LIFESTYLE n INSPIRATION
“Oh Great…
Another Article on Inspiration”
By Thomas “Success” Wang
I know, I know. You are probably
thinking, this is against the advice of
all ‘inspirational’ gurus, coaches and
authors. Can I be frank with you? It does
not matter what those guys SAY, THINK or
DO. If they made $10 million this month,
bought a luxury car and a mansion, would
that change your current situation? Not
even a little.
Let me get straight to the point. You
turned to this page of the magazine and
found an article talking about ‘inspiration’,
possibly in the hope of finding some
magic formula to finally help you create
the life you have always wanted. Well I am
sorry to break it to you, but this is not that
type of article. So, you can stop reading if
you would like. But, if you are looking for
some straight-talk, get-to-the-point value
then you are in the right place.
It is 2019. We are living in a world where
huge online retailers are building drones
and robots to replace human labor.
Organizations are building spaceships to
take human beings to Mars, possibly to
escape the robots. Computer giants are
creating augmented and virtual reality to
allow you to live an entirely different life,
just in case you cannot make it to Mars. Yet
here we are talking about inspiration.
If the world you live in, the people and
companies acting every day to create a
dent in the universe doesn’t inspire you,
then you might want to stay till the end of
the article. But the only person who can
decide to read the entire article is you. No
one else can make that decision for you.
So, if you are committed to reading until
the end, then congratulations on taking
another step towards your goals and
aspirations.
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Let’s rewind a bit, all the way back to
elementary school (some of you may have
to rewind further than others, but we will
wait on you to catch up). Stop and think
about your greatest accomplishment in
your early school years. What did you
accomplish that made you feel exceptional,
phenomenal or even outstanding? Was it
the perfect attendance trophy or kicking
the winning goal? Take a moment to
capture that instant in your memory.
Relive it for a moment and remember all
the emotions and all the glory.
Now ask yourself, why did you feel the
way you felt? What actions led you to that
accomplishment? Was it planning, hard
work, focus, or dedication? What did you
have to sacrifice in order to win? Time,
hard work, failure, falling, arguments, late
nights, or even stress.
Now return to the present moment. What
inspired you to be here, to do what you
have planned today? What goal are
you going after? Perhaps it is paying
off debt, obtaining a new promotion,
closing your first client, finding the right
business partner or launching your first
app? Whatever you are aspiring too, what
makes this process you are undergoing
any different than the same steps you took
to accomplish your goals in your early
years?
Nothing. You are still you, just a bit older
and hopefully wiser.
The same inspiration that drove you as
a child is still in you today. The problem
isn’t everyone else around us winning and
accomplishing the near impossible, it’s
us… thinking, planning and executing on
what we set our minds to. You and I are
no different in terms of inspiration; I just
wrote the article and you are reading it.
We are both inspired to take the action to
be here.
Think about the fact that we are both
inspired to be here. We both had to make
a conscious decision (thought) and take
the time out (plan) of our day to write
or read to this very point (execute). How
amazing is that?
I will tell you a secret and you can call it
a magic formula if that is what you are
really looking for. This article is a part of
my bigger vision of becoming a world-
renowned author, speaker and coach.
I thought, planned and executed this
published piece. Manifested, Motivated,
Master-minded… is that even a word?
So here we are at the end and I will share
one more thing. The fact is that statistically
95% of people who read articles, books,
magazines like these never think, plan or
execute what is advised. But I am excited
to know that you are not the 95%. You
are not even the 5%. You are the amazing
1%. The 1% of people who make it to the
end of articles, books, blogs and courses
just to realize that you have had it within
you the whole time. You can accomplish
anything you want in life because from
our early years until now, all we have been
doing is simply thinking, planning and
executing our decisions. Decisions create
results.
So, decide now, what is it that you want
to accomplish today and how will that
accomplishment align with the bigger
goal and vision. Then simply execute.
P.S.: Quit making excuses. I sure did not,
and that is why you get to have an article
to read. n
Thomas "Success" Wang
The "Exceptional" Coach
ThomasSuccessWang.com
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ou do not need more motivation.
You do not need more coaching.
You do not need more courses.
You do not need more books. You
do not need more personal development.
What you do need is to quit making
excuses and execute.