Do you ever wonder why millions and
millions of people live life in exactly the same way? Fear and a need for
security are the driving forces at work here and this combination prevents most
people from living their dreams. Terrified to take even the smallest of risks,
they experience very little excitement and few adventures. A steady job,
married with two kids, a nice home in a decent area and a couple of vacations
every year. Make no mistake about it, this is pretty much as good as life gets
for the vast majority of people.
Do you want to live like this or do
you want to live a happier, more exciting life colored with adventure, risk and
big rewards? Few people live this way, and those that do are one in a million.
If you want to join this exclusive group, here's 5 tips to help you achieve it:
1. Risk be prepared to accept that big
rewards demand a price. You have to take a risk to get them. Whether it's business, a dangerous job, an
extreme sport to name but three areas, you have to balance the risks involved
with the rewards on offer. Quite simply, risk comes with the territory and you
cannot get big rewards without it.
2. Conformity is doing the same
things everybody else does because everybody else is doing them so it must be
right, yes? Just one problem. If you do the same things as everybody else you'll get exactly what everybody else
gets
minimal levels of happiness, huge levels of debt, the rat-race and a life
devoid of any real excitement and achievement. Would you describe anyone who lives
like this as One
in a million?
Also, sheep conform. They do what all the other sheep do because they cannot
think for themselves. How about you are you a mindless, obedient sheep? Resolve to do your own
thing and walk a different path to everybody else if you want to be one in a million
that is.
3. Know what you want. People who
get the most from life do so because they know exactly what they want. They
take the time to think about what they want to achieve and they set goals for
themselves. Then they get busy on achieving their goals. Contrast this with the
majority of people who bumble through life with no idea at all about what they
really want to do. Key difference: Life is either something that happens to you
or something you make happen. Guess which attitude you need to be one in a
million.
4. No excuses. This is a big one.
Because most people have many opportunities presented to them throughout their
lives but are too scared to take one. Instead, when opportunity comes knocking,
most people will build a wall of excuses to avoid it: Age, sex, education,
family, jobs, money, skills, abilities, the cat, the dog, the goldfish and the
weather. There's
more and I'm
not being flippant when I mention pets. You name it, the vast majority of
people will use it as an excuse to justify missing out on an opportunity that
could drastically improve the quality of their lives. If you want to be one in
a million, then throw your excuse crutch onto the bonfire and resolve to never
use any excuses to cheat yourself out of opportunity. Welcome it. Embrace it.
And then milk it for all its worth.
5. Dont listen to people who haven't done anything. Be your own person and use your
intelligence to make good for you decisions. The problem is that when you do,
others will pour cold water on your ideas by highlighting all the negative
aspects they can think of. They will do their level best to stop you from
pursuing a better life by heaping their fears onto you. DO NOT LISTEN. Unless
they've
lived an exciting life, full of rich experiences, exciting adventures,
successes and failures and true happiness. Such people will be more positive
about your plans and will be able to provide you with knowledge to help you on
your way. Those who havent
done anything are not in a position to be of any use to you whatsoever and as
such, are part of millions. But you want to be different yes? You dont want to be one of millions you
want to be one in a million. So why listen to people who are and always will be
one of millions?
You want to live life in your own
unique way and these 5 tips will help you to do it. You can do it and after
all, what have you got to lose? The reward is to be one in a million. Believe
me, its
well worth it.
