This isn't uncommon among self-employed people. Nerissa hired
a web designer who promised to help her with a subscription box on her site. But
the designer never did the work. Never apologized, either.
Why is that?
There are at least two psychological
principles going on here:
1. People often sabotage their own efforts to
succeed. Why? For a variety of reasons, everything from not feeling they deserve
the wealth, to having limiting beliefs about money, how they use it, how
comfortable they are with it, etc.
2. People often don't have big enough goals.
Wanting to just pay the bills keeps you on the survival level. Having goals to
make a difference in the world, or to get yourself or loved ones luxurious
things, will stretch your acceptance levels and push past your limitations.
Personally, I think having a bigger goal
solves most issues. But the goal has to be something that affects more people
than just you. If the desire only benefits you, you may still sabotage your own
efforts to succeed. But if the goal helps you and other people, you're on the
way to massive success.
Here's an example of what I mean:
I have a new book coming out soon. It's the
revised, expanded, and greatly enriched new version of my "Spiritual Marketing"
book. It will have a new title, too: "The Attractor Factor." I'm very excited
about it. One reviewer said, "This book has the potential to change humanity."
Now, a goal I have is to sell 100,000 copies
of the book the first week it comes out. That's an okay goal. It certainly helps
me, and the publisher, and since the book changes lives, it will help others.
But what would be an even bigger goal?
Well, selling one million books the first
year it is out is better. And that would also influence at least one million
people. Now THAT's a goal worth getting up early to pursue.
But what would be better than even that?
Now my mind is buzzing with possibilities.
I'm thinking beyond my book, myself, and even the immediate customers who get
the book right away. I'm stretching my mind to go for what others might call
impossible.
This is what everyone has to do who wants to
succeed in life. The people who just want to get by are just going to get by.
The people who just want to pay their bills are just going to barely do that.
But the people who shoot for the stars are going to hit the moon, go into space,
and break records.
Where are you?
Do you just want to make enough money to pay
the bills?
If so, you'll struggle to do so. When I first
met Pat O'Bryan, he said he just wanted to make enough money to pay his rent.
Now that we've coauthored several books and he's making thousands every month,
his goals have changed. Now he wants a new truck.
Do you want to pay off all your bills, pay
off someone else's bills, and maybe buy yourself something big? If so, you'll
surpass all the people who just want to pay their bills. Jose Silva once said a
goal should benefit you and at least two other people. When you state a goal
that helps many people, you are moving beyond your ego and your limitations.
Do you want to be financially free and make a
difference in the world in some giant, unforgettable way? If so, you'll soar
through life with an energy others will envy. You may or may not achieve your
wildest dreams, but you'll certainly make more progress and break more records
than the person who just wants to get by.
My new goal is to establish an Intentional
Meditation Foundation with hubs around the world, all using my book, and the
meditation I teach in it, to lower crime and increase wealth globally. Now THAT
is more than a goal, it's a mission.
No one knows what is achievable, or
impossible, so any giant goal -- or mission -- you can imagine is fair game.
What's yours?
