Steve Harvey is a great success in my opinion but it wasn’t always a bed of roses for him. He lived gig-to-gig in his early days in stand-up, and then he hit a bump in the road. One or two of his gigs fell through, and suddenly he was homeless. There are many other stories in his life similar to that one, but he kept going and never looked back. Now, Steve Harvey’s success has resulted in one of the most prolific brands in Hollywood.
Why?
Because he had a plan and a vision that he went after with relentless pursuit.
If you remain unproductive for long, you’ll lose your sense of direction. A clear vision and focus can become the solution.
Steve Harvey
Without a plan and focus, everything is doomed right from the start.
You MUST have a plan. If not a concrete one, at least have a basic idea of how you’re going to reach your goals. It’s the least you can do for yourself.
Let’s say you want to have a better relationship with your wife. Think about ways to do it and some of the things you may have to think about are….what does your wife like, what would make her feel good, how would you like the relationship to change, what would make you feel happy with the marriage….etc. After identifying areas of change, devise a plan that can help you work towards a better marriage. If it’s more business you want, devise a plan that won’t break your bank account to help bring in more sales. Creative ideas and innovative execution if often required.
It’s easy for any single one of us to get distracted in the middle of our journey, no matter how gung-ho we started out in the beginning. At the starting point, you’re excited and raring to go; towards the middle, it gets harder and you’re struggling to remember why you’re doing this in the first place. And when you get past the hardest part, it’s the final leg of your journey, the focus and the endurance part. It’s like trying to kick a drinking problem. In order to be successful, you have to consistently work towards that goal, make an effort to REMEMBER that goal and repeatedly psyche yourself up for it every single day.
Focus, Danielson!
Mr. Miyagi
Most successful athletes use this technique to help them get their Gold medals. If you want to quit the rat race of working a dull and time sucking job to do what you love instead, you’ve got to sit or lay down and visualize yourself doing just that. You’re happy and financially free, in your vision. You see, the more you visualize yourself in the situation, the more you’ll want it. The more you want it to happen, your conscious and unconscious mind will help you strive and work towards that goal. And when your mind is committed to the goal, everything falls into its rightful place to make it happen.
Yes, you’ve got a plan and yes, you’ve got a sense of purpose now. But does this mean that you cannot change your plans or alter your purpose? Of course it doesn’t mean that.
Part of the process of reaching your goal requires that you remain open to other people’s ideas, input, feedback and thoughts. As soon as you spot something better, you have to grab it, evaluate it, decide whether you want to use the idea or not or how it would fit into your plan, and then discard it or use it. Your focus and your goal remains the same, but the process can change. If you are not adaptable to change, you may be losing out to your competition or your peers because they’re catching on with the latest technology and trends and reaching their goals faster than you.
Final Thought
Don’t let the devil rob you of your destiny. Stop obsessively thinking about what you want. Get a Plan, Get focused, Visualize the outcome and get started NOW!