How to make yourself undeniable and win every contest.
Undeniability is the condition where an individual won’t be put off their goal
It’s like a momentive force that moves inexorably towards the intended finish line and there’s nothing anyone or anything can do to prevent it from achieving its intended purpose.
Successful people tend to have the ‘undeniability factor’ working for them. When they put their mind to doing something, they simply cannot be denied achieving their intended outcome
How does one acquire undeniability? Do they learn it in school? Do they acquire it with life experience? Are they born with the undeniability gene? Or is there some other reason some have it while others don’t’?
The reality is that it’s probably a bit of each.
Like most profound and complicated-to-explain things in life, I believe it’s a combination of a number of factors that are at play when undeniability is being formed in a person’s motivation profile.
But it’s what you observe in real life situations that offers more understanding than hypotheses tested in a lab environment ever will.
And so, after witnessing (not a large) number of undeniability ‘masters’, these are the 5 like-no-other attributes they possess that give them their affliction:
Goal setting
Undeniables are tenacious goal setters with a substantial number of them in the audacious category.
The goal setting process instils urgency and a sense of commitment which provides the energy to relentlessly move forward.
They set goals for everything no matter how small. If it’s worth doing, they need to set a goal to get it done.
Their goal setting infatuation makes them the antithesis of most people who thrive on activity and business and achieve terribly little.
Personal conviction
When they set their sights on a goal, undeniables are all in. They’re not ‘slightly interested’ in achieving their goal; they are and passionately driven to do so.
And it’s not out of intellectual interest in the subject matter; it’s a drive in their gut that makes them move on it relentlessly.
Bravery
Undeniables are brave; they are fearless in pursuit of their end game.
Trepeditiousness knows no part of them. They understand the risks but nevertheless drive forward often right into the face of adversaries. Walking into a buzz saw isn’t a pleasant experience for them, but they’re ok with doing it if it’s a requisite to achieving their purpose.
And their bravery is supported by the fact that they know their stuff; it’s what makes them special and gives them the confidence to move often against the crowd and willing to accept all of the consequences that often befall a contrarian.
They are the expert in whatever they’re targeting to achieve, which is mandatory to meet the challenges they face in advancing their agenda.
Mentors
Undeniables have a stable of like minded (but different) mentors to draw on for advice and guidance consistent with each unique journey they pursue.
Bumps in the road require different perspectives on how to maneuver through them and having a mosaic of experience to tap into allows the undeniable to consistently achieve their goals.
Their mentors are special with each one of them having an unparalleled history of getting stuff done as opposed to having only a lofty academic pedigree for credentials. Undeniables hunt for the ‘been there done it’ mentor and they accept nothing less.
Age and maturity
Undeniables start early in life when their energy reserves are high, curiosity is growing and passion is honest.
They were researchers of anything that interested them, spending hours and hours trying to understand every aspect of the topic in their crosshairs.
They realized very early that their exam goals could be achieved by working out a rigid (and sometimes ‘unrealistic’) study schedule and by putting in more hours than anyone else.
They also have an idea of what they wanted to be when they grew up before their schoolmates. They had a rudimentary career plan that not only defined the few choices they were interested in, it also defined the possible routes to achieve each one.
Undeniables are special people that achieve success in spite of those around them who try (often unknowingly) to deny them.
Study the traits I’ve given you and see if you can emulate them — this stuff is ok to copy because there are so few of them in the world you will be viewed as an original.
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