Posts tagged Dreams
Only One Of Five Hundred Will Make It and You Can Be the One
Jan 22nd
Out of five hundred people, only one will follow through to the end. That was the message Robert Allen shared at a conference on financial freedom. During the conference Allen shared fifty tools his audience could use to become financially stable.
Allen was summarizing years of teaching and statistics. Of the 500 present, Allen shared that 450 would leave the conference and the information they gained would just end up sitting on the shelf.
Of the remaining 50, 40 would quit soon after they began their new journey because it was harder than they thought it would be to make changes.
Of the final ten, nine would start strong but eventually would simply get caught up in daily living and give up the idea of designing the life of their dreams. That left one person who would follow through and reach their goal.
Want to be the “one” who doesn’t procrastinate? Want to be the person who goes beyond just wishing things were different?
Joseph McClendon offers three powerful suggestions for reaching your dreams.
First, do one thing over and over that moves you closer to your outcome. Robert Allen offered fifty principles of financial success, but shared that if each person simply picked one idea and stuck with it they would make serious progress.
One way to translate this idea into your own life is to read and re-read one book over and over again until you master its contents, rather than reading ten books one time.
I remember one conversation a successful man had with a struggling entrepreneur.
“Have you read Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill?” asked the CEO.
“Of course I did,” the student responded.
“Great, I have read it ten times,” came the reply.
Tiger Woods is outstanding at one sport because he focused solely on it. So avoid the common trap of getting caught up in continually searching for the next skill or technique and master one thing.
Secondly shares McClendon, “Once in a lifetime opportunities come along every two weeks.” So when you face a “no” or a rejection, realize you are just moving one step closer to another opportunity that will come into your life.
Third, just begin. Many people want all the answers and certainty before they step out and take action. However, actions come first and the knowledge of what you need to do next will arrive right on time. So don’t wait until everything is “just right,” start today and do something.
In 1960 there were no storage units in America, today there are over 30,000 units annually grossing over 12 billion dollars, evidence of unrest and people buying more and more in the hopes that the next thing will bring satisfaction.
In the end lasting joy comes not from acquiring stuff but from moving towards your dreams and enjoying the journey as one of the few who wasn’t afraid to take the next step.
Don’t Fall For a Set Up
Nov 11th
It is time for you to stand up and stand out! And one way that you can do that is to become dedicated to follow your dreams. You can’t allow yourself to be set up anymore. If you don’t become dedicated to living the life that you deserve to live then that is what you may be doing.
You are allowing past situations, current situations, your own negative thoughts, or other people to hold you back. This is a set up that will lead to your not succeeding. Many times we don’t look at those things as setting us up. We convince ourselves that for one reason or another that we don’t deserve it, or that it is too late, or that success is not for us.
But that way of thinking is a set up. And you deserve to live a life that is fulfilling and rewarding. You deserve to let your life shine. Even though you may look at your life right now and feel that it is not where you want to be. That doesn’t mean that you park right there and settle.
What that means is that you learn to be purposeful in the present. By that I mean that you learn to love who you are right now, and you are thankful for the blessings that you have in your life today. You know your purpose in the present, but you are also dedicated to work on things that are going to make you feel fulfilled in the future.
A major part of a mindset set up is when you think that just because you have made mistakes in the past that have led you to where you are today. That’s the end. Well, why not flip that mindset? Why not look at today as the beginning?
Why not look at all of the past mistakes as learning experience that have prepared you for where you are at currently. The things of the past can’t be changed. But how you allow them to affect your life can be changed.
When you can look at your mistakes as learning experiences you have gained empowerment to look past the past and toward the future. I admit that I have fallen for many set ups. And the sad part about it is that at that time I didn’t even realize that it was a set up. I just had accepted the mindset that I had missed it. I had accepted the mindset that success wasn’t going to happen for me.
But now when I look back into my life, and see what was going on in my mind before my mind shift occurred I can clearly see that it was a set up. It was a set up to prevent me from living the life that I was designed to live. And that is a life that is rewarding and fulfilling.
It was a set up because if I would not have followed my dreams then all of the people I was created to help wouldn’t have been helped through me. So if I would not have recognized my set up it would have affected more people than just me.
So think about this. Have you allowed something to set you up? Have you allowed something to prevent you from living the life that you deserve to live? Have you allowed the chains of your past to be a set up for your future?
If you answered yes then it is time to take action, and refuse to be set up anymore. Today is YOUR day to make your set up a comeback!
