Are your dreams bigger than you are? Do you have dreams so grand, so distant that they seem like glittering, unreachable stars in the night? Theoretically you know it is possible to achieve anything you set your mind to, yet some things seem too far out of reach and difficult to attain.
Time, money, current responsibilities, past obligations, there seem to be a million and one obstacles that stand in your way of achieving big things and it nearly seems impossible. But the good news is that while it may not always be easy to overcome every obstacle, it is certainly possible.
Achieving big and important things requires big time, big effort and big moments. They don’t happen overnight, but if you stay true to your ideas and remain steadfast in your intention, you can do something big. While everybody’s big dream may be different, there are some secret ingredients we all need to make sure that our dreams become easier and guarantee victory.
Here are our TOP 10 tips to achieve big things in life.
#1 Get Clear on Your Goals
You can’t achieve big things if you don’t have clarity on your goals and dreams. A lot of people lack clarity and that’s why they settle for less than their dreams. Keep in mind, when you are trying to achieve something big, you usually know what and why, but you rarely know how. The path to achieving greatness isn’t very obvious and fear of the unknown could be the foundation of all other fears. Because most people try to avoid the unknown, they bail on their goals and dreams, which is why it is detrimental to find understanding and clarity to achieve your biggest goals.
#2 Develop a Vision
If you want to achieve big things you have to develop a clear vision about how you want your life to look like. This vision needs to be your own and can’t be dictated by your community or family and friends. It has to come from your own purpose and values. Develop a vision based on what delights and inspires you. Keep in mind, as human beings we are grounded in our tangible surroundings, our bodies and our material needs, but we are aspiring and grow towards something less tangible, towards our own source of accomplishment. That will be your vision for following the plan.
#3 Upgrade Mentally
As human beings, evolution provided us with a number of incredible abilities that made us the most dominant lifeform on the planet, yet we still sometimes act like idiots. It is our job to figure out how to use our abilities to our advantage and mute the thoughts and actions that are holding us back in life. Assess what is helping you and what is hurting you and once you are clear on what mental algorithms push you forward and which ones are holding you back you have to program yourself to run more of the ones that move you towards your goal and terminate the ones that hold you back. While it may sound easier than it’s done, it is possible to trigger more of the useful ones and push the negative ones into the background.
#4 Maintain a Positive Attitude
Your attitude determines the life you live. It is the very foundation for every success and failure you ever had or will ever have. Your attitude is what can make or brake you because it controls your life. But the good news is that you are in control of your attitude. Maintain a positive, joyful attitude to get positive, joyful results because if you maintain a negative attitude, you already failed before you even began.
#5 Be Patient
We hardly ever want to wait to reach the end result, but big things don’t magically happen over night. Patience is essential when it comes to achieving big things, because big things take time. Forget the instant gratification attitude and patiently work on your big goals and dreams because every little progress counts and if you stay committed to your goals and dreams and keep working towards them, you will be able to achieve them in time.
#6 Practice Discipline
We live in a world of constant distractions and interruptions and out of fear of missing out, we allow every vibration, beep or ding to disrupt what we are focused on in this very moment to make sure that we stay connected. Reality is though that all those outside noises make it impossible to stay productive. Make the conscious choice – and yes, it takes some real effort – and let go of that mindset of having to respond to every single stimulus. Develop discipline to stay on task and you will be much better equipped to chase after your goals and achieve them.
#7 Feel Necessity
Feeling necessity is an emotional drive that makes taking action and delivering a great performance a must rather than a preference. When you feel necessity, you don’t just sit around and hope for success to fall into your lap. You get going and get things done, not because it’s a choice but it’s what your heart and soul is telling you to do. Necessity inspires the highest sense of motivation, more than desire every could because it creates a sense of urgency to act.
#8 Don’t Give Up If You Fail
On our way to achieving big things, we may not be successful with the first attempt, but that doesn’t mean it’s the end of the road. Something can go wrong, but that doesn’t mean you have to give up. You just have to give it another try and this time you move forward with more knowledge and experience. Stay confident and permanent no matter how bad things may look at the moment. Sure, it can be unpleasant and stressful, but keep in mind, great things come with great risks and you have to give something to get something.
#9 Expand Your Experience and Knowledge
Whether you are just starting out on your journey to achieving big things or you are already halfway there or you are even on the brink to achieving it, keep in mind that in order to gain what you want you have to expand your experience and knowledge. Sure, some people learn slow and some people learn fast, but keep on developing yourself and don’t be afraid to ask for help. The more you expand your knowledge and experience and work on yourself, the more progressive your goal will be.
#10 Take Immediate Action
Achieving big things won’t happen if you only think about it, but don’t follow through with immediate action. Keep in mind, the only failure comes from not even attempting. Give it your all and remember that momentum comes from action. So take immediate action that moves you forward because even the smallest act is significant. Action dissolves fear and builds self-believe and self-confident. The only thing that is more daunting than taking action is taking no action and keep in mind, the bigger your actions, the greater your results will be.
We’ve all heard the saying: ‘Think big’. But reality is, it isn’t complete. Yes, you have to think big to achieve big things, but you have to act even bigger. While thinking great is essential to making any progress in life, if it isn’t followed up by massive, immediate action, it first becomes a wish and after a while a source of frustration. So think big and act even bigger and the world will be yours.
MAKE YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE
Joschi & Monika
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