Earning a living as an employee is such a common construct that it seems like everyone is trading time for money. But some businesses and consultants sell outcomes, not time.
When you pay for an outcome, speed is an advantage. To complain about paying a large sum of money for a job that only took one hour to complete is to totally miss what you’re really paying for: potentially decades of experience that made that one hour possible.
To manifest the ideal relationship, first list all the qualities that you desire in a person. Next, burn that list and make a new list of how you want to feel in that relationship.
The cash value of all human connections lies in how both parties feel. Your actual experience (not someone else’s attributes) dictates the positive mental states that you care about. You want to FEEL loved, safe, sexy, beautiful, significant, supported, understood, trusted…
The moral? Don’t ask yourself what you want. Ask how you want to feel when you get it.
Sparks of inspiration don’t empower us for long. The meme that inspired you to believe in yourself…that encouraging quote…those won’t affect long-term motivation. You are motivated by what you believe is possible.
The master variable is Progress. “Learn to speak Chinese” is a life-long project. “Learn to introduce myself in Chinese” is a quick win with unmistakable progress that empowers and motivates you to persist.
[FYI: This blog post is the 3×5 card summary of my 1-hour keynote presentation that shows you the science of achievement.]
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