Be a beacon of light, that others can follow.
Create that life of success you desire.
If you want to be successful, you need a strong desire. Success certainly isn’t an easy path and you’ll have to want it categorically. If you want it badly enough to really pursue it, when the difficulties arise, you’ll be up to the challenge. A half-hearted want will cause you to quit, when the storms of life hit.
Being successful often means acting independently, of going against the crowd and ignoring the naysayers. Life’s not a rehearsal. It’s time to get it together and be who you want to be.
To be who you want to be, requires planning. It hinges on you writing the dream you have for your life and putting that dream into manageable steps. It means setting smaller goals for you to work towards every day, to ensure your dream becomes your reality.
Ask yourself what you want out of life. What kind of job would you like? How much money would you like to earn? What kind of home do you desire? What type of relationships are you looking for? How healthy do you wish to be?
For a healthy and balanced life, I like to refer to the 7 F’s: (The 7 F’s being something I read somewhere and just can’t remember where) Faith, family, finances, fitness, fun, friends and function (vocation). You may not view them in the same order as I do, however if you can achieve balance in all these areas, you’re well on the way to a happy, successful and fulfilled life.
In order to achieve all 7 F’s, you’ll need to use your time wisely. You’ll need to know your goals, your wants and your ambitions and you’ll need a plan to bring them all together.
In life, we’re either moving forward, or backward. Sometimes we’re treading water, but even this isn’t taking us forward. Where do you see yourself in 5 years? If you can’t answer that, or if you don’t like the answer, it’s time for change.
Also, if you haven’t moved forward in the previous 5 years, unless you change something, you’ll most likely not move forward in the next 5 years. At the end of this time, 10 years will have passed – and nothing about your life will have changed (except that you’ve become older).
Now’s the time to do something. Don’t let the years slip away. Create your dream life and work towards achieving it. Write down what your ideal life would look like and create the steps it takes to get you there.
All of the most successful people in life, have written goals. A written goal will keep you focussed and on track. It’ll keep you accountable to what you need to do, in order to move forward. No more stagnating and treading water. No more going backwards in life. Just follow your plan. A little bit every day will get you there, even if all you can manage is 15 minutes.
If your goal isn’t written down, you’ll lose drive and momentum. You’ll find your time will be frittered away on unmeaningful tasks. You need single minded, laser beam focus, to stay on track and a written list will help with this.
Other considerations are: patience, diligence, foresight and an ability to overcome procrastination. How much do you want to see your dream, your reality? If you have a big dream, if you make that dream big enough and exciting enough, you’ll overcome procrastination.
Successful people don’t necessarily have the highest IQ. Successful people have what I call; stick-to-itiveness. Successful people know what they want and they stick to it, until they achieve it.
Understand delayed gratification is a marker for sticking to it. It’s not about a quick fix. It’s about determination, persistence, being a self-starter and putting in the effort every single day. We all want everything, yesterday, but that’s not how life works.
It’s no good looking for quick solutions. Things are always harder than we expect and they take longer to achieve than we expect too. Just set your course and do the work. Things will turn out in time.
Focus on all areas of your life and you too shall be a beacon of light, with a success formula that others can follow. Live the life of your dreams!
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