An idea, after all, isn’t going to do anything for you until you do something productive with it.

 

If you want something in life, you have to also want the costs of getting it.

Most people want the reward without the risk. The shine without the grind. But you can’t have a destination without a journey. And a journey always has costs – at the very least, you have to invest your time and energy into it every step of the way.

So, instead of thinking about what you want, first ask yourself:

“What am I willing to give up to get it?”

Or, for those inevitably hard days:

“What is worth suffering for?”

Seriously, think about it.

If you want the sexy abs, you have to want the sore muscles, the sweaty clothes, the mornings or afternoons of exercise, and the healthy meals. If you want the successful business, you have to also want the longer days, the stressful business deals and decisions, and the possibility of failing ten or more times to learn what you need to know to succeed in the long run.

But if you catch yourself wanting something day in and day out, month after month, yet you never take action and thus you never make any progress, then maybe you don’t really want it after all, because you’re not willing to suffer through the effort and work it’s going to take to achieve it.

But if you decide that you DO want it, then take a long, hard look at your daily routines and rituals, and ask yourself another question:

“Based on my daily routines and rituals, where can I expect to be in a year from now?”

This question can be helpful because if you have an idea about what you want the next chapter of your life to look like, you have to consistently DO things that support this idea. An idea, after all, isn’t going to do anything for you until you do something productive with it.

Love light & peace ~ Hari Om Tat Sat ~ Hara Hara Mahadev Shambhu