How To Go All
Out: 4 Steps to Unshackled Commitment
Are you ready to go all out? Are you
ready to throw off the bowlines and fully commit yourself to achieving a life
of freedom and adventure?
If so, here’s how.
1. GET YOUR MINDSET RIGHT
Success in
any aspect of life starts with your mindset. Faulty beliefs and assumptions are
like powerful headwinds halting your progress and blowing you off course.
In order to truly “go all out” and
make unprecedented progress, you must make the decision at a core level to hold
nothing back. You must take a good look at your life and decide that nothing is
going to stand in your way of success.
Back in high
school I made the decision that no one was going to beat me to the finish line.
I made a commitment at a fundamental level that I was going to do anything it took to achieve my goal.
This kind of raw, unrestrained
dedication is extremely powerful. Trust me.
2. REFINE YOUR GOALS
It’s hard to commit yourself to
something if your finish line is just a nebulous point off in the
distance. So before you do anything, get ruthlessly clear about what your
ultimate outcome looks like. Nail down exactly what you want, how you are going
to get there and on what sort of timeline you plan to reach your destination.
For me, I want to have the freedom
to pay my way through college, go to Alaska next summer and help build a school
for 100 orphans in India.
This is what motivates me to continuously
give my all. Your goals will undoubtedly be different, and that’s fine.
The key is to sculpt a vision that
is so freaking awesome you are willing to do anything to achieve it.
3. FOCUS ON WHAT’S IMPORTANT
While the right mindset will give
you the motivation you need to bring your A Game, if you focus on unimportant
activities you still aren’t going to get anywhere!
“Going for
it” doesn’t mean quadrupling your work load. Work for
the sake of work is not the goal.
The goal is
to live and work on your own
terms.
This is especially significant if
you already have a busy life full of responsibilities. In order to achieve
freedom and escape the trap of selling your time for money, you must be
ruthlessly selective about what you work on and what you ignore.
What should you work on? It all
depends upon what stage you are on right now.
But if I
could work on just one aspect of my business, creating
invaluable content would be it. No question. Hands down.
4. HOLD YOURSELF ACCOUNTABLE
Unfortunately, personal drive
usually isn’t enough. It may be enough to get you started, but after a
week or two the “new years resolution effect” begins to set in and your initial
enthusiasm slowly begins to fade.
In order to stay committed, you need
a way of holding yourself accountable.
How? Here are my top three ways:
·
Use the Weekly Daily Goals system to keep track of your most important tasks. At
the beginning of each week, write down your top goals for the next 7 days.
Before you go to bed each night, write down 2-3 key tasks that, if
accomplished, will leave you satisfied with your day. Once you complete your
goals for the day, stop guilt free.
·
Tell others what you are doing. At the very least, tell your family
about the goals you’re trying to reach. Even if their reactions are less than
supportive, getting your ambitions out in the open will help you stay
committed.
·
Join a community. Surrounding yourself with
like-minded people who are rooting for (and expecting) your success can be
extremely powerful. It can provide you with the confidence and motivation you
need to take your business to a whole new level.
Final Thoughts
If you’ve been putting off anything
in your life, I invite you to ask yourself why. What are you waiting for?
If you’ve been waiting for the stars
to align in your favor, if you’ve been waiting for that perfect moment to
arrive… I’ve got some news for you:
It will
never come.
There will always be a new problem
standing in your way. Something you need to do before you can fully commit
yourself. As William James once proclaimed, “To change one's life: Start
immediately. Do it flamboyantly. No exceptions.”
Life is short. Give something
(or everything) your all.
