When You Believe....You Will Burn Your Boats!

When you believe that success is yours, it is! It's amazing how many people I talk to focus on failure. They begin to have conversations of "what if I fail?" You get what you focus on. When you focus on failure, you are planning on it.

When you believe that you will be successful in an endeavor, then you will. I love the "Burn the boats," story about Cortez.

In February 1519, Hernando Cortez set sail on the final leg of an ocean voyage that was to take him from Cuba to the distant shores of the Yucatan.

He commanded 11 ships with more than 500 soldiers, 100 sailors, and 16 horses, bound for Mexico to take the world's greatest treasure. The rare jewels, gold, silver, and sculptures sheltered on the Yucatan had been hoarded by the same army for 600 years. Cortez he had heard of riches of the people. With his men they arrived on shore. They did not go and take the treasure, they waited until they were ready. Then Cortez told his men to burn their boats. The men were outraged wondering how they were going to get back to their families. Cortez told them to burn the boats and they would conquer the Yucatan people and gain their fortune. They would take their boats home.

So often, we give ourselves a back-up plan. We want to make sure that we have something in place if things go wrong. NO! Don't you see that by giving yourself the back-up plan, that becomes the plan. Haven't you ever had those conversations with yourself? If this goes wrong, I can always sell __________. If I don't like it, I can always go home. I know some people even go into marriage with the attitude of "if it doesn't work out, then I can always get a divorce."

You get what you expect to get.

Many people say they want success but yet are willing to move forward from their normal way of thinking. Not willing to take the required steps for success.

Steps To Success

You get what you focus on. Focus on the good and you will attract more goodness. Focus on what you don't want and you will attract more negatives.

When you believe you will attract greatness, abundance and prosperity, I mean really believe it in your heart, watch what happens to your life!

Surround yourself with successful people. Mastermind with others that are getting better results than you.

Take a honest look at who you hang out with. What conversations are you having? Ones that empower you, or are they conversations of lack and limitation? Dare to empower yourself by putting successful people in your path.

If your looking to be a better parent, find great parents to ask questions. If your looking to create a bigger bank account, find a successful entrepreneur to seek advice from.

Think from the end. Be the leader! Be the person you desire to be first! It all starts with the Be Do Have principle. You will never have the success you desire unless you understand this principle.

Always the student. Keep open to learning new things. Not only do we require new knowledge in our professions, but new knowledge is fun! Take a class and meet new like-minded people.

Attitude of Gratitude. All successful people are thankful for what they have created, often out of nothing to what they have right now in their lives, to what they are in the process of creating. Be grateful for all the wonderful things in your life today.

Goal Setting. If you don't know where you are going, how to you expect to get there? Move forward toward your goal with a powerful intention. Make your decisions based on your goal. Ask yourself, "Is this moving me toward my goal?" If yes, do it. If not, then reevaluate. When you believe in your goal, write it down. There is incredible power in writing down your goal. Once it is written, then you own your goal.

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