Who said instant gratification is a bad thing? In fact, most wealth secrets are accomplished with a little bit of instant gratification.
Instant gratification can be a great motivator in keeping you on track.
When you see results immediately, you become more interested in doing things that keep the results coming.
When I say instant gratification, I am not referring to eating that whole pint of Chunky Monkey or skipping work today.
Instant gratification is not a bad thing.
When you find a goal you want to reach or something that you love doing, it's worth doing now.
The reason that most people don't get what they want is due to their mindset.
They don't think that it's possible to immediately get what you want.
I don't mean this in a way that pokes fun at careful planning.
Despite what society teaches us, we can have it all now.
This doesn't mean that it will be perfect in every way.
This is what I call an abbreviated version of what you want.
For instance, my wife and I decided that once a month we would take a one-week vacation to any place that we wanted.
Every month, we would refer to our "one- week vacation" and make plans.
One of the things that my wife wanted to do was go on a one-week vacation to Greece.
Well, in the first month, we spent our one-week vacation in the kitchen making Greek food with the kids over a weekend.
We watched Greek movies and visited the museum to see Greek sculptures.
Eventually, we actually made it to Greece, but I have to wonder if without this one-week vacation if we could have ever made it there.
The abbreviated version is one of the most valuable wealth secrets that you'll ever experience.
It's the action of doing it and putting yourself in the mind frame to achieve your goals.
If you want a sports car, go to the car dealership and sit in the car once a week.
If you want to save $1,000 dollars, start driving to the bank to make deposits even if it is only one cent.
The end goal is closer than you think.
Instant gratification can be a good thing.
You start to create new habits, so you can enjoy your life and draw your long-term goals even closer.
This is neither bad for your soul or work ethic like instant gratification is often stereotyped.
Here are five simple tips that will uncover the biggest of all wealth secrets (only do what you love).
1.
Pick one goal that you really want right now that is also a long-term goal.
2.
Find a way that you can achieve instant gratification through an abbreviated version.
Basically, this will be a good habit that you'll start today in order to achieve your goal.
3.
Tell a friend what your plan is.
You don't want to tell just anyone.
Tell someone that you trust who will be supportive of you.
If you have several supportive friends, tell them.
If you don't think you have any, that's okay, you can tell me.
4.
Take your first step immediately.
5.
Make sure that you commemorate each accomplishment along the way.
Even if you only accomplished a small part of the long-term goal, always refer to it as accomplishing your end goal.