Success in life is not difficult or tricky. It's not luck
either. Success can be summed up in ONE word: alignment.
For you to succeed, in any endeavor, you must learn to
align 4 basic components of your life. The four components
are:
1. Your thoughts
2. Your decisions
3. Your actions
4. Your awareness
Today, we'll discuss the third basic component: your
actions.
Your actions
Taking action is the next logical step after making a
decision. Actually, it automatically happens...that's why
your thoughts are the first thing that you need to align
with success.
Once your thoughts are aligned, your decisions can be made
and then action can be taken. And that's great, because
NOTHING HAPPENS WITHOUT ACTION!
There are no real steps to lead you to action. Again, once
you've made the decision to act, you'll take action. It's
that simple.
However, there are a few things you should keep in mind in
regards to taking action. They are:
1. Go BIG!
Hey, if you're going to take action, you might as well go
BIG. Don't just take a little action, take massive action!
Listen, it really takes the same amount of energy to take
massive action as it does to take a little action. The
energy isn't so much in the action ...it's in the thinking
and planning.
Now, it does take energy to act. But the majority of the
energy comes before the action. Once you get your head
straight (with your thoughts) and start making smarter
decisions, taking massive action is easy.
GO BIG!!!
2. Consistency is key
Okay, once you've taken massive action, what's next?
You have to be consistent! This is where most people fail.
Most people get their thoughts in alignment, start making
smarter decisions, and then, BAM-WAM-POW, they stop taking
action.
What's up with that?
If you want to be successful, in any area of your life, you
have to learn to be consistent. Consistently thinking the
right, high energy thoughts. Consistently making smart
decisions. And consistently taking massive action.
This is the real secret to success...learn it, master it,
live it!
3. Action is addictive
Now, this might seem contradictory to my last point, but I
assure you it's not.
After you start taking action on a consistent basis, it
gets addicting. Why? Because consistent action produces
habits. And habits produce results. And results are what
you're really after anyway.
So, what should you do next?
Well, you still need to think creative, high energy
thoughts. You still need to make smart decisions based on
your emotions (pain vs. pleasure and what feels right).
And you still need to take BIG consistent action!
However, you now must become AWARE of your thoughts,
decisions, actions, habits, and results.
Keep these three ideas in mind when you make a decision and
act. They'll allow success to find you instead of you
trying to find success.
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Weston Lyon is recognized as one of the nation's leading
experts on finding time for what's important in life. To
grab a FREE copy of Weston's e-book, 7 Strategies to Create
Time in Your Crazy Busy Life, go to
http://www.creatingspacebook.com
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