Eight years ago I set a Guinness World Record ™ with my self-published children’s book, I CAN Believe in Myself.
Even though a handful of years have passed, that achievement still impacts me today. I learned a lot through that experience. I have no doubt that setting a Guinness World Record ™ taught me some valuable lessons.
3 Things I Learned from Setting a Guinness World Record ™
Planning is everything.
Setting a Guinness World Record ™ wasn’t easy. It took a lot of hard work, dedication and planning.
To figure out exactly what I needed to do, I simply asked myself this question:
What would I have to do to empower 100,000 children to believe in themselves by May 7th, 2014?
Then, I brainstormed.
Without the planning that followed, I never would have set that record. No matter what your goal is, you can use the same question. Just use this formula:
WHAT WOULD I HAVE TO DO TO [YOUR GOAL] BY [YOUR DEADLINE]?
Want to learn more about why this strategy is so important? Check out THIS blog post.
Community is essential.
While planning played a big part in my ability to achieve the Guinness World Record ™, none of it would have been possible without the support of my family, friends and staff.
It takes an extraordinary team to do extraordinary things.
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Who can help you get started, navigate your biggest questions, and celebrate your success?
Anything is possible.
Even though I was promoting a book about believing in yourself, I doubted whether I could actually win the Guinness World Record ™.
I wondered if I could actually pull it off.
After all, I’d told everyone about this goal to recruit their help. If I didn’t get it, I wouldn’t only let myself down — I’d let down thousands of readers, parents and educators too.
Of course when the time came, I broke the record and did exactly what I had set out to do. I had nothing to fear. I just had to believe in myself.
The same applies to you in whichever goal you’re striving for.
When you believe in yourself, anything is possible.
