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Look, I know that deep inside you do not want to sit on your ass all the time being an unproductive slob. I know you have dreams and ambitions which others have laughed at you for having… fuck them.
The beauty about goals is that they are all relative. If you have £1, making £128 feels impossible. However, I bet you could make £2, just buy some sweets and sell it for double – easy. Now with that £2 it is easy as hell to make £4, just do the same again.
That £4 turns into £8, that £8 into £16, £32, £64… and you are already at £128! Instead of it being 100 steps away it really only is 7. Always remember this – Impossible goals which seem ages away are actually a lot closer than you think.
Okay, now you know that you can reach your goals, but I know what half of you are going to say… ‘Now is not a good time, I will do it when the time is right’ THE TIME IS NEVER FUCKING RIGHT.
Let me give you a personal example with UNIGAINS: I am an accountant and working a 35-hour workweek, 50 including travelling – now is not a good time to start UNIGAINS. However, if I tried to postpone it for 6 months what would happen? Will I suddenly stop being at work for 50 hours? No. Will I suddenly have more time on my hands? No. If anything, it will only get worse as I will climb up the ranks and have more workload and responsibility… it is never a good time; if you really want something to happen just make time and get on with it!
Why it is important to work towards your goals right now
The way I see it your dream goal is hidden in a field… under a huge pile of shit… Like a massive pile of tonnes and tonnes of Shit.
Now to reach your goal you have to remove the shit, but only have a shovel to do it – it’s going to take a long time, so the earlier you start the earlier you’re going to finish.
However, each consecutive day that you remove shit your shovel gets a tiny bit bigger – in real life this is you gaining momentum and more motivation as you start to achieve your mini goals. When you miss a day your shovel gets smaller again, as you will be you lose momentum.
Oh, and every day that you don’t remove shit more shit gets added on – this is mainly a mental thing, as you slowly make yourself believe that your goal is more of a dream.
Remember, you don’t have to go all in 100%, all you have to do is at least something; it is better to walk 10 miles than only being able to sprint for 5. Trust me, you will regret every day that you did not do something to get to where you truly want to be in life.
Don’t be that person who could have been amazing… BE AMAZING.
-Mike