Pursuit is the proof of your desire...

Quote from Si Rogers at a Seminar

“Pursuit is the proof of your desire. You will never possess what you are not willing to pursue.”

I have reflected upon these words and thought how true they are. How true they have been in the past where I pursued my sexual wants and desires with great determination and succeeded but now how I am trying to harness the same desire to get my life back to a manageable and honest living state. In my reading I came across the following. It was written from a business perspective but for me it summed up the ideas that I have been focusing on and I finding it of great help as I try to get my life back together ‘again!!’
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“Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.”- Napoleon Hill

I have heard many people play lip service to the concept of having a desire. They tell you they desire an education, a better life, a better relationship, a better job, a better salary… and the list goes on. They say they desire, but is it really desire? How do you know that someone truly desires a thing? What differentiates desires from wishes, wants and needs? Is there anything you desire? What are you doing about it?

“The proof of desire is pursuit” – Mike Murdock

The real proof that something is a desire is pursuit. Desire is the starting point of all achievement, and if what you have is truly a desire, you will get yourself compelled to do something about it. Desire transcends wishes, wants or needs. The fact that you wish or want something doesn’t mean you’ll get it, the fact that something is a need doesn’t guarantee it, either. If however you have been able to move your want into a desire, you are on the road that leads inevitably to achievement.

… Desire is like drug, once you are high on it, achievement becomes natural. If you are not confident you will achieve it, it’s not yet a desire. Now, you must be wondering, “if desiring something is so good, how do I get myself into a state where I truly desire what I thought I desired?” How do I convert my wants into desires, burning desires… How do I fire myself to achieve?

As you guessed, it can’t be easy…Here are however a few things you can do that will guarantee you a burning desire that will ultimately get you what you wanted.

1.        Set clear goals – Clear goals stimulate the desire to achieve them. The clearer your goal the more compelling it is. Your goals need to be SMART – Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time-bound.

2.     Surround yourself with high spirited people – The greatest motivator or demotivator you will ever have are the people you surround yourself with. If you surround yourself with negative people, you already have a leak in your tank. If all your friends tell you it can be done, you can do it and they believe in you.

3.   Get the pictures – Whatever it is you desire, get a picture of it, and surround yourself with it. Let it be on your desktop, let it be in your room, keep it in your daily journal, place it where you’ll see it. There is something about vision that stimulates desire…

4.     Take action…Don’t just talk about it, take immediate action. Find out what the next physical step to take is, and take it. Motivation follows action! Don’t engage in analysis that paralyses do the immediate next step and go on from there. Many people don’t act at all because they want to see it all conclusively before they start.

5.   Burn your ships and bridges – Clear out all your alternatives. Close your back doors. Make the consequences of your inaction huge…Find the escape routes you have created for yourself and close them one by one…

6.     Read Positive and Developmental information daily – One of the best things you can do to yourself is to change. The key drivers of change are people and new information. Look for articles, books, seminars, audios etc. that cover the areas you are interested in…

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