There are a handful of people on this Earth for which the answer to the question "What if money were no object?" the answer is "It isn't". Everyone can name one or two. Bill Gates, Larry Ellison, Oprah Winfrey, etc.... What is it that sets them apart from the rest of the world?
Money? No. Well, yes, and no. They have more money than many of the smaller countries in the world, but the money isn't what makes them different. It's the result of what makes them different.
Ancestry? No. While there are a few on the list for whom ancestry is a major contributor (H.R.H. Queen Elizabeth II of England, Senator Ted Kennedy, Paris Hilton, The Rockefellers, etc...) most people in this group could be considered "Self-Made".
The Answer Is Their Dreams!
What Dreams? Well, that's for them to know and tell us about in good time. But even if we don't know what their dreams are, it's their dreams that make them different.
Now I'm not necessarily talking about what they see in their sleep. I'm talking about their Big Dreams. What they want out of life. This is what sits at the core of their being and drives them to do what they do. It guides their decisions. It controls them. It's at once the person, and bigger than the person.
So how do you get a dream? Easy. Dream? Think about it through the question "What if money were no object?" In fact, take all restrictions off the table. Don't let a concern for money affect your dream. Don't let what other people think or say affect your dream. Don't let timing restrictions affect your dream. Don't let your (lack of) abilities affect your dream. Don't let anything affect your dream. Ever!!!
Now dream. Think about what you could do. Think about how you can change the world. Think about how you can help people. Think about how you can help animals.
Now for the hard part! Write it down!
Write it down and put it in your wallet, or purse, or make it the text that shows on your cell phone when you open it, or do something that let's you keep it with you. Then take it out every day and look at it. Read it carefully. Remember what was going through your mind when you came up with it.
Now, as you look at it, put together step-by-step goals to get you from where you are to fulfilling your dream. Don't make them "reasonable" goals. Make every single one of them a "stretch." There needs to be some level of difficulty in each goal you set. Something that challenges you to reach the goal.
Maybe your dream is to meet someone specific, but you're a very shy person. Great. Set your goal at meeting the person (which for you would be a major challenge) and set some goals such as "Meeting one new person each week" (again, a challenge if you are very shy).
And again, the hard part... Write these down and check them out every day as well.
Pretty soon, not only do you have a dream, but you have a plan for achieving your dream.
The next step... Follow the Plan!!!
Money? No. Well, yes, and no. They have more money than many of the smaller countries in the world, but the money isn't what makes them different. It's the result of what makes them different.
Ancestry? No. While there are a few on the list for whom ancestry is a major contributor (H.R.H. Queen Elizabeth II of England, Senator Ted Kennedy, Paris Hilton, The Rockefellers, etc...) most people in this group could be considered "Self-Made".
The Answer Is Their Dreams!
What Dreams? Well, that's for them to know and tell us about in good time. But even if we don't know what their dreams are, it's their dreams that make them different.
Now I'm not necessarily talking about what they see in their sleep. I'm talking about their Big Dreams. What they want out of life. This is what sits at the core of their being and drives them to do what they do. It guides their decisions. It controls them. It's at once the person, and bigger than the person.
So how do you get a dream? Easy. Dream? Think about it through the question "What if money were no object?" In fact, take all restrictions off the table. Don't let a concern for money affect your dream. Don't let what other people think or say affect your dream. Don't let timing restrictions affect your dream. Don't let your (lack of) abilities affect your dream. Don't let anything affect your dream. Ever!!!
Now dream. Think about what you could do. Think about how you can change the world. Think about how you can help people. Think about how you can help animals.
Now for the hard part! Write it down!
Write it down and put it in your wallet, or purse, or make it the text that shows on your cell phone when you open it, or do something that let's you keep it with you. Then take it out every day and look at it. Read it carefully. Remember what was going through your mind when you came up with it.
Now, as you look at it, put together step-by-step goals to get you from where you are to fulfilling your dream. Don't make them "reasonable" goals. Make every single one of them a "stretch." There needs to be some level of difficulty in each goal you set. Something that challenges you to reach the goal.
Maybe your dream is to meet someone specific, but you're a very shy person. Great. Set your goal at meeting the person (which for you would be a major challenge) and set some goals such as "Meeting one new person each week" (again, a challenge if you are very shy).
And again, the hard part... Write these down and check them out every day as well.
Pretty soon, not only do you have a dream, but you have a plan for achieving your dream.
The next step... Follow the Plan!!!
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