A Vision Without A Strategy

A Vision without a Strategy is merely a Hallucination

~ Trevor Long

I’d rather have the ability to execute a small vision than the inability to execute a big vision.  There are way too many people with a big vision and no ability to execute; the world doesn't need another. ~ Topher Morrison

How Long Does Motivation Last?

Unfortunately, not very long.

You go to a seminar, a conference, listen to a motivational speaker, or read a book, or listen to a motivational recording, , you become excited and motivated, pumped up and enthusiastic, but how long does that really last?

Unfortunately not very long. Most people lose their motivation within 2 - 3 days, and a week later they've gone back to their old levels of efficiency and accomplishments.

Sound familiar?

However, sometimes you run into someone that seems to be motivated all the time.

And I believe you know the kind of person I'm talking about. They have a great natural energy, always have a smile on their face, they seem to genuinely enjoy what they are doing. They are highly motivated people.

I don't think that happens by accident.

In fact, when I talk to such people, as I do at every opportunity, I find 2 things.

First, they are usually willing to share what works for them. (Hint - there are no "secrets to success", just ask successful people what they do, then do that. Don't change it, or put your own spin on it, just do it.

Second, they all have something they do on a regular basis, a ritual if you like.

We all have rituals.

Some wake up every morning, grab a coffee, and dread the coming day. Then they get home at night, grab a beer, and settle in for 4 or 5 hours of mind numbing TV.

Of course you would never do that, but what are your rituals, have you ever examined them?

Have you looked at them and said, this is working, and this is not, so I've got to change it now?

Perhaps you could look at your rituals now?

OK, but what are the successful people doing? Well, many things, some meditate, others visualise, others read their goals, or look at their vision boards, or say their affirmations, or plan their day-week-month-quarter-year, or work out, or take a walk in nature, or any number of things.

The key is to find out whats working, and do more of that, and find out whats not working, and change that.

And just in case you didn't get it, YOU need to MOTIVATE YOURSELF Every.Single.Day.

To your success,
Trevor Long

10 Steps to Successful Goal Setting - Part 4 - Purpose

10 Steps to Successful Goal Setting - Part 4

Your life's PURPOSE

The best things in life are not things.

Take a few moments now and jot down the answers to the following questions:

What do you love to do so much, that you would pay to do it?
What do you really feel passionate about?
What would you choose to do if you had unlimited financial wealth?
What are the people or characters from history who you most admire, and why?
If you could achieve anything that you wanted in this lifetime, what would it be?

I once heard of a guy who was waiting to win the lotto so he could go fishing. Hello?!!!! You don't need a million dollars to go fishing! This guy ended up moving to an island, buying a boat, and taking people on fishing tours, and I imagine, living happily ever after pursuing his life's purpose of fishing, and making other people happy in the process.

Don't worry if you don't have a grandiose vision.

You don't have to change the world.

Being a good citizen is also a good life's purpose, or a good mother, father, friend, husband, wife, carer, community leader, etc.

Maybe a bigger vision will come, maybe it won't.

As long as you are living on purpose, living your values, that's success, that's happiness.

To your success,
Trevor Long