Is Something Missing From Your Plan?

“Life is like riding a bike. It is impossible to maintain your balance while standing still.”

Linda Brakeall

Many people have asked me how I’m able to get so many things done on a daily basis.

Community service projects, managing 2 schools (soon to open a third), a real estate company, an import/export company and most of all, husband and father.

Well, needless to say it’s not because I’m such a great person.

The secret lies in a simple formula I learned a few years back and find myself having to repeatedly remind myself of on a daily basis. And if I don’t my wife does.

But when I live this formula out, it produces fantastic results. What many folks don’t understand is that this formula will work for anybody!

That’s right!

Anyone can achieve these results in their life if they are just willing live it out!

If you can just take the time to understand and act upon this amazing little formula you will be blown away with the long-term achievement and accomplishments you will be able have in your life.

Surprisingly this is not a difficult formula. To be perfectly honest, it is rather simple.

So what is it?

The actions you take today, continued over time, will determine your lifelong accomplishments and achievements.

Do you want your life to change?

Do you want to see some big results?

Then the first thing you have to do is change your existing actions. Otherwise you will fall prey to the old adage of “doing the same thing over and over again but somehow expecting to get different results!”

If you change our actions, you will get different results!

Let’s face it, everybod y wants to accomplish great thing in their lives. But the sad truth is very few really do.

Why is this you ask?

The secret lies in what people believe they need in order to achieve their long-term accomplishments. When these beliefs are wrong or a key ingredient is missing, then they are doomed to fail. Here are some of the things that people believe will create great accomplishments for them:

Goals – If you don’t set any you don’t get any

Attitude- No question, attitude determines your altitude

Vision – If you can’t see yourself doing it… you wont

Ideas – You have to figure out how to do it

Ethics – A guiding light for how you conduct your life

Aspiration – You have to really, really want it

Th ere is no doubt that ALL these things are very important, but they are not enough all by themselves to create a reality to our goals. Yes, we need to have these attributes before we attempt to do anything, but ulti mately we need to actually take action!

Unfortunately this is where most people stop.

The cold hard facts are that you have to take action on your dreams every day to have success.

Here are some examples of how this works.

Who is the best parent? The father, who knows that spending quality time with his children can improve their chances of growing into terrific adults, or the one who actually sits down and talks with his children every night?

Which person actually loses weight? The one who reads all the books about exercise and diet, or the one who get up every morning and runs 3 miles a day?

Which person becomes successful? The one who dreams of having a millionaire lifestyle, or the one who disciplines himself invests $500 a month?

Which person writes books? The one who longs to be a famous author or the guy who makes the time and writes for half an hour e very day?

Who really makes a difference in our world? The one who talks and complains about all the things that are wrong, or the one who rolls up his sleeves and collects food to feed the poor?

By now I’m sure you get the point.

What it all boils down to, if we don’t take action on our goals, if we don’t develop a proper attitude and belief system then we won’t ever see them come to fruition.

I talk to people all the time who know what the right course of action is, but don’t ever get started on it. Imagine what a difference we could make in our own lives and the lives of others if we would simply begin to act upon on our beliefs!

As the years have passed by and I have come to realize that I have fewer days in-front of me20than I have behind. I’ve started to question if I have done all that I could to make this world a better place and to help improve the lives of those around me. In the end I want to know, with absolute certainty that I gave it all that I had.

I’m sure that you do to.

I remember talking with a school owner who had several very successful schools.

I asked him how he did it. He answered by telling me how he made it a point that he would personally be responsible for enrolling 1 new student every day. He got to his school before any of his employees and started making calls and then went out walking from store to store networking with other business owners in the neighborhood. Some days he would not get any new students and on others he would come back with so many leads that he eventually had to hire a secretary to follow-up on all his calls. His efforts produced results. 7 days a week. 30 hours a week. 365 days a year. After a while, he had 14 schools!

Some questions to ponder:

What accomplishments do you want to see come true in your life?

What immediate actions do you need to start taking now to see t hem come true?

What are you going to do right now to start seeing your dreams come true?

What are you going to do this week to see them come true?

You can have an amazing future, filled with the kind of things that most people only dream about… if you begin today to take action and make it a reality!

Come on, let’s star t today!

“Aude aliquid dignum”

To Your Success

Charles R. Chi PhD.