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Holding on to Your Desire
- By Osuolale Akande
- Published March 1st, 2010
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Background
‘‘NO pain no gain’’ is an old proverb; this shows that those who are not ready to stay local because of its strenuous nature, pain and sacrifices to be made will not partake in its harvest when it eventually comes there will be a lot of desire competing for your attention some complementary, some competing and others negating but you have to be steadfast and hold on to your desire. Conquer fear, say no to nay-sayers, and you are already inching closer to the desire you cherish so much. When the sky seems to be gathering clouds, great waves beating against the rocks, the sea became rough, ships are battling against the gale and you are left alone to paddle your own canoe, this is the period to be strong, calculating and ingenious.
Holding On
Holding unto a desire is like going against a tide; it will task you mentally and physically and in order not to be easily swayed, there are five things which must be constantly done and they are:
Record
In the face of constant change that goes on in the world there is always a need to record one’s thoughts, even if it is not intended to be patented at the patent office. Recording of the desire through writing or on audio or visual tape or other means which is either mechanical or electronic allows you to take a giant step in preserving your thought for prosperity. Imagine if you desire to retire by the age of 45 years and you wrote it in your diary by the time you are 30 years old if you keep writing in your diary from that age until you are 45 years old, you will be conscious of your desire as you constantly look at the diary and get closer to that age, it will serve as a reminder of where you are going. Recording allows you to access your set-backs, arrange and rearrange your priorities and also chat a new course for the attainment of a goal if the former prove very unfaithful. Recording is very essential for a successful man; it is like a balancing beam in the hand of a trapeze artist.
Retreat
Move back, look again, think twice ruminate over the outcome, then get ready take action. All great achievers and successful men of the world took this step Bill Gates, Paul Yogi Choo, and the great motivational speaker Robert Kiyosake say the essence of retreat is to monitor and calculate the current position of our desire and create alternative route if the one being presently taken happens to be inadequate. It is a time you need to be alone and examine all the factors that may be hindering the progression of your desire to fruition. You will identify competing desire, since your thought will be devoid of any external influence.
Recharge
The retreat will do a certain thing to you; it will refresh you and strengthen to face new challenges. When a car battery runs in car for long time, the alternator take time out to make sure that its power is constantly replenish. The retreat is the alternator and the power it returns is the recharging, in this stage you will gain more knowledge and your capacity to think further will be further develop, new possibility, new position and alternative route will be open to you. Most importantly you will be able to commune with God and the innermost part of yourself and unlearn most of what you know and learn new things.
Refresh
You have to learn new ideas, new strategy and become innovative in your ideas no matter how sound your idea may be it is pertinent for you to breath fresh air into it intermittently. This new idea may come from within or outside your organization , it may even emanate from non-related industry so be ready to take in all the idea from different angle, sieve through them and use the best to add value to your desire
Re-fire
Since you are have regained momentum as in reset of rest and you have learnt new tactics of scaling the huddles and getting your desired result from your desire, put what you lean into practice. Take giant stride that will be effective and efficiently in making your desire a reality. A man that seeks to manufacture a new invention need to get into register at the patent officer, the fact that it is registered make him a holder of an asset but until he took that step, what he love was a mere which that is not back by action overview you to need to hold on to your desire.
Action plan
(1) Record your desire properly and update it regularly
(2) Retreat periodically in order to take stock
(3) Recharge yourself with energy and find alternative route
(4) Refresh yourself with new ideas
(5) Refine your desire to go maximum length.
‘‘NO pain no gain’’ is an old proverb; this shows that those who are not ready to stay local because of its strenuous nature, pain and sacrifices to be made will not partake in its harvest when it eventually comes there will be a lot of desire competing for your attention some complementary, some competing and others negating but you have to be steadfast and hold on to your desire. Conquer fear, say no to nay-sayers, and you are already inching closer to the desire you cherish so much. When the sky seems to be gathering clouds, great waves beating against the rocks, the sea became rough, ships are battling against the gale and you are left alone to paddle your own canoe, this is the period to be strong, calculating and ingenious.
Holding On
Holding unto a desire is like going against a tide; it will task you mentally and physically and in order not to be easily swayed, there are five things which must be constantly done and they are:
Record
In the face of constant change that goes on in the world there is always a need to record one’s thoughts, even if it is not intended to be patented at the patent office. Recording of the desire through writing or on audio or visual tape or other means which is either mechanical or electronic allows you to take a giant step in preserving your thought for prosperity. Imagine if you desire to retire by the age of 45 years and you wrote it in your diary by the time you are 30 years old if you keep writing in your diary from that age until you are 45 years old, you will be conscious of your desire as you constantly look at the diary and get closer to that age, it will serve as a reminder of where you are going. Recording allows you to access your set-backs, arrange and rearrange your priorities and also chat a new course for the attainment of a goal if the former prove very unfaithful. Recording is very essential for a successful man; it is like a balancing beam in the hand of a trapeze artist.
Retreat
Move back, look again, think twice ruminate over the outcome, then get ready take action. All great achievers and successful men of the world took this step Bill Gates, Paul Yogi Choo, and the great motivational speaker Robert Kiyosake say the essence of retreat is to monitor and calculate the current position of our desire and create alternative route if the one being presently taken happens to be inadequate. It is a time you need to be alone and examine all the factors that may be hindering the progression of your desire to fruition. You will identify competing desire, since your thought will be devoid of any external influence.
Recharge
The retreat will do a certain thing to you; it will refresh you and strengthen to face new challenges. When a car battery runs in car for long time, the alternator take time out to make sure that its power is constantly replenish. The retreat is the alternator and the power it returns is the recharging, in this stage you will gain more knowledge and your capacity to think further will be further develop, new possibility, new position and alternative route will be open to you. Most importantly you will be able to commune with God and the innermost part of yourself and unlearn most of what you know and learn new things.
Refresh
You have to learn new ideas, new strategy and become innovative in your ideas no matter how sound your idea may be it is pertinent for you to breath fresh air into it intermittently. This new idea may come from within or outside your organization , it may even emanate from non-related industry so be ready to take in all the idea from different angle, sieve through them and use the best to add value to your desire
Re-fire
Since you are have regained momentum as in reset of rest and you have learnt new tactics of scaling the huddles and getting your desired result from your desire, put what you lean into practice. Take giant stride that will be effective and efficiently in making your desire a reality. A man that seeks to manufacture a new invention need to get into register at the patent officer, the fact that it is registered make him a holder of an asset but until he took that step, what he love was a mere which that is not back by action overview you to need to hold on to your desire.
Action plan
(1) Record your desire properly and update it regularly
(2) Retreat periodically in order to take stock
(3) Recharge yourself with energy and find alternative route
(4) Refresh yourself with new ideas
(5) Refine your desire to go maximum length.
