Small steps to big success

 How do you nurture that seed ot desire in your mind? How do you reach your destination?

 Every big success story starts in that small seed of an idea that turns and tosses inside your head, threatening to destroy the rest of your life’s work if it isn’t set free and nurtured to its logical end.

There are two problems, however. The first is realizing that such an idea does actually exist in your head, and that you are being able to recognize it, give some shape to it in your mind’s canvas.

The second problem is more serious. Assuming that you are willing to set it free, are you willing to make those essential sacrifices that it demands, to nurture it and guide it towards the path of success.

The second problem is what stumps 99 percent of us. We believe what we are doing is of so much value that it cannot be ignored for a moment. Good enough, and part of it is probably true. But if your desire to be much, much better than what you already are is overpowering, then you need to give less time and attention to what you are involved in, and transfer the excess attention towards your internal desire, that crave.

In this I must bring to reference what many Multi Level Marketing systems tell you. They tell you it is a part-time job, a safe and easy way to riches, and so many have already done that. You believe their sales pitch that two to three hours a day will bring you untold riches; you join up. And lo! In no time, you are using up between 30-80 percent of all your time. Your regular income falls, your mind stays elsewhere, your attention span drops, there is trouble at home, and you are out of the system in quick time.

That is not to say that MLMs are a bad thing. They are well thought plans of sales and development, and there is a lot to learn about astute teamwork and excellent delivery systems. However, when your senior gave you that sales pitch, he probably overstated the one-two-three hour involvement thing. He should  have been more honest with you, and told you to shift 60 percent of your attention span to this. He should have shown you how you would be better than what you are, richer than what you are, even with a 40 percent attention span towards your current preoccupation.

Once you accept the position that this IS the way to riches and happiness, you will commit. Else, you will keep at it as if it actually were a part-time occupation. Nobody, nowhere has given less for more returns. The equations of life are very balanced. Unless you have inherited untold wealth (and such cases are rare enough to be not discussed here), or have won a lottery (again too rare), you are bound to obey the laws of nature.

Laws of nature clearly state that wealth is accumulated in small packets, but, over the years, in many such small packet volumes. If your target is a million dollars, you need to break it up into more manageable thousands first, or maybe hundreds. Then you need to find a way of earning those hundreds in plenty. Tell yourself, you are earning that million, but these are the initial steps towards that million. These hundreds.

The work is hard. Nobody will tell you about safe, simple, and easy means. No free lunches, remember?

As soon as you have been able to decide on a method to earn a hundred, you look around to see how many more of those hundreds can come your way. You will NOT think of earning a million in one go. Because then you will be left with way less and pretty dispirited too. When you aim for the hundreds, you reach there quickly, and it boosts your ego.

So you have earned your first hundred. What to do next? You need to multiply it. You need to multiply those units of hundred each. You need many of those hundred units.

Can you possibly do so much alone that multiplies those hundred units to reach your million? No, you can’t. so you involve into the system of hundreds. Only, they will be working for your hundreds, while earning a portion of the receipts, or for a fixed salary. Hence, you have a overhead issue. But that is a necessary issue, because you are looking at many such hundreds.

Manpower multiplication does not necessarily erode profit orientation. In most cases, it adds to it. That is why top organization around the world employ many such people. One day, the returns grow to be so much, you can actually look beyond that million target of yours.

Nurturing that seed, therefore takes time, passion, care and a lot of good attention. Let me develop this over many blog posts. If nothing, it will surely enrigh me! J