You probably remembered Sir Isaac Newton as a brilliant mathematician and physicist. Or the guy who came up with the Three Laws of Motion after getting hit by an apple, probably just to torture you during your Physics ‘A’ Levels. Sorry to disappoint you. But Newton was in fact a personal development coach in disguise. Here’s why.

Newton’s First Law states that…
“Every object persists in its state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line unless it is compelled to change its state by an external force applied to it.”

A personal development coach will have told you that…

“Every one persists in his or her own state, unless he or she feels the compelling need to change so as to escape from his or her current state.”

True? Come on. Nod your head along with me.

Newton’s Second Law states that…
“Force is equal to the rate of change of momentum. For a constant mass, force equals mass times acceleration and acts in the direction of the acceleration vector.”

Force = Mass x Acceleration

Brings back memories huh? Again, a personal development coach will suggest that…

“As long as you own a human brain, your success is equals to your mindset times the actions you take. Success acts in the direction of your thoughts.”

Success = Mindset x Action

Pretty neat isn’t it? Let’s move on to the Third Law.

Newton’s Third Law states that…
“For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.”

And it translates to…

“Don’t be afraid of failure and forego the chance to even try. Because for every action you take, there is always feedback.”

If you have done an excellent job, your boss shouts, “Excellent!” Your colleagues give you a pat on your back. That’s excellent feedback. If you performed badly, at least the boos will tell you what went wrong and you decide how to take the necessary corrective actions. Like the old English saying, “Once bitten, twice shy.” I believe in that.

Laws of Motion? Or Motivation?
That’s a lot of wisdom summarized in his three laws. And I thought they were just the usual, boring Physics laws. Simply brilliant. Thanks Newton!