The Extraordinary World

KNOWING “IT”

Do you know what your “it” is? Odds are, you don’t. Half the time I don’t know either, but we should all take this practice very seriously. It is what separates the great from the average! I realize this appears to make little sense, so allow me to shed light with a brief story…

One of my great mentors said something that blew me away. He pointed out to me that there are two worlds: the ordinary world, in which 99% of the population resides; and then there’s the extraordinary world, in which those who accomplish massive success live some of the time. He told me that his goal is to live in the extraordinary world as much as he possibly can. To this, I asked - HOW??? How do we live in the extraordinary world?

There are 2 simple things we must do to achieve our great potential and live in the extraordinary world. First, we take all the common rules that define our normal path and existence and turn them completely upside down, as there are no rules in the extraordinary world. Second, you must know what “it” is that you want. How true! Have you ever made a goal for yourself that did not define an outcome? I know I have, and guess what? That goal was never accomplished. Let’s take our health goals that we all make around New Years… We set out to lose weight and usually by the 10th of January we have all but forgotten our goal. This is because of failure to specifically define an outcome. If we had set our goal to lose x pounds by x date and to have a specific outcome such as clothing size, energy, etc. in mind, we would be much more likely to succeed.

This holds equally true to entrepreneurs. I challenge you to take 1 hour and define the things you want in life and be specific. What kinds of goals will fulfill your dreams? This is not to be taken lightly. Don’t spend your time working out a plan right now, just define your “it.” The plan will reveal itself when the time is right.

When the Wright Brothers set out to build an aircraft, they had this “it” in mind, which is why they succeeded where thousands of others failed before them. The concept of flight was not new. Many bright people set out to create a contraption that could fly, but they got stuck on the “how,” and could not get past the conventional rules that defined their paths. The Wright brothers started with: “we are going to build an engine powered craft that will fly” and allowed the steps to reveal themselves.

Put some faith in yourself and find your “it.”

You have nothing to lose by making your list now!