I’m sure you’ve experienced that moment when it seemed you had some amazing insight into another version of reality and became really excited about an idea you had and, for a few moments, or a few days, you fully believed you could change your world. This could be anything from losing a little weight, maybe after seeing a beautiful dress in a shop window; to starting a new business based on your inspirational idea about some new product or service that the world really needed.
You get all excited for a while, maybe buy a few diet books, or books about being self-employed; time passes, the enthusiasm wanes, insurmountable problems appear and in the end you decide it just wasn’t for you and you’d better get used to being fat or working from 9 to 5 in a job you hate for the rest of your life.
Until the next idea pops up and you go through the whole process again.
There is only one problem with this. It’s a method of living that teaches you, at a very profound level, that you are a failure and that success in life is for others – not you.
“Greatness exists in all of us”
Actor Will Smith
The problem, you may be surprised to learn, is not with you, it’s just with the approach you take.
Motivation is a skill and without it, all is lost. The only thing that stops you from being successful is the loss of that excitement you first felt about the project – before the real world got in the way and you found you still had to wash the dishes, cook meals for people who like to be fat, and still generate income.
Here are four steps you can think about that are all it takes to keep you on the track to your dreams and desires.
- Begin with that first inspirational moment when you had your desire or your wish. Go back to it frequently. Recall all the good feelings you felt along with it. It will have been the good feelings that made you think it was a good idea at the time, so feel those feelings and allow them to grow. When you cultivate this and forge it into a strong memory, every time you bring it to mind, those good feelings will return and those good feelings will reawaken your desire for success. So after this step, at any time in the future when you are filled with doubt and want to give up, just bring this memory to the forefront of your mind. Re-feel all the good feelings and know that you will succeed.
- Use the power of your mind. When you hold the vision of the end result in your mind every morning and every evening you will re-program your subconscious to assist you in creating your vision. But when you do this don’t see the end result as some future event – see it as if it were all around you right now. Think about how your life is different. See the places you are going in your new, slimmer outfits. Notice the admiring glances you are receiving and people asking you how you managed it. See yourself in new places and feel the sense of pride and confidence. Keep your vision alive, real, and as if it already exists, every single day.
- Offer no resistance to the process. As you move closer and closer to a total belief within yourself that this will happen; as you move closer and closer to realising that the end result is inevitable, the world around you will shift – doors will open, magical things will happen to assist you. This is the point at which many people get scared and back off. Just go with the flow. When a door opens, step through it. If you don’t like it you can always back out afterwards. But be curious and see where it leads. When the magic happens, give thanks and appreciation for the amazing universe we live in.
- Believe in yourself totally. If you thought about it; if it moved you; if you were inspired, excited, or pleased then this is a possibility for you. If the doubts creep in then just remember where you are going and why you want it. Know that you deserve it. Banish any doubt from your mind that you always fail because you don’t deserve enough; because you aren’t good enough, because you aren’t clever enough. Some of the richest people in the world have no academic qualifications. They left school and just started making money. No one told them they couldn’t, so they didn’t know that what they were achieving was impossible. Just give yourself a break this time and let yourself have what you want.
It’s as easy as that.
You can use this for anything you want from something small to something big. It may be an idea to try it out on something small first because there is usually less resistance to small desires. Once you have some successes under your belt move on to bigger things.
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Good luck
Michael