Desire is not "I hope I can." or "I wish I can".If you're hoping for something to happen, what makes you think it's going to happen? Who's going to give it to you? Why would they give it to you? You haven't shown why you deserve it.You haven't done anything.If you're wishing, who's granting your wish? Why are you relying on others to fulfill your life? There's no "waiting for an opportunity".Opportunities do not exist.The choices, decisions, and actions you make put you in the position you are today.Desire is not rational.It's not about pros and cons.It's just, "Con. I will die fighting for this." It's not convenient.It's not avoiding conflict.It's welcoming any conflict that tries to get in your way of accomplishing what you want.If you can say to yourself, "I really want this, and I will do whatever it takes to get it, but if I don't, I can live with it knowing I tried my best", that's not desire.That's not enough.Your "best" is not finite.There is no limit to what your best is, so you're making an excuse for yourself for not fighting more.Desire is not being blind.It's not being an optimist.It's sizing up the consequences, the critics, and your fears, and dismissing them - without flinching.Desire is entirely emotional.It's something that cannot be understood by anyone else but yourself.It's like explaining the colour red to a blind man.Desire is direct.It's exact.There's no alternatives.It's an obsession.It's what keeps you up at night.For the athlete it's deciding to go for a run at 3am.For the musician it's reciting lyrics in your head when you're in class - then writing them down at lunch.For the entrepreneur it's writing 60 pages of strategy only to see your hypothesis be proven wrong the first day and re-writing another 60 pages.It's literally not having the feeling of being hungry when you're engaged in your activity.It's completing ignoring everything else that's going on in your life.Not because you have to, but because nothing else matters as much.It's not sacrifice though.It's never sacrifice.Desire is willingness.It's willingly giving up everything because everything you have is nothing worth having if you can't accomplish what you want.It's stubbornness.It's refusal to change your mind, to lower your expectations, to accept anything less, or to give into pressure.Desire is knowing it's going to happen because it's that feeling that rushes through your body the same way it does when a roller-coaster first drops.Desire is "I will." and "I am".It's a deep rooted burning feeling inside.It's being in the zone - all day long.It's the feeling of your head pulsating when you think.That's desire.Desire is not natural.It's not something that some people are born with or lucky to have.Desire is created and can be developed.Desire is the emotional equivalent of fire.It must be continually fed to keep burning.
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Desire: The First Principle of Success
Desire is not "I hope I can." or "I wish I can".If you're hoping for something to happen, what makes you think it's going to happen? Who's going to give it to you? Why would they give it to you? You haven't shown why you deserve it.You haven't done anything.If you're wishing, who's granting your wish? Why are you relying on others to fulfill your life? There's no "waiting for an opportunity".Opportunities do not exist.The choices, decisions, and actions you make put you in the position you are today.Desire is not rational.It's not about pros and cons.It's just, "Con. I will die fighting for this." It's not convenient.It's not avoiding conflict.It's welcoming any conflict that tries to get in your way of accomplishing what you want.If you can say to yourself, "I really want this, and I will do whatever it takes to get it, but if I don't, I can live with it knowing I tried my best", that's not desire.That's not enough.Your "best" is not finite.There is no limit to what your best is, so you're making an excuse for yourself for not fighting more.Desire is not being blind.It's not being an optimist.It's sizing up the consequences, the critics, and your fears, and dismissing them - without flinching.Desire is entirely emotional.It's something that cannot be understood by anyone else but yourself.It's like explaining the colour red to a blind man.Desire is direct.It's exact.There's no alternatives.It's an obsession.It's what keeps you up at night.For the athlete it's deciding to go for a run at 3am.For the musician it's reciting lyrics in your head when you're in class - then writing them down at lunch.For the entrepreneur it's writing 60 pages of strategy only to see your hypothesis be proven wrong the first day and re-writing another 60 pages.It's literally not having the feeling of being hungry when you're engaged in your activity.It's completing ignoring everything else that's going on in your life.Not because you have to, but because nothing else matters as much.It's not sacrifice though.It's never sacrifice.Desire is willingness.It's willingly giving up everything because everything you have is nothing worth having if you can't accomplish what you want.It's stubbornness.It's refusal to change your mind, to lower your expectations, to accept anything less, or to give into pressure.Desire is knowing it's going to happen because it's that feeling that rushes through your body the same way it does when a roller-coaster first drops.Desire is "I will." and "I am".It's a deep rooted burning feeling inside.It's being in the zone - all day long.It's the feeling of your head pulsating when you think.That's desire.Desire is not natural.It's not something that some people are born with or lucky to have.Desire is created and can be developed.Desire is the emotional equivalent of fire.It must be continually fed to keep burning.
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