World Class Thinking

After training over 35,000 salespeople in 10 countries through our Mental Toughness University program, the evidence is in: the number one challenge for all of them is the fear of rejection. Whether it’s a salesperson at Johnson & Johnson or an entrepreneur working out of his studio apartment, the fear of being rejected and criticized costs them and their companies a fortune. The good news is there is a little-known mental toughness secret that solves this problem, and this is what this post is about. Watch this short video I shot today in Atlanta and I’ll look forward to your comments.

My new book, Sex, Politics and Religion: How Delusional Thinking is Destroying America was released yesterday in ebook format. The hard copy will be out in a few weeks. Yesterday we posted a landing page WARNING people not to buy the book if they fell into several emotionally-fueled categories, and the phone has been ringing off the hook. Half the callers thanked us for the WARNING and having the courage to write this book  and the other half were outraged by the WARNINGS! This book takes on 50 of the most controversial social issues in America and challenges American’s to approach

This is one of the most misunderstood mental toughness techniques in modern psychology. It’s used to extremes by professional athletes, Navy Seals, and psychopaths. If you’re looking to make a quantum leap in results in some area of your life, watch this video I taped in Times Square in New York City. Psychological conversion is one of the flashiest, sexiest and most powerful of all mental training techniques due to the massive results it produces. Try it for yourself and see what you think. And please accept my apologies for the Chinese guy harassing me during the taping. Only in New

Thanks to everyone who commented on the last post. As always, it was a passionate, robust discussion. One of the great, yet under-used mental toughness tools is the concept of starting over in place of repairing, patching and improving in areas we’re dissatisfied in. Watch this short video I shot in Phoenix and I’ll look forward to your comments.   Steve Siebold  (1:48 ) [media id=193] Watch on YouTube

Critical thinking and organized religion have and will always clash, and my public knock-down drag-out in Oklahoma City with a Catholic Priest is a prime example. I didn’t go in looking for a fight, but when I openly challenged this man of the cloth with a critical thinking question he couldn’t answer, he attacked me and didn’t expect an equal response. Whether you’re a person of faith, an atheist or anywhere in between, it’s hard to dispute the fact that the problem with religious leaders and their doctrine is their unwillingness to undergo the scientific and critical thinking scrutiny that every

One of the most frequently asked questions I get on speaking and book tours is “where can I network with the rich?” Even in the midst of the great recession, the wealthy can be found everywhere. That being said, they do have their favorite places, and that’s where I’ve been interviewing them for the past 28 years. Palm Beach, Sydney, London, Manhattan, Aspen, Palm Springs are just a few. I’m spending this week in one of them, and the streets here are paved with gold chock full of people with more money than then they know what to do with and

The last post uncovered a lot of emotional responses, which was one of the goals. The definition of critical thinking is making decisions based on greater criteria, devoid of emotion. The problem with emotion is it clouds judgment and reduces our ability to think at the highest range of our potential. This is one of the major obstacles to world-class success, and 90% of us fall into this trap. I would challenge anyone interested in this concept to read the comments on the Rush Limbaugh post and see how many people actually addressed my point and question. Over 80% of the

Georgetown University Law Student Sandra Fluke has proven herself to be one of the best and brightest of a new generation of articulate, empowered, fearless women. She’s been delivering speeches and TV interviews standing up for her belief that all women should have access to free contraception. As you know, this has been a hot-button issue on the GOP campaign trail. On Wednesday, Rush Limbaugh, in front of millions of his listeners, called Sandra Fluke a ‘Slut’. This is yet another example of emotional thinking and immaturity, which Limbaugh is well known for. Here’s a 61 year old multimillionaire bullying a

If you’re interested in becoming a part-time or full-time Mental Toughness Trainer, you’re going to be excited about this post and follow up conference call. Mental Toughness Training is becoming more popular in corporate America and around the world every year. Demand is high and supply is low. We’re looking for partners to join our faculty at Mental Toughness University, and we will be selecting the 2012 candidates in the next 30 days. The license training will be held on April 13-14, 2012 in Oklahoma City. You’ll also have the opportunity to join me when I speak on in OKC on

Are you addicted to the approval of other people? If so, how much? Watch this short video I taped in Louisville, Kentucky during a recent speaking/media tour. I’ll look forward to your comments.    Steve Siebold   (1:55) [media id=186]