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9. Take Action Now
You can only learn from your past so you need to put your attention on what you do now. It’s all good to have a vision and a plan of getting there, but the steps you make now will lead you to the goal or away from it.
Aim to make good use of any opportunity that you get on any given day because it may not come around again. Do not wait for inspiration but instead, you must seek it and you will surely find it.
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5. Become Deeply Committed
Being committed means to make a solid, well thought out plan that displays the best path to achieve your goals and then sticking to it without deviating from your plan.
That’s difficult enough but if you want to become great at what you do, you have to over...
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7. Create Personal Values
Personal values give you a purpose for staying committed to the goal even when everything else seems meaningless.
Sure you can have low morals, be determined and still reach your goals, but if you want to remain happy no matter what position you’re in, then don’t “s...
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1. Work From Your Point of Strength
- Study your circumstance and your intention
- Choose a path that blends
The two extremes of determination mentioned above. Doing this ensures that you always have something to fuel your intention.
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3. Avoid Distractions
Watch out for distractions. The path to greatness has so many obstacles which makes you struggle so much just to make a small impact.
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2. Don’t Choose Luck Over Deliberate Practice
A series of fights over a number of years is ultimately what defines your career.
Never leave anything down to luck and always give nothing less than 100% during training. You need to be in the exact right frame of mind when you’re approaching every f...
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6. Work Within the Laws
Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Bernard Hopkins and many other greats obeyed the laws of good health and self-discipline.
Laws are goal posts that show you where to aim. They are like bridges that connect one side of your intention with the other side of your achievement...
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8. Realign Your Actions Regularly
Remember you can only bend for the law but the law cannot bend for you. This is true for all kinds of laws, whether they’re mental or physical.
Seems simple, but many people find it difficult to break a routine they’re so used to, especially if it coincided with their initi...
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10. Don’t Forget the Finish Line
There’s a well-known saying by Mike Tyson – “Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face “. This is when reality sinks in and you have to deal with the present situation.
There’s no doubt there are times when nothing goes according to plan and ...
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4. Narrow Your Choices
If you identify what distracts you and stay committed to avoiding it, then you’ll become much more focused on your goal.
Your mind will have fewer choices to make it wander around and come up with excuses for not taking a fight or going to train.
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5. Take action and collect data
While going through Steps #2 - #4, you might find some aspects of your plan unappealing.
That feeling is a data point, indicating that you may still like your interest overall, but there are some parts of it you’d find boring.
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Taking care of yourself is your responsibility
Success doesn’t equal happiness, but happiness supports success, so don’t wait for the right conditions before making yourself happy; do it now. Self-care will benefit you, your loved ones and your work. Decide what you want your life to look like, and make sure your choices and boundaries suppor...
9. Taking action
Ultimately, the biggest sign of changing your life for the better is taking action. It’s one thing to dream about a better life, to set goals, and to plan for the future. But none of that matters if you don’t take the necessary steps to turn those dreams into reality.
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