A friend shared an interesting analogy with me today. We were talking about goals and trying to reach them, and he said, “it is the difference between wanting to weigh less and wanting to lose weight.” Think about it; this analogy can be applied to anything you want in life. Do you want to work somewhere else or do you want to get a new job? Do you want to be a millionaire or do you want to earn a million dollars? All too often we talk about what we want, but are not willing to do the work to achieve it – we just want it to appear somehow magically.
So, I am changing my mindset. I am going to focus on my wants, my desires, my goals and decide what actions I need to take to achieve them.
I want to be an author; I have a publisher that is interested in my story, but yet I have been unwilling to write a book! Instead of wanting to be an author, I will change my mindset to – I want to write a book. I WILL write a book. I will put in the long hours… the heart- wrenching, soul-searching, vulnerability-provoking hours!
I have already started the book. I started it a while ago, and I have partnered with the same friend that shared that analogy with me. I am already really proud of what we have created, but it needs a lot of work, work I am willing to do. Work that my friend is willing to do alongside me. Work we are going to do.
Remember, if there is something you want, think about what action you are taking to reach that goal. Are you doing the work? It is not always easy, but it is always worth it.
I look forward to sharing my story with you someday.