Over the last year two friends, both “high performing” sales people, who expressed a burning desire to succeed in life and in their careers, quit their jobs.
Things got a bit tough and they gave
up.
Couldn’t hack it anymore!
I’ve seen much the same happen to
property investors when the economy or the markets put stumbling blocks in
their way.
Yet these investors and my friends
expressed a strong “desire” to succeed and if you’d asked them a while ago they
were “sure they would succeed”.
So what happened?
Jim Rohn put it well when he
explained that there are three parts to desire:
1. Dreaming,
2.The Vision and
3. Focus.
2.The Vision and
3. Focus.
Here’s what he said:
First, is dreaming.
Have you let yourself dream lately?
Just sit down and begin to imagine all of the incredible possibilities your
life could become? Spend some time just dreaming.
Next is the vision.
Once you dream, you begin to cut
back on all of the possibilities and narrow it to what possibility it is that
you really want. You begin to create a vision for your life. You begin to see
it as you want it.
Lastly under desire is focus.
Once you have the vision, you have
to really focus in on that dream. This is where you get really specific about
what your life is going to look like.
There are also three
parts for dedication:
1. The Plan, 2. Beginning and 3.
Perseverance.
First is the plan.
Without a plan you will drift to and
fro.
You will certainly not carry out
your dream if you do not have a plan.
So write it down. Set your goals.
Know what you want and how you are
going to get there.
Second is the beginning.
This may sound simple and yet it is simply profound.
This may sound simple and yet it is simply profound.
Many people have a dream and they
even have a plan, but they never begin.
So simple: just start.
The first step on the long journey
is still just one step. If you have a dream and a plan, take a step in the
right direction.
Lastly is to persevere.
Every road to every dream has a section that is hard to travel. Every great dream will encounter difficulty.
Every road to every dream has a section that is hard to travel. Every great dream will encounter difficulty.
The question isn’t whether or not
you will encounter trouble but how you will respond to trouble.
Will you quit when the going gets
tough or will you persevere?
I have found that every successful
person I know, has encountered problems along the way that tempted them to
quit. Yet they persevered and achieved their dream.
You can and will be successful.
Perseverance is the key.
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