Hopefully, you have already implemented or begun to implement the first part of the three part life changing process called the ABC’s of Success. If so you are now naked (well not literally naked, if you are that is just TMI) and you are one-third of the way towards having the life that you have always wanted which is accomplished as simple as abc.
The Letter B
The second prong of the triumvirate begins with the letter B. The “B” stands for “Been There Done That” or in one succinct word the “B” stands for “Belief”. In order for you to have the life you have always dreamt of you must believe that the life you desire is within your reach. Now is the time for you to be confident.
But how can we believe in something that we have yet to see? Quite frankly, how can we have confidence in happening when we have no reason to believe it can be accomplished? Easy! You must simply reflect on a time when you set a course to achieve a goal and it was accomplished.
Back In The Day
I believe this to be a reasonable request of you as you probably have already focused on a previous setback and decided that the life you dreamt of living was unattainable because of the past event. If you are willing to reflect on the past when it allows you to believe that you can’t or won’t be successful, why won’t you, why shouldn’t you permit yourself to use the past to convince you that you can and will be successful?
So for the purposes of this part of the ABC’s of Success, you are only allowed to focus your attention to a time when you accomplished your goals and exceeded your objectives. Moreover, this exercise in belief is the only time when you are allowed to consider the past. As such, the rule to remember and reiterate is this: “My past is only a reminder of my great potential and the realization that I will soon live the life I dream of living“.
I promised this process was easy and it is if you focus on past successes instead of setbacks. An example of being able to reflect on the past as an indicator of our ability to do something out of the ordinary with our life can be done if we reflect on the time in our life when we could only crawl. By crawling, I do mean literally crawling.
I Wish Those Days Could Come Back Once More
You might not remember this but there was a time when you could not walk. During this time you were consumed with a desire to stand on your own two feet and walk. You couldn’t wait to learn how to take those first steps. You believe that you would walk sooner than later and you believed his even though you had no history of walking.
Everyone who came within earshot of your voice knew of your desire to walk. Despite the routine slobbering and the often times indistinguishable language you uttered, you made it clear to all that would listen that you dreamt of a better life – a life that allowed you to move faster so that you could get into things you had no business getting into and so that you could go to places that you never thought possible.
Once you learned to walk – achieved this dream for a better life – you began to dream of the day when you could run. Then you dreamt of the day when you could walk to school, walk to school alone, ride a bike, ride a bike without training wheels, drive a car, etc. The realization of each dream which you considered a necessary piece to having a better life was ignited and fueled by a past success.
Don’t Stop Believin’
The journey that you embark on now is to be ignited and fueled the very same way. If a child with very little leg muscle, shaky equilibrium and minimal intelligence can learn to walk and get into things that their parents did not want them to get into how much more can you, one who have been standing on their own two feet for a lifetime, who has significant intelligence and a treasure trove worth of life’s successes accomplish?
The answer is that there are no limits to what you can do and what your life can become. You can do and have everything. Hopefully, you have dared to dream audaciously and the life you dream of is so ambitious that it cannot be compared to anything in your past. Congratulation for being bold.
Just in case you need a bit more convincing, I’ll share this last tad bit with you. You have to succeed because the world only progresses when people, people just like you really dream – when people like you move far beyond their comfort level. Don’t believe me?
Grab one of the pieces of technology that you undoubtedly own (mobile phone, laptop or tablet) that were, by the way, invented by someone just like you who dreamt of a better life, who dreamt of doing something others most likely thought impossible and Google the phrase “people who achieved greatness despite great obstacles” or “people who achieved their dreams in spite of humble beginnings”.
What you will discover are numerous people – people just like you – who started at the bottom of society, people who came from not just humble but the most meager of beginnings and people who even had physical limitations that despite those so-called “limitations” went on to do just what they dreamt of doing and sometimes accomplished things that never initially dreamt of doing.
I hope you can believe in your past successes as a sufficient vehicle to move your dreams forward. I hope the examples of others who achieved their dreams despite starting from zero, from places of desolation and who had physical impairments left you convinced and inspired about your own ability to have the life you always wanted. The world is counting on you to dream, to dream passionately and to achieve those dreams.
If the world can’t count on you who should it count on? If you can’t believe in yourself who can you believe in? Why not you? Why not your dreams now?
Find out the next step here: The Life You’ve Always Wanted…Simple As A,B,C (Part 3)