" Where you find yourself tommorrow is a
function of the decisions and actions you take
today" -Akin A. Awolaja
1. First you must know what you can accomplish
in your heart and mind. If you are not sure of this, the
game is over. You will never accomplish anything if you
don't first believe you can. Every action starts with a
thought, good or bad. One good thing to do is to write
exactly what it is you want to do, become, accomplish.
This will make it more real to you, and cements in your
mind what it is you really want to do.
2. Take an action, any actions towards your
goal. This starts you physically working to achieve your
goal. Do this every day. And review what you have
accomplished every week, so that you can see your
progress. Write down what you have done to lead you
towards your goal, (at least every month for you non
writers!). this way you can review your steps at the end
of each year, and see how you are progressing.
3. Don't allow negativity to take root. Don't
worry if you have a setback. There will be times that
you are ill, or not progressing for some reason. Don't
make it into a catastrophe! Know that you are
progressing even if it is not perfect, and continue.
When you make the problem larger than it is, you have a
tendency to quit, and in starts the "I don't know
why I even thought I could do all this, it is
useless" type of thinking. This will destroy all
your progress, plans, dreams much quicker that having a
little set back will! Be aware of this negative thinking
and nip it in the bud. Remember everyone has setbacks,
and problems. The ones that are successful just keep
going when others quit!
4. Enrich yourself with positive books,
people, and keep learning. Focus your mind on success.
Make friends with positive people, and limit your
exposure to negative people. Positive people give you
food, negative people will only drain you. Besides
negative people have an interest in keeping ;you down
with them. You know... misery loves company:) They have
no interest in bettering themselves, but a much greater
interest in you staying down with them. 5. Remember that
success is built on all our little decisions we have
made over a period of time. It doesn't come in
overnight, but is built brick by brick. That is why it
is so important to write down our accomplishments every
week. So you can see them! This way we can see the
bricks we are using to build with, and make corrections
along the way.
6. When you make a decision on what your dream
or accomplishment will be, stick with it! So many people
say one thing, but it never gets past that. We also
don't get anywhere going down one road only to pick
another tomorrow. Make sure of what it is you really
want to accomplish, and what is in your heart to do, but
then do it! talking about it gets you no where, it is
consistent action that counts.
Good luck, and may your dreams come true!
