Nathan Hangen

3 Keys to Accomplishing Anything

This is a guest post by Srinivas Rao of StokedforLife and TheSkoolofLife.

Although Srinivas and I just met recently, I had a chance to talk with him over a beer at the Pink Taco in LA and I could tell within minutes that he’s on his way to making big things happen.

When you set out to accomplish any goal, there are going some essential qualities that will be absolutely necessary if you want to successfully reach your destination.

In the many conversations I’ve had with bloggers, entrepreneurs, and other successful people over the last several months, I’ve realized that the 3 keys to accomplishing anything are focus, passion, and action.

Focus: When I asked Rich Lazzara who mainly deals with very wealthy customers in his yacht business what sets the ultra-wealthy entrepreneur apart from the average person, he said focus. These people, live, breathe, eat, sleep, and think business 24 hours a day 7  days a week.

As I look back over my life, I realized that I’ve always been somebody who can generate idea after idea, but in my past, due to ADHD, I’ve been challenged with focus.  Harnessing your idea generation ability and gaining laser like focus can really propel you into the stratosphere. For bloggers, that means treating it like a business and continually thinking of ways to improve your blog.

Which brings me to my next point.

Passion:  Focus is only challenging when you don’t have a passion for something. When you’re passionate about something, you tend to have a production capability that is far beyond what it is in other areas of your life.

I think part of the reason I never have issues coming up with content or new ideas for the direction of my blog is because I really enjoy writing, innovating, and connecting with people. This actually it turns out is one of my greatest passions.

Last night I even found I had trouble sleeping because I wanted to get up and write about an idea that had just come to me. When passion meets focus, the line between work and play begins to blend and you return to the life where you are a kid in a candy store. You truly start to live what Jonathan Mead calls “The Zero Hour Workweek”

Action: While focus an passion are necessary, without action they are just feel good ways of convincing yourself that you are getting somewhere when you are standing still. I see many bloggers, entrepreneurs, and other people who have dozens of ideas, that are in more financially stable situations then I am, and may even have more raw talent than I do. Yet, they don’t take action towards making changes. Action is really key to getting from point A to B and ultimately propelling yourself into the stratosphere.

Ask yourself these questions and start moving in the right direction:

1.    What am I passionate about?
2.    How can I improve my focus?
3.    What actions can I take today?

In fact if you print these 3 questions out and put them on your wall, you’ll see that your daily progress towards all your goals will increase exponentially.

Editors note: mine are 1. building businesses and creating, 2. Change my scenery and stop multitasking, 3. Write, communicate, and share.

What are your three?

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