CHAPTER 27
Self-Disruption Versus Stagnation
The Toothbrush Test
Circumstances—what are circumstances? I make circumstances.
—NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
You want to be change proof? Then brush your teeth. Yep, turns out your mother and your dentist were both correct when they said that all you had to do in life to be successful was keep your teeth clean.
Ok. Maybe it’s not that simple. And yet, it’s a simple trick I use with clients who find themselves stagnant, doing the same thing, day after day, getting the same results. I ask them a question: What hand do you use to brush your teeth? Usually they look a little concerned that they’re wasting their time with me, so I gently ask them again. What hand do you use to brush your teeth? Most say, “My right ...
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