Are You In the Driver's Seat? Six Steps to Turn Desires into Gold

Understand the difference in being the driver and being in the passenger seat.

You see, passengers are free to do a lot of things the driver cannot do.  As a driver, your focus needs to be on the road and not on the distractions.  As the driver, you no longer have the right to "mess around", such as listening to loud music, even though it seems ok to do that as a passenger. 

The same principle applies when you become a leader. You are no longer a passenger, you become the driver. Even though your responsibilities increase when you become a manager, you lose some of the rights and freedoms you may have enjoyed in the past. 

As a leader, you must identify accountability to:

• Your dreams
• Your goals
• Your family
• Your future

In the following are six definite, practice steps, used as a method by which desire for riches can be transmuted into its financial equivalent. These instructions are taken from the classic book, "Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill. You will notice how detail oriented you must be. Saying you're going to do something is not enough. In actuality, when you write things down you commit to doing them If you simply say what you want to do, there is really no commitment to getting it done.

Step 1             

Fix in your mind the exact amount of money you desire. It is not sufficient to merely say "I want plenty of money." Be definite as to the amount. (There is a psychological reason from definiteness.)

Step 2             

Determine exactly what you intend to give in return for the money you desire. (There is no such reality as "something for nothing.")

Step 3             

Establish a definite date when you intend to possess the money you desire.

Step 4             

Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire, and begin at once, whether you are ready or not, to put this plan into action.

Step 5             

Write out a clear, concise statement of the amount of money you intend to acquire, name the time limit for its acquisition, state what you intend to give in return for the money, and describe clearly the plan through which you intend to accumulate it.

Step 6           

Read your written statement aloud, twice daily, once just before retiring at night, and once after rising in the morning. As you read, see, feel, and believe yourself already in possession of the money.

Overall, be a driver, not a passenger. Until you accept total responsibility, no matter what- you will not be able to put plans in place to accomplish your goals.

DECISIONS

Know What You Want and You Will Generally Get It

In search of getting what you want, the secret is not to look for a miracle. We get to choose what we will do and who we will become.

The leaders in every walk of life decide quickly and firmly. That is the major reason why they are leaders. Everyday we make decisions that carry significant consequences –– decisions that affect our destiny. Everyday our decisions can move us closer to goals and purposes and plans or farther away from them if we are indecisive and procrastinate. Indecisiveness is defined as the trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose. "His indecision was only momentary but the opportunity was lost."

Sadly there are some folks who don’t understand the downside of indecisiveness. They wear their willfulness like a badge of honor. They live life “their way” no matter the consequences, and irregardless of the pain their choices create for others.

In his book Think & Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill points out that the habit of decision goes with the student into the occupation he or she chooses… if, in fact, he or she does choose the occupation. Generally the youth just out of school seeks any job that can be found. The individual takes the first place he or she finds, because the person has fallen into the habit of indecision. Realistically, 98% out of every 100 people working for wages today are in the positions they hold because they lacked the definiteness of decision to plan a definite position, and the knowledge of how to choose an employer.

Definiteness of decision always requires courage, sometimes very great courage. The person who reaches a definite decision to procure the particular job, and make life pay the price he asks, does not stake his life on that decision; he stakes his economic freedom. Financial independence, riches, desirable business and professional positions are not within the reach of a person who neglects or refuses to expect, plan, and demand these things.

A great goal for all of us is to become better decision makers by starting with the following.

Expect

Program yourself to develop an attitude of positive expectations. Usually your expectations come true! For example, do you wake up in the morning thinking, “This is going to be a lousy day” or “Nothing good ever happens to me”? If you have an important presentation to make, do you tell yourself, “I don’t have a chance at closing this sale”? If you routinely think this way, how does your day turn out?

You must make a decision that you’re going to have confident expectancy about everything you do. You have to continually expect that things are going to get better. When those around you predict doom and gloom about everything from the economy to your dreams and goals, remember that success in life, business, and sales is mostly a mental game. Positive expectation is a conscious decision and a habit of faith. As you think, so it is created. As you believe, so it is done. So, expect only victory!

Plan

There are no shortcuts. Develop a long term viewpoint. Occasionally great wealth is created in a short amount of time, but it's through a lot of luck in those situations. About every success story resulted from hard work, planning, and persistence. Because of our actions today, being decisive and taking the steps by planting seeds will pay many dividends back to you in the future. It's a lot of investment in things. Make the most of your time by making sure that the day-to-day urgent doesn't take over for the important.

Demand

Demand in this sense simply means to dream big and dream a lot. It is free to dream! When you do this your subconscious mind will pick up on it and automatically demand that your actions turn it into a reality.

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