You may have heard it said that "big doors swing open on small hinges." Meaning, its the little things you pay attention to that help you achieve your goals. We use another saying, the straw that broke the camels back, when something bad happens, but the principle is the same. Sometimes the last, small effort is the one that gets you over the finish line.
In Kevin Hall's book, Aspire, I read a story about a woman who was swimming from Catalina to the coast of California. She got to the point after several hours in the water that she just couldnt go on. Once she got in the boat and the fog cleared she realized she was only about a mile from shore. Seeing that, she said she would have made it if she could have seen the shore.
Since we often dont have the luxury of seeing the destination we are moving toward, how hard are you willing to work to realize your end result?
What does achieving your goal really represent to you?
Yes, you know what you want, but are you clear on why you want it to the point of being committed to making it happen?
Because most of the time youll find that people do quit when they are 95% of the way to their goal. You dont have to look very far to find many examples from parables to real life stories that illustrate this point.
So whats the last door, or the next door, you have to open to realize your goal? You need a real serious plan for your goals to be reached with any regularity. It is possible that every once in a while one will get accomplished almost by accident, but dont let that fool you into thinking you can just set the intention and forget it.The goal that seems to accomplish itself would probably fit better under the category of, even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while. So dont take it as a sign that you have a direct line to the Universe and all you have to do is put out your desire and it will manifest.That final door wont open that way. Your success will come from setting your intention, being aware enough to recognize who you need help from to take the required actions, and then having the determination and the stick-to-itiveness (I may have just made up that word, but you know what Im saying) to make it happen.You are in charge of creating the situation where those little hinges will swing the big door. Its up to you to get all the tools and team you need to take all the necessary action to make it happen. And I mean ALL.So my final questions to you are these:How bad do you really want the success thats behind that one last door?What action, outside your comfort zone, are you willing to take to make it happen?About the Author:Lynn Pierce, known as the Success Architect, founded the annual Empowered Womens Business Summit. She is the author of, Breakthrough to Success; 19 Keys to Mastering Every Area of Your Life. Her current book in progress, The Soul of the Career Woman; How to Reclaim Your Life, Reawaken Your Soul Without Giving Up the Cash, will be available late 2010.
