Would you like to be the best that you can be in whatever you do? Would you like to be a winner?
You might ponder, "Who wouldn't want to be a winner?"
Let's take a good look around you, apparently plenty of winners among us. However, most of us are not living lives of constant self-improvement and action towards success and the fulfilment of our dreams. Most of us are "losers", not in the derogatory sense of the word, but we are "losers" because we let ourselves to keep falling short of what we are capable of.
In order to realise our goals, we have to break out the web of "passive anticipation", meaning the kind of thinking that says "oh, I'll get to that soon", "yeah I know I need to get this done, but I have so many other things to do", "when I find the time, I'll do it" and “I’ll get it done as soon as possible”
Cut to the chase. Identify your passions, your priorities, your plans of action, and most importantly, take action. It's no good having dreams if you simply continue sleeping.
If you truly want to be a winner, you have to wake up. See the world in a brave new light. Believe that this world is essentially and generally giving, and that sometimes, bad things happen to good people, but if you follow your instincts, it will point you in the right direction and towards your goals. Learn to control your fear and do not always avoid something just because past experience has been negative. Who knows, the next one might just be the one.
Learn to be optimistic but rational. For example, putting half your earnings into investments you know have the potential for modest but steady growth is being optimistic but rational. But putting all your savings into an IPO you know nothing about just because a good friend says you should or because you have a gut feeling about it, is a foolish gamble. Some might say that you've got to take big risks in order to win big. Well, are you prepared to lose big? Don’t rush.
Once you've identified your passions and loves, make a list of things you have to do to get you closer to your dreams. What's next? Action - the key to success. Your plans are nothing if you do not have the discipline and focus to follow through on them. And start today. Losers chatter to themselves that they will start "one day real soon". It will never happens.
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