How to make 2012 a year of action and success!

Here is what I know about you without knowing you.

“You currently do not have all the skills and/or tools needed to obtain the level of success you desire or you would already have that level of success.”

It doesn’t matter what kind of success you’re looking for; business, personal, family, whatever.

Let me repeat this because it’s important.

“You currently do not have all the skills and/or tools needed to obtain the level of success you desire or you would already have that level of success.”

The keyword is “ALL“!

You may have the knowledge but you are lacking desire, you may have desire but are lacking mindset or proper habits. You may have no knowledge but have good habits and mindset, you may have all the skills but have not given yourself enough time!

In order to reach your desired level of success you need it all. You need the total package.

Desire, knowledge, habits, mindset, work ethic and time! The good news is some of these will automatically create the other if you have a proper foundation.

The bad news is most people have no foundation or the wrong foundation.

We have all fell prey to procrastination time and time again. We all have ideas and plans to better our lives, our families, our overall impact on society, ETC. We have the best intentions on getting these things done. Some even go out and learn the necessary skills to get it done. But then something happens and we lose focus.

Why is this? …….It’s one thing and one thing only!

LACK OF PROPER DESIRE!

• Coming up with the plan is easy. (The What)
• Gaining the knowledge is a little harder. (The How To)
• Putting the knowledge into play to create the end result is excruciating! (The Action)

If the “What” is created properly (creating proper desire) the “How To” And the “Action” become easy.

I was going to try and cover this all in one post, but as I began writing I quickly realized there is way too much to cover in one post. So I am going to break this down into 3 parts. I will cover part one today and part two and three later in the week.

First let me list out the three parts we will be covering.

1. Desire: You will never have solid action without solid Desire!
2. Knowledge: You will never have solid action without Knowledge!
3. Overcoming Pitfalls: They are everywhere; you need to know how to get past them!

Let’s jump right into Desire.

The only way to create proper desire is through proper goal setting. I teach goal setting much different than most people. We hear it over and over again you need to have goals, write them down, and read them daily, bla bla bla. While I agree with that 100%, I think it is taught in such a way that leaves out the obvious and does not impose the amount of value it needs and deserves.

Goal setting in reality is: Desire Building.

Let me explain, if your goals do not create adequate desire you will never reach them.

I’ll repeat that one also because it is probably the most important words you will read in this post.

“If your goals do not create adequate desire you will never reach them!”

Your goals need to be a vision into your future. You should not need to read them every day because you should be thinking of them every minute of every day. They need to be your reason for waking every morning, your vision that drives your daily routine. If they don’t have this big of an impact on you then you need to clarify them or you need some bigger goals. If you don’t create a big enough vision, you will not have enough desire, to get you past all the obstacles, which are constantly preventing you from reaching these goals and ultimately your success.

In order to create the proper amount of desire you need have a very clear picture of the end result (your goal). You need to be as detailed as possible. Paint yourself a mental picture of yourself obtaining this goal. How is your life different now that you have achieved it? What has this done for you, your family, ETC? Write this down on paper, (do not use a word processor). Writing it down on paper will help to place this into your subconscious. This is where we need to get it.

When writing them speak in the present tense as if you have already achieved these goals.

Which do you think will create more desire?

• Option 1 (simple goal list)
  
  Make $200k a year, Lose 50 lbs, Have a better family life.

• Option 2 (detailed present tense results list)
  
  I am successful and healthy network marketer, I make $xxxx per month. I have helped xxx people change their lives. This also has changed my life. I now have time freedom which allows me to spend more time with my family, vacation more, and make a difference by giving back to my local church and community. I am no longer stressed out about money. I live a happy purposeful life. I feel good about myself and my accomplishments. I have retired my parents and in-laws so they never have to work again. By losing 40 lbs I now feel better and more relaxed. I am no longer worried about my health. I can run around and play with my children and truly enjoy life. I sleep better and feel better about myself. I can’t wait for the alarm clock to go off so I can attack the day and make more great things happen.

Option 1 is simply meaningless words on paper.

Option 2 creates “Desire”!

In order to induce unconscious action you need to create unconscious desire which you will live with every minute of every day. So if you are having problems taking action and making the right decisions you are simply lacking proper desire. This is what they are talking about when they say “If the why is big enough the “How To” is simple.”

Create the proper desire and the action will happen almost automatically. If it’s not happening you need more desire. You have to really want it before your body and brain will take the necessary actions to get it.

Here is something most people don’t think about. Almost every decision you make will take you closer to or move you further away from your goal. If you are not unconsciously making the proper decisions to take you closer to your goal, you will need to analyze every decision you make until it becomes natural for you to make the correct decision to move you forward.

So before you make a decision question yourself:

Is this is going to help me reach my goal or move me further from my goal?

Once you know the answer to this question it very simple to make the proper decision. If your desire to reach the goal is big enough.

I wrote a post on this last year called. The law of “What do you want more” this goes into detail of instant gratification of one decision vs moving closer to your goals by making the other choice. I suggest you check it out!

That’s it for desire, please post your comments, thoughts and questions below so we can continue discussion.

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