What's The Number 1 Question
For Success?
I'm going to take you back to
school for a minute. For me, I am a teacher, so I don't have to go too far. I
will say that, as a teacher, I strongly believe in the process of asking
questions to gauge the knowledge and success of my students. From my experience
in life, I also find it helpful to ask myself questions. Like with my students,
it's a great way to get me thinking and see where I stand in certain areas of
my life.
In my study of guidelines for
success, I have read of proper questioning techniques you can use to question
yourself. In fact, it's quite simple.
There's one question you should ask, and
one you shouldn't.
The best question word to ask
yourself is simply... "what"? As in, what exactly do I want? What
exactly is the success I am seeking?
In order to reach a goal, you
need to know exactly what it is, in as much detail as you can. Once you're
locked in on the "what", your goal is already significantly closer to
you.
Before I share what to do with
the "what", please allow me to share a question you should not spend
too much time focusing on. That question is.."how"? People spend too
much time and get too caught up on figuring out how the goal will be realized.
I understand that this is easy to do. For example, one of my goals is to
positively impact thousands of lives a day through my writing. I am not close
to that yet. I honestly have no idea how to accomplish this at this point.
However, if I spent all of my mental energy trying to figure it out, I would
just stress myself out and most likely give up. I know, because this has
happened with other goals I've had. That's not the way to go about it.
Let's go back to focusing on
the "what". The first thing is to be completely clear on what you
want. Then pray and ask for it. God already knows what you want, but I believe
He wants to hear you say it. Pray in detail for exactly what you want. Then
develop the necessary faith by visualizing the success you desire. For at least
a few minutes a day, imagine with all five senses what it would be like if you
already had your wish. See it and feel it with as much detail, feeling, and
positive emotion as you can.
When you focus on the
"what" and visualize the desired success, an interesting thing
happens. The "how" part of the equation takes care of itself. You
will be inspired with the necessary courses of action to take, and then the
inspiration to do it. Instead of stressing over the details, you spend your
mental energy adding a positive spirit to your being instead of stressing
yourself out. Then you have the added energy to carry out the necessary
actions. Of course once you reach the goal, your level of happiness reaches an
even higher level.
I challenge you to focus on
the "what" question instead of the how to reach your goals. Keep your
mind fixed on the successful end result. Your "how" questions will be
answered automatically. The next thing you know, you will be at your desired
destination.
I would love for you to share
your "what" goals or success stories of those goals you've already
reached. Please share here. Have an excellent day!
Joe Dalio
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