By Ahsan
No matter where you are in life, you could do better. I say this because our very existence is evidence of this. The evolution of our universe, planet, species and knowledge is all an example.
That said, you have the right to stay where you are and do nothing more.
For the curious and ambitious reader of our blog, two ideas may and should help you to have more in every area of your life.
The first idea is related to your skills and the second idea is connected to your outlook.
As for skills, we are good at certain things and not so good at other things. The common problem we experience with our capabilities is that we focus too much on making our weak skills strong when we should do the opposite.
Don’t spend your time and your life trying to get good at things you are not good at. You will only get frustrated and probably improve insignificantly. On the other hand, if you focus on the strong skills that you are good at, you could experience greater mastery and unparalleled levels of confidence.
For example, if you are good at selling and weak in administration, you could do far better in your career of sales if you master the skill of sales and persuasion and delegate your paperwork to an assistant. To improve on your natural ability of selling, you might attend courses on sales methods or read books on marketing or take online courses in persuasive writing.
The trick from there like always is to act.
Get out there in the field, see the people and sell your product or service. Get rejected, handle objections and make some rain.
The second idea to have more in every area of your life is to have a vision of your future. Obviously, your vision should be of a positive future. See yourself doing well, being happy and achieving your goals.
Whenever you see things positively, your brain will frame your experiences and add meaning to those situations in a way that will confirm your outlook. For example, when you meet someone, it will feel like that person was sent to you at the right time to help you reach your vision. Likewise, when you face a setback, you will see the situation positively as a necessary lesson to be learned, rather than a stroke of bad luck.
Conclusion: If you want to make a real mess of your life, focus on your weaknesses, see only obstacles in the way of your dreams and ruminate. You might even know some people that do this. My guess is that they have less in every area of their life.
And there you have it. To have more is the natural way of things and to do it, you need to do just two things:
1) Focus on the fundamental skills that you excel at. Leave your weaknesses to the wayside. Get good at one or two things. Reap the benefits.
2) Have a grand vision of your future: full of lollipops, gumdrops and Unicorns. Don’t get bogged down by dimly lit images about tomorrow. Gosh, that isn’t helpful!
3) Here is the BONUS item I almost forgot to mention: ACT. You must act!