FROM THE HEART

I want to say to you that you can create the life you desire. I did not grow up in a rich family. What I did hold was a true desire, passion and a willingness to learn and apply to my life success principles for manifesting my dreams. Understanding and applying the principles is the foundation for consciously achieving your ultimate desires in life.

I hold a passion for people being all that they can be. To understand and live the principles, rather than just being motivated. I want for you to know that you are worthy of your dreams. I promise you that if you make a commitment to learning the principles and applying the principles into your daily experiences you will travel the road of where you are to where you want to get to, fulfilling your deepest desires.

To accomplish how to get from where you are, to where you want to be, you need to know two things – where you are and where you want to get to. Just put it in writing and you are already beginning your journey.

THE FIRST STEP IN GETTING TO WHERE YOU WANT TO BE

Take the time to sit down and write where you are currently and what you want as your ideal life. When writing your ideal life do not think about the how or if you have money or any other thought that would block the process. Write how you would truly like your life to be. Sometimes in this process people continue to limit themselves and do not fully express their true desires. If you need to write two different versions do so. This process will have you see that the unlimited version is truly your hearts desires. This is the first step to claiming your desires.

Another powerful exercise is to make an “I want” list. One of the easiest ways to begin clarifying what you truly want is to make a list of 30 things you want to do, 30 things you want to have and 30 things you want to be before you die. This is a great way to get the ball rolling.

You can also ask a friend to help. Have your friend continually ask, “What do you want? What do you want? For 10 to 15 minutes and jot down your answers. A lot of times people start out saying what they want to have, “I want a Mercedes. I want a big house on the ocean.” These are a part of your desires. However, by the end of the 15 minutes, the real you begins to speak: “I want people to love me. I want to express myself. I want to make a difference in people’s lives. I want to feel powerful, I want to work with children, I want to write, I want to be the best parent, spouse, friend.” These are wants that are true expressions of your core values and relate to your purpose.

I share with you the following and wish for you a prosperous and joyful journey.

A PROACTIVE FOCUS

Successful people maintain a positive focus in life no matter what is going on around them. They stay focused on their past successes rather than their past failures and on the next action steps they need to take to get them closer to the fulfillment of their goals rather than all the other distractions that life presents to them.

PLANNING YOUR DAY THE NIGHT BEFORE

One of the most powerful tools high achievers use for gaining control over their life and increasing their productivity is to plan their next day the night before. There are two major reasons why this is such a powerful strategy for success:

By creating your to-do list the night before or at the end of your business day, you can start your next day running. You know exactly what you’re going to do and in which order and you’ve already pulled together any materials you need. If you have five telephone calls to make, you would have them written down in the order you plan to make them, with the phone numbers next to the person’s name and all the support materials at hand. By midmorning you would be way ahead of most people, who waste the first part of the day clearing their desk, making lists, finding necessary paperwork – in short, just getting ready to work. This also helps to maintain an organized workspace.

Making a to-do list and spending a few minutes visualizing exactly how you want the next day to go – your subconscious mind will work on these tasks all night long. It will think of creative ways to solve any problem, overcome any obstacle and achieve your desired outcomes. Also as quantum physics states, you will send out waves of energy that will attract the people and resources to you that you need to help accomplish your goals.

THE MOST IMPORTANT 45 MINUTES OF THE DAY

Whatever you read, see, listen to, talk about and experience during the last 45 minutes of the day has a huge influence on your sleep and your next day. During the night, your unconscious mind replays and processes this late-night input up to six times more often than anything else you experience during the day. As you drift off to sleep, you enter into the alpha brain wave state of consciousness – a state in which you are very suggestible. If you drift off to sleep while watching the 11 pm news, you will be imprinting into your consciousness – crime, war, scandals, etc. Think how much of an impact it would have on you to read inspirational books and plan for the next day.

THE EVENING REVIEW

As you sit calmly in a state of quiet receptivity, you’ll see that a number of events from the day will come to mind. Just observe them without any kind of judgment or self-criticism. When no more events come to mind, take each incident and replay it in your mind the way you would have preferred to do it had you been more conscious and intentional at the time. This creates a subconscious image that will help form the desired behavior the next time a similar situation occurs.

Choose from the following for helping direct your thoughts:

• Show me where I could have been more effective today.

• Show me where I could have been more conscious today.

• Show me where I could have been a better (fill in your profession – manager, teacher, etc.) today.

• Show me where I could have been more loving today.

• Show me where I could have been more assertive today.

• Show me where I could have been more (fill in any characteristic) today.

Excerpted from “The Success Principles” by Jack Canfield.