SUCCESS IN 3-D

This is not “another motivational speaker” or a goal-setting workshop. Some people have had that, and generally, they don’t think those systems work. I’m bringing something that actually works and that you actually use every day. 

The system had to be easy to understand, powerful enough to get results, and flexible enough to help them achieve any goal from sales to relationships to spirituality. How would you like that for a contract?

Here’s what they are:

1. DESIGN the outcome. The first step to achieving anything is to design it in every detail. I love Stephen Covey’s famous recommendation to “start with the end in mind.” I also love Michael Angier’s phrase that “clarity is power.” In most areas of life, vagueness is the killer.

When we say we want “more happiness” or “less stress” we aren’t saying anything meaningful. Our brains are confused by a vague wish that things would be “better” or “different” and unless we take the time to define EXACTLY what we want, we mostly spin our wheels and waste time.

On the other hand, if you specify exactly what you want, our incredible minds can usually achieve it. Most people are afraid to be specific, afraid to design the future they really want. If you want a new car, for example, dare to design it in every detail. Do not set a goal for “a new car this year!” Instead specify the make, model, color, special amenities and the date you want it in your driveway.

When you take time to DESIGN the future you want—when you design the marriage, the income, the home or career—you really, really want, your brain will create it for you.

2. DESIRE is key. The size of your results will exactly reflect the depth of your desire. If you “hope” or “wish” or “wonder” about something, it may (but probably won’t) happen. If you MUST have it, if think about it and talk about it and read about it all day long, your desire will inevitably bring it about.

Many people have had the experience of making a “dream board” with pictures of their ideal home, then contacting realtors to visit homes like the one they want and found a way to get it, or something even better, in a very short time. Motivation is never a problem when we pursue things we truly want with all our hearts.

But note that the outcomes you have DESIGNED and the DESIRES of your heart must agree! No matter how perfectly you design the expedition and study the route, you will never climb Mt Everest if your heart’s desire is actually for security or safety or to be “ordinary.”

Design the outcome or result you want, and be sure you desire it with your whole being.

3. DISCIPLINE is essential. Climbing Mt Everest is not difficult! It is (I imagine) a simple matter of putting one foot in front of the other and repeating the process all the way to the top. The hard part is the daily discipline of preparing your body and learning the ropes. (Sorry about the pun!)

With modern equipment and a good guide, the hardest part of climbing Mt Everest is not the cold or the altitude or the danger of frostbite. The much harder part is going to the gym every day. The harder part is the discipline to climb a hundred smaller mountains for practice. The harder part is putting the money in a special savings account, every month. The hard parts are the “small daily disciplines” of preparing to climb Mt Everest! Fortunately, however, these are also the easiest things to do.

The same is true of learning a new language, changing careers, or sailing the world. The hard part is not the thing itself (if others have done it, you can, too!) but the daily disciplines of preparing yourself for the adventure.

With a well-designed outcome, profound desire, and daily discipline, you can achieve whatever you want. The process is simple. The individual steps are easy, and the results are predictable. But most people never do them. Fortunately, that is not you!