Before I even get started I’m going to re-iterate something that has been echoed across the forum over and over again.
The main ingredient in success is simply ACTION. That’s not to say that you can just perform any action and become successful. Success comes from performing certain actions over and over again.
I think the main problem we face when trying to overcome any obstacle is defining the things that are most important to focus on.
Many self-help books specifically tell you to focus on your dream and it will magically happen for you if you focus on your dream long enough. It is true if you focus on your dream long enough it will happen (Will you have time to enjoy the benefits?). But you have the power to speed up the process of manifesting your dreams. What they don’t tell you in almost any personal development book, is how to ration your focus effectively. Your primary focus should be ACTION.
I think many of us focus too much on the dream. Most of us realize that it will take a plan to manifest the dream. So if we aren’t focusing too much on the dream we develop a plan. Instead of executing the plan, most of us focus on ironing out the details too much. When we begin to take action, we may find ourselves second-guessing our plan before enough feedback is givin to us. It’s too early, we don’t know whether or not the plan we have mapped out is working. we ultimately burn ourselves out when we focus on the what if's in the plan.
Let me tell you the shitiest plan executed consistently is better than a pristine plan executed haphazardly.
There are three steps of focus that need to be proportioned to your unique aspirations.
There is no exact recipe or proportions to the three separate focuses you need to incorporate into your daily practice. But I’ll say it again maybe this is the most used word on this forum, ACTION should be your main ingredient.
It is completely possible to remove your dream from the recipe from time to time and still experience achievement in the long term. It is also completely possible and necessary to change your plan from time to time.
But I’m going to say this one more time consistent daily ACTION is the main ingredient in success.
It really is as simple as understanding relativity. In the three stages of focus, proportions are relative to each other. The bigger your dream the more you need to focus on your plan. The bigger your plan the more ACTION you need to take.
Once you have a clear view of your dream, set it down and don’t think about it. Then you can begin to develop your plan. Hell, in this day and age you don’t even need your own plan. I can’t count how many people I know in real life that have copied others and achieved success. There are a lot of trailblazers on this forum , much of their plan is right here in the open.
Okay now you have a plan. TAKE ACTION. That’s it. I’ve created an infographic that is very simple. I printed it and placed it on my wall. Anytime I question where my focus is at, I look at this graphic and know if I’m on the right track. just having it in my face allows me to focus more on action than anything else.
Now don’t take my word for it, there are many veterans on this site that have achieved what we would consider massive success. If there is anything wrong with this philosophy, I hope they will point out, so I can adjust my mindset accordingly. But let me tell you, the past 11 days of my life have been both the worst and the best simultaneously. And it really started when I imprinted this three stage focus practice into my mind. I haven’t had a day go by where I haven’t reached out to somebody who I can learn from. Or had people reach out to me. Yesterday I gave a speech in front of a group of 30 people. And every single one of them made it a point to track me down and tell me I was a true leader. It caught me by surprise. I was 1 out of 10 people speaking at the event, and I was the only one who didn’t have a written speech. I did the whole cliché thing where I had prewritten a speech and just tucked it in my pocket.
I now have a pool of investors to put one of my long time dream projects together. This is my first major venture in life. I may fail miserably, but through action I will gain experience to fail bigger and better next time. my biggest failure may lead to my greatest success.
The main ingredient in success is simply ACTION. That’s not to say that you can just perform any action and become successful. Success comes from performing certain actions over and over again.
I think the main problem we face when trying to overcome any obstacle is defining the things that are most important to focus on.
Many self-help books specifically tell you to focus on your dream and it will magically happen for you if you focus on your dream long enough. It is true if you focus on your dream long enough it will happen (Will you have time to enjoy the benefits?). But you have the power to speed up the process of manifesting your dreams. What they don’t tell you in almost any personal development book, is how to ration your focus effectively. Your primary focus should be ACTION.
I think many of us focus too much on the dream. Most of us realize that it will take a plan to manifest the dream. So if we aren’t focusing too much on the dream we develop a plan. Instead of executing the plan, most of us focus on ironing out the details too much. When we begin to take action, we may find ourselves second-guessing our plan before enough feedback is givin to us. It’s too early, we don’t know whether or not the plan we have mapped out is working. we ultimately burn ourselves out when we focus on the what if's in the plan.
Let me tell you the shitiest plan executed consistently is better than a pristine plan executed haphazardly.
There are three steps of focus that need to be proportioned to your unique aspirations.
There is no exact recipe or proportions to the three separate focuses you need to incorporate into your daily practice. But I’ll say it again maybe this is the most used word on this forum, ACTION should be your main ingredient.
It is completely possible to remove your dream from the recipe from time to time and still experience achievement in the long term. It is also completely possible and necessary to change your plan from time to time.
But I’m going to say this one more time consistent daily ACTION is the main ingredient in success.
It really is as simple as understanding relativity. In the three stages of focus, proportions are relative to each other. The bigger your dream the more you need to focus on your plan. The bigger your plan the more ACTION you need to take.
Once you have a clear view of your dream, set it down and don’t think about it. Then you can begin to develop your plan. Hell, in this day and age you don’t even need your own plan. I can’t count how many people I know in real life that have copied others and achieved success. There are a lot of trailblazers on this forum , much of their plan is right here in the open.
Okay now you have a plan. TAKE ACTION. That’s it. I’ve created an infographic that is very simple. I printed it and placed it on my wall. Anytime I question where my focus is at, I look at this graphic and know if I’m on the right track. just having it in my face allows me to focus more on action than anything else.
Now don’t take my word for it, there are many veterans on this site that have achieved what we would consider massive success. If there is anything wrong with this philosophy, I hope they will point out, so I can adjust my mindset accordingly. But let me tell you, the past 11 days of my life have been both the worst and the best simultaneously. And it really started when I imprinted this three stage focus practice into my mind. I haven’t had a day go by where I haven’t reached out to somebody who I can learn from. Or had people reach out to me. Yesterday I gave a speech in front of a group of 30 people. And every single one of them made it a point to track me down and tell me I was a true leader. It caught me by surprise. I was 1 out of 10 people speaking at the event, and I was the only one who didn’t have a written speech. I did the whole cliché thing where I had prewritten a speech and just tucked it in my pocket.
I now have a pool of investors to put one of my long time dream projects together. This is my first major venture in life. I may fail miserably, but through action I will gain experience to fail bigger and better next time. my biggest failure may lead to my greatest success.
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