Getting to where you want to be in life is not rocket science, but it can feel like an uphill battle as if you are walking backwards down the mountain instead of trotting up it like you are trying to do. The truth is, success, as I’m sure you have heard a million times, is not linear! There is no quick way to reach your true potential. Unfortunately, we all need to go through the pressure and heat in order to transform the coal we once were into the diamonds we are to become.
You need to start with where you are to get to where you want to go in life. The more specific you are about where you want to go will help you determine where you are currently. For example, If you only say, “I want to be rich” that statement is too vague, how would you know how to get there. Sure you could add more money, but how much money does it take to cross that threshold of being “rich?” You could be more specific by saying, “I want to make double my current salary.” This is specific, not only does it tell you what you need to accomplish, it gives you a benchmark to where you stand currently.
If you aren’t living the life of your dreams, then it is only because you either don’t know how to get there and that lack of knowledge keeps you from taking steps to achieve what you want, or you do know the steps to get there but you lack the confidence to take those steps. For most of us, it’s likely a mixture of both. Remember, you just need to know the next step, not the whole process. Knowing the next step is easy, don’t wait until you have every step planned out. Take that first step as soon as you know what it is. Don’t allow yourself to fall into analysis paralysis! Don’t talk yourself out of it! The instant you get an inspired thought as to the next step to take, take the step!
Planning is not bad, but if you are aiming for something you don’t currently have and you’ve never had it before, then that rock solid plan you waited to make, will likely lead you in the wrong direction. You would be building a plan with the knowledge of a person who hasn’t achieved the life of your dreams, yet. If you are going for something completely new to you, the only one thing you should focus on is the next step. Once you get moving and steps are revealed to you, the plan is likely going to be very different than what you imagine in the beginning as it unfolds before you. If you fall in love with the process and the feeling of taking positive action steps towards the life you have envisioned for yourself, you will be amazed at how fast you can get there.
You are currently living the life you previously imagined. Every thought, every action, every belief has led you to your current reality. If you want something different, you need to become something different. Your thoughts, actions, and beliefs need to align with the person you wish to be, not the person you currently are. That all starts today, right now. You can make a choice to start living as the person of your dreams. You don’t need to know just yet how to get there, you just have to make that first decision, that first choice, and then be committed to that new reality you wish to manifest. The steps to take to get there will come to you as you need them, for now just making that choice is your first step. Every step after this will come to you as you start walking the path of the newly inspired person you are becoming.
If you find yourself struggling to see the next steps to take, just walk yourself through what a perfect day in your perfect life would look like. Who do you spend your time with? What do you spend your time doing? Where do you go throughout your day? Once you can fully visualize your ideal reality you can work backwards. How did you get there? Is this something you need schooling for? Do you need to acquire skills? Do you need to meet someone to make this a reality? Are there habits you need to break? Chances are you already know how to get there, you just need a little push, and you can get that by looking at the end result you want to attain.
Become engaged with the person you want to be, the you that is living the life you desire. The more you do this, the easier it will be to take inspired action to become this person. There may be things you need to stop doing, habits that need to be broken and replaced with habits and actions that are better aligned with the person you want to become. If you are uncertain what habits the future you would have, look at someone who is living the life you want. If you do what they do, you think how they think, you act how they act, and you behave as they behave, you are going to have similar results that they have. Say you are wanting to get in shape. If you watch what fit people do, you will notice little things they do that unfit people don’t do. Live according to who you want to be and your external life will soon reflect back the life that you are consciously creating.