Everyone wants to be successful. However, many people often rely on luck and chance to achieve results. The best example in this case is someone who wants to be rich but only try the most ineffective method: playing the Lotto. Of course, there are chances of becoming rich over night, but how likely is it that this will actually happen? Creating a realistic plan in order to achieve the desired results is vital in any case, no matter how high or low your goals are.
The safest way to achieve your dream is by taking successive steps and gradually increasing your chances of reaching your goal. Try to think of a metaphor and compare your desires with a professional swimming competition.
The first thing you need to do, in order to have chances of winning the race, is to make sure you are not afraid of the water. Before you even consider entering the race you have to eliminate your fears. They are the ones holding you back, but be careful, some of your fears might save you from getting hurt or failing.
Once you are convinced that your goal is worth fighting for, you have to start the hardest stage in you plan: preparation. You cannot expect to win a professional swimming race when you don't even know how to swim. Start with the basics and never skip any steps out of desire of reaching your goal faster. The experience and knowledge you are skipping will probably come back and hurt you later on. Prepare by taking gradually increasing steps. Swim half a lap first, and then move on to a full lap. Your skills will progress each time and you will soon beat your own lap records every time you enter the swimming pool.
It might take days, weeks or years to prepare for the "race", depending on what your goals are. The main thing is to enter the race feeling confident in your own success and having all the skills that would allow you to win.
Taking steps one at a time and keeping your plan realistic gives you two important benefits. The order and precision of a plan brings confidence. You don't feel like you are reengaging each new issue on a day-to-day basis. Organizing your strategy reduces the chances of making wrong moves or taking less efficient decisions.
Secondly, having a sound plan has many psychological benefits and your subconscious mind worries less, giving you more energy to concentrate on what's important. You are creating a pattern in your awareness that accepts success and integrates it in your plan.
When both you conscious and your subconscious mind believe in your chances of reaching a goal you benefit from a power of concentration and focus that eliminate outside interference and let you follow the shortest path to success.
Even though chance may still play an important role in your quest to reach your ideal, having a realistic plan let's you change the "unlikely" into "possible".
Need a marketing plan for your online business? Check here: http://www.marktse.com/marketing-plan/
This article is written by Mark Tse. Mark shares free tips, articles and downloads about Internet Marketing. You can visit his Internet Marketing Blog and read his latest posts here:
http://www.marktse.com/marketing-plan/
shuttle from Midway Glen Ellyn ..A couple days ago I was listening to a CD... Read More
Both the worst and the best of the great achievers... Read More
People say: "One can't help one's thoughts." But one can.... Read More
How many of you have ever thought about the link... Read More
We were at some friend's house the other day and... Read More
We all want something to look forward to. The best... Read More
In his audio e-book, 10 Habits to Swell Your Bank... Read More
The ten-year period which followed the stock market crash of... Read More
Imagine living in the world that Helen Keller found herself... Read More
The sun crept over the horizon and lodged itself above... Read More
For each of us, how successful we feel will depend... Read More
We all want to improve our top line - our... Read More
Walt Disney coined a special phrase for persistence and determination;... Read More
I call the following seven belief lies of success, taking... Read More
The 90/10 secret is incredible! Very few know and apply... Read More
Too many times in the pursuit of our dreams, we... Read More
What do we want most from life? Certainly, we all... Read More
Have you ever had this feeling? You're standing in front... Read More
Many people talk or write about the science of success... Read More
Why everything has to be so hard? What have I... Read More
I recently was made aware of two comparative statistics that... Read More
Absolutely no one can underestimate the power of the mind... Read More
1. Any work activity, unless initiated at the earliest will... Read More
Imagine that you are in a dimly-lit room. You don't... Read More
One way to become more successful in your life is... Read More
shuttle from O'Hare North Chicago ..An odd but frequent barrier to prosperity is the belief... Read More
It is often said that the only things in life... Read More
Work addiction is an unrestrained, unfulfillable internal demand for constant... Read More
Sometimes short cuts are not worth taking. They may bring... Read More
The Outlaw Josey Wales is an interesting Western that I... Read More
Fourteen thousand civilised people died when the tsunami hit Andaman... Read More
Unfortunately we come into contact with negativity everyday. We can't... Read More
I confess, I love westerns. There is nothing like those... Read More
Temp your way to the top Want to take the... Read More
What is "success"? Why does it seem everyone wants "success"?... Read More
In the book, The SHOCKwealth System?, it is discussed that... Read More
"Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence.... Read More
I've been thinking a lot about what I believe to... Read More
From time to time I receive correspondence from individuals with... Read More
Everyone talks about how to be successful through hard work... Read More
Not only do we communicate with ourselves, but our cells... Read More
"All the adversity I've had in my life, all my... Read More
(Excerpted From The Jim Rohn One-Year Success Plan - Pillar... Read More
"Perseverance allows you to get back on track when you... Read More
Who wants to carry on being a failure?Failure. Not a... Read More
As very few people achieve enlightenment in one lifetime, as... Read More
In earlier generations it was common to keep a diary... Read More
Deep down, where it counts, many people do not believe... Read More
I've just sent an email to my mailing list based... Read More
The Definition Of PerseveranceFrom a dictionary: "Persisting in or remaining... Read More
Success |