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Are you currently living the life that you always wanted. Or, do you want more out of life than the regular "going to bed-going to work-going home-going to bed" routine every single day? Well, this article is intended for those who want some excitement in their lives and at the same time, want to ditch the boring do-the-same old thing day after day after day.
1. Write Down Your Goals
All of us have goals that we want to reach. Whether it's going to school; losing weight; learning to play an instrument; learning how to cook; learning a new language; starting a business; writing a book; travel around the world; etc. What you need to do is brainstorm about what you want to do and write them down on a paper ( you write them down in your phone as well.) Once you have written them down, put it something where you can see it, such as your desk, dresser, near a mirror, on a wall, etc. This is important because it gives you reminder every single day on what you really want to do in your life.
2. Write Down Your Plans
It is very important to have goals that you want to accomplish and dreams for a better life. Once you have written those goals and dreams down, you must come up with a timetable in order to figure out what type of action you need to take to reach them. Determine and write down the short-term and long-term action you need to take for each dream and goal and figure out how to execute the plan. You see, a plan without execution equals a waste of time and energy on your account. By having a plan with the right execution, it creates a point of no return where it's too late to turn back now and you must forge ahead with your plans.
3. Motivation
Ah, yes! This is the point where we see the private lives of an athlete or a celebrity on television or in magazine (with the cars, house, the fame, etc.); or you see that someone created a business and after a while it become successful. Then, you compare your current life to the celebrity in question and you say to yourself "I want to have a lifestyle just like that." IT CAN HAPPEN- Nothing is impossible! But, it is up to you to make some changes in your life to create that magic. The idea of having a better life than the one that you're current living right now should be one of the best motivation tactics out there. If that isn't enough, think about the people who either laughed at you or thought you were crazy when you told them about your plans. Who are these people? These folks (a.k.a.- the non-believers, the naysayers, the haters) think that you are wasting your time with your dreams and goals (they refer them as a pipe dream) and might actually tell you to give up.
A bit of advice: DON'T EVER GIVE UP! All you have to do is work hard every single day to accomplish your dreams and goals--and make sure that the plans you created going through without stopping. Then, you have been successful in reaching the desired goal, you can tell those non-believers, naysayers and haters where they can go!
4. Don't Procrastinate
All of us are guilty of this. If we have to do something, we'll say "Oh, I'll get it tomorrow." Well, tomorrow comes and nothing happens. Then we'll push it off until the next day, then the next week, then the next month. Once the year ends, you look back and say to yourself "I should have done this...." Procrastination is the #1 killer of being successful. Don't put anything off that you can do today. Get started right now and never let the phrase "I'll get to it tomorrow" creep into your mind. Do it now!
5. Persistence
The road in becoming successful is not a smooth one. You will experience some ups and downs. There will some days where everything is clicking and other times where nothing goes right.
The the message here is this: Never Give Up! Here are two examples of what persistence can help and actually motivate you in reaching your goals:
NBA legend Michael Jordan was cut from his high school team in 10th grade. Did he let that set back stop him? No! Actually, he used that failure as motivation during his playing days in the National Basketball Association to win 6 championships and 6 MVP Awards. In a classic Nike commercial, he openly admits to the many times he tried and failed in winning basketball games when he was a player. Go to YouTube and watch his Nike commercials about accepting failure and use that fuel the fire of success.
Another example is Thomas Edison, one of the greatest inventors in history. Edison tried and failed 10,000 times in reshaping the light bulb. Did he think about giving up after trying time and time again? No! Edison, in a famous quote about failure said: I have not failed. I have found 9,999 ways that do not work." Edison believed that failure was a mere steeping stone to the road to success.
6. Associate with successful people
It's like the old saying "Birds Of A Feather Flock Together" along with the old adage " You will act just like the people you'll associate with." If you hang around with successful people, after a while, there's a good chance that their success could rub off on you. Likewise, if you hang around those who are involved in crime and other shady things--then they are going to lead you to a path of destruction.
If you want to become successful, find out and connect with those individuals who have made it and pick their brain on what does it take to reach that level of success. Go to different business functions and self-help seminars and network with as many people as you can. The goal here is to network and develop contacts.
7. Passion
If you don't have any passion in something that you want to do, you better find it quickly! You see, passion is required in having the life that you always wanted. You must have that fire and desire to put all that energy into something reaching your goals. You must enjoy what you are doing because you would rather spending the majority of your time doing something that you love.
So, what if you can't find your passion? Well there are some ways that you can find it:
A. Brainstorm- Find a quiet place and think about what you always wanted to do. It doesn't matter what it is. Remember, this is your life and you make all the decisions, not anyone else.
B. Don't quit your job- If you do have a job, don't quit not just yet. If your goals is to start a business, wait until the venture has started making steady income. You don't want to be that person who quit their day job to start a business and the venture becomes a financial bust and you end up being broke without employment.
C. Research- Go to the library, online or a bookstore and do some research. Send an email to the corporation or a specific individual and find out how they were able to get started. Use their information as the blueprint to your success. Buy some self discovery or self-help books or read some magazine articles about people who were able persevere through their obstacles in life and become successful. Use their inspirational stories and go on from there.
D. Don't Quit- You will never know when a great opportunity comes around if you decide to pack it and give up. We always hear the "I should have done this" saying in our heads every time we look back in our lives. Keep pursing your dreams and goals until you will become successful.
8. Optimistic
In order to reach a successful life, you are going to find out that everything will not go your way all of the time. For every perfect attempt at something, there will be hundreds,maybe thousands of times where it doesn't go well and you say to yourself" I give up," "I quit," "I will never get this done right," or "I suck."
Hey, you must always look at the bright side when you are making an attempt to reach your desired goal(s). Nothing will go as plan. You must have a positive attitude in everything you do. Also, it is very important to have the confidence and believe that you will reach your goal(s) one day. Every day, you must say to yourself " I am going to give it my all in everything I do. I believe in myself and I will reach my goals no matter how long it will take."
Final Word
Whatever your dreams and goals, go out there and fulfill them as much as you can. If you fail in your first attempt, don't get too discouraged. Just find out what you have done wrong, correct those errors and make sure that it doesn't happen again. All of us daydream about having the ideal lifestyle-why not make turn those dreams into reality and get started right now!
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