I know your thinking...Okay John, 5+5 does not equal 5 so let me please explain. Let’s start with a question. How many times have you heard that you need to have a “long term” goal and be focused for the entire length of that “long term”? In this article, I am going to focus on a 5 year goal and explain how you will know if you are truly on track to achieve your 5 year goal in life. In the equation, the answer 5 is your ?ve-year goal and the 5+5 is the underlying secret to attaining that goal.
As I speak with numerous people on a daily basis, I hear their frustration about their goals that they’ve set and the lack of progress that they have made. As I say, “A mountain is built one pebble at a time and climbed one step at a time.” The ?rst “5” in the equation represents the 5 people that you call your friends, associates, etc. I suggest that you make a list of the 5 people that you associate with on a regular basis, and then take a good look at it to see if they either have goals similar to yours or are progressing towards the achievement of a goal similar to your 5-year vision.
A major key to unlock the secret to your future is to be 110% conscious of the fact that you will ultimately become who you associate with. For example, if you have dreams of becoming healthy and wealthy and your associates are overweight smokers that complain about working one-minute overtime, then I can predict the odds of you being healthy and wealthy are slim to none. Millions of people never attain their dreams, because their “friends” serve as “cement shoes” as they walk towards their goals in life.
As I set my goals, I surround myself with people who are on the same path in life that I am on. If you truly internalize this same mindset, then you can achieve your goals in life. The second “5” in the equation is to take a personal inventory of the last 5 books that you have read or CDs that you have listened to.
Just for fun, the next time one of your friends complains about something, ask them what were the last 5 books that they have read or CDs they have listened to. You will get one of two answers: I do not remember or I do not have the time to read. Your last 5 books that you read will determine where your focus or direction is in life. The average person reads 1 book a year after high school, which is the #1 reason why 97% of people are “dead broke at age 65”. Even the greatest computer in the world needs to be programmed in order to perform its functions.
We are all designed for greatness, but we need to be conscious of our associations and what we are reading or listening to on a daily basis will decide the level of greatness that we all reach. ecide today to focus on your 5 year goal and realize that your 5 friends and the 5 books/cd’s that you listen to will determine if you hit your Why or not. Success is simple, but not easy because it takes the ability to grow, stretch, search and learn to enjoy everyday as you progress towards your 5-year goal. 5 + 5 = 5, give it a try and let me know if it works for you. I can actually predict your results...5 + 5 = Your Dream
By: John
Monday, January 26, 2009
5 + 5 = Your Dream
Are You Setting Resolutions or Goals?
Every year many people typically make some kind of New Years resolution - whether it's to quit smoking, lose weight, make more money, be on time, or whatever. Usually it's something that they would like to do or quit doing, and that would improve their lives in the long run. So what's wrong with that? Nothing, nothing at all. It's a positive step in the right direction for most people, so that's the good part. The bad part about resolutions is that in most cases they just don't work, period. Have you ever in your life known anybody that actually quit smoking on the first day of a new year, and never started again? How about losing weight - do you know anybody that lost a bunch of weight and kept it off after starting a new diet on the first day of the year? I haven't...
Ok, I'm not one to be negative. I'm always finding positive in everything so what can I find that's positive about resolutions? The best thing about them, as I said before, is they are a positive step in the right direction. If people only think about changing themselves once a year, on the first day of that year, so be it. Some people never even consider that at all! So the good thing is at least it's a start. The keyword is "start", because it's never the end all for anyone. If getting yourself to see your bad habits once a year get's you to make some changes, that's good. Of course it would be much better to think that way all year long, but most people are "too busy" to think about that stuff on a regular basis. Sad, but true. So what about making a New Years resolution to start being a better person all year long? Wow, if only we could stick to that for more than a few days.
I believe most people have other reasons for making resolutions, too. The passing of another year has a psychological impact on everybody, like a marking of time that has passed before our eyes. If you have a really big, landmark birthday coming up, it's even more significant. Are you turning 30 this year? Maybe a decade or two more than that? Ok, you know what I mean then. The passing of certain birthdays really mean a lot to us, a realization that we are not only growing older, but may be missing our chance to do certain things or become what we really want to be as a person. Did you always wish you could travel around the world, but realize that time is running out for you? Or maybe go back to college and finish your degree, or get training for that job you always wanted. The passing of time makes us a little nervous about reaching these landmark changes in our lives, and I believe that has something to do with the whole resolution thing.
So does that mean we shouldn't make resolutions, since most of us won't adhere to them anyway? Of course not! What we should do is make resolutions more often, but call them goals instead, and write them down. Writing things down has a way of making them more real, and in some ways holds our feet to the fire a little bit. If you make a New Years resolution and don't even write it down, the odds that you will even remember it in 2-3 weeks are slim, let alone still be pusuing it! So my advice (which I do myself, of course) is to write down your goals for the year coming up, and seriously think about ways to achieve them. Then post them on your mirror in the bathroom or somewhere you will see them every day. This way you won't be able to forget them. It might even help if you tell a loved one or spouse about some of them, which will give you some support to really take this seriously. Ultimately, only you have the power to make changes in your life, so get busy living!
By: Doug Hart
How to Always Achieve Your New Year's Resolutions!
If you want to do a new thing in the physical, you have to do a new thing in the mind first. The reason most people fail in their new years resolutions as well as other goals that they set for themselves is that they don't take their mindset into account. The result, predictably is failure.
Consider the following statement, which by the way, is a fact. "Everything starts and is enacted in your mind before it takes place in the physical universe." This includes success and failure.
I will use the very apt analogy with a computer to explain how this works, and why it is so.
Think of your personal computer or PC. If you're not familiar with how a computer is put together you may think, what you see on the outside is all there is to it. However that is not the case. What you see on the outside is just there to give instructions to what is on the inside.
Don't they also say that about icebergs? That which you actually see is only the tip and that the biggest chunk lies hidden under the surface? Perhaps that's why the Titanic ran into one, but I'm digressing, so let’s get back to the topic at hand, which is the working of your PC.
It is the part of the computer that is on the inside and that you cannot see, which is doing most of the work. This is in reality what enables your PC to accomplish all you ask of it. Without that part which is on the inside, your PC would basically be useless. It may look good on the outside, but that’s all it would be; an empty shell.
You could type on the keyboard until you're blue in the face, but if that keyboard is not connected to a software program on the inside, specifically programmed to obey your commands, nothing would happen.
It is the same with you and your mind. If the human brain or the mind is not functioning because of some condition, then you can do whatever you want on the body or with the body, but it would be useless.
Let's get back to the computer. What I sketched above is just one scenario.
The other scenario is that the keyboard can be connected to a software program, but if that software program is not setup specifically for what you're trying to accomplish it wouldn't help you much either.
Remember, there are thousands of software programs on the market. Each one designed to perform a particular function and execute specific commands, with some of these programs even having multiple versions. As the versions differ, so too do its capabilities.
Now let's get back to your new year's resolutions. The only reason you would make a resolution is because there is something in your life that you're not happy with and that you want to improve. Now I can for a fact tell you, that the mind had something to do with your failure or lack of success.
Whether you want to stop smoking or stop drinking or want to improve yourself in terms of your skills or qualification, your mind is the main reason why it was a problem and it has to be a part of your solution.
Just as the computer needs specific software for specific tasks, so too you need a specific mindset for whatever it is you wish to accomplish.
The reason you failed in the past is because you had a failure mindset. Most people who make new resolutions set goals, like "I will stop smoking by doing A, B, C” and unfortunately they fail because they're trying to accomplish all these new goals with a failure mindset.
By: Jimmy R.