I hate that book, actually. I started reading it, and I got the impression that it made the point that all you need is a burning desire, and you will succeed.

I hate that book, actually. I started reading it, and I got the impression that it made the point that all you need is a burning desire, and you will succeed. That is really not what I'm saying. Having a burning desire, convincing yourself that you want to succeed, etc, is by no means a guarantee of success, and implying that people who didn't succeed failed because "they didn't want it hard enough" seems rude, wrong, despicable even. My point is that negative beliefs will reduce your chances of success (perhaps even to zero), and that fixing those beliefs can give you a higher chance of success.