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The Happiest People in the World

The happiest people in the world are in a constant state of creation.  They’re constantly dreaming, building and creating the life they want. And when they achieve it, they set their sights on what’s next - envisioning the next item they’ll add to their life’s resume.  This is the secret to happiness - not necessarily because of what we accomplish, but because of who we become along the journey.

The sweetest juice is in striving for something greater, becoming something more - and as a uniquely human capability - to dream something up in our mind and make it a reality - it should be the center point of our focus.  It’s where the greatest innovations come from, it’s where our great accomplishments originate, it’s where we are at our best.

It all starts with the dream - so think big, think bold, think abundant.  We’ll cover the rest as we go, but it all starts there.

Before We Can Have, We Must Become

Before our dreams can become a reality, we must become the person that is capable and worthy of accomplishing it.  Big dreams, big goals, big ambitions don’t happen by the handiwork of small thinking people.  They come to fruition when a person can do what they need to do in order to make them happen.

The good news, we all have the ability to become whatever it is we need to become to get where we want to go. We’ve been doing this our whole lives - turning weaknesses into strengths.

At one point we could not walk - but through trial and error, we learned how. At one point we could not ride a bike - but through trial and error, we learned how. At one point we could not do anything we can do now that makes us effective at work - but through trial and error, we learned how.

None of our weaknesses are a life sentence - we just need to know the proper way to use our minds to turn them into strengths.

Setting the Goal (Conscious Mind)

To accomplish anything, we must first use the conscious mind to set the goal.  Our dreams originate here, in the conscious mind. But to turn them into reality, we have to crystalize them.

Goals must be clear + specific - so as to tell the next part of the mind how to direct us.

Developing the Plan (Subconscious Mind)

Once we set a clear + specific goal, the subconscious mind begins to develop the plan for how to achieve it. As we envision exactly what it is we want - what it looks like, what it feels like, what it tastes like - our subconscious mind works relentlessly to figure out how to get it for us.

It will generate new ideas, solve problems + overcome obstacles - delivering new ideas + tasks to the conscious mind for that beautiful “aha!”.

So there’s no need to overthink, no need to worry.  Just focus on what you want, and just like driving to work - your subconscious mind will take you there on autopilot.  Over time, it will tell you what to do, and how to do it. Just listen, and execute.

The Highest Plane of Performance

The highest plane of performance in any role arrives when we master the fundamentals - because the world operates on the law of cause and effect.  And in this world, we’re all operating on the plans we’ve internalized to date.

The keys to mastery are not easy, but they are simple - and they’re all around us