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WHAT IT’S REALLY ABOUT
Bob Proctor: Don't Let Circumstances Program You; Study, Think, Grow
- Bob Proctor argues that although we can't control outside conditions like the pandemic, we can control our inner response, and that most problems stem from a lack of understanding.
- He explains a chain from ignorance to doubt, worry, fear, anxiety, suppression, depression and disease, and says its polar opposite is study, understanding, faith and well-being.
- He describes six higher mental faculties (perception, will, reason, imagination, memory, intuition) and says self-image, usually formed in childhood, can be reshaped through study and mentorship.
- He recommends goals you don't yet know how to achieve, getting the best help in your weak areas, and daily habits like gratitude lists and handwritten affirmations.
- He shares his own story, from being broke and insecure to building a global company after following a mentor's instructions, and points listeners to free resources at proctorgallagher.com.
IDEAS WORTH REMEMBERING
5 ideasDon't let outside events program your mind
Proctor says his wartime childhood taught him that rationing and lack can become programming, and that people today risk the same with pandemic news. Conditions can't be changed, but they need not control you.
Understanding is the antidote to doubt and fear
He says fear grows out of ignorance, doubt and worry, while study leads to understanding, then faith and well-being. Doubt about yourself means you don't yet understand yourself well enough.
Your self-image was planted early and can be changed
Citing Maxwell Maltz, Proctor says the inner image is an idea planted in infancy by how you were raised. He says gathering new information about yourself, with a good mentor, changes that image.
Choose goals you don't know how to achieve
Proctor says a goal you already know how to reach is probably not a good one. He points to Edmund Hillary and to his own 1973 decision to build a worldwide company, saying the way is shown step by step as you pursue it.
Get the best help in your weak areas
Proctor says he hires or partners with top people where he is weak, like his business partner Sandy Gallagher on running the company. He says you won't go far doing it alone.
WORDS WORTH SAVING
5 quotesWe can't control what's going on outside, but we can control what's going on inside, you know?
— Bob Proctor
If you set a goal and you know how to do it, the goal probably isn't any good.
— Bob Proctor
The purpose of a goal is not to get, it's not to reach the goal. It's the awareness that you develop as you go after it. You're learning who you are.
— Bob Proctor
There's no sin in not knowing how to do something. The sin is in keep doing it wrong.
— Bob Proctor
Age is a dumb thing to let control you. It's our thinking that controls everything.
— Bob Proctor
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SPEAKERS
Bob Proctor
guestPersonal development author and speaker, co-founder of the Proctor Gallagher Institute focused on mindset, paradigms, and wealth-building education.
Lewis Howes
hostHost of The School of Greatness podcast and interviewer focused on personal development and high performance.
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