Did you make your list?
In my last post, you were asked to spend 10 to 20 minutes making a list of the things you would want to have in your life if you knew you could not fail.
Did you do it?
If you’re like most people when asked to do an exercise, your conditioned mind says….”exercises…shmeckerscizes….I don’t need to do any stinking exercises”. That’s your mind trying to take you out and keep you in your current place.
The human mind is conditioned for SURVIVAL. It is not conditioned for SUCCESS. That’s why if you really want to reach your true potential, you will have to stop listening to that “little voice” inside your head, and ACT in spite of it. Sad to say, but your “little voice” is often your worst enemy and is the primary reason that you aren’t already as successful as you’d like to be. If you understand this concept you are way ahead of the game.
So if you haven’t made up your list of the things you really want in your life, then STOP reading this immediately and DO the exercise. You have to begin to develop the HABIT of taking ACTION and following through even when you don’t feel like it.
As I mentioned previously, how you do anything is how you do everything. If you don’t follow up on the little things, you definitely won’t follow up on the big things, and you will never see the success you want.
Commit that from now on you will follow through on the things you need to do regardless if you are in the mood or not.
Reading and learning what to do to be successful won’t get you there. Knowledge is only “potential” power. “Applied” knowledge is power. You actually have to DO something!
If there is one overriding concept that you will hear over and over again here, it is that until you develop the HABIT of taking ACTION and follow through on your sound ideas, you are just a dreamer and not an achiever. My goal is to educate and inspire you to achieve all the success you want for yourself.
In their best selling book “Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude”, the authors Napoleon Hill and W. Clement Stone point out that the starting point for all success is a positive mental attitude combined with a definite purpose (knowing what you want). In his book “Secrets of the Millionaire Mind”, Harv Eker suggests using “power” thinking instead of “positive” thinking. The difference is slight, but profound.
Regardless, having an attitude that helps promote you to move forward combined with knowing what you want is the beginning place for all of your achievements.
But knowing what you want isn’t nearly enough. Lot’s of people want a million dollars. Lot’s of people want to retire early. Lot’s of people want to live in nice homes, drive nice cars, take nice vacations. There’s a huge difference in wanting something and having something.
As Harv Eker explains, everyone wants things. That’s just not good enough. Some people take it to the next level and CHOOSE to have something. It’s a step in the right direction, but only a step. At least these people are making a conscious decision to achieve something.
For those who really want success, they COMMIT to it. They RESOLVE that they will do whatever it takes to reach their goals. They leave no room for failure.
You might as well understand this right now. Until you develop a burning DESIRE for what you truly want, you will not have the drive necessary to push you through the challenges that you will surely face on your journey.
So look at your list. Do you COMMIT to achieving those things on your list, or do you simply want these things?
In the next post, we’ll talk about what you can do to internalize your wants, so that you condition your mind to take the steps necessary for your success.
Namaste.
Jeff
Did you do it?
If you’re like most people when asked to do an exercise, your conditioned mind says….”exercises…shmeckerscizes….I don’t need to do any stinking exercises”. That’s your mind trying to take you out and keep you in your current place.
The human mind is conditioned for SURVIVAL. It is not conditioned for SUCCESS. That’s why if you really want to reach your true potential, you will have to stop listening to that “little voice” inside your head, and ACT in spite of it. Sad to say, but your “little voice” is often your worst enemy and is the primary reason that you aren’t already as successful as you’d like to be. If you understand this concept you are way ahead of the game.
So if you haven’t made up your list of the things you really want in your life, then STOP reading this immediately and DO the exercise. You have to begin to develop the HABIT of taking ACTION and following through even when you don’t feel like it.
As I mentioned previously, how you do anything is how you do everything. If you don’t follow up on the little things, you definitely won’t follow up on the big things, and you will never see the success you want.
Commit that from now on you will follow through on the things you need to do regardless if you are in the mood or not.
Reading and learning what to do to be successful won’t get you there. Knowledge is only “potential” power. “Applied” knowledge is power. You actually have to DO something!
If there is one overriding concept that you will hear over and over again here, it is that until you develop the HABIT of taking ACTION and follow through on your sound ideas, you are just a dreamer and not an achiever. My goal is to educate and inspire you to achieve all the success you want for yourself.
In their best selling book “Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude”, the authors Napoleon Hill and W. Clement Stone point out that the starting point for all success is a positive mental attitude combined with a definite purpose (knowing what you want). In his book “Secrets of the Millionaire Mind”, Harv Eker suggests using “power” thinking instead of “positive” thinking. The difference is slight, but profound.
Regardless, having an attitude that helps promote you to move forward combined with knowing what you want is the beginning place for all of your achievements.
But knowing what you want isn’t nearly enough. Lot’s of people want a million dollars. Lot’s of people want to retire early. Lot’s of people want to live in nice homes, drive nice cars, take nice vacations. There’s a huge difference in wanting something and having something.
As Harv Eker explains, everyone wants things. That’s just not good enough. Some people take it to the next level and CHOOSE to have something. It’s a step in the right direction, but only a step. At least these people are making a conscious decision to achieve something.
For those who really want success, they COMMIT to it. They RESOLVE that they will do whatever it takes to reach their goals. They leave no room for failure.
You might as well understand this right now. Until you develop a burning DESIRE for what you truly want, you will not have the drive necessary to push you through the challenges that you will surely face on your journey.
So look at your list. Do you COMMIT to achieving those things on your list, or do you simply want these things?
In the next post, we’ll talk about what you can do to internalize your wants, so that you condition your mind to take the steps necessary for your success.
Namaste.
Jeff
posted by Jeff Fagin at 6:31 PM
4 Comments:
Jeff,
I made my list and have already started working on it.
Jeff
The List is Down.
Larry E.
Way to push the list and make people understand and want to make a true committment to a program, an idea but most importantly, to their personal success.
It's all about action.
My list is complete. This helps my desires to focus on achieving a goal.
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