We all wish to be successful, and yet somehow we seem to be missing the target. In this article, we will show you how to become more successful in all your endeavors.
Success often eludes many people. Like the inevitable pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, people set their hearts on following their dreams only to wake up disappointed.
Disappointment can be crushing to people. They sit and wonder what on earth they did wrong. They may have a strong belief in that pot of gold, but a dream alone cannot make your visions a reality.
You may have read a myriad of books and followed all the rules and imagined yourself as the successful person that you want to be. Your vision may be crystal clear, and that is a good thing. The Bible says, “Without a vision, the people perish”. The problem remains that envisioning yourself as successful is not enough.
What are your dreams?
What are your hopes for the future?
Have you ever written them down?
If you could be anything that you wanted to be and go where you wanted to go, who would you be? What would you be like? Where would you be living?
I want you to take a few moments now and write down the answer to these questions. Be as specific as you can, so you can visualize these things as being true today. Crystallize these ideals in your mind.
Don’t cheat here, this is an important exercise, now go and write the answers down on a piece of paper, or better still in a book. You can call this your Dream Book to Success.
Now ask yourself this question: What do I need to do to live the life I dream of?
What do I need to do to make my dreams a reality?
The first step is to make sure you do not put off the vision too far in the distance. Don’t live on tomorrow’s sunshine. At the same time, don’t expect to have a change overnight. There is no magic pill that is going to bring about your dream. There is no easy road that will bring you to Emerald City.
Someone once said “the road to success is filled with hard knocks” and this is reality.
You CAN achieve your dreams only if you systematically prepare yourself to receive them. You also must believe that you CAN receive them.
Henry Ford said, “If you think you can, and if you think you can’t, you can’t”
If you believe that you CAN achieve your dreams, then it’s time for you to start planning on how you are going to make your dreams of success come true. Don’t let fear sabotage your thinking. If you have faith, you can move mountains! Sometimes though, a mountain must be moved a piece at a time.
This takes planning. No amount of wishful thinking will get you what you want. Your vision may be crystal clear, but without a plan, it’s just a dream. You need to plan your life to get the results you wish for.
You need to set goals for yourself. I know, you hate the thought of setting goals, but unless you put it down in writing and give it a date, it won’t happen. I can guarantee it.
Do you see yourself as slim and sitting on a beach somewhere? Well, if you need to lose weight, dreaming isn’t going to make it happen. You must write down your goal for losing weight.
For my dream to come true, I must lose __________ pounds. This is a good start. Now visualize yourself standing in front of a mirror, weighing your perfect weight. Doesn’t that feel good?
This is your target, your dream, your vision. Now ask yourself, to reach that goal, what steps do I need to take today. Is it reasonable to say to yourself that you could lose 10 pounds a month? Too much? How about 4 pounds a month? Can you decide for yourself to lose 1 pound a week? In a year, that would be 52 pounds! If you lost 2 pounds a week, that would be 104 pounds! See how much you can do by breaking your goals down into bite-size pieces. Your mountain can be moved piece by piece, or pound by the pound in this example. Voila, Success!
There is nothing mystical in making your dreams a success. In every situation, you can do it piece by piece until your mountain is moved, and you achieve Success
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