November 22, 2014 - Never Stop

“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”  - Confucius

I am building my ACN business  v e r y  slowly. I am not discouraged but others have looked at me and become discouraged on their own. I am not even close to discouraged. Why?

1.       I KNOW that I will succeed. How do I know that? Every morning I review my top 10 goals for my life. Robin Sharma talks about the top 5 or the big 5. The thought is, on your last day on earth,  what do you want to look back on with pride and conviction? Use those ideas to build todays goals. I am not going to tell you my goals and I am not going to ask for yours. Each morning, after taking the dog for a walk, I review my goals. Then I spend time building my day (again) and formulating how I can fit what I am doing to meet my goals.

2.       Every little thing I do to reach my goal is noticed. By me. It may not be evident that I am moving forward to others, but it is completely obvious to me. Why? I use Dennis Waitley’s technique of ratcheting success. Its important, no it is critical to have long term goals. It is important to have BHAGs. Darren Hardy’s BIG HAIRY AUDACEOUS GOALS. But in order to not become discouraged, it is important to have a series of small steps to get to your BHAG. I have a series of small steps I take every day to reach both my small goals and  my BHAG!

3.       I am growing as a person. I am using my ACN business opportunity to grow. My back office is amazing. Every morning I do about 20 minutes of personal growth. I read and I watch videos. I am amazed at how my thinking has changed over the years. I drive a van for my trading-time-for money work. The antenna is missing form the radio so every time I am in the van – about 20+ hours a week – I am listening to success oriented audio.

4.       I look back on the old me and know that I am never going back to what I was. I am only going to become the person I need to be to accept the success that is coming my way. You see, you cannot have success unless you are a successful person. Who can be successful? Anybody. Absolutely anybody. I also believe that the person you want to be has to be grown into. Jim Rohn says that the first thing you need to do if you win a million dollars is become a millionaire. It is the same with any large achievement you want to make. You must become what you want to be. A good example is I want to loose weight. I have tried many many times to do so. Now I am starting and I am being successful. How? I am changing my thinking from one of being deprived of things I want to eat to one of looking forwards to eating well. I am becoming a healthy eater.

So don’t quit. That is the simple take away from this.

And when you miss. Don’t quit. We are frail beings, us humans. We need to recognize that we will fail. We must just get back up and start again. It is a daily process and it is a hard process. Never give up.