A reminder and a recommendation

by Blair Warren

A couple of months back I wrote a short article called You should think like I do.

My premise was that no matter what anyone may tell us, there is simply no “one way” to succeed in life.  And to believe those who tell us otherwise can be a costly mistake.

Well, I just stumbled upon a great quote from a neuroscientist named Dr. Jeffrey Sutton that reminded me of the point I was trying to make in my article.

Given how much we’re being told lately that the key to success is to “focus on what we want, not on what we don’t want,” I thought you might find Dr. Sutton’s words quite interesting.  He says,

“Worry is really a very advanced form of brain activity.  Most highly successful people worry a lot.  That’s part of the price they are willing to pay.  Worry gives them an edge.  By thinking about all the things that can go wrong, they can take steps to prevent them.  But it takes a smart person to think of all those things.  You have to be smart to be a good worrier.”

I don’t remember hearing anything like that in The Secret.  Do you?

By the way, I found this quote in an excellent book called Worry: Hope and Help for a Common Condition by Dr. Edward Hallowell.  As a chronic worrier myself, I love Dr. Hallowell’s balanced and sensible approach in this book.  In fact, I can say without hesitation that it was of great help to me in getting thru my recent teleseminar.  See, I wasn’t kidding when I said I hate being interviewed.  But now, it doesn’t seem so bad. 

P.S.  I’m also reading another book by Dr. Hallowell called Human Moments: How to find meaning and love in your everyday life.  I cannot recommend it highly enough.

Posted on Friday, March 23, 2007 at 09:38 AM

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