The day my eyes opened for the First Time
February 4th, 2008 Posted in Creating Success, How To Sell HomesThe day started as innocently as any other before it. I did the usual routine of waking up, go to work, come home, watch some TV, and go to bed. Only this time, I could not fall asleep. To pass the time and try to make myself fall asleep, I decided to go upstairs and read a book.
The only problem with my simple little “get sleepy” plan is that I really began to enjoy the book I was reading. With every word I read, I become more and more curious of what the next sentence would be, so I read page after page. After a while, I looked at the clock and it was 2AM and I was less tired than before I started reading.
Talk about the ultimate “get tired” backfires…
In any case, at this point I could not put the book down; I had to find out how the story ended. As I kept reading, my mind was picturing myself as the main character in the story. I could actually feel the words on the page and how I would respond to each situation and what I would do.
After I completed the book, my mind was racing. I had thoughts upon thoughts bombarding me. I thought about everything I had ever dreamed of. I thought about things I had never thought of before. But most of all, I thought about everything I had not done.
At that moment, my life changed forever.
I grabbed a notepad and pencil and wrote down everything that I was ABOUT to do. I wrote out my goals, my desires, and I wrote down how I was going to accomplish all of them.
This is an exercise that I had done numerous times before, but this time was different….and I could feel it. It was different for one single reason. The light turned on for me. My moment of clarity happened. My eyes opened for the first time.
It wasn’t about any new desires, as I have always had big dreams. It wasn’t about writing anything down as I had also done this numerous times before. It was about TAKING ACTION!
On this day I decided that each action I took would only be in direct correlation to getting me one step closer to reaching my dreams.
I know that WE can ALL do this. It is no great secret or great feat that is involved to dream achievement. Only an attitude of hope, desire, and TAKING ACTION is required.
I know what I am writing is not a new concept. What I want to accomplish by telling this story is to say that this concept is real. It is tangible. If you believe you can do something, you are half way there. The rest is simply taking the steps to actually do it.
All people are inherently similar. We all have dreams that we wish we could accomplish and we all have fears that we wish we did not have. So why is it that some people are “lucky” or “more fortunate” than others?
TAKE ACTION!
You CAN DO what you allow yourself to. Stop holding back the rewards that you have waiting for you. Rid yourself of the silly notion that success may not be meant for you. Success IS meant for you…as soon as you allow it.
Procrastination and negativity are NOT going to allow you to take what is rightfully yours. Eliminate the naysayers and doomsayers from your circle of influence.
If you hear the word “no” figure out how to turn it into a “yes.”
Expect Success and it will happen. Go out and take it. DO NOT settle for anything less than what you desire and deserve. Tenacity will bring you the prize!
2 Responses to “The day my eyes opened for the First Time”
By John Pohly on Feb 5, 2008
I have experienced that big paradigm shift about 10 times in my life. Great story. I still have not mastered how to deal with the “Step 2″ part - after I transcribe a vision or idea to a notepad, what comes next after my moment of epiphany?
Do we keep it to ourselves. Do we try to explain it to someone that might not understand and open the idea up for criticism. Does the idea or new way of thinking become better or does it become diluted by asking family, friends, and peers for feedback?
I am reading a book this week called Ready, Fire, Aim. According to Michael Masterson’s experiences - most successful innovations are not truly new inventions but a slight variation of something that already exists in the market place. They are evolutionary not revolutionary.
Perhaps placing the idea or new way of thinking into one of these 2 categories can act as a litmus test. If it is evolutionary - run with it. If it is revolutionary, proceed with caution.
By Michael Kelly on Feb 19, 2008
Taking action is key. Massive Action as Tony Robbins says, is the key to any success. It seems ever “program” I explore for success, be it weight loss, alcholhol abuse, real estate acievement, all have “Action” as the key ingrediant. “Fire,ready,aim” needs to be my motto. Some of us are always “preparing” to be successful. Got to pull the trigger sometimes!