Do you wake up every day dreading what comes next and worrying about all the problems you have or do you wake up every day feeling energized just thinking about all the possibilities and opportunities? Your honest answer to this question is your starting point. You can’t get to Colorado by boat. We all have limitations. Setting mental limits are the self-inflicted barriers that set you up to fail. It is impossible to achieve your goals by the means you have been taking. You can get to Colorado in a number of ways, however, the boat is not one of them.
We measure success by what we have. The true measure of success isn’t how big or how many possessions you have, it’s about enjoying the journey and loving the important people we want to share our experiences with.
Most people succeed or fail for the same reasons. How you react to events that happen defines who you are. You can’t reach your goal unless you really have one. You must know what your goal is and plan a strategy to reach that goal. Your life can easily become a series of things that mentally allow you to put off setting real goals indefinitely. From high school you go to college. In college you take several classes, without specifically aiming for anything. You take jobs based on what pays the most, without considering if you like working there, if you’re learning something, if you’re moving in the direction of achieving what you want, but wait, you don’t know if these things are driving you. to what you want because you have not said what you want. You move across the country because you get a few more benefits from the company, without ever being asked to make a conscious decision about your future. You allow circumstances to dictate your life.
This is not only depressing, but he doesn’t recognize what is happening to him. They meet the love of their life and live together, eventually becoming marriage and children. You don’t actually make the decision to do any of these things, you allow the circumstances around you to decide for you. If you never state what you want, you will never have to decide what to do or how to do it. You cannot fail because there is no baseline to be up to anything or anyone. The road to failure is because it never really started.
The real reason Harvard graduates make so much more money is because they are focused, decisive, and driven individuals with a passion for their field. You don’t have to be a Harvard graduate to be successful. In fact, if you pay attention, you’ll remember the incredible success of dozens of people who dropped out of high school or college to follow their dream. It is sheer determination, hard work, perseverance and never giving up that made these people winners. They made the decision to succeed and they do.
Stop what you are doing right now and ask yourself if you are living the life you want. If you are, great. If you’ve never thought about any of these things, it’s not too late. It doesn’t matter how old you are, the state of your health, your gender, your relationships or your job. It really is as easy as this; look at your life situation and find out what is important to you. Decide if it is important enough to do something to change your life and get what you want. Decide that you are worthy of achieving whatever goal you set for yourself. The sooner you start, the sooner you will get there.
