The People We Are Becoming

We all have a power within us that will lead our life in the direction that we so choose, however sometimes our inner power has been suppressed due to life situations, other times is may be because we never knew it existed. At anytime we have the ability to unleash our inner power, and develop it, permitting it to be our life’s guide.

Each of us possess an inner powerful force, learning how to ignite it, is our goal.

First, believe in yourself. We must believe that we are far more capable of accomplishing a challenge than we give credit for. It is too often that we prepare ourselves mentally to fail by coaxing our mind with excuses; “I can’t do this because of him or her”, “I can’t do this because of this or that”. Our mind is a reflex organ, simply put; it automatically and involuntarily fills our head with millions of thoughts during the day. Therefore, if we consistently inundate are thoughts with excuses such as “I can’t”, chances are we won’t, however if we consistently fill our thoughts with “I can”, chances are we will.  With us having the ability to control our thoughts, we have the ability to fill our mind with powerful messages, igniting the power within. We must remember that everything we think creates the life that we intend for ourselves.

Second, never be afraid to push yourself to the limits.  Some of the most successful individuals would not have attained their level of success if they did not push themselves.  In fact, when first presented with a task, many of those successful individuals may not have known how they would accomplish it, but they possessed willingness and the drive to do whatever it took to succeed.  We too have the ability and strength to achieve, to go after what we want, but we have to choose to do so. We must push ourselves to challenge obstacles, to learn, and furthermore to grow.

Our power within is our heart, courage, and our willingness to succeed. This power is our life’s  guide. It’s our inner muscles that we must constantly shape and form. . We must build our inner muscles as we would build our outer muscles, with routine and dedication.  We must condition our minds to act on strengthening this ability, so that we may react to opportunities that will present themselves.

We live in an environment where we expect instant success, a microwavable life, in which we position our thoughts, dreams, and expectation onto a dish, close the door and within four minutes, it’s prepared, cooked and ready for our enjoyment. However , there is some bad news, this life doesn’t exist. It’s a figment of our imagination that stems from watching and observing successful individuals at the prime time of their lives. Interview any successful figure, and they will tell you that it did not happen over night, it was a constant grind, but with small steps, and passion, they fought it out. It takes many years to become the person we are destined to become, but it starts with small steps.

1) Be tenacious. Without tenacity the dream we have today will be gone tomorrow. We must be willing to plow through the difficult times, sticking firmly to our passion.

2) Have obedience. Respect yourself and others around you. Never do something out of desperation, and always maintain a positive image. After all, our repetition proceeds us.

3) Never stop dreaming. All we have is our dreams. Dream big, dream long, but most importantly never stop.

4) Just do it – The 1988 NIKE Big Idea Campaign “Just do it”, can be correctly applied to our desires and wants. Picture yourself in the place you want to be and just do it. Study, work hard, learn the in ends and outs of the business and just do it. Whenever someone or something throws you off your path, go around it, under it, or over it, and just do it.

The road may not be an easy one, but by taking small steps and following your passion the destination will be great!