To achieve greatness, you must reach higher than “good.” If you play it safe and hope for good, 1% greatness will be an impossibility.

Where you are now is not where you’ll be in the future, but before excellence can be attained, unwavering belief is mandatory. You must know your goals will be achieved before evidence shows it’s face. This is counterintuitive – most won’t believe in themselves until they’re assured success. Oprah, Jobs, and Jordan all knew they’d separate from mediocrity long before they actually achieved separation. This ability to mentally go beyond “realistic” is shared with the majority of 1% success stories, and plays a major role in everything they do.

Working backwards from the finished product allows the mind to better figure out the “how” of the process, and keeps motivation alive. The main ingredient in this type of thinking, however, is fearlessness. You must not be afraid to make a wrong decision along the way. Make a committed decision that you’ll continue taking risks, stay aggressive along your path, and never stop until the goal is reached.

Believe that it will manifest … the how will work itself out.

You always have a choice. Your mindset will determine so much of what you experience.

This single factor has the potential to separate you from mediocrity! Society tries to eliminate it from your growth, but if you resist, great things will appear.

I see it manifesting – there’s no doubt, no hesitation, no worry. This wasn’t always the case, however!

There was a time where I hoped, wanted, and wished my goals would appear. I woke up every morning, not excited for the challenge to make them happen, but instead, worried about what my life would look like if they didn’t. This type of mindset froze me, not allowing for complete immersion into the process. I talked about what I wanted, but never made a decision to sacrifice, and do whatever it took to produce the result. Looking back, it was 100% fear! I was afraid of, not only the work needed, but the feeling of failure if it didn’t take shape.

People ask me all of the time, how I flipped the switch from fear to passion. My answer is simple: I became sick of being afraid! That’s it! I made a DECISION that my life would no longer be consumed with “what if I don’t,” and consciously replaced it with a choice of fearlessness and discipline. Most are looking for a magic formula that will somehow transform their thinking – I know I was. The ‘secret’ lies within your motivation for doing what you’re doing. My passion is (in this order) my family and helping change mindsets for generations to come. One person at a time, I will eliminate the word “realistic” from our vocabulary.

The moment I switched my thinking from “how is this going to happen” to “this WILL absolutely happen,” my life instantly changed. Confidence flooded my mindset, results began to appear, and my environment began to shift. Total immersion in making my goals appear was all I knew … and I all I know, today.

Stop waiting for it to happen to you … make it happen for you!

Most are conditioned to “ignore” the haters … I say listen to them!

Another simple message that’s missed by many. This needs to be locked-in if you’re going to separate from mediocrity …