"A
journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
Lao-tzu
Break
things up and take smaller bites. If you continually take the
big bite and can't swallow you will not get anywhere. Any thing
you wish to accomplish will be easier if you break it into it's
smaller components and take them on one at a time.
Sounds
simple and it is. However it requires effort, awareness and control
to accomplish.
You
are not your thoughts. That's a comment I have made to you before.
However, for the 'real you' to shine through you
need to have command of your thoughts.
The
collection of your thoughts and their strength and ability to
manifest what the real you desires, is called your will.
Will
is your personal power. Your will is the collection of your thoughts.
Your thoughts if you have a strong will, enable you to manifest
what you desire.
To
put it bluntly, you get what you want if you use your will. Many
people have not developed their will. In fact many people create
situations that weaken their will.
One
of the easiest and simplest ways to strengthen your will is to
set and attain a goal.
Boring
you say, we have already covered this! Let's go a little deeper.
Everytime
you have a thought that goes along the lines of -
"I
will do ..."
"I
am going to..."
you
are actually setting a goal. In other words anytime you say to
yourself I am going to do something no matter how small that something
is, you are goal setting.
It's
like making an appointment with yourself.
"Next
week I will..."
The
question to ask yourself is do you do it? Do you keep the appointment?
It's
interesting to observe that most people keep appointments with
others yet break the appointment they make with themselves. This
is an indicator of your self respect.
It's
your thoughts that create your goals and targets whether you consciously
have a part in them or not.
Remember
we have already covered that the average person has 50,000 thoughts
per day. That's about 2 thoughts per second. Most people are only
aware of a few of their thoughts.
Here's
the important bit. Everytime you do NOT follow through and attain
your goal you are weakening your personal power.
Everytime
that you follow through you are strengthening it.
The
first thing to do is to be conscious of what you promise yourself
and other people. Don't promise too much.
I
know, I am an advocate of shooting high when it comes to goal
setting. However if you consciously examine your thoughts I believe
that you will find you are promising too much.
You
need to focus on less to achieve more.
Here's
are some easy examples,
1.
A gentleman I know wants to exercise more. He has trouble exercising
once per week and he has many late nights. He sets himself a target
of a grueling workout every morning before work. It never happens
but he continues to set this goal.
2.
A salesman I met believes that he can earn a fortune selling his
product. He has a small established client base and has trouble
making cold calls. Everyday he promises himself that he will make
30 phone calls. His best day so far is two.
3.
I have a client that is disorganized, he has hundreds of small
jobs to do. They are not high on his list of priorities and they
never seem to get done. He promises himself everyday that he will
clean up. He never has time.
All
three scenario's have a multitude of solutions but we are only
discussing the thought process and how it effects your will.
In
all three examples the people are disempowered. In order to build
strength of will you need to start with a smaller target and work
on achieving it.
One
gym workout per week in the afternoon for a period of time. Four
phone calls per day, everyday. One small task from your low priority
list per day.
Build
a habit and look for consistency. Strengthen your will. One small
step at a time. Then look to the sky to achieve your dream.
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