Does Success Chase You?

I hear a lot of people talk about the need to find balance in their lives. Whether it is between work, family, hobbies, friends, and chores, there seems to always be a pull in some sort of direction. People and things vie for our time every day and it can become quite stressful. In fact, according to physicians, chronic stress is a major reason for ailments and some types of diseases.

Why are we so stressed out? Why do we feel like we have to be super heroes that can take on the universe single-handedly without so much as breaking a sweat? Is there some sort of conspiracy that is out to make us feel super bad if we do not complete A, B, and C within a certain time period?

Are We Running Ragged?

I'm sure we all desire success at some level. I think it's wonderful to have goals and dreams and go after them. Productivity is important and there are certain things that we can do to become more productive. We even have plenty of apps to choose from to help us. But are we running ourselves ragged in the meantime? Do we reach one goal only to pause for a second and then rush off to "secure" the next?

Sigh.

The road to success is paved with people running on all they've got, yet they are very tired. Frustrated. They look ahead at the successful and accomplished and wonder how in the world they did it. Copying their style. Buying their books. Some even sell out on their values and morals to achieve that elusive carrot which dangles before them. They feel empty at the thought of NOT being successful.

The road to success is broad, but know that there are also little trails along the way for those who are tired of the beaten path. For those who have traveled with the masses only to find themselves beaten down, frustrated, disappointed, terribly lonely, and spiritually dying. For those who have tried to "balance everything out" and have fallen short. Some lose their partners. Some put their families to the wayside. Some thought that "success" would be the one thing that makes them happy.

It's a paradox. Success is not some "thing" you acquire. Success is simply a term. A word. Our society has put way too much emphasis on the "secret" to success in five or seven step plans. Do this. Be that. Look this way. Do it that way. I did it this way; so can you.

Success as defined by the majority is not a bad thing. Success is largely looked at as the accomplishment of certain goals or dreams. That is wonderful, but what goes amiss is when people set their goals and deem themselves unsuccessful until they achieve them. That's like going on a long road trip and the only time you feel good is when you reach your destination. What about the hours driving? You could have some fun. Talk with your family. Jam out to the radio. Have meaningful conversations. The journey itself can be magnificent!

Does Success Chase You?

Most people like to chase after success. I like to think success chases after me. Sometimes it catches me and sometimes it's just an inch behind giving me a boost, but it is always attached to me. I'm successful because I am alive. I'm successful because I have breath in my lungs. I'm successful because I am worthy.

The Ebb and Flow of Life

It is a good thing to seek balance in various areas of life, but don't get so caught up in it. Life is meant to have some ebb and flow and variety is a good thing. One week you might be sailing along quite quickly with momentum galore and the next week you might hit some pretty big waves. Both are part of the journey and both are alright. You learn lessons when you hit the waves; lessons you wouldn't have learned had you not hit them.

Get off the beaten path. Do your thing. Sing your kind of song. Walk your walk. Wear the bow tie, the edgy hair, and the bright pink socks. Be you.

Do some yoga or whatever rocks your boat. Take a long walk in nature and sing with the birds. Stop reading self-help books for just a moment and allow silence to soothe your soul. Try something new. Try nothing. Draw a line in the sand and determine that today starts a new start and though you have no idea what the journey will look like, it's fine. There are no losers on the trails, but there are plenty of pioneers.

Be a pioneer. Feel the spirit of life and hope beating within. Carve your path and smile the whole way.

You are success every moment of every day right where you are.

It was Bob Dylan who said,

"A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and in between he does what he wants to do."

After all, when you do what you want and what you love, not only does success permeate your being, but peace and joy as well.

And that my friends, is what we all want.

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How to Make Sure Your Dreams Never Die

In this article I want to talk about your dreams. Every one of us has dreams, whether big or small. But, unfortunately we don't always reach our goals. Sometimes we even lose our dreams at a young age. And to lose your dream, is like losing part of yourself.

For me, the dream was baseball. I started playing baseball since before I can even remember. I played in elementary school, middle school, and up until high school. And I was always pretty good. The only thing I ever wanted to do was to play baseball professionally. But, I didn't realize that talent alone wouldn't get me there. You have to have a work ethic and mental toughness, which I lacked.

Once I hit high school, I just expected to start playing great and get drafted out of high school or go to college to play. Well, that didn't happen.

Instead I quit after my sophomore year. I told myself I quit because of 2 reasons, the coach and a girl. But the real reason I quit was because of myself. I didn't have the drive to succeed, and I blamed it on others.

Now, whenever I go to a baseball game I always think, "What if?" And it hurts, I wish that I didn't give up and I even sometimes think about getting back into it, but it's too late for me. Sports are the one thing you can't just jump right back into and play at a super high level like Major League Baseball.

Our dreams are very fragile.

Now that you know what happened with my dreams, I want to make sure that you have the ability to keep your dreams alive and if they are dying, the necessary means to revive them!

I'm going to give you the steps to keeping your dreams alive. If I was able to implement these back in the day, I definitely would have. So check them out and make sure to implement them!

1. Support - There is nothing better than having somebody or somebodies rooting for you to succeed. When you have somebody that will support your dream and that doesn't let you quit, your dream will take off.

2. Hang out with people who have your same dreams - You can do this in many ways, you can befriend these people, find them in a discussion forum, work with them, etc. Whatever it is, having people around you who have the same dreams will help a ton.

3. Find a mentor - Having someone who can coach you to your dream is HUGE! This is probably the number one recommendation I would make.

4. Research - Read and apply everything you can to help you reach your dream.

5. Visual Reminders - Keep the images of your dreams around you at all times. For me, I should of posted pictures of different baseball players and the baseball fields I wanted to play at. Do something like this so you can keep your dream around you at all times.

Do these things and you will be well on your way to achieving your dreams!

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Keeping Your Focus For Success

In this article I want to talk about keeping your focus on your goals. One of the things most critical to having success is defining your goals and keeping your focus on them. If your focus wavers at all, you will struggle to find that success you desire.

To reach a goal, we have to keep them in front of us at all times in order to maintain the motivation often needed to get us over the rough spots.

However, the first thing you must do is define your goal. You must define it and then keep it in your thoughts. Make it a part of you. Visualize as if you already have the goal completed an you are looking back on it. This will be key to your success.

Does this mean that you must spend hours contemplating your ultimate goal? No! It simply means that you need to know exactly what it is that you want and want it so badly you keep it in your mind.

I've personally taken this and used it in my own life. No matter what your goals are, it's possible for you to use this same method to maintain your own focus and reach your goals.

Let me tell you why.

My ultimate goal is to run a 7 figure per year business from the comfort of my own home. Now you see I have a very definite image of what my life will be like once I reach that goal, and each day I set aside a few minutes to simply close my eyes and bring up the mental picture of how I will feel and see myself as if I already have it. Where will I be living? What kind of car will I have? How will feel mentally? Will I have more confidence? And I could go on and on, but you get it..

You too can use this exact same method no matter what you goals are. Even if you can't put your goals into pictures or words, this will still work.

When you use those few minutes each day to form create this image of your goal already being completed. You have to imagine the feelings that you will have when you have reached your own goals.

Another great thing, which I personally believe is the most important thing in reaching your goals is to change your story, which you can learn from my other articles.

Go ahead and put this into action and I have no doubt you will have the focus necessary to reach your goals.

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