How to choose between what you wish to do and what you must do

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Only you can decide if you are willing to pay the ‘price’ to get and have everything you want from life. How can you have everything in the world you really want? In this article I will show you step by step and you will know. To get and have everything you want from life, follow four simple steps: Read, Study, Visualise and Perform.

Read

Research carried out by habit and wealth creation expert, Tom Corley, shows that, while less successful people read mostly for entertainment, those at the top are avid readers of self-improvement books. In fact, 85% of successful people read two or more self-improvement or educational books per month. Reading broadens our horizons and stirs our train of thoughts. Reading can literally save your life.

In 1898 Morgan Robertson wrote a book called The Wreck Of The Titan. The book was written about the sinking of the Titanic, 14 years before it sank. Here are a few bizarre coincidences between the Titan and the Titanic:

1.   Titanic was described in the newspapers as ‘designed to be unsinkable,’ whereas the Titan was deemed ‘practically unsinkable’ in the book.

2.   There were 16 lifeboats on the Titanic, less than half the number required for her passenger and crew capacity of 3,000. Whereas on the Titan there were 24 lifeboats, less than half needed for her 3,000 passenger and crew capacity.

3.   The Titanic struck an iceberg on the starboard side of the night of April 14, 1912, in the North Atlantic, 400 nautical miles (740km; 460mi) away from Newfoundland. The Titan also struck an iceberg on the starboard side on an April night in the North Atlantic, 400 nautical miles (740km; 460mi) from Newfoundland (Terranova)

4.   The unsinkable Titanic sank, and more than half of her 2,200 passengers and crew died. The indestructible Titan also sank, more than half of her 2,500 passengers drowning.

It is important to read and essential not just to read more, but to learn from what we read. Leaders are readers.

Study

Studying is the ability to learn, understand and analyse information, and put that knowledge to use. What would happen if instead of waiting until circumstances are just right to go after your dreams, you started studying what you needed to know right now?

Virtually every person knows how to do much better than they are presently doing in almost every aspect of their life. One of the great secrets of success is to integrate the valuable information that we have with our behaviour. Study forms the inspirational reminders and deepening of understanding required to support the steps necessary to take towards our goals.

The reason so few people are living closer to their potential is because they never take time to study success for themselves. They are not aware of how to win because often they do not know what they do not know and do not have the knowledge required to win. Study gives us an opportunity to acquire and reinforce the knowledge required to achieve our goals. When people change their study habits, their results change.

Visualise

Visualisation is a simple technique that you can use to create a strong mental image of a future event. Top athletes are trained to visualise their goals before a competition. They see themselves winning the game, running faster, or scoring the winning point.

According to Wayne Gretzky, Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach, to be a great hockey player you must display mental toughness and awareness of the ice. In an interview with Sports Psychology Today, Gretzky explained that pre-game warm-ups are key to embracing a hockey mindset. “You have to take advantage of your pre-game warm-up. It helps you get in the right mindset to perform,” said Gretzky. Use visualisation to set the tone for your life. This will help you avoid distractions and commit to your game plan.

Gretzky recommends having a game plan for your performance before you step on the ice. He says, “You have to know the team you are playing, and what you have to do to win. If you are playing an aggressive team you must play fast and aggressive. If you are playing a talented team, you need to know their weaknesses.” Visualising your success will help you focus on what you need to accomplish and free your mind of distractions. Set time aside every day to visualise your success and the execution of your game plan.

Perform

Michael Jordan is arguably the greatest basketball player of all time. He says that, “everyone fails at something.” Michael Jordan believed that we all fail at something, however, we should not refuse to try. Performance involves acting on what we have read, studied, and visualised. It is here that the rubber meets the road and typically where the successful are separated from the average. Picture a jar that is half full of murky water. There is a faucet above it that drips one drop of water into the jar every 30 seconds. What happens to the water over time? The murkiness begins to fade. It is not noticeable at first, but soon you can see a difference. The water gets lighter and lighter and eventually it will become clear. That is exactly what happens when you take consistent action and perform based on what you have read, studied, and visualised.

“If you want something you’ve never had, you must be willing to do something you have never done.”

The four steps we reviewed will help you to climb the ladder to your goal faster. By following these steps, you are going to make more money, build more meaningful relationships, have more influence, and create a much bigger positive impact on the world.

Eliot Kelly is recognised as a serial Entrepreneur, and has been featured on CNN, BBC, BBC Three’s Be Your Own Boss and an extensive list of magazines and articles. 

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