Can you guess what the biggest hazard to your financial success is? Those devilish how-tos. You know, thinking you have to have it all figured before you begin. Because that’s exactly what slows you down, or keeps you stuck
Those who have the most trouble thinking bigger are the ones who have to know exactly how they were going do it. If they can’t figure it out, they lower their sights.
I was in this category most of my life…until I interviewed six-figure women.
I learned a three-step plan from these women that made a huge difference.
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Set a goal.
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Commit to reach it (without knowing exactly how).
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And grab hold of any unexpected opportunities that fall in your lap.
The second step is where the power is. Commitment, like a magnet, attracts coincidences. I always say, once you commit to a goal, if you’re not experiencing coincidences, you need to go back to the drawing board. You’re obviously not totally committed.
That’s the way it happened for me. In 2008, I decided to earn $125,000. When I told my now ex-husband, he burst out laughing. I did too. It sounded ridiculous coming from a chronic underearner.
I had no idea how I was going to do it. But as I learned from the women I was interviewing, I didn’t need to have a full-blown plan in place.
I just needed to take advantage of synchronicities. Of course, those synchronicities always lay just outside our comfort zone.
Here’s the real secret to success:
Let go of control and do what comes next, even if you’re scared to death to do it.
As Joseph Campbell once said: “The cave you’re scared to enter is where your treasure lies.”
What are you scared to do? Tell me in the comments below.
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