The Miracle Equation

The Miracle Equation is a simple, step-by-step process to make achieving your goals inevitable by bridging the gap between knowing and doing.

When did you last you feel angry, sad or frustrated? Surely, your emotional state was a response to something that was happening to you at that time. Or was it?

Elrod lost his baby sister when he was 8 years old. A decade later, he suffered a life-threatening accident that left him with brain damage and 11 broken bones. This was after being pronounced dead for 6 minutes. Doctors told him he would never walk again. Yet, he recovered in just a few short months.

In 2016, Elrod woke up one night, struggling to breathe. Days later, he was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer that has a 30% survival rate. He made a full recovery and now teaches others about the power they have to create miracles in their own lives.

The tragic circumstances of Elrod’s life taught him that our emotional pain rarely has anything to do with what is happening to us. Instead, suffering is the direct result of resisting our reality.

In every situation, you can choose resistance – wishing something didn’t happen, dwelling on how unfair everything is, wanting things we to be different. Or you can choose acceptance and see how your life transforms as you become free from emotional pain.

Now you might say: “Are you telling me to be happy if I get cancer?” No, that would be silly. What Elrod is saying is that there’s no point in being upset over something that is out of our control. And dwelling on how negative and terrible a situation you can’t change is will keep you from noticing what you actually can change and from taking action where it really matters. Happiness is a fleeting emotion – one minute it’s there, the next it’s gone. But there is something more powerful than any emotion, good or bad, and that is peace. Being at peace with things as they are doesn’t necessarily mean you’re happy with them. But by unconditionally accepting what you can’t change in life you can rise above adversity and focus your efforts where you know they will have a meaningful impact. Elrod calls this “the five-minute rule.” And the secret to becoming emotionally invincible. What you need to do is simple: when something bad happens, set a timer for five minutes during which you do whatever you want. Cry, complain, punch something, scream and curse the world. When the time is up, you say “can’t change it” out loud and move on. All of this sounds interesting, but how does it help me achieve my goals? This…