Do You Dare to Be Number One? Unlock Your Champion Mindset

Welcome to the Paul Vette podcast for those who refuse the average. 100 percent ownership, primal power. One of the most important indicators to know whether you deeply believe inside that you are that number 1, you could say can be, but that already shows doubt language, is by doing this exercise. And I'm going to give you a tip shortly on how you can lift yourself to actually being that number 1. With which I'm actually already implying that you don't yet deeply believe inside that you are that number 1. Very simple. I don't think you're already at the level of a Richard Branson or a Ronaldo or Messi or a Kensington. Maybe you are, props, then you don't need to watch this video further. If that's not the case, do this exercise. Go sit somewhere and feel very briefly, but very briefly, feel the chair and your foot on the ground and connect with the person you are now in reality. So based on your results. Who are you now? Where do you stand now? Are you already a number 1 in something, but is that also measurable? Feel that for a moment. Just feel who you are, where you stand, how you feel now. Just very briefly. And then think of the person who for you represents that type of entrepreneur artist or top athlete I want to be. Choose the highest person for you, of whom you feel wow that's a high bar. And when you think of that person, this is the most relevant question. Where does this person stand? And if it helps, close your eyes for a moment. Where does this person stand? So think of this person and then they might pop up top left, top right, in front, behind, next to you, that person pops up feeling-wise. Before I started recording the video I did this same exercise and I thought of Jordan Peterson. When I think of someone who shows reasonable similarities to me, that's Jordan Peterson. But when I sit down and I think of him, he popped up for me far above me, in front of me and far above me. Very important to realize for most people it's the case that in their head the past lies behind them and the future in front of them. But that's not the case for everyone. Some people have the past on the left and the future on the right. And with a very small select group of people it's a bit mixed up. So the question is how does your timeline run when you think of your past? Where does your past lie? Well for me behind me, my future lies in front of me. But based on that it's also interesting where this person stands that you're thinking of. In my case top left Jordan Peterson, in my future and much higher than me. Now you can do a kind of spiritual cool mindset exercise by placing yourself next to this person. I would certainly advise you to do that if you feel it, if you think yes that works for me. Place yourself next to that person. The art is to lift yourself to that person, but often that's far too difficult for people. So what you can also do is pull the person down and place them next to you. Often it's smart to place men on your right and women on your left, but if it feels better otherwise, do what feels good. And that exercise is extremely powerful, because with it you lift yourself. You're not pulling them down. You lift yourself to that level, to that weightiness of that person. And the bigger that gap is, the more difficult it becomes. If you don't feel that or want to do both, then I also have a very practical exercise to do. So you've thought of a person of whom you think wow, that's really the highest attainable currently for me. Ultimately you want to create your own legacy, you want to fully occupy your own place, not necessarily be that person. I get that. But what you can do in my case Jordan Peterson. When I think of Jordan Peterson, I'm going to think about it and write down. Okay which qualities does he possess that I also possess. When I think of Jordan Peterson, I think of deep thinking. That also fits me. With which I'm not automatically saying that I'm at his level in that regard, but I recognize it in him and in myself. That's a quality I recognize and that I would therefore want to develop to his level. By believing that's possible it also succeeds faster. You learn faster the moment you already adopt that identity. So what I sometimes do is adopt the identity of the person who already stands next to Jordan Peterson. And then I'm going to execute what I just said, deep thinking. What else does he do that I recognize in him? Investigating patterns, exposing patterns. He does that like no other, I recognize that in myself. Okay great. In those qualities I can lift myself toward him. Okay which qualities don't I recognize. He has a deep knowledge of myths and sagas. I don't have that. He also has a certain interest in that. I don't have that. He also has a deep knowledge about Christianity and the Bible. I think also about other faiths. I don't have that, I'm delving into it. But I don't have that deep knowledge. Okay so I've made it clear to myself. Okay in this area I recognize myself in Jordan Peterson. Great. Which qualities do I want to develop more in myself? And then you can think for example of. Well let me take Richard Branson, I think that's a good example. When I think of Richard Branson, I think okay which qualities does he have? He finds a lot of things fun, he finds many different aspects fun, and he can stand above that. Can steer all his companies, can lead them. So he finds all those things interesting. You could call him a generalist, and all those companies are specializations of what he finds interesting. And he can manage that very well. I also recognize that in myself and I recognize that less in Jordan Peterson. So I can place Richard Branson in that same row and place him next to me in thought. But I can also write down okay I recognize that behavior in him and in myself. And so you go through a whole list of people, not too many, just a few of whom you feel. Okay if I mold them together then I recognize the qualities in these people. These qualities, that's naturally important, I need to map out my path. To further pave the path to actually become that number 1 in your framework. And the moment you look at it this way, you recognize in yourself. Okay do you already feel like number 1? The chance is therefore very high that you don't. Then you know there's work to be done. Then you can apply these 2 exercises. So place them next to you and recognize the qualities you recognize in yourself and develop them further. Then you can also apply that. And sometimes, often, there's a blockage in yourself that doesn't believe that's meant for you, or that somewhere still has a fear or an insecurity or a doubt. Then you need to call me, because then there's something in you causing that doubt. And we don't just need to solve that, because underneath that doubt lies even a raw talent of yours that you don't see yet. And the moment that's released, you even have an advantage over all these people you've put down. So 3 steps. 1 sit for a moment, place them next to you, lift yourself. That's the best, but otherwise you pull them toward you and you have the idea that you've lifted yourself. 2 recognize which qualities you recognize from different people in yourself. Then you can lift yourself in those qualities and place yourself next to this person. And you now notice by doing this exercise Shit I do say that I'm number 1 or I do say that I reach champions league level, meanwhile I don't believe that, because when I sit down with my eyes closed I place Messi or Ronaldo really quite far above me. Or Jordan Peterson or Richard Branson or whoever, Oprah Winfrey or whatever, I place them above me. Then you know, okay, so there's a gap between what you actually want to believe and what you deeply believe inside. And then you need to call me. Did you find this valuable? Then share it with other high performers. For those who also don't settle for the average. --- This transcript has been translated from Dutch.