What’s in it for me? Advice to achieving greatness.
We were all born to do something great with our lives, and we are often searching for ways to make our journey easier.
But where do we start?
That’s where the idea of living a one more life comes in.
How close you are to changing your life could be based on you doing one more push-up, making one more sales call, or adding one more important relationship to your life.
Just one decision or action can help lead you to the life you deserve.
But it takes a broad understanding of your mentality, emotions, attempts, time, association, and faith to get there.
In this short Blink to The Power of One More, we’ll walk you through Ed Mylett’s One More philosophy.
You’ll learn how to boost your self-confidence and ultimately be more successful.
Take responsibility for your life.
Let’s face the facts: you’re only in control of so much in your life – everything else is determined by external forces.
The One More lifestyle begins with focusing on the things you can influence.
So eliminate the worries of these external forces and think positively.
Gaining resilience and self-confidence and really believing in yourself might require a complete change in mindset – a reevaluation of your identity.
And that’s because many people use temporary setbacks as an excuse for quitting or accepting failures.
That’s not a good idea because repeated thoughts influence who you are.
After all, this is how your brain works: for something to become important, it takes repeated thought and visualization.
To make a difference, you have to plant the right seeds.
If you’re constantly thinking negatively about yourself, you’re not going to see the right results.
But If you take responsibility for your mindset, you’ll see more opportunities and better results because you replace that fear with confidence.
Life has its successes and failures.
The important thing is to keep trying.
Trying is achieving.
The One More mentality helps you get closer and closer to reaching your goals every time you practice it.
Think of children who are first learning how to ride a bike.
It’s a process that takes constant trying.
They start with training wheels.
When the time has come, they take those wheels off and rely on mom and dad to help them stay upright.
Eventually, the parents let go and the child learns how to balance without falling over.
They keep trying until they succeed, even though the process takes days or even weeks.
Or think of a piñata at a kid’s birthday party.
All the kids step up to take a swing at it and expect a bunch of candy to come falling out.
But the first few kids who take a swing won’t see the damage being made and it may make them angry or sad.
What they don’t realize is that every time they take a swing at that piñata it’s getting closer and closer to breaking and pouring out candy.
Invisible progress accumulated with every hit it took.
These examples can be applied to many situations that we grown-ups encounter in our lives.
So, learn not to give up.
Keep trying and you’ll see all that invisible progress come together.
The more you try, the more you’ll achieve.
And the more you achieve the more your satisfaction will grow and the more you’ll create new opportunities.
Prioritize your time.
Most of us believe that there are 24 hours in a day – and technically, there are.
But that’s considering only clock time.
One More thinkers need to think in mind time.
Mind time is the perception of time to an individual.
It can be different for each of us.
And that’s why it’s helpful to divide your time into as many chunks as necessary to maximize your potential.
For example, Ed Mylett says he breaks his 24 hours down into three different parts, each acting as its own day.
You see, if your day only lasts five or six hours, that adds a strong sense of urgency.
Whatever it is you want to achieve on that mini-day – exercise, sales calls, meditation, paperwork – you really have to get things done quickly and effectively!
The important thing here is to learn how to control time instead of letting time control you.
Measure your performance, so you know where you need to do better and where you need to place your goals in life.
Put an emphasis on your tasks and when you plan to get them done.
Don’t always focus on getting the easy stuff done first.
If you have urgent tasks, prioritize them.
Emotions can be a motivator.
Humans are emotional beings.
We have all kinds of feelings all the time, and that’s okay.
But many people are too hard on themselves.
They try to deny their feelings or have a too simplistic view of them.
For example, they think of harsh emotions like fear and anxiety as something that should be avoided at all costs.
The truth is, with the right mindset in place, even these negative emotions can be used as motivators.
They push you forward if you embrace them.
Now, even though you can’t control your emotions entirely, you can still make a decision on what to focus on.
If you avoid things that trigger you and keep repeating positive thoughts, you will grow happier and more confident.
Meditation can help you, too.
It’s a great way to slow down your brain and concentrate on the calm.
It allows you to release unwanted emotions and welcome in new ones.
Final Summary
There are no guarantees in life and we can’t control all outcomes.
But what you can do is change your mindset, try and try again, and take advantage of the time you’re given.
It’s your decisions that will define the course of your life – whether it’s making one more call, adding one more client, or taking one more chance.