Do what most people won’t do
“A DREAM does not become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work.” — Colin Powell. Hard work is an inevitable ingredient in the success equation. This life is short, we have to work hard and make the best of it. Besides, it’s too short to be dwelling and working on the wrong script. That means hard work must be combined with purpose. Most people feel or think life just happens. Some think they have failed because of misfortune, but there is no substitute for hard work if your target is successful life.
Do more
Everyone is gifted, but it is not enough to be gifted or talented. Identify your gift and improve on it. That takes fighters. Life is hard, it only needs fighters. Wealth does not come on a silver platter, it takes fighters. Your value in the market increases as long as you are willing to hone your skills. When someone is sleeping, you get into studying. Go an extra mile where most people don’t want to. Fight in the night, fight the storm and fight negative voices.
The inner voice
Most people feel just fine to see you living an average life. The moment you raise your standard, they start to speak. Don’t listen to them, that’s not your business. Your business is to work on your craft. Listen to the gut voice and to God’s voice. This is the inner voice.
See it everyday
The mind works in pictures. Create vision boards that will auto-suggest to your mind. Most people always think of the negative, and guess what they get? Negative results. Life is hard but never allow your vision to be clouded by those hardships. Don’t let those tears blur your vision. Never allow pain to paralyse your potential. Stay focused. Pain is inevitable, but someone once said that it is part of the process. Fail fast
No one wants to fail, but failing is part of the process. Most people are afraid of failing, but it is through failing that we can succeed. People that are successful have failed over and over again. They fall, but they get up and never give up.
At times, you have to fail more, to excel more. We are afraid of failing because we are afraid of what other people will say. We are afraid of what your parents will say, and as such, we stay in the comfort zone. Free yourself from what people will say. Thomas J Watson said: “If you want to increase your success rate, double your failure rate.”
Work it out
Hard work leads to great results. Work your breath out. Eric Thomas usually says:“You improve your skill by beating on your craft daily, and not occasionally.” Average people put on an average effort. Successful and significant people work more than an average person. Average people are good at complaining, hard workers are good at completing the task. Successful people read daily, average people read less or don’t read at all. Average people improve their skill, knowledge and are hungry. Average people are content with mediocrity, and they think someone should do it for them. Successful people educate themselves. Average people hate education. Successful people graduate from academic level to pursue self-education.
Change your language
The person that determines your success is yourself. As you face pain, you need to properly tune your internal psychology. Your inner voice or self-talk determines whether you will win or not. Talk to the hero in you. Motivate the king or queen in you. What others say about you does not matter so much compared to what you say to yourself. To win the outer game, you have to master the inner game; your voice.
Parting shot: The best things in life are on the other side called pain. Going to the gym is painful, but soon you will grow a great body. It’s painful to sleep for a few hours reading and improving your mind, but the wisdom is worth it. To increase your value, increase the time you spend on your purpose.