"Programmed" to fail? Wow, that's pretty strong language, isn't it?

No. Not at all. In fact, most of us don't have a clue how programmed we really are, how much we're "running on automatic," and how a huge percentage of our life today consists of "acting out" what we were programmed to do so many years ago.

Between the beliefs foisted upon us by other people (parents, relatives, teachers, ministers, siblings) literally from day one, and the daily / lifelong barrage of media info-noise. Our worldview, our cultural values, and even our sense of who we are—all are the products of forces that were virtually 100% beyond our control. Sad to say, most of us have never had a truly "original" thought in our lives.

So, even though we were created with a tremendous capacity for success, achievement, and living a truly awesome life, we also were—literally—programmed to fail.

If you're like most people, you are living what has been called a "second-hand" life—just plugging along, day to day—and from cradle to grave—believing, thinking, and doing things you have been externally programmed to think, believe, and do.

And all the while convinced it's "your" life you're living.

Why am I hammering on this point? Because, until we grasp how little control we've really had over own lives so far, we'll never understand (a) the damage that's been done to us without our knowledge or permission,(b) the importance of un-doing that damage, and (c) the tremendous power we have to do so.

You just don't know it yet.

Now, I'll be the first to admit that this can be heavy stuff to think about, and maybe scary to look at. But the first step to activating your great powers is to understand why you haven't been able to so do in the past.

Who you are right now—who you have been all your life—is the product of outside forces that may not have had your best interest at heart, and may have caused (accidentally or deliberately) great damage to your budding self-image, self-esteem, and self-confidence when you were too young to fight it or even know about it.

As a result, most of us just don't have a clue who we really are, let alone who we could be. So our own magnificent potential may never be revealed—to ourselves or anyone else. Instead, we're trapped in a needlessly unhealthy body, living a needlessly unhappy life that we don't really love, and may not even like.

We never even understood the problem, let alone how to fix it. And all because of the thoughtless, careless, mindless actions of the people around us—who themselves may have been going cluelessly through life. And so it goes, from generation to generation. No wonder that the world is in the mess it’s in. No wonder our lives are in the mess they’re in!

Yet through it all, we suffer in silence, hoping we can make it through " just one more day." Is that really living? I don't think so.

But what can we do about it? A whole lot more than you may think!

In the second and third installments of "Born To Win...But Programmed To Fail," you'll learn the secret of improving your life to a level of health, energy, and happiness you may not even be able to imagine right now. So stay tuned!