In the life of every man and woman, there comes a time of supreme challenge. .

An hour when every booking we have is tested. A time when life seems unfair.

A time when our faith, our values, our patience, our compassion, our ability to resist are all pushed beyond our limits.

Some use such tests as opportunities to become better people. Others allow these life experiences to destroy them.

Have you ever wondered what it is that creates the difference in the ways human beings react to life’s challenges?

Again, the question is, if it’s possible for others in the world, it’s possible for you.

It’s not a question of whether you can get the results that someone else has.

It’s a question of strategy, that is, how does the person get the results?

It’s all about internal communication, known as your emotional state.

Mel Fisher is the man who for seventeen years searched for a treasure buried in the sea, and ended up discovering gold and silver bars worth about 400 thousand dollars.

In an article I read about him, one of the crew members was asked why Mel Fisher had worked so hard. He replied that Mel had the ability to keep everyone.

Every day, Fisher would say to himself and the crew, “Today is the day, it’s the end of the day, tomorrow is the day.”

But just saying that wasn’t enough. He also said it in harmony with his tone of voice, the images in his mind, and his feelings.

Every day he put himself in such a state that he could continue to take action until he was successful.

He is a classic example of the Ultimate Success Formula.

He knew his goal, took action, learned what worked, and if it didn’t, he tried something else until he succeeded.

Remember:

Human behavior is the result of the state we are in, and if you have already achieved a successful result IN LIFE, you can reproduce it, adopting the same mental and physical measures that you took at the time.

People who have achieved excellence are masters at penetrating the richest parts of their brain’s resources.

That’s what separates them from the group.

The key thing to remember here is that your state has admirable power, and you can contact it.

You don’t have to be at the mercy of whatever comes your way.

The difference is the neurophysiological state they are in.

There are states that enable – trust, love, inner strength, joy, ecstasy, belief – and let out great wellsprings of personal power.

There are the paralyzing states—confusion, depression, fear, anxiety, sadness, frustration—that leave us powerless.

We all go in and out of good and bad states.

Understanding states is the key to understanding change and achieving excellence.

Our behavior is the result of the state we are in.