From Zero to Hero

By Daniel Delatour

In this book, you will learn to change your mind-set with the key tools that I myself have gained throughout the years from consulting multiple mentors. Some of these concepts come from me and my personal experiences in life. All you need to do is truly follow these steps and immerse yourself in your life with the new mind-set that I am presenting. I can guarantee that you will see great changes if you implement this way of life as a pillar to help overcome your future challenges.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing
• Release date: Jul 30, 2015
• ISBN: 9781490759777

Daniel Delatour

I am an aspiring entrepreneur that wants to make a difference in the world by helping others see the silver lining in the dark cloud. I grew up witnessing many of my friends and loved ones go through tough situations and having their spirits brought down. This affected me emotionally to such a point that I had to tell myself that life has to be brighter than this, and that no one should live their life in such a negative outlook. I took it upon myself to try and convince them to change their mind-set from negative to positive to finally be able to enjoy life to its fullest.

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CONTENTS

Gratitude Letter

Introduction

Chapter 1: Idea

Chapter 2: The Planning Stage

Chapter 3: Time

Chapter 4: Action

Chapter 5: Habits

Chapter 6: Motivation/Determination

Chapter 7: Why

Chapter 8: Values / Standards

Chapter 9: General Emotions

Chapter 10: Specific Emotions

Chapter 11: Opinion

Chapter 12: I Am That, I Am

Chapter 13: Hard Work

Chapter 14: Consistency

Chapter 15: Time

Chapter 16: Faith

Chapter 17: Risk

Chapter 18: Goals

Chapter 19: Success/Failure

Chapter 20: Revenge/Conclusion

Notes

References

Quotes

GRATITUDE LETTER

I want to start off by thanking the people that helped in the publication of this book. First of all my mother, Marie-Jude Delatour, who was my number one supporter and believed in me since day one when I told her that I had the brilliant idea to write a book. Even though she knew that I didn’t like to read nor write, she still supported me and pushed me towards accomplishing this dream. Second of all I would like to thank Melissa Rose Charles for putting the incessant idea of me being a motivational speaker in my head until I actually listened to her and worked towards that goal. All of this would have never happened if you never came into my life and that I am truly grateful for. Third of all I would like to thank Hedyeh Yahyaei for granting me some of her precious time to be the first person to review the book in the most critical way. What you did means more to me than words can actually describe. I can never truly repay all of you for what you have done for me. Last but not least I want to also thank all the people who told me that I could not do this and also those who told me that this was a stupid idea and a waste of time for you have been my biggest inspiration to actually finish the book, pour my soul into it and turn my vision into a reality in order to prove to you that when you truly want something and that you are willing to put in the work and effort required, you can do it. There are many other people that I would like to thank. I apologize for not naming them here. I thank you all for the impact you had on the creation of this book. It would not be what it is now without you. Thank you for all the support that you have brought to this project. I truly hope that you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.

INTRODUCTION

I have decided recently that I wanted to make a difference not only in my life but also in the lives of people surrounding me. We all dream of success in our lives. Most of us want to be able to buy the most expensive things in this world and show our riches. We think that happiness can be achieved only by doing so. It is the American Dream to be happy and successful. We unfortunately associate happiness and success with money, assuming that these riches (happiness) can only be bought with money. One of the most common mistakes that we make as human beings is to keep thinking that when we have money we will be happy and our lives will be extraordinary. It is important for you to realize that money does not ensure happiness. The perfect way to illustrate this would be to use a quote from Democritus stating that happiness resides not in possessions and not in gold; the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul.

It is important to focus on everything in your life besides the monetary currency that your country uses. What happens when you focus on different aspects of your life, without thinking of the financial implications, is simply unbelievable. Unfortunately, I cannot explain what happens or how you will feel when true happiness will be present. It is something that you have to experience for yourself since everyone has a unique reaction to it. You need to understand that nobody wants the exact same thing as you. Therefore, that means that no one will live their happiness the same way you do. Each individual will feel different emotions and react in their own way.

With this said, this book is here to highlight some key stepping stones that will help you achieve your true happiness. Fair warning on this concept of happiness : remember that true happiness cannot be achieved overnight. It is a learning process in which you will gradually discover who you are and what you particularly like. Only then can you be happy, for you will be doing what you enjoy doing the most.

We will address multiple subjects that are necessary for you to follow step by step thus allowing you to get closer to your personal happiness. It is imperative that you take each new step with a great deal of conviction and thirst for knowledge and maintain a level of focus while going through them without skipping any of them. Each of them has a role to play in helping you figure out the path that you will need to create to get to that overwhelming sense of happiness.

Let me tell you a secret. It is imperative that this be said now because this is the key to unlocking your true potential and starting your journey with all the right tools. First you need to define your own success. As stated before, in this society, we define success by the size of our bank accounts or the assets that we own. Therefore, if you are financially rich, you should be happy. In other societies, your success is define be the number of children you might have. Regardless of what the status quo of your society is telling you that you need to possess to be happy, I am sorry, yet relieved, to tell you that money or any other physical asset has never and will never bring true profound happiness. You could have all the money in the world and still be miserable to the point that the poorest human on this planet would pity you. Why is that? How can somebody that has so much money, a house to dream for and so much more be so miserable? That is a very complicated question which requires great thinking when answering. The answer is that they to do not have what they truly want in life. Like stated before not everyone wants the same things therefore not everyone wants financial riches beyond their wildest dreams. We have to define success as Christopher Morley did.

Morley said that there is only one success, and that is to be able to spend your life in your own way. In simpler terms, if being successful for you means spending time with your family and you are able to achieve that goal, then, at that point, you have achieved your vision of success. If your dream is to grow the biggest botanical garden known to mankind and you are capable of fulfilling that dream then you are successful.

The key here is to realize that only you can define your own success. Know what you truly want in this life. Now that the key to your success has been revealed, the following chapters will guide you through your process step by step, to provide you the knowledge that will help you achieve the goals that you have set out for yourself.

Remember that the journey you are about to start is not easy. In fact, if it were easy then everybody would do it or would have already reached it. I need you to really commit to this and make sure that you give it your all. Whatever you goal may be, you need to make sure that at the end of that journey, you are capable of telling yourself without a doubt that there is nothing else you could have done to make this dream of yours become a reality. If you can do that,