We all have dreams and desires.
These desires remain nothing more than mere wishes for the most of us. We say things like “I wish I could just drop a few pounds,” or “I wish I had a lot of money.”
We sit back in astonishment at the people who actually get everything they want. Their luck never seems to run out.
The rich get richer
…and the wishers keep on wishing.
What separates the daydreamers from the dream achievers?
Here are some ways to transform your wishes into true ambition.
Be Specific
Don’t just say things like, “I wish I had more money.”Be specific. How much money do you want. How long are you going to give yourself to make it? What ideas will you execute to make more money?
Wishes are vague and lofty. Goals are timely, measurable, and thought out. If your plan to become successful is to just stumble upon an idea drawn from the vague abyss that is your intention, good luck.
Paint Vivid Pictures in Your Mind
Imagination is at the root of every conceivable creation other than that created by Mother Nature herself. Without an active imagination nothing in modern society would exist. You must specify what you want and at the same time create a clear and vivid picture of it inside of your mind. Visualization on its own certainly won’t get you want you want. You need to take action. But action starts with vision.
Make A Plan
Write your plans down. Work backwards from your ultimate goal to the present moment.
Business philosopher Jim Rohn said, “Those who fail to plan are planning to fail.”
Your life is moving on a trajectory. You can decide to aim at a definite outcome or you can leave it to chance and circumstance. If you choose the latter, your results will be anything but ideal.Design your life. Don’t let life “happen” to you.
Discipline Yourself
This doesn’t mean you have to perform a complete makeover and overhaul your will power capabilities over night. Changing a few of your habits can have a serious impact on your future. Success is won in the trenches of life. Achievement is nothing more than the accumulation of minutes, hours, and days in succession that ultimately turn into something larger. Do the little things required of you daily to become more successful. Spend time everyday growing and learning.
Deserve What You Want
Lets say you want to make a million dollars. Do you deserve a million dollars. Assuming a 50-hour workweek, you would have to make almost 400 dollars per hour to make a million dollars in one year. Is an hour of your work worth 400 dollars? Think about it.
Make a Decision
The root word “cis,” in decision means to cut off or kill. Making a decision to work towards your goals is to cut off all other options and kill any notions of failing. You have to make the leap. You can’t take half measures. You have to be all in.
Start Today
Everybody starts a zero. The conditions will never be perfect for you to begin your journey. Everybody who is successful had a starting point where they had nothing. The hardest part is making the decision in the beginning to fight your way out of obscurity. You have no audience? Write your blog post anyways. You have no money? Put a dollar in your savings today and two dollars next week. You’re completely out of shape? Fall to the ground and do ten push-ups. The clock is ticking and the time to start is now.
Learn and Develop Real Skills
Your value to the marketplace is equal to the skills you have and services you are able to render. Simply put, if you have limited skills, you’re not going to get very far in life. Not to sound crass, but the literal reason why fast food workers make meager earnings is that the job requires very little skill to perform. It’s economics 101. If you want more you have to become more — more skilled, more informed, more aware. Instead of having a fixed mindset have a growth mindset. This is the belief you’ll be able to reach a high level of skill and confidence regardless of where you start.
Focus On Yourself
Here’s another great piece of wisdom from Jim Rohn — “Work hard on your job and you’ll make a living. Work hard on yourself and you’ll make a fortune.”
Success is something you attract by the person you become. The universe seems to have an uncanny way of acquiescing to the desires of those who are prepared.
Focusing on your circumstances won’t help because your circumstances are all you have to work with.
Great poker players don’t always have the best hand but they play the cards they’re dealt. You must be the same way. When you focus on improving yourself first, the circumstances you want will fall into place.
Never Give Up
Think about what your life would be like if you never stopped developing yourself If you’re diligent, dedicated, and live long enough, your success is inevitable.
The 98 percent who quit are employed by the 2 percent who persevere. You’re smart enough. You’re capable enough. You just have to want it enough.
Don’t give up on your dreams. The minute you do, you’re dead.
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