Chapter 2. Creating the Mind of a Sales Superstar
The Most Important Decision of My Life
On November 19, 2005—one day after having surgery to have my tonsils removed—I was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma cancer. I would compare the way I felt when I received the news to being numbed in the dentist's chair. But instead of just my mouth, this news had numbed my whole body. For twenty minutes, I experienced a barrage of all kinds of thoughts and emotions—shock, anger, asking "why me?", and sadness.
However, after twenty minutes of running the gamut of helpless emotions, I made a big decision. I decided to live. I realized my initial reaction was not supporting me. I resolved right then and there to switch all beliefs and actions to those of support, complete cure, and total health and well-ness. And the moment that I made that decision, I was cured.
On January 31, 2006, I received my 33rd and final daily radiation treatment. I am now cancer free. I did not need the doctor to declare that for me. I had already made that decision from the day of diagnosis. I had even told my doctor that at my first appointment.
For my whole life, I have believed in the power of the mind. Our ability to shape our own life's experiences from our thoughts and emotions is undeniable. Nothing is as powerful as your personal philosophy in life, and you get to decide what your personal philosophy is.
In my lifetime, I have been both poor and rich. I have had both sad and happy times. I have lived through ...
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