“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you
become by achieving your goals.” Zig Ziglar
If you have a dream or goal and you often wonder if you have what it takes to achieve such a goal or dream, then examine your life for these five principles enclosed in this blog. What I have learned from individuals that have achieved their goals is that they continue to reach higher heights, there are some commonalities they share. The first principle is work ethics. Mark Cuban states, success is "Not about money or connections, it's the willingness to outwork and outlearn everyone." You must have strong work ethics. You must learn the value of hard work and dedication to achieving your goal. The question is are you willing to put in the grind and time of working early in the morning, late at night, and even when others are watching television? During this time, you should be putting in the time working on your goals. Therefore, the first indicator if you have what it takes is your work ethics. The second principle is, are you willing to master your craft? You must be willing to be taught and learn everything about your craft. If you are going to achieve your goal, what is your competency level in that specific area? If you are not competent and have enough knowledge to where people are willing to respect you in that particular area, then you will be challenged to achieve at a high level. For example, if you have a goal of being a financial advisor, are you learning all the ends and outs of being a financial advisor? What courses have you taken, what books are you reading, and do you have a mentor or coach investing time to work with you? Thirdly, are you discontented with what you are doing at your job? You know that there is more inside of you. You feel like an eagle in a bird’s cage in which you can’t spread your wings. Your current situation is too small for your mindset and innate abilities. You feel stifled and underutilized. Then, you must turn this discontentment into motivation to steer you in the direction of working on your goals and making things happen. Use this discontentment to create your own bridge across the water. You build your own platform, and you create your own opportunities. You must not wait for someone else to recognize you, you silently work on your goal. If this is you then you have what it takes because your discontentment is the fuel you need to move out and forge ahead. Fourth, is courage. If you have courage to step out of the boat of your comfort zone then you have what it takes. Courage is believing in God and your God given ability. It’s courage to stay the course through the vicissitudes of achieving your dream. Fifth and finally, it’s patience through the process. If you are consistently patient in pursuing your dream you will achieve it. Remember what John Heywood stated, “Rome was not built in a day but they were laying bricks every hour.” If you understand that you must be consistent and lay your bricks day by day, you will chip away at your goals over time. Therefore, if you learn to be consistent even when nothing is happening you have what it takes. In conclusion, you have what it takes if you resonate with these five principles, thus, what are you waiting on, it’s time to get started!
