Humans over-complicate all too much, and achieving what you desire boils down to four simple steps.

1. Belief – 100% Belief and Conviction
2. Action – Take Massive Action
3. Reinforcement – Continual and Constant Reinforcement
4. Reward – Meaningful Reward Upon Completion

Continually follow these four steps of the Cycle of Achievement and you can achieve ANYTHING.

I have a really wonderful dog-named Belle. Belle is a black lab, almost 8, and like most pet owners proclaim, I think she is the best dog in the entire world.

Here is the thing…Belle didn’t come from award winning bloodlines; and Belle’s mother didn’t even want her when she was born.  She was the first-born and it was the mother’s first puppy, which I had the great fortune to watch. I remember Belle’s mom having her and being the runt of the litter and still in the birthing sack.  Belle’s mom just left her to go to another spot to have the rest of her puppies. It was very sad to watch.

I knew I wanted her because I related to Belle. I was always smaller than my friends, didn’t have the blood lines of royalty to pave my life for me, and knew that there were people in my life that cared about me enough to want to see me become my best possible self.

Being a hunter, I had always wanted a really well trained dog, so I sent her off to a trainer where she was trained by the one of the nations best and worked with her for 9 months.  I was able to take her home on weekends when I wanted, to work with the training and spend some quality time with my precious dog.

Belle became the only dog from the litter to become anything more than just another average black lab.  Anyone who has met Belle will tell you that she is a machine when it comes to hunting and the absolute best when it comes to being around people (for years I have brought her to my office with me). She always just has a way of putting smiles on people faces including my own, no matter what kind of mood I’m in.

I write this today because Belle was trained and conditioned to become a great hunter, house pet, and loyal best friend. No matter our background, upbringing, shortcomings, etc., just like animals we can be trained and conditioned do or become ANYTHING! So if you want to be able to become a great saxophone player, CEO, mother, or whatever it is, if you want it bad enough, and you condition yourself time and time again, you can become exactly what you want.

Anything is attainable for humans, with proper training, conditioning, belief and determination.

This is what Merriam Webster defines failure as:

fail·ure
Pronunciation: \ˈfāl-yər\
Function: noun
Etymology: alteration of earlier failer, from Anglo-French, from Old French faillir to fail
Date: 1643

1 a: omission of occurrence or performance; specifically: a failing to perform a duty or expected action (failure to pay the rent on time) b (1): a state of inability to perform a normal function (kidney failure) — compare heart failure (2): an abrupt cessation of normal functioning, (a power failure) c: a fracturing or giving way under stress (structural failure)
2 a: lack of success b: a failing in business: bankruptcy
3 a: a falling short: deficiency (a crop failure) b: deterioration, decay
4: one that has failed

What Merriam Webster has incorrect is that and any great achiever or scholar will tell you that “failure” is not failure at all, but really only “temporary defeat”.

If you have had one or many “failures”, you should be able to look back and say that the reason why was because of frustration, a failed plan, and/or misery and defeat due to lack of a sound plan.

We all use the light bulb every day without even realizing that Thomas Edison “failed” 10,000 times before he prefected the incandescent bulb. 10,000 TIMES. Seriously, let that sink in for a second…..

Can you imagine what kind of determination, belief in oneself, and perseverance he must have had to continue on after the 8,478th time????  He knew that those so-called “failures” was really only a case of “temporary defeat” and that there was something wrong with his plan, which needed to be changed and fixed.

Not to mention other greats like Henry Ford, James J. Hill, Michael Jordan…they ALL admittedly experienced in their own way “temporary defeat” and didn’t let their “failure” beat them down. Instead they got back up, made a sound plan, and continued on.

“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.”~ Robert Kennedy

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Have you ever wondered why it seems like some people achieve all, and with others life seems to be a continual struggle? Deep within our psyche lies the power to be, do, or have anything you want however it starts with learning to unlock the power of connecting your conscious mind with you subconscious mind.

This may sound lofty to some, but it is an absolute must and the key that unlocks an unlimited, powerful resource that we all have within. Now you may be asking…”How do I connect my conscious with subconscious to unlock this unlimited power”???

“Remember you C, B, A’s” -

1.    Conceive It.
2.    Believe It.
3.    Achieve It.

“The Incredible Power Of The Subconscious Mind: Whatever The Mind Can Conceive And Believe, It Can Achieve.” ~ Napoleon Hill

In the visual above I attempted to depict a visual aide –the line is what I call the “Pain in the ass, but when you figure out how to cross it, its awesome line”. Crossing over that line from the conscious to subconscious is when things start to shift, and you will begin to unlock the power within!

For years I have been known for my ability to execute. In business, I think that execution is one of the necessary learned skills that is imperative for any entrepreneur or business to be a success. This brings me to my next thought and today’s blog post:

Execution doesn’t do anything if it’s not coupled with proper planning.  Planning prior to execution is the recipe for success.

How to do this:

1.    Put together a strategic plan for what you would like to achieve. I suggest trying to keep things as simple and attainable as possible so you don’t end up setting your goals to high and become disappointed. That being said, be sure to have your end goal as big as you want it, no matter what anyone else thinks. Less than one page with simple numbered steps is a good start.

2.    Execution is a learned skill. It is a doggedness and a never give up attitude that when you put your mind to something that you will no matter what complete and achieve it. Sometimes its fun and other time it feels like it’s the worst thing you’ve ever done and you can barely bring yourself to do it. Push on, and execute no matter what. Fully Execute.

Put together your strategic plan (which will always end up being different BTW, and that’s OK) so you have a basis to work from and execute on each of your steps and benchmarks along the way until your plan is complete.  This will not only give you great satisfaction of accomplishment but also bring you to whatever it is that you are trying to achieve.

With proper planning and execution anything is attainable.