Ask an Expert if Santa is Real

"Dad, I want you to tell me the truth,"
Greg solemnly asked me thirty years ago,
almost to the day. His nine-year-old eyes
looked up at me with complete trust; "Is
there really a Santa Claus?" I'll share my
answer with you in a moment...

We all love a sympathetic "I understand"
when we're facing difficulties. But
sometimes you can love them too much. Sometimes
those pats on your back become so
comfortable they start to feel like you’re
getting productive advice.

You're not. You're getting commiseration. And
commiseration is a very different
animal than solution-seeking.

Commiseration comes from someone who
understands and says, “I feel your pain.” It
is a comfort to receive it because it
reminds you that you’re not alone. But it
does not help you solve your dilemma.

Because it feels so comfortable, you always
run the risk of getting stuck in the rut of
seeking commiseration over seeking real
help.

To affect positive change and personal
growth, you see, you cannot overestimate
the value of someone who has gone where you
want to go. An expert with first-hand
experience. Someone who’s walked the walk
and knows how to take you there too.

I want you to develop the habit of seeking
out experts to make sure you’re making
genuine progress towards your goals. And
I’ve written a Fun Commandment to motivate
you: Ask an Expert.

Most of us occasionally fall into the
commiseration trap; perhaps we want to be a
millionaire, but we go around asking gas
station attendants how to do it. There’s
noting wrong with being a gas station
attendant, mind you, but how much real
guidance is he going to give you regarding
your million dollar goal?

If you want to become a millionaire, you
need to talk to a millionaire.

Getting occasional pats on your back will
always be something you indulge. But
developing the habit of asking an expert
will move you closer to the coveted realm
of super health and success that you seek. Remember
that only 1% of the population is
reported to exhibit the necessary habits
and drive to achieve lofty goals.

This strategy puts you within that 1%.

And finding an expert is not difficult. In
two weeks I'll devote The Fun Times to
discussing how you get, and use, an expert
to help you achieve any goal you desire.

Thirty years ago, by the way, my son
already understood my Fun Commandment, Ask
an Expert. Here's what I told him and,
thirty years later, I still believe it
heart and soul:

"Greg, Santa is real. Santa Claus is
magical and real, but his magic is a
special magic just for children who believe
in him. The moment you decide not to
believe in him, he is no longer real for
you. And your Mom and I will then make your
Christmas as special for you as Santa
does.

Now, it's okay if you decide not to believe
in Santa Claus; I promise you will still
have a wonderful Christmas. But it's also
okay to believe in Santa and, as long as
you decide to do so, he is as real as I am."

To which my daughter, Rebecca, immediately
chimed in, "Greg, I know Santa is real! Think
about it - he brings us big,
expensive presents. Mom and Dad can't
afford those presents!"

I hope you start to ask the experts in your
life to help you. And I'd love to read you
results, if you'd care to share them. See
you in two weeks!

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