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Sometimes the daily grind of everyday life can be mundane and repetitive, so to get what you want you have to turn the mundane into the significant. Let me explain in more detail.
You may have heard people say that you have to visualise what you want in order to succeed in life. Without having a vision you are on a road to nowhere because there is no destination in your mind, so the universe does not know what you want. If you do not have a vision for your life, then it is likely that someone else will. You are simply living a life by default instead of a life by design. You have no control over your destination because you have no control over your mind.
If Only I Had …
Quite often people who are simply existing rather than truly living get to the end of their life full of regrets. They think “If only I had…”, or “I wish I had…”, because they didn’t have a clear picture in their mind of what their future looks like. Without a vision you will get to the end of your life and wonder how you got there. All of your hopes and dreams will have been for nothing and you will have lived a life that was unfulfilled. In times of crisis they will look to their past experiences to guide them.
These are the people that will tell you why your vision cannot be achieved because they do not understand the power of having a vision. They will try to hold you back and stop you from achieving your dream. This may be out of love for you because they are scared that you will make mistake, or are simply trying to keep you safe because they do not fully understand your vision.
Do not let them deter you from your dream, especially if they cannot understand it or support you in striving for your vision. Do you really want to live a mediocre life rather than living a life by your own design?
Mundane Tasks Are Mandatory
Mundane tasks are a mandatory part of life if you want to succeed whether you have a vision or not, but they are essential for getting you where you want to go. By having a clear vision you can turn the mundane into the significant. You can turn a mundane task into an inspirational activity by painting a clear picture of why you should take action on it, and then developing a story around it. The story will help you to attach emotion to your vision, thus making it feel more real to you.
Imagine having to surround your home with sandbags, not a very exciting task to perform, wouldn’t you say? However, imagine a story where you are having to perform this task because a river that runs close to your home has broken its banks. The water is gushing along the road towards your home so you have to surround it with sandbags in order to save your home from flooding. The vision then makes the task become more significant. Can you feel the emotions around the story and see why this task has to be completed quickly? This may be an extreme example but it should give you an idea of how it can change your perspective regarding the task.
Are You Motivated?
How much pleasure or enjoyment do you get from what you are doing right now? Does it make you feel expansive or contracted? If your job makes you feel diminished or contracted and does not make you happy then consider changing what you do. In order for you to truly fulfil your vision you need to have motivation and passion around what you are doing. Are you regularly motivated in relation to your job? Does that motivation come from an internal or an external source? Motivation can be either intrinsic or extrinsic.
Intrinsic motivation is when you are driven by internal sources or rewards. Whereas extrinsic motivation is when you are driven by external sources, or influences such as money, fame or threat of punishment. However, only intrinsic motivation can be sustained because it comes from within you. Eventually extrinsic motivation will wither away when the external influence disappears.
How High Is Your Motivation?
How high is your motivation to succeed in what you are doing? If you have a high expectation to succeed the higher your motivation will be. It is important that your motivation comes from within rather than from an external source. Otherwise you can easily become demotivated when your motivation is driven extrinsically. People with high levels of achievement motivation are naturally more motivated and are more likely to succeed than those with low levels of achievement motivation. Therefore, by creating stories around the mundane tasks that you have to perform, it can help to increase your motivation and your chances of success.
Hopefully now you can see why you should turn the mundane into the significant.
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