The secret of success in anything comes from within. Successful people have their subconscious and
conscious minds working, they focus on what they want to achieve without a
moment of doubt or questioning and they work towards it step by step.
Sounds straightforward, but the reason other people fail is
because deep down inside they don't really believe they can achieve it or they
believe they don't deserve to achieve it and they give up. There is no failure, there is only giving up.
The good news however is that you can retrain your
subconscious to believe in you, develop this 15 minute exercise into a daily
habit and you will be successful in whatever you choose to do.
Here is the exercise, follow it every day, preferably first
thing in the morning for maximum benefits.
Progress
Write down 5 things that show you are working towards your
goals. These are things from the
previous day or week, or even longer, they can be things which have happened or
things you have achieved, but above all they need to be evidence that you are
moving in a positive direction.
Gratitude
Write down 5 things that you are happy about or grateful for
in your life, it might be support of your family, the space to pursue your
goals, something specific which happened, maybe meeting someone who can help
you or support you. In other words, look
around you and think about your circumstances and celebrate what you do have.
To Do Today
Take 5 things off your to do list and write them on a new
list that you are going to do today.
Now, important note here, if there is something big on there, like ‘get
a new job' or ‘rewrite my website', break it down into small achievable chunks
because unless you break it down and start the small steps towards it, it will
always seem overwhelming and you won't start.
Put the rest of the list somewhere out of sight and decide you are just
going to do those 5 achievable things.
Throw It To The Universe
Take 1 big thing off your to do list and throw it to the
universe. Ask for it in your mind;
decide, without any ambiguity, that's what you want and expect it to
happen. Then let it go, you've delegated
it, so sit back and allow it to happen, don't keep drawing it back to you. You
will be amazed how things can happen when you decide it's what you want.
Dominant Feeling For the Day
Decide how you are going to feel today. Yep, it's your decision, but you need to
instruct your brain and body, not leave it up to the negative default to do it
for you. It may be ‘motivated', ‘calm',
‘inspired', ‘happy', ‘patient', ‘thoughtful', ‘productive', ‘energetic', it
doesn't matter as long as it's positive and useful, but you must decide your
dominant feeling.
Dare to dream.
It doesn't matter how big, bazaar, unrealistic or out there
is might seem, in fact, the bigger the better, dare to dream and just throw it
out there. Close your eyes for 1 minute
and bring your dream to life as much as possible, picture it or describe it to
yourself, whatever you find easiest, it doesn't matter, no one will know, just
put the detail in. Your dream can be the
same every day, or different, it's up to you, just don't tell yourself its not
possible, go with it and have some fun.
Tell Your Mind It Has happened
Finally, write about something you want to happen, as if it
already has in the past tense. Just a
few minutes, or longer if you like, go with the flow and just allow yourself to
free-write in the past tense. Some
people find it easier to frame it as if they are writing a letter to
someone. If think in a way that it has
happened, you are in effect giving your brain an instruction and it will then
work out how to make it happen. Put in
as much detail as you can, where you are, sounds, smells, sights, your feelings
– put it all in there.
Finally
Sign and date it.
Don't forget to do this part, it's important.
Remember
There is no failure, there is only giving up
Article Source: 15 Minute Exercise to Success
