Why You Are Not More Successful – Your Intelligence Is Not Choosing Your Actions

In this episode of *The Missing Secret Podcast*, John and Kelly talk about the concept that the reason you’re not more successful than you are is because your intelligence and intellect is not choosing your actions. John mentions in this podcast that he is writing a new book called advanced leadership of self. He’s establishing the academic discipline of the emerging field advanced leadership of self. With the intention of making the University of Texas the global leader in advanced leadership of self. John mentions that he is writing the book in conjunction with AI. It’s a fascinating process. But in the podcast John mentions the most profound thing he ever learned is that up to 95% of his daily actions are unconscious. And since they are unconscious, his conscious mind intelligence and intellect is not controlling his daily actions. Yet those daily actions are the very thing that determines his success. In the podcast John talks about University of California researcher Benjamin Libit. And the experiment he did in the 1980s that proved that a person takes an action first and then a few milliseconds later becomes conscious of it. The implications of that for a driven person determined to be successful is huge. And John says that the turning point in his life was dispelling the false belief that he controlled his daily actions. As the podcast is wrapping up, John and Kelly end with a profound thought. Working harder is like stepping on the gas with the parking brake on. If you are not leading yourself deliberately and intelligently with a system. Buy John’s book, *THE MISSING SECRET of the Legendary Book Think and Grow Rich : And a 12-minute-a-day technique to apply it* here. **About the Hosts:** John Mitchell John’s story is pretty amazing. After spending 20 years as an entrepreneur, John was 50 years old but wasn’t as successful as he thought he should be. To rectify that, he decided to find the “top book in the world” on SUCCESS and apply that book literally Word for Word to his life. That Book is Think & Grow Rich. The book says there’s a SECRET for success, but the author only gives you half the secret. John figured out the full secret and a 12 minute a day technique to apply it. When John applied his 12 minute a day technique to his life, he saw his yearly income go to over $5 million a year, after 20 years of $200k - 300k per year. The 25 times increase happened because John LEVERAGED himself by applying science to his life. His daily technique works because it focuses you ONLY on what moves the needle, triples your discipline, and consistently generates new business ideas every week. This happens because of 3 key aspects of the leveraging process. John’s technique was profiled on the cover of Time Magazine. He teaches it at the University of Texas’ McCombs School of Business, which is one the TOP 5 business schools in the country. He is also the “mental coach” for the head athletic coaches at the University of Texas as well. Reach out to John at john@thinkitbeit.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-mitchell-76483654/ Kelly Hatfield Kelly Hatfield is an entrepreneur at heart. She believes wholeheartedly in the power of the ripple effect and has built several successful companies aimed at helping others make a greater impact in their businesses and lives. She has been in the recruiting, HR, and leadership development space for over 25 years and loves serving others. Kelly, along with her amazing business partners and teams, has built four successful businesses aimed at matching exceptional talent with top organizations and developing their leadership. Her work coaching and consulting with companies to develop their leadership teams, design recruiting and retention strategies, AND her work as host of Absolute Advantage podcast (where she talks with successful entrepreneurs, executives, and thought leaders across a variety of industries), give her a unique perspective covering the hiring experience and leadership from all angles. As a Partner in her most recent venture, Think It Be It, Kelly has made the natural transition into the success and human achievement field, helping entrepreneurs break through to the next level in their businesses. Further expanding the impact she’s making in this world. Truly living into the power of the ripple effect. Reach out to Kelly at kelly@thinkitbeit.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-hatfield-2a2610a/ Learn more about Think It Be It athttps://thinkitbeit.com/https://thinkitbeit.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/think-it-be-it-llc Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thinkitbeitcompany **Thanks for listening!** Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below! **Subscribe to the podcast** If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. You can also subscribe in your favorite podcast app. **Leave us an Apple Podcasts review** Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. 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