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principles of quality questions and emotional management . A lovely young woman showed me a picture of her former self , having lost fifty - two pounds by applying the principles of leverage that are detailed in this book . 

I was touched so deeply by the emotions in that room that I got choked up , and at first I couldn't speak . As I looked out on my audience and saw 5,000 smiling , cheering , loving faces , in that moment I realized that I am living my dream ! What a feeling to know that beyond a shadow of a doubt I had the information , strategies , philosophies , and skills that could assist any one of these people in empowering themselves to make the changes they desired most ! A flood of images and emotions flowed over me . I began to remember an experience I'd had only a few years before , sitting in my 400 - square - foot bachelor apartment in Venice , California , all alone and crying as I listened to the lyrics of a Neil Diamond song : " I am , I said , to no one there . And no one heard at all , not even the chair . I am , I cried . I am , said I. And I am lost , and I can't even say why , leavin ' me lonely still . " 

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I remembered feeling like my life didn't matter , as if the events of the world were controlling me . I also remember the moment my life changed , the moment I finally said , " I've had it ! I know I'm much more than I'm demonstrating mentally , emotionally , and physically in my life . " I made a decision in that moment which was to alter my life forever . I decided to change virtually every aspect of my life . I decided I would never again settle for less than I could be . Who would have guessed that this decision would bring me to such an incredible moment ? 

I gave my all at the seminar that night , and when I left the auditorium , crowds of people followed me to the helicopter to see me off . To say I was deeply moved by the experience would be an understatement . A tear slid down my cheek as I thanked my Creator for these wonderful gifts . As I lifted off the grass and ascended into the moonlight , I had to pinch myself . Could this be real ? Am I the same guy who eight years ago was struggling , frustrated , feeling alone and incapable of making my life work ? Fat , broke , and wondering if I could even survive ? How could a young kid like me with nothing but a high school education have created such dramatic changes ? 

My answer is simple : I learned to harness the principle I now call concentration of power . Most people have no idea of the giant capacity we can immediately command when we focus all of our resources on mastering a single area of our lives . Controlled focus is like a laser beam that can cut through anything that seems to be stopping you . When we focus consistently on improvement in any area , we develop unique distinctions on how to make that area better . One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our focus ; we never concentrate our power . Most people dabble their way through life , never deciding to master anything in particular . In fact , I believe most people fail in life simply because they major in minor things . I believe that one of life's major lessons is learning to understand what makes us do what we do . What shapes human behavior ? The answers to this question provide critical keys to shaping your own destiny . 

My entire life has been continually driven by a singular , compelling focus : What makes the difference in the quality of people's lives ? How is it that so often people from such humble beginnings and devastating backgrounds manage in spite of it all to create lives that inspire us ? Conversely , why

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质量问题和情绪管理的原则。 一位可爱的年轻女子向我展示了她以前的照片，她通过运用本书中详细介绍的杠杆原理减掉了 52 磅。 我被那个房间里的情绪深深地触动了，以至于我哽咽着，一开始我说不出话来。 当我看着我的观众，看到 5,000 张微笑、欢呼、充满爱意的面孔时，那一刻我意识到我正在实现我的梦想！ 知道毫无疑问我拥有可以帮助这些人中的任何一个人授权自己做出他们最想要的改变的信息、策略、哲学和技能，这真是一种感觉！ 大量的画面和情绪涌上我的心头。 我 开始 回忆 几年 前 的 一次 经历 , 坐在 加州 威尼斯 400 平方英尺 的 单身 公寓 里 , 一个人 听 着 尼尔 戴蒙德 歌曲 的 歌词 哭泣 : " 我 是 , 我 对 那里 没有 人 说 仍然 寂寞 . " 我 记得 我 觉得 我 的 生活 无关紧要 , 好像 世界 的 事件 正在 控制 我 . 我 还 记得 我 的 生活 改变 的 那一刻 , 那 一刻 我 终于 说 , “我 受够 了 ! 我 知道 我 在 我 的 生活 中 的 精神 , 情感 , 和 身体 上 的 表现 远远 不止 . 那一刻将永远改变我的生活。 我决定改变我生活的方方面面。 我决定我永远不会再满足于低于我的能力。 谁能想到这个决定会带给我如此不可思议的时刻？ 那天晚上我在研讨会上全力以赴，当我离开礼堂时，一大群人跟着我到直升机上为我送行。 说我被这次经历深深打动是轻描淡写的。 当我感谢我的造物主赐予我这些美妙的礼物时，我的眼泪从我的脸颊滑落。 当我从草地上爬起来，登上月光时，我不得不掐自己。 这可能是真的吗？ 我还是八年前那个挣扎、沮丧、感到孤独、无法让我的生活继续下去的人吗？ 肥胖，破产，想知道我是否还能活下来？ 像我这样一个只有高中学历的孩子，怎么会造成如此巨大的变化？ 我的回答很简单：我学会了利用我现在称之为权力集中的原则。 大多数人不知道当我们将所有资源集中在掌握我们生活的一个领域时，我们可以立即掌握的巨大能力。 受控焦点就像一道激光束，可以穿透任何似乎阻碍你的事物。 当我们始终专注于任何领域的改进时，我们会在如何使该领域变得更好方面形成独特的区别。 我们中很少有人实现我们真正想要的一个原因是我们从不集中注意力。 我们从不集中力量。 大多数人在生活中涉足他们的道路，从不决定要掌握什么特别的东西。 事实上，我相信大多数人在生活中失败只是因为他们主修了一些小事。 我相信人生的主要课程之一是学会理解是什么让我们做我们所做的事情。 是什么塑造了人类的行为？ 这个问题的答案为塑造你自己的命运提供了关键的钥匙。 我的整个生活一直被一个独特而引人注目的焦点所驱动：是什么让人们的生活质量有所不同？ 那些出身卑微、出身卑微的人，是如何不顾一切地创造出激励我们的生活的？ 反之，为什么 

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