Why Didn't My Pool Guy Show Up? Or, What's Better Than Your Current Goal?
by Dr. Joe Vitale
www.mrfire.com
I hired a pool repair person one day who told me he
would be at my estate promptly at 9 am the next
morning. That was three months ago. I still haven't
heard from him.
Why didn't he follow through?
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?
When Nerissa and I went to Ohio recently to visit
my parents, we had lunch with a friend of ours. Over
the meal he confessed that he had a problem.
"I find myself only doing enough work each day to
survive for that day," he explained. "If I make enough
money right away in the morning, I stop work for that
day. If I make enough money for the week, I don't work
any more that week."
Why is that?
A few days later I overheard a well-known marketing
professional confess that the most money he ever made
was a sudden $50,000 in one month. The thing is, he
took the money and quit working for the next four
months.
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?
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