Big things have small beginning is a nice cliché we often hear from people in business. Sometimes we hear it in our homes and even our inner circles but really? You really think that everything you can dream of would start small and grow…
There are times in your life where the deck is stacked against you:
- You can’t find a job.
- You’re out of shape and overweight.
- You forgot your umbrella and a sudden downpour appears.
- You live in your mom’s basement
- You stepped in dog poop while a bird pooped on you.
Sometimes, it seems like every single thing that can go wrong does. “Can I please catch a break?” you ask yourself, and wonder why everybody else gets some help and you can’t seem to get any. Rest assured my friend, for there is salvation within today’s post.
Want to know the absolute most important and effective thing you can do TODAY to turn your life around and change your luck?
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Stuff happens.
Every day, crazy things happen to us that are outside of our control. Companies downsize. 150 people apply for the same part-time job. Friends move. Relationships end. Classes get cancelled. The perfect car wrecks. Stuff happens. You’re out of cash.
Although these things happen to other people every day, it’s tough not to fall into the “the world is out to get me” card and fall further into a rut.
Let’s start with the best thing that happened to you today:
Did you wake up? Awesome. We can build on that!
There are factors and situations in our life that are completely outside of our control. However, no matter who you are, what your socioeconomic status is, where you live, how old you are, or why your life sucks, there is one thing that you are 100% in complete control of:
Your THOUGHTS!
Even if everything else is going wrong in your life, you still get to control how you look, and how you feel every day:
YOU ARE ONE STEP AHEAD BECAUSE YOU ARE ALIVE!
Right Direction
Because you are alive, you have the right to make a conscious decision to make the right action. Actions are always within our control. While the world is falling apart, we can take that first step that sounds so small and looks so hopeless but moves us in the RIGHT DIRECTION.
Moving forward is hard for many. It requires that you focus on your goals, your dreams and moving in the directions closer to it. It’s the tough decision that looks so cliché that feels so wrong but moves you in the desired path that you can find.
Heading up a mountain is a hugh task when we think of the mountain. Running a marathon is gigantic task when you think of the 26.2 miles. Writing your first book is impossible when you think of the whole book. Finishing college looks unending when you are now registering.
However, each of these things can be appearing hopeless and when you start the first step, that’s all it takes to start moving in that direction. That’s the blessing of action. We can achieve all these as things on our bucket list of “things to do before I die…” but we have to make the first step and that’s taking the ‘right steps.’
When we are starting out anything, it’s overwhelming. We often get caught up in the end product. In making and facing the outcomes. In going forward, we often have to take a deep breath and push out all the bad air that cloud your mind. The thoughts that sounds like defeat. Dismiss the people that are affecting your progress and move in the direction that will continue to give you hope….FORWARD.
While life might continue for a minute longer being unfair, and stuff continues to happen. The pain of the same spot will wear off as you push forward and start to realize your victories.
Small Wins
When you set out on anything, aim for the first round. Break the whole system down and the whole strategy into a series of small goals. These small goals are easy to win. We will get the momentum from them and it will give you the impetus to move forward.
Moving is a process. It takes actions and its essential. Moving requires you know where you are going and after the right decision and in the right direction…you will WIN. Small wins are essential to bigger challenges. Small wins are imperative to future victories. Small wins are what make the journey a success. Small wins are what gives you the drive to move forward because small win BUILDS MOMENTUM.
Build Momentum
With each small win, you feel more energized to do the next step. I remembered my first step 1. I was about 15 years
old. I wrote a letter to a mining company seeking sponsorship for an upcoming event. It was asking for $5000, a hugh sum of money back in 1988. I had planned the letter well and put all the necessary pieces of a sponsorship pitch together. I had the great meeting and after sweating for about 15 minutes, I was told I would get a response. The marketing director was very pleased with my pitch and he given me a nod of certainty….I landed my first small win. It was more than anything I had ever achieved in my life but it was a significant boost of momentum. With that momentum, I was able to move forward. When I hit a hard wall, I would work again building up more steam and heading for the next goal. I have consistently found that motivation only comes after MOMENTUM is developed. So go ahead and think otherwise but you will BUILD MOMENTUM after each and every small win you enjoyed because its moving you forward in the right direction. That will give you the courage and strength because now you start to build CONFIDENCE.
BUILD CONFIDENCE
When you start moving in the right direction on any project and you start experiencing small wins, you get addicted to it. I
can also tell you that you start to chase the dreams, the goals, the project because you are now feeling better, more positive, more momentum and even seeing results. The wins you see are evidence that it’s working and the people around you start to FEEL the self-confidence you start to display.
I guarantee you that any person you know looking for a business partner would tell you one of the requirements or qualities is self-confidence. People start to gravitate to people who are positive and display self-confidence. It raises the energy level in the room and people want to be more around you because you make them feel better and when you look in the mirror you will feel better. You will also make healthier decisions, you start working out, eating right, reading more, studying more and even dressing better be
cause you feel great. Its an internal dialogue now and the energy is contagious.
Life Matters
At this stage Life Matters. You have gotten back your mojo and you can now build, you can now grow, you can now become. It’s now where will you end up. That book, marathon and fitness challenge is now within reach. That great dream of finishing college and achieving that great job is now within reach you can see it even if you are just
a freshman, a sophomore, a junior or senior. You got the confidence that you can do it and achieve your dream. NO limits are boundaries are able to define you anymore and this is essential because you will move forward with meaning and purpose. Life takes on a new meaning and because it does, your focus is now laser sharp. It’s essential to remember, that when you started you were a bom, you felt like zero but now, you are building one step at a time, one class at a time and truly one dream at a time. Life now Matters…!
