Have you had it with your boring job, negative family and life in general? Are you self-sabotaging your efforts with procrastination, worry, doubt and low self-esteem? Are you ready to change your results?
Many people just drift through life. The choices they make are based on an unclear purpose, just like fog on a mirror. They are breathing but their life is hazy. Most of us are so busy that we are running around trying to accomplish many tasks that we have placed planning our lives on autopilot. We have all intentions of planning tomorrow.
From my early childhood, I always felt inferior to everyone around me. I thought others were smarter, cleverer, more attractive, and more fun. My limiting beliefs hindered my decision making ability, sending me into the depths of despair, depression, guilt, and blame. I was the master of finding everyone else as the cause of my problems. It took me over twenty years to realize the cause of my problems.
One day in December 1984, I found Zig Ziglar’s See You at the Top. This little gem of a book gave me hope that I could be more. From the spark of faith it provided, I was motivated to begin my journey. Even in my darkest days, my inner self would nudge me forward for just one more day. That was the first time I picked myself up, dusted myself off and turned my dreams into reality. Nevertheless, as happens with most people life crept in and I lost my way. In Proverbs it is written “He who fails to plan, plans to fail”.
Life continues whether we plan or not. The real issue occurs when we look at our results and realize they are not what we want or expected. The good news is that with just a few steps we can change these results and have the life we desire. Let us look at these steps:
1. Accept: The first step is to realize you are the designer of your life. Today take 100% responsibility for your life. Stop blaming outside conditions and circumstances for your results. Accept no more excuses.
2. Choices: The choices you are making today are creating your results. If you do not like your results then you must analyze them. Break them down into the five key life areas and make a list of the things you want in each area: 1) Relationships, 2) Health 3) Spiritually 4) Financially and 5) Professionally.
3. Belief: To reinvent your life you must believe you can have the life you desire. Before you can do this you have to know in your heart you are worthy of your desire. This principle works for all things you want, whether it is riches, stronger relationships, increased spiritualism or better health.
4. Focus: Once you have the results in the five key areas of your life; strengthen your desire with affirmations. Affirmations alone will not cause the thing you desire to manifest. However, they will keep you focused. Have faith your dreams will manifest.
5. Visualization: Develop a visual representation of your top goals. Use your unlimited imagination to design a mental movie of the life you desire. Really, put a lot of energy into this project. The clearer this picture is in your mind the more motivation you will experience. Replay this movie at least once daily.
6. Monitor: When you accept the thoughts of others, it affects your feelings, which causes your reactions. Usually the actions are negative. We stop moving forward and in fact, will begin to run backward. We must guard ourselves carefully in order to continuously move forward. Any movement is better than standing still; we want this movement to be forward movement.
7. Gratitude: Be grateful for everything you have. When you get up in the morning let this be the first thing you say to yourself or out loud, “I am so happy and grateful for all that I have and for what is to come”. Acknowledging your many strengths, talents and treasures right now will give you motivation to continue moving forward.
8. Persistence: Change takes courage and persistence brings results. You will always fear the unknown to a certain degree. As you develop a strong courage to just jump in and get started and unwavering persistence to continue no matter what; you will be successful in reinventing your life.
9. Action: The most important step is to get moving. A journey of thousands of steps starts with the first one. You don’t have to get it right, just get moving.
All of us aspire for more. The difference between those who are successful and turn their desires into reality and those who do not are the principles I have just outlined. The successful believe in themselves, have faith they will succeed, continuously get up when knocked down and they do the things that others choose not to do! These steps are simple and are the easiest yet hardest things to do. Remember success insists on change, change takes courage, courage requires persistence and persistence brings results.
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