SUCCESS IS THE WILLINGNESS TO CHANGE
“A life of success is about making changes where changes need to be made,” Yalden said. As he talked about in Day 18, Yalden said to look in the mirror and take personal responsibility for everything in your life. Today’s principle is a logical next-step. “Where do you need to make a change? If you keep going the way you’ve always been going, you are going to get the same results that you’ve always received,” he said. “Maybe there are little adjustments in your daily habits or in your routine – little adjustments in your structure and discipline that you need to make.” What are those adjustments? “If you are unwilling to make the changes in those little things, you are not going to get the results that you are looking for. Be willing to make the little changes that you need to make.” Let’s say you want to lose weight. “Have you joined a gym? No? All you are doing is talking about it. Have you talked to a personal trainer? No? All you are doing is talking about it. Have you maybe Googled or YouTubed meal prep or eating the right foods? No? All you are doing is talking about it.” According to Jeff, talking about something means you are not really committed to doing it. Most people only talk about what they want to do. Very few people take action. “I want you to stop talking and take action. You know what you need to do. We all know what we need to do. We live in a world today where we have Google and YouTube at our fingertips, yet people are still spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to get an education. It doesn’t make sense to me.” When Jeff wanted to learn the Final Cut Pro video editing software, the first thing he did was to hit up YouTube and watch all he could about it and then played with it. If he had a question, he’d return to YouTube until he got an answer and went back to work. Same deal with Photoshop. “Ask the question, take action, get the answer and implement it in your life.”
- Is my life fulfilling?
- Is my life meaningful?
- Is my life rewarding?