When you are in a RACE do you “KIND OF” run, or do you sprint? If you get into a FIGHT are you hoping for a DRAW, or are you trying to DOMINATE? So why, when it comes to your SUCCESS, do we have the tendency to put forth LESS rather than MORE? Success and advancement in all aspects of life ARE THE SAME AS ANY OTHER sport, competition, skill or endeavor; THOSE THAT GIVE MORE EFFORT DO BETTER THAN THOSE WHO GIVE LESS. PERIOD. This, my friends, is the way of the world. Those that possess the “ALL IN” mentality give themselves a huge advantage over those that falter in the face of adversity. If you are able to EMBRACE this method of thinking any achievement you desire will be within your grasp.
THE “ALL IN” MENTALITY = COMMITMENT
The “ALL IN” mentality is simple; its very essence is to just get (FILL IN THE BLANK) done. The GOAL (whatever it may be) becomes the CENTER OF YOUR UNIVERSE and everything other than progress towards that goal is nothing more than a DISTRACTION. This mindset is 100% results oriented; EXCUSES from others (or YOURSELF) are unacceptable. TALK IS CHEAP, RESULTS MATTER. People who practice this type of thinking as a tool to achieve are typically METICULOUS planners and are able to lay out a STEP-BY-STEP plan to obtain their goal. Once a plan is in place they ATTACK each step with UNRELENTING effort until the goal is theirs.
YOU SAY YOU WANT IT… BUT DO YOU REALLY WANT IT?
We all KNOW what needs to be DONE. If you are out of shape the remedy is to EXERCISE and eat well. If you need to score high on a test the remedy is to STUDY. The UGLY TRUTH is that not all of us are WILLING to ENDURE the SACRIFICE required to achieve our goals. Why does this happen? Why would someone who (1.)HAS A SPECIFIC GOAL and (2.) KNOWS WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE not take the appropriate actions? The only possible explanation would be that their DESIRE for the goal was NOT GREATER than their DISLIKE FOR THE SACRIFICE required. In order to truly implement the “ALL IN” mentality your DESIRE must be GREATER THAN your dislike for the sacrifice.
As you can imagine, this mentality is very popular among the sports and entrepreneurial communities. When you place this amount of importance of your goals it is amazing what you can accomplish in a short period of time. The mind comes up with all types of solutions in order to yield the desired result.
THINK WELL. ACHIEVE MORE. LIVE BETTER.