I tend to write a lot about dreaming and imagining the life you want, and I never want to diminish the power that this has in our success. You have to be able to have a vision for the life that you want to carry you through the next part...which is the work!
The real separator for the successful is the drive to work harder than everybody else. So please make sure this is a two-step process. Sometimes we get so caught up in the vision that we forget that we have to go act upon it. There is no real shortcut to success...you have to be willing to put in the hours and the blood, sweat, and tears.
So please make sure you’re not just dreaming, but doing. The dream is the part that will push you. The work is the part that pulls you to the realization of the dream. I know it’s hard...I know there will be a lot of days that you just want to quit...but I love the quote “you want to be an anomaly...start acting like one.” Notice what that says...you have to act!
Vision first...but action right behind it. It will be what sets you apart.
Let’s get to work...so that we can make a difference for ourselves and a difference for others!
-ABB