What does it take to be a Thrillionaire?

Nik Halik’s innovative book ‘The New Thrillionaire: Make Your Life an Epic Extraordinary Experience’ challenges us to question the extent to which we are living life to the full and opening ourselves up to truly extraordinary experiences. Do have a look at his book – his extreme adventures remind us of what is possible – if only we aim high and far enough. But how do we get into the mindset to even dare to imagine we can tread where no man or woman has gone before?

The key component of any highly achieving individuals is congruence between what they want to do and what they believe. As the late Earl Nightingale said ‘ …wise men and teachers disagree on many things but on one point, they are unanimous’. That one point is ‘We become what we think about’. Disraeli said ‘Everything comes if a man will only wait. I have brought myself by long meditation to the conviction that a human being with a settled purpose must accomplish it and nothing will resist a will that will stake, even existence, for its fulfulment’. Ralph Waldo Emerson said ‘A man is what he thinks about all day long’. Other teachers say similar things when they remind us that there must be congruence between what we want and what we bring into our lives.

This level of consciousness is required for us to become the conscious authors of our own lives – questioning and denying (if we so choose) social and cultural myths that limit our choices. The power is in our hands – to live an epic extraordinary life – on our own terms – to be a thrillionaire or whatever else we might desire. Today, think about William James’ quote ‘The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind’.

I don’t believe that thrillionaires, achievers, people with purpose or those who are happy are not lucky – they believe, think and act in accordance with a positive purpose – and they won’t let any excuses or circumstances stand in the way of them achieving it.

What extraordinary thing would you like to create?