It is said less than 3 percent of the people in the
world come close to achieving their true potential. I
personally suspect even that estimate is high.
Why do the other 97 percent settle for so much less?

It is because they do not allow themselves to even
imagine what could be possible in their lives -- let
alone pursue it. And if you can not imagine it, you
will never create it.

** Here is Where it Starts
Every super successful achiever I have ever known has
said the same thing about where true success and
achievement begin: It is in the dreaming of (and
commitment to) big, expansive, seemingly impossible
dreams.

There is simply no faster way to dissolve your
so-called personal limitations than to have a really
big dream. To focus on the wonderful life you are
creating -– and the super achiever you are becoming.

When you begin to create truly big dreams, your
self-esteem and self-confidence begin to soar almost
magically. You immediately feel more confident about
your ability to handle whatever life deals you.

** An Amazing TRUE Story
One of my former coaching clients is today one of the
highest paid MLM pros in the entire United States. But
he did not start at the top.

After one especially intense mentoring session, Rob
(not his true name) set a goal of doubling his income
in the coming year -– truly a major goal in this
challenging business.

He had no idea how he would accomplish his impossible
dream, but he set a goal of achieving it.

Rob began by absolutely committing to no longer accept
any excuses from himself. He then passionately threw
himself into analyzing his downline business builders
-– his current bread and butter.

He looked carefully at each business builder, and
discovered that about 20 percent of his downline
executives were creating over 80% of his income. (It is
odd, but this 20/80 percent rule seems to pop up again
and again in almost all types of business and life
situations.)

Robs further analysis revealed that he was actually
spending more time and energy on his low-producers than
he was on his important high-producers.
In short, he was over investing in the losers -- and
under investing in his winners. This discovery shocked
him deeply.

We talked it over, and Rob decided to share his
findings with all of his downline executives. He
scheduled a tele-conference, and fully explained his
thoughts to his entire downline business-builder team.

He then explained that from that day forward, he was
redirecting his energy. Although they would all
continue to receive his monthly newsletter -- only his
top producers would receive his personal support and
coaching.

In effect, Rob drew a line in the sand. Then he
encouraged all of his serious business builders to
follow his lead, and only work with their highest
producers.

He then redirected his energy to create a very tight
and motivated top executive team. They worked together
to create a profile of the type of business builders
they wanted to attract. Then they jointly invested
their energy and resources into a very focused
advertising and marketing campaign.

They began to dream -– and put focused action behind
their dream.
Rob did not double his money that year. He went beyond
that and increased it 368 percent. And Rob's 20 percent
prime business builders did equally well. Plus four of
his previously weaker producers even caught the fever,
and began to excel.
** The 3 Steps to Achieving a BIG Dream
There are only three secrets to achieving your big
dreams: Clarity, commitment, and focus. Here is how it
goes:

Step 1 - The whole process starts with achieving
clarity. You must have clarity about who you are, and
exactly what it is you want to achieve. Like Rob, you
may also benefit from doing a close examination of your
priorities. Time is really what we have in life. Be
sure you are investing it wisely, and in ways that
clearly support achieving your goal.

Step 2 - Commitment is the fuel that keeps your fire
burning. The stronger your commitment to achieve your
goal -- the more fire and desire and belief you will
manifest. And the more you begin to accomplish the
things that are truly important to you, the stronger
your self-confidence will become. The process feeds
itself.

-- Energy builds energy
-- Belief builds belief
-- Commitment builds commitment

Step 3 - Focus is not a casual part of this process. It
is absolutely essential that you hold your mental focus
on exactly what you want to be, have, and do. Apply
Robs 20/80 percent rule to everything you do, and
especially to how you invest your basic life currency
–- your time.

** To Summarize
Here is the strategy I recommend when I help my
coaching clients put their own feet to the fire:

-- Allow yourself to dream a really BIG dream
-- Balance how you use your time and resources
-- Focus on those things that can make a real
difference in your life or business
-- Take consistent, focused, committed action

As YOU allow yourself to dream really BIG dreams, you
will find yourself moving closer and closer to
achieving your true potential. This is tremendously
exciting and gratifying.

Along the way you may have to trim-away some activities
or habits that aren't really a good investment of your
time and energy -– but you will come up stronger and
more successful for it.