| In this sometimes superficial consumer driven society | | | | emotionally on pie in the sky pipe dreams that lead you |
| the marketer understands that people buy what they | | | | further down a road you are trying to get off. |
| want not what they need. Spending is emotional! We | | | | 3. Research. |
| want what we don't have, and this usually drives us | | | | Accept quality and value only. Compare feature, |
| further from what we want. Generally this flaw | | | | benefits. Weigh all your options. |
| causes us live beyond our means financially and literally | | | | 4. Evaluate Results. |
| living our life with little reality. There most of our choices | | | | Did this decision, change or investment increase |
| are based on fantasy. Many live this way until they | | | | revenue, achieve a goal, create new opportunities. |
| end up with nothing living a miserable, meager survival | | | | 5. Don't waste Time. |
| mode existence. This characteristic creates | | | | Say no. Choose to plan activities and stick to schedule. |
| destructive results. But, if this tendency is shifted from | | | | Eliminate spur of the moment decisions and |
| the outward focus to a more internal approach we | | | | procrastination. Prioritize, calculate and strategize how |
| can promote growth in our life. | | | | much time is needed, how you will use time and |
| We want what we don't have. This desire originates | | | | determine if the activity or event is worth the time |
| deep inside us. Therefore, focusing on positive change | | | | required. |
| will produce growth and success. Once we get past | | | | 6. Be Discipline. |
| the superficial representations of a better life we find | | | | Do the right things at the right time. Don't make |
| we really want more positive results in our life. Why? | | | | excuses. Don't do things based on feeling do thing |
| Because this is what we truly want. As we clarify | | | | based on principle and desired outcome. |
| needs from wants it pulls us toward what we don't | | | | 7. Change your attitude. |
| have. Once we satisfy our inner drive by embracing | | | | Attitude determines altitude. Surround yourself with |
| change we can grow and succeed which will help us | | | | positive people, ready, study. Take control of how you |
| avoid the trappings of the shallow materials thrills used | | | | view your world. We have no control over what |
| to escape the realities of life rather than making | | | | happens to us but we have control of what happens |
| changes to take control of their lives in order to began | | | | in us. |
| the process of growth and success. So if you are | | | | 8. Experience different things. |
| ready to change, grow and succeed. | | | | Do something new. Learn something you did not know. |
| Here are 10 ways to begin the process: | | | | Go some place you've never been. This stimulates |
| 1. Change your thinking. | | | | thinking and promotes change. |
| Reason, process absorb information. Think things | | | | 9. Avoid Instant Gratification. |
| through don't be overly emotional be logical. Does this | | | | Do what you don't want to do now so you can do |
| opportunity or decision serve my true needs or provide | | | | what you want to do later. Stop trying to feel better |
| instant gratification for a selfish want that I have | | | | and do better. Do what is necessary first. |
| allowed to enter my mind without thinking clearly. | | | | 10. Be Prepared. Know what you want by doing what |
| 2. Seek advantage. | | | | you need to do to get it. Set goal, make plans and |
| Plan ahead spend time engaging in activities that meet | | | | learn the skills and gain knowledge that qualifies you. |
| my needs and invest in resources that improve | | | | If you follow these steps you will prepare yourself to |
| knowledge skill and personal value. Don't spend | | | | change, grow and succeed. |