls of wisdom that  seem to pop into your mind from out of the blue. John's essays and blog posts are his interpretations of these "Nips of Nectar." Others have labeled his writings as timeless wisdom. 

Most of the John's writings revolve around self improvement and self help. They address topics like:

• Mindfulness
• Peace of mind
• Creativity
• How to stay in the present moment
• Spirituality
• Behavior improvement

And stories that transform you to a wider sense of awareness that presents more options. And isn't that what we all want, more options? 

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Transcript

Shortcuts To Success

One day, while I was idling away, The Grasshopper brought these words of wisdom my way: “Actions account for your successes, excuses insure your failure.”

It sounds like the same thing my 4th grade teacher Miss Wagner said: “You can have what you want or your reasons why not.”

Based on my experience, we live in a magic bullet society. We're looking for the shortcut or the pixie dust that makes all the work go away. It doesn’t exist. Action is your ally; armchair is the home of your fainting derrière.

I’m reminded of a very large family member whom I'll describe as leading an "academic" life. His head's forever buried in a book. The books offer him explanations why his life isn't working. He can explain away with a “bloated” vocabulary why things aren’t coming his way.

His problem: He can easily explain the 7-Steps to Success, but he never takes one.

The answers may be referenced in a book but only actions will take you to where the answers actually live.

Knowing the answer and arriving at it  s destination is a matter of movement.

Back to my relative: I’m certain he’s read and can cite chapter and verse “Declutter Your Home: 20 Tips for Keeping Things Simple” in the latest edition of the AARP Bulletin. I’m equally sure he tripped on something on his way to the magazine rack. 

Just so you know, I made up this family member – he's mythical, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t exist a bit in all of us. 

Look for the evidence of any success you’ve had. Unless it was pure luck, it was a process. There were actions taken to move you in the direction of success.

Explaining away our shortcomings can go on for a lifetime. If there is a real shortcut towards success, you can bet your entire library it’s wrapped up in one word: Action!

All the best,

John