Bountiful Results

Most great accomplishments start out as a vision of what could be.  A plan for success is then created.  Short and long term goals are put to paper.  Now, it is time to act on the vision and turn it into a reality.  Do you really believe it is possible?  If not, don’t go any further with your plan.  We must act boldly on our plan.  We must have confidence in ourselves and those that we have chosen to be part of the plan.  We must be able to visualize ourselves being successful.

So how do we act boldly?  There are 3 key steps:

• Proclaim your intention to be successful.  Share your vision with others.
• Get started as soon as possible and overachieve early on.
• When you hit your first obstacle – adjust and keep going.

Acting on your plan is at the heart of achieving; any shortcuts or feeble efforts will show up in your results.  I am reminded of some of the basics of planting vegetables.  If we skip the breaking up of the soil part or in haste toss the seed on top of the ground,  some plants will manage to grow, but it will be significantly less than what is possible.

I wish everyone bountiful results, but more important, I wish upon everyone the heart to act boldly on their dreams.

The first moment of any action or process is almost always a need for the action or a process. Most results in our life start out as a thought or as an internal desire. This is the first component – The need. We must make our need as specific and detailed as possible. Here is an example of a need- I want to learn how to make a kite. As I start adding specifics and details to it, see if you can visualize the kite that I want to build. I want to learn how to make a red-white & blue box kite that has a three foot long tail. This kite must also be able to withstand 30 miles per hour winds. How many of you can see the kite that I want with the tail flipping in the wind?

Visualizing the realization of the need makes it so much more likely that we will get bountiful results. Did you know that most Olympic gold medalist had already visualized themselves on the top platform of the podium many times before it became a reality? The more detail we add to our need the clearer the vision will become. Which of these two examples of a need do you think will lead you to bountiful results?

1. I need to save money to take a nice vacation.
2. I need to save $600.00 in order to sit on the deck of a Lake House sipping my favorite drink while overlooking the  lake. The Sun is almost set and across the sun, a sailboat is passing.

Wow. I am ready to go on that vacation.

Now! We have transformed the need from a dot on the horizon into an in focus full color image in front of us. We do not want to stop there though. We also want to make sure that it is a challenging need that will result in great satisfaction when realized. Do you remember learning how to ride your first bike? There was some fear; there was some doubt, and a lot of wobbling and weaving going on. I am sure that the sense of accomplishment when you were able to stay upright and straight was incredible.  I know that you can site numerous other examples of your big accomplishments and the great feeling of satisfaction that it gave you. Great satisfaction is a motivator to be more and try even more challenging things.

I need you to splash a little color and detail onto your needs.