There are so many elements involved in achieving our dreams! Who knew? But which one would you say is the most important?
We need to have deeply ingrained in us, the self-image of a person who is successful at the thing you desire most. If we don’t, we won’t be able to sustain the success even if we are somehow able to attain it. While important, it’s not the most important.
And we certainly have to know what’s in it for us – the big WHY is crucial to igniting our potential. And while we may not be motivated long-term without our WHY, it’s still not the most important element.
Visualization is certainly the foundation laying the pathway to our dreams. The habit of seeing things going our way makes the road easier for sure, but that’s not it either.
And our motivation will remain weak; we will have zero persistence and no determination without a constant mental connection to our WHY. Not it, but we’re getting warmer.
Confidence in our ability to achieve that dream, coupled with courage will keep us from quitting when the road seems too hard . . . and hard times will come. Yet that’s not the one single most important element either.
Because while we may have all of these other things in place, unless we take appropriate ACTION, our dreams will only stay dreams. The people who are most successful, those we most admire, the happiest people alive are action oriented.
Did you know that accomplishment is actually the result of planned, purposeful action. That’s why this week, I’ve been busy with my action plan.
Here are the actions I’ve taken to achieve my dreams.
You see my dream to move on with my life will only remain a dream unless I take steps every single day and create the slight edge in my life which will eventually gain momentum and get me to my goal.
I would love to hear from you what specific actions you are taking daily to bring you one step closer to your dreams.
P90X update – I’m still hanging in there. I haven’t been perfect, but I keep getting back up on that horse and moving on.
Deborah (Debbie) Stevens is an MBA, CPA, Money Maven who offers down to earth accounting, tax and consulting services, is a health and fitness coach, and jewelry designer and re-engineerer. With more than 10 years in public accounting and 6 years in private industry, her boundless energy and talents are now focused on making small businesses successful by analyzing the problems, discussing the issues, and crafting the appropriate solutions. Her strong, personal integrity, hard work, sheer determination coupled with a deep fun-loving view of life are what makes her tick. After having lost 116 lbs in 15 months, she has recently added weight loss and fitness coaching into the business mix. She is passionate about everything she does with a deep desire to help people. She is personable, down to earth, and ready to roll up her sleeves and get started on your business solutions. 
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Deb,
Kudos to you for getting rid of 9 boxes of clutter! I need to do the same! LOL.
Seriously, you have some great thoughts on action steps and really thinking about your dream, where you want to be and then mapping out how to get there. It amazes me that people will spend weeks or even months planning their vacation, but they spend very little time planning their life. Identifying goals and then creating actionable steps to get you there is the key to lifelong happiness.
Thanks for inspiring!
Krista
Hi Krista,
I think there are many of us who have lots of clutter that needs to disappear. I know what you mean – why don’t we spend more time planning our lives? Amazing isn’t it? Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts.
9 boxes? …amazing!!!
great job removing the clutter; it feels so free-ing too!
i have a very specific 90-day plan when it comes to building my network marketing business. it involves ads, presentations, customers and distributors. i use 3 methods and don’t let my head hit the pillow until i did my work for the day!
my next step is to integrate my social media efforts into my 90-day plan. i seem to just do it at lunchtime, but without rhyme or reason. thanks for the action encouragement debbie!
Hey Melissa,
I love that your 90 day plan is so specific! I can’t wait to see what happens when you get that integrated! Keep me updated. Thanks for stopping by.
Debbie,
Good work. You are so right. We often think that the law of attraction allows us to just sit quietly, meditate, visualize – and poof – our dream will fall into our lap magically. It doesn’t quite work like that. We have to take the steps, many small and sometimes tedious steps. And if we add all the other elements, passion, vision, emotion, persistence, clarity, a big Why, confidence, goal setting, and we keep holding on to our dream, eventually it will manifest as if by magic. But that magic is the end result of lots of hard work and careful planning.
Hi Dr. Erica,
Thanks for your kind comments. Action, action, action! It works like magic! The key word here is work.
Having an action plan is vital to having great success. Notice I said “Great Success.” For me I have to keep my plan in front of me at all times.
Debby
Hey Debby,
I agree – love the concept of not just success, but Great Success! I have to keep the plan in front of me constantly as well. Thanks for your comments.