It’s so easy to get overwhelmed in these uncertain times. Record high unemployment, soaring health-care costs, oppressive gas prices, political discord, and scandal on The X-Factor… What are we supposed to do? At the end of the day I think we all desire pretty much the same thing. We want good health, financial security, love, and a good future for our children. However is seems to be getting harder and harder to achieve the things that were so hard to achieve 4 or 5 years ago. I ask again, ‘what are we supposed to do’?
Setting goals is important and often even necessary. You may want to earn more money, you may want to lose more weight, you may want a job that is more secure, or more fulfilling. The reason so many people set goals and then fail to reach them is the gap between they we are and where they want to be. For a lot of people that gap might as well be a 50 ft. high steel reinforced concrete wall…”that is electrified, and a sign reading it will KILL you” (shameless political reference). For others the gap is a red carpet, welcoming them to the Promise Land. This is the thing, the gap is exactly what we perceive it to be. It is this perception that makes it easy or impossible to achieve our goals.
So, if we want to achieve anything, how we look at that thing is critically important. How we look at the process to achieve is equally important. It is a fact that the recession has us in it’s grip. At the same time there are people right in our midst who always seem to thrive, recession or not. Those people see opportunity when others see obstacles. These people are often seen as being really lucky. I’d suggest that luck has nothing to do with their success at all.
People who live well, accomplish goals, and fulfill dreams BELIEVE THAT THEY CAN. When you believe that you can, you look at “the gap” entirely different than people who believe that they cannot. When you believe that you can, you see possibilities, options, and opportunities. Your perception of what can be done will determine what you can actually do. It comes down to this – If you will start with believing you can do and have what you want, you will have moved yourself into the world of possibility. If you will then, act on that belief, one step at a time, the universe will open up to you in a way that will astonish you.
Stay Fly and Fly High!
KLH
I like this ,, if the perception is of an insurmountable obstacle, our minds may not even have the ability to see how to even begin to proceed.. here is to possibilities and seeing all the gaps as small,,, peace Ken
I agree about the gap and also would like to add my two cents worth. I am currently out of work on medical leave, collecting disability (short term) at a 60% rate of the norm, through the roof medical co-pays, bills stacking up, mortgage waiting to be paid, and find it hard to get out of bed, until I read one day last week, if you only accomplish ONE obsticle a day no matter how small, the day was worth it. Besides being given the blessing of waking up each day by the grace of god, I have done this very thing….cleaned a troublesome area of the house, made a great home made dinner, bought a scratch off ticket and played a number, and WON, and as I did each of these little things I had a better feeling about myself, my general situation did not change but my mindset did. Now I’m working on two things a day and maybe more will fall into place. Thanks Ken.
Excellent comments I always appreciate hearing from smart thoughtful people…Thanks!!