Life on Track: Become a “D” student this year

Posted by Tom Anderson on January 7, 2015

Now that the new year is upon us and our lives are again renewed with a sense of hope, wonder, and anticipation of what’s to come, I wanted to wish you a safe, happy, passionate, purposeful, and prosperous new year.

With the dawn of each new day, and the turning of another page in our calendar of life, we can easily find ourselves ambitious, and yet cynical at the same time. Certainly, with all this evidence of years gone by, weighing on the hopes and dreams of success this year, failure can seem inevitable, yet again.

Will this be another year of dashed hopes, broken dreams, and unfulfilled goals? Will you find yourself yearning for the success that others have achieved, wondering why it never works out for you, and why you just can’t seem to accomplish what your heart desires?

No way. Not as long as I have the ability to give you the wisdom it takes in order to take your life to the next level of success. In fact, I think that part of the problem is that you’re setting your sites too low, to achievable, and too small.

That’s why I want to encourage you to step up your game this year and become a “D” student.

That’s right, in order to really achieve your goals, fulfill your ambitions, and live a life of sustained motivation you’re going to have to set your standards higher, desire goals that seem unachievable, and create bigger goals for yourself.

In order to do that, you’re going to have to understand exactly what it takes to accomplish anything, and every thing in your life.

That’s why I want to introduce you to the “D’s” of achievement.

First, you must simply have the Desire to accomplish something. Desire will not go away, but unfortunately if you don’t heed the call of desire, your desire will turn to regret.

Next, you must get Disgusted at the idea and the reality that you don’t have what you desire. You need to feel emotionally attached to the negative repercussions of not pursuing your goals.

Now, Decide that right now is the time you are going to do something about this feeling. This is your life, and no one is going to give you permission to live it the way you want, you just have to decide to make it happen.

Now that you’ve decided, you must Describe your reason why. Make it matter to you! Your reason why needs to be the driving force behind everything you do.

You’ve now got a foundation of success, but you must bring it in to existence by declaring it to others. Declare what you will be, do, or have in your life. Even if people doubt you, it’s up to you to turn the doubters into believers.

Once you’ve declared your goals, you’ll need to Design a plan to make them happen. What are the steps to success? Who, what, where, when, and how? You’ve already described your why, not design your plan.

Finally, and this is where the action takes place, you must Do something immediately toward the achievement of that goal! Change happens at the level of action! By doing something, you create momentum, and without momentum there is no movement.

Make this your best year ever by becoming a “D” student and mastering these D words.

About Tom Anderson

Tom Anderson is the creator of The LifeTrax Success System and the author of the series of books titled, Your Journey Of Being. As a life coach, his mission is to help people improve their lives and achieve their goals. For more information about Tom’s weekly group coaching or LifeTrax, visit http://LifeTraxCoaching.com