Have your biggest dreams
written on a massive white
board
Your dreams and audacious goals should
be written where you can consistently see
them. I use a big whiteboard next to my
desk. On the white board are my big goals,
my weekly goals, and motivational quotes.
This helps me keep the eye on the
prize, maintain focus, and ward off the
distractions that make their way into my
day.
Have only 3 things on your
to-do list that MUST BE
accomplished
Don’t try and fill your day with too
much. Sure, you’d like to get a lot accomplished, but there should be 3 (only
3) important tasks that NEED to be accomplished. Focus on these first. When
they’re completed, and only when they’re
completed, are you allowed to move on
to other things.
Too many people spread themselves
thin. What ends up happening is they
get overwhelmed, which crushes their
motivation, and nothing gets done.
Focus only on TODAY
We can get lost in thinking about the future or regretting the past. What’s terrible
about this is that while you’re worrying
and wishing you were in a different position in life, someone else is working.
Worry does no good. If you truly want to
succeed you need to learn how to focus
your mind only on the present. Do what
you can do in the moment, work on the
project at hand, accomplish
your daily goals and tasks, and you’ll do
the same with your bigger, lifelong goals and
dreams.
If you’re focused, you’ll stay motivated,
you’ll get more done, and you’ll be where
you want to be a lot faster.
Practice discipline
Discipline isn’t sexy, but it’s necessary. It’s in discipline that we
gain freedom. We gain the freedom to get more done, to improve,
and to remove regret from our lives.
When you’re focused only on today, doing only what needs to be
done in the now, nothing else matters. But discipline needs to be
practiced every day.
If you practice laziness and distraction, you’ll be left with nothing but regret and failure. Practice being successful by doing
what successful people do every day: they remain disciplined.
Remember, take it one day at a time. Don’t get overwhelmed
with eternity when the present should be your only concern.