The Secret Steps to Mastery (143 days to go)
A vital part in achieving your goals, is knowing exactly what it is you want to achieve! One of the more popular ways to do this is through visualisation, whereby you “imagine” your goal and what it feels like, once you have achieved it. So below is a picture of my goal (well, in US Dollars anyway!)
Now as I time ticks along I am becoming increasingly aware of the impact that achieving my goals is having on my life. I believe, that to become successful, you need to help others be successful.
This approach is a great way to build networks and really have an impact on others in this world. It’s really all about networking and hanging out in the right circles. The other week, in my butterfly analogy, I talked about making a garden to attract the butterflies instead of chasing the butterflies for the rest of your life. I really feel that is where I am in life at the moment. My garden is just blossoming and all these butterflies are being attracted to it! It’s AMAZING!
The Secret Steps to Mastery:
No matter what you want to achieve in life, what goals you set yourself, there are a number of strategies to ensure success.
- Find someone who’s already done it. This strategy can bring you some very quick results. The great thing about people that are successful already, is that they usually are more than willing to help others achieve success - if someone asks them to help. Often people make assumptions about successful people, thinking they are too busy to help someone else. I know of a number of very successful people that really enjoy helping other people in their lives.
- Get in touch with them. Send them an email, write them a letter, give them a call if you can get their number, or perhaps you know someone who knows them - get them to make the introduction. Tell them what you’re doing and why it’s important to you, then ask them if they can help you - you may be surprised at their answer.
- Learn from them, there’s no need to re-invent the wheel… take their advice, and remember that it may not be a simple case of repeating the exact same steps, however I believe there will always be a large amount of value delivered every time you do this exercise.
- Rinse and repeat for best results. Don’t just do it once and wait for your goal to fall in your lap. Keep doing it until you get the results you are after. Try and surround yourself with the type of people that have the results you are looking for.
It makes sense - doesn’t it? If you want to learn how to be rich, spend time with people who are rich and have made their fortunes. If you want to be healthy, wouldn’t it make sense to surround yourself with healthy people?
You encounter these people in your everyday life, so start to make yourself aware of those around you. Are they empowering you to achieve your goal? Or do you feel dis-empowered after spending time with them?
So if you find yourself talking to someone that makes you feel great, and appears to be like-minded, ask them for their card/phone number/email address (and it would pay to tell them why you would like to stay in touch so that they don’t call the police!).
“What have you got to lose….except your goals?”
