I believe that it all starts with the vision of where you want to be, and then it takes the guts to do what needs to be done single day, day in and day out, to make sure that vision becomes a reality.
If one wants to become the world’s best baseball player, you need to train.
If one wants to become the world’s best chess master, you need to train.
If one wants to become the world’s best violinist, you need to train.
Regardless of what profession you choose, you will need to train and train hard.
I’ve been doing a substantial amount of soul-searching this past week and I’ve come to realise that I’ve been holding myself back from achieving what I want to achieve. I’ve been holding onto ‘limiting’ thoughts and it’s not doing myself any good.
One of the thoughts was, “I’m not the best at anything, therefore I can’t aim to become world-class” – do you see how destructive this belief was? Do you see how limiting it is?
I believed that I’m more of a ‘jack of all trades, master of none’ kind of guy. Yet, even this thought is limiting; everyday we get a clean slate, a chance to start over and be the person that we want to become. We can choose to believe that we’re a ‘jack of all trades’ one day, and then believe that we are ‘masters of …’ the next.
Our beliefs about ourselves is something that happens over time, often subconsciously and without any careful consideration. It creeps up on you and then suddenly you wake up and go, where am I and what am I doing here?
We create this invisible box called “comfort zones” and it’s only when we push and prod this box, that we grow.
I have set myself a goal of becoming the world’s best website conversion specialist within the next 5 years (or something better) and I believe that it can be done. I have identified my limiting beliefs, conquered my fear of putting my hand up and being counted, and I have set myself a goal worthy of my attention.
So, if you are just starting on the path to becoming the world’s best … you don’t have to be told that you are good or have talent, you’ve just got to know what you want to achieve and then go do what needs to be done, day in and day out, to go and make your dream happen.
Know your boundaries and keep pushing them,
I wish you all the best,
Leland
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