Amazing Skills At Your Fingertips

To be successful, there’s plenty of skills that deserve to be in your tool kit.

Being persuasive, able to speak to people so that your ideas sound easy and natural.

Being flexible, always having a plan B, C and D in case things so south (which should be expected).

Having a solid set of goals, chosen by you, so you always know where you’re going, no matter what happens.

Says G.I. Joe

These are understood as necessary by most people. Now, most of us realize they’ve got work to do in all of these areas, but understanding their importance in our lives is half the battle.

There’s one skill that is as crucial if not more crucial, than the above. And because the very nature of this skills is not sexy or flashy and doesn’t lend itself to any lengthy late night discussions, it tends to get overlooked.

I’m sure that you know about Napoleon Hill and his “Burning Desire.”

This kind of refers to this skill, without talking about it directly.

So, what is this magical mind tool that will make everything run smoother?

Lower Your Time Preference

Being able to delay gratification. I know, it’s not sexy, it doesn’t sound “magic” and it certainly isn’t easy. But if you can’t delay your gratification, you aren’t going to get more than what you’ve got.

It sounds like something simple, like not eating desert so you can hopefully lose a few pounds. Or getting up early so you can get in an extra hour of writing or whatever.

But it is much, much more powerful.

Push It Out Into The Future

Being able to take your burning desire, out there in the future, and feel it now, in the present, is the most magical thing you can do.

It will spur you to action that you wouldn’t otherwise take. It will literally change your behavior on a fundamental level, so that it shows up in ALL AREAS of your life.

Instead of being some wishy washy goof who is easily swayed by every other idea and popular meme that comes on TV, you’ll be seen as a “Man With A Plan.” (Or a Woman With A Plan).

There will be SOMETHING about you that people notice. Something that says, “This person is a leader, not a follower. This person know’s what’s what.”

Most people are constantly looking around for support, help, validation, somebody to blame.

It’s Always In The Future

But when you set your sights on the distant future, and live TODAY so that future gets closer and closer, you’ll feel as if you’ve entered into a new era of life.

This is one of the many side effects of increasing your intelligence. The smarter you are, the easier it will be to ignore the day to day noise, and focus on where you are, where you want to be, and how to get here.

Ready?