Once you have a dream and know why you are working for that dream, it is time to build your belief. Belief is the feeling of certainty that something is going to happen.

Believe it or not, beliefs control the world. Nations go to war over them. People get married and divorced over them. They determine the car you drive and the physical shape you are in. They also determine  how you act or react to any given suituation.

Beliefs  are the single most powerful driving force in the universe. They have the power to drive you to action and help you achieve more than ever before. On the other hand, negative beliefs can destroy your dreams and leave you wounded and on the sidelines of life.

Human performance is directly related to beliefs. What you do in any given situation is based on your belief that if you do a certain action, you get a certain results. If you believe in your dreams and you have hope in the future, then you will be energized to go the extra mile and  do whatever it takes to make your dreams a reality.

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You Know Your Dream Is Real If:

- You are willing to go out and fight for it.
- You are willing to work day and night for it.
- You are willing to give up your time, peace and sleep for it.
- You are willing to relentlessly plan for it.
- You are willing to take great risks for it.
- You are willing to face your fears and opposition for it.
- You are willing to help others in the process of achieving it.
- You are willing to persevere through many rejections for it.
- You are willing to raise your bar and raise your standards for it.

If you are willing to take the above nine actions and if (#10) you can’t go a day without
thinking about IT…you know YOU DREAM IS REAL.

GO FOR IT!

Are you MOTIVATED? If so, for how long?

Staying MOTIVATED is something  we all struggle with at some point in life. Lack of MOTIVATION can cost us friends, sales, and even the ultimate success we desire.

To maintain lasting MOTIVATION we must be intentional with it. To be intentionally MOTIVATED we must learn to recognize when we are UNMOTIVATED and then intentionally force ourselves to do the things that will MOTIVATE us.

Think about this. If we learn to recognize our thinking has become negative and we intentionally read a good book, listen to an inspiring audio, or call a “positive” friend/mentor…chances are our level of MOTIVATION will increase.

Or, if we are overweight and we intentionally start an exercise routine and eat properly…we’ll feel better. Even though we may not “want” to do these things we must “will” ourselves to do them anyway. Why? Because once we take the necessary steps we will attain a MOTIVATIONAL breakthrough.

To be intentional with MOTIVATION we must have clear goals and dreams that we are pursuing. Yes…we must be intentional with goal setting too. This means we must intentionally write down specific “goals” we want to achieve and a time targets for hitting them. We do this because having clear goals is an important part of getting and staying MOTIVATED.

You may ask; “do I have to do this on bad days too?” In the words of  legendary  author Tom Peters “Leaders aren’t allowed to have Bad days… especially on bad days.” You see, ACTION doesn’t come from MOTIVATION… MOTIVATION comes from ACTION.

Once we learn the good habit of being  intentional with our consistent actions…MOTIVATION becomes a natural part of who we are. Can our motivation slip? You bet! However, when we learn how to MOTIVATE ourselves, we will know exactly what to do to get back on track and…WE’LL JUST DO IT!

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What’s your biggest fear? Facing your fears will cause you to stretch and grow so you can be all you were intended to become.

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Success always begins with a clear decision backed up with Masssive,Focused Consistent Action. The actions you take everyday will makes you who you will be someday.

TO consistently win long-term and become an SUPERSTAR in your game  you gotta gain and maintain a competitive advantage. This distinct advantage is what allows you to consistently outperform the competition and succeed at the highest level.

Some people have convinced themselves that to get a competitive advantage means disregarding the rules or cheating in some way. Nothing could be further from the truth. To get a competitice advantage you gotta do something every day your competition don’t or won’t . This means getting up earlier, staying later, going the extra mile and developing a Whatever It Takes attitude. You must also challenge yourself and believe in yourself, and you gotta want to win. Lastly…Get Started Now!

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Leadership vision takes many forms and styles and it’s unique to each individual leader. Vision begins inside your mind and becomes part of who you are as a person. I believe personal vision, team vision and organization vision are all linked, so if one link is missing you can’t lead effectively.

Vision is the very way you see yourself, your team and organization down the road. It is what you feel and what you clarify for others so they can experience the same emotion. What you feel on the inside will be seen and felt in the expectations you project to others. Your feelings become the mental picture that illuminates your path from where you are now to the results you envision.

Leaders envision great personal rewards like a happy marriage, a loving family, “salesman of the month,” “employee of the year” or financial freedom.

Your vision is reflected in the way you play the game. Star athletes who are true leaders execute their vision and inspire their team through extra effort and exceptional play. These same athletes have played the game in their mind’s eye well before even stepping onto the field. Since they have rehearsed victory in their minds, they are more apt to achieve the outcome they desire.

If your personal life is better will you lead others more effectively? The answer is always yes. Your goal should be to have a business vision as a leader and a personal vision as a leader. How can you effectively lead others if you cannot effectively lead yourself? When you have congruency between your personal and professional images, you create a powerful, magnetic and compelling force that other people will follow.

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To gain a competitive advantage, you gotta love a good challenge. Mountain climbers aren’t fascinated by molehills.

They want the challenge of a harsh climate and thin air, of seemingly impossible heights. They accept that rocks fall, ropes fray, and muscles become weak and exhausted. That’s what they love about it. They are eager to prove to themselves that they have what it takes to conquer the challenges and reach the top.

The same is true of top salespeople—they love a challenge. No in easy-to-achieve targets or quotas for them. They want goals that will make them stretch and grow; they want to be No. 1. They know some people won’t buy and some customers will cancel sales along the way, but that doesn’t deter them. They want to find out if they have what it takes to be the very best, no matter what challenges or unforeseen difficulties they might encounter.

The thing that is often so unsatisfying about our careers (and many times, our lives) is not that the success we desire is too hard to attain. In fact, it’s the opposite. It’s that we have lowered the standards that define success, and we expect success to be easy and predictable. As a result, we feel unchallenged and rather empty.

But when we seek challenges—take on new responsibilities, tackle the projects and tasks that no one else will—we start to rise above the crowd and climb ever higher into the thin air of real success. We need to realize that it is the biggest challenges that are worthy of our best efforts.

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Is there is a constant battle going on your mind between positive and negative thoughts?

Remember, you will become what you think about most of the time. If you make the mistake of dwelling on negative thoughts, you’re going to end up being someone and somewhere you don’t want to be.

Negative thinking will destroy your dreams and wreck everything you have achieved through hard work. Too many people are mentally out of shape, having never learned how to control their thoughts. As a result, they don’t have the desire or the strength to choose positive thoughts and eliminate or replace negative ones. When our mental muscles are weak, we are easily swayed by the influences, opinions, and ideas of others.

There are two main sources of negativity that continually assault our minds:

1. Our environment.

Outside influences feed us negative information virtually all day long. Did you know Americans watch an average of seven hours of TV a day? And if we’re not in front of the TV, we’re probably reading the newspaper, listening to the radio, or checking the latest gossip magazines.

News has to sell, and what sells better, positive or negative news? Unfortunately, most of us are also surrounded by pessimistic people. Most of these people aren’t intentionally negative; they’re just affected by the same pessimistic environment we are.

2. Self-destructive thoughts

Too many people believe that their past equals their future, that their past failures and disappointments will continue and that they’ll never achieve the success they desire. Much of our negative self-talk comes from bad experiences or bad feedback we’ve had: Clients rejected us, bosses chastised us, family members berated us. If we allow ourselves to continue this harmful self-talk, our thinking becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Most people aren’t aware of how negative their thinking really is. Are you? Try this quick exercise: For just one hour, jot down every thought that pops into your head, every comment you make to yourself, and every judgment you make about yourself. At the end of the hour, tally up how many are negative and how many are positive. Unless you have already learned how to guard your mind and focus on the good, I can virtually guarantee that the self-destructive thoughts will far outnumber the encouraging ones.

To guard against all this negativity, you gotta get in shape mentally. If you don’t defend yourself against negative influences, you’ll wind up drained and sitting on the sidelines.