We may examine our life and ask how we can have more success. First we should ask, "What does success look like to me?" The Universe has endless abundant resources but we all have ideas about what we believe is achievable for us.
Our incomplete ideas about our prospective, stops us from seeing possibility. Many times, we don't specify exactly what we wish for. But, it is exactly this lack of specificity that causes us to be unable to attain "success."
"What is success?" Perhaps it would be better to ask questions like: "How should my work life look?" "How should my money life look?" ""What can I do with my gifts?" "Where would I live and explore?" "What will my love life and friendships look like?"
The most fundamental part of achieving success is defining with clarity and specificity what success looks like for you as an individual. A great example of this idea is to imagine that you have an opportunity to have the world's most talented team of architects, designers and builders create your dream home from the ground up. If all you tell this dream team is that you want a home that makes you happy, you have given away all control and participation in the creative process.
Even the most endowed architect won't be sure how to create blue prints that will make you joyful. The most talented builders won't know what materials to make your home out of. Even the best designer won't be sure whether you prefer contemporary, time-honored or art deco design.
It is exactly the same with the Universe. When you say, "I desire to be profitable," the Universe has no way of knowing exactly what the should look like. So, the first part of truly gaining success in your life is to have yearning for what you want to build and the clarity to delineate it.
Our incomplete ideas about our prospective, stops us from seeing possibility. Many times, we don't specify exactly what we wish for. But, it is exactly this lack of specificity that causes us to be unable to attain "success."
"What is success?" Perhaps it would be better to ask questions like: "How should my work life look?" "How should my money life look?" ""What can I do with my gifts?" "Where would I live and explore?" "What will my love life and friendships look like?"
The most fundamental part of achieving success is defining with clarity and specificity what success looks like for you as an individual. A great example of this idea is to imagine that you have an opportunity to have the world's most talented team of architects, designers and builders create your dream home from the ground up. If all you tell this dream team is that you want a home that makes you happy, you have given away all control and participation in the creative process.
Even the most endowed architect won't be sure how to create blue prints that will make you joyful. The most talented builders won't know what materials to make your home out of. Even the best designer won't be sure whether you prefer contemporary, time-honored or art deco design.
It is exactly the same with the Universe. When you say, "I desire to be profitable," the Universe has no way of knowing exactly what the should look like. So, the first part of truly gaining success in your life is to have yearning for what you want to build and the clarity to delineate it.
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