We don't plan to fail....
Thoses of us that actually manage to set goals often give up at
the first setback. They mentally beat themself up by saying "I
knew I couldn't do it, so why did I bother trying" and other
such self destructive comments. Constantly telling yourself that
you are a failure is only going to be self evident when once
again, you fail.
Statistics are every where these days. Covering everything from
'how much of the world population likes cheese' to 'how violence
on tv results in more actual violence.' The statistics
concerning successful people and how they do it are not very
suprising. They show that only 5% of the world population have
written goals. Is it suprising then that only 5% of the same
population are considered to be truely successful in life? I
think not.
Doesn't that simply mean that if YOU want to be successful, you
have to have written goals? You would obviously have to take
action to make thoses goals happen, but without a plan all is
lost.
I've asked a lot of people about what they want from life. The
usual is a big house, loads of money, cars, holidays ect... Or
they reply 'I duno' and just shrug their shoulders. The people
that state roughly what they want have no idea how they are
going to 'get there', they have no plan and consider their wants
to be 'dreams', unobtainable and distant. The people that say 'I
duno', will amble through life going in self defeatist circles.
These people are the one's with the lowest self-esteem, lacking
in confidence and feel that life is hopeless.
So, there is only 5% of the population that are successful, that
means that a stagering 95% will not live their lives to the
fullest. Which presentage am I in? I used to be in the 95%, but
now that's all changed.. I have begun to understand and act in a
way that puts me in the top 5%.
It didn't happen over night, infact it is still very much work
in progress. But progress is much better than being static or
going backwards. It's a bit like pushing a broken down car. You
take the handbrake off and push with all your might, it's really
hard work, the car starts to slowly roll forward, just a tiny
bit, then a bit more, then a little faster. Before you know it
you have to jump into the drivers seat and steer the car because
it is moving so quickly. So there you are, sitting in the car,
moving along without even pushing it. Momentum brought about by
inertia.
Establishing your goals and starting to take action is just like
trying to move a broken down car, hard work. But momentum kicks
in after a while and things move along quicker and with less
effort. Before you know it your life has turned around and
you're going full speed ahead. Sounds good dosen't it, well take
it from me, it is better that good, it's absolutaley amazing.
For those of you that still haven't quite 'got a grip', the
message is, think like the top 5% and live your life to the max.
Make written goals and plans, if you don't know where to start,
ask someome, search the internet, read a book. Then start to
take action and let inertia work for you. Do this and I promise
you, you can't fail. Wouldn't that make a change!!!
Here's to your internet success.