It all boils down to this

I am working as hard as I can. I have been making twenty calls a day. I have been working out for the last three years. I buy flowers for my partner every month, but our relationship is far from passionate. I have done four hundred presentations for my business and have not had a single sale yet. I can’t seem to cross to the next level in my sport.

Does any of this sound familiar?

Hard work, energy, blood, sweat, and tears-to deduce a few of the payments people make in the pursuit of success from the above list of complaints-doesn’t mean anything. It’s also unfortunate that the majority of people only focus on what they do rather than the results they’re getting. The results of what you put in are what comprise your score card. What is on the score card is all that matters.

Results are all that matters.

You have either seen or experienced what would be classified as unfair situations, such as the following examples:

* A person working and trying hard to achieve a certain sales target, while another colleague cruises by with, seemingly, a lot less effort

* Two people going to the gym-as an outsider, you would say that person A is working really hard in the gym compared to person B; yet person B has the better results in twelve weeks

* Two students studying for their exams, one studying a lot more than the other; yet the one who seemingly studied less gets the better grades

It seems unfair. I used to say that. But that is the reality. What makes these so-called underdogs win?

They do the right things needed to get the results. They do the smart things that matter. Everything in life has a formula. Get the formula right, and you get the right result. The results you have in your life right now will tell you something about what you are putting into it. Successful people have an orientation for the outcome. Everything is based on results-not the resources spent on something, not the time taken, not how much energy was put into something, none of that. It is simply all about the results.

Wherever you are in your life is a result, whether you like it or not. Your weight is a result. Your health is a result. Your relationship status is a result. Your cash flow is a result, and your net worth is a result.

Results, results, results-results are all that matter.

If any of the results in your life need changing, then you must review what you are doing. As the famous saying goes, if you keep on doing what you have always done, then you will keep on getting what you have always gotten.

“Successful people give you results. Others will give you their rationale.” -Kevin Abdulrahman

To change your financial results, you must change what you are doing or how you are doing it. And you must do so now. To change your sporting result, you need to change what you do or how you are doing it, And now.

Some of you might say, “I’m not getting the results I desire, and I’ve tried and tried and tried”.

There is no point banging your head against a brick wall wanting to get to the other side.

Don’t try to rationalize why you are not getting the results. It’s a waste of energy. Instead try another avenue; maybe there’s a different path that another person who is achieving the result you want is using, and maybe you could do the same. Chances are, if he or she is achieving the desired result, so can you.

What you must ask yourself is,

Do you want to be mediocre or successful?

Do you want to be forgotten or remembered?

Do you want to live a full life or one where you constantly ask yourself, “Could I have done that?”

A very successful person always told me to be a “results-based person.” Since then, I have taken on being results orientated. Today, talk is cheap to me. Anyone can talk, and a lot of people do a lot of talking. I have found that only a few people will materialize what they talk about and, hence, I deal only with those people in my day-to-day activities. I am more interested in results than talk.

Results are also what I coach people on!

You must develop and master the weapon of being results orientated. Your result could mean achieving a certain ranking in your business organization. It could mean attaining certain financial success or hitting certain targets at work. Or your result could be winning the gold at the next Olympics. Getting results, for you, could be having the ability to choose how to spend your days without any worries, the ability to go to the beach and sip from a coconut knowing your finances are of no concern. Your result could be the ability to give the best to your family-your time. It could be spending two full days of every week with the people you love and care about the most; it could be the time you spend giving to others.

To help you master the weapon of being results orientated, you must understand the concept of living life by design, as opposed to living life by default. The masses are living every day of their lives by default, with no plan whatsoever, hoping that things will stack up in their favour. Unfortunately, the majority of people think this way, and hence, their end results are not what they’d wished for.

When you live life by design (in other words, when you plan), you have the results in mind and can move ahead, constantly tweaking every step on the way if need be. When you live life by design, you are the one calling the shots and, believe it or not, you will start getting the results you want. You plan and then take action steps to achieve the result within a certain time frame.

Here are three quick tips to steer you on the right track to achieve results. 1. Do what other successful people in your area of interest are doing. In other words, you cannot spend your time in cooking classes if you want to be a top badminton player. You must learn and play with the best on the badminton court.

2. Spend time to learn and become great at whatever you are choosing to excel in. Most people give up after a week or so of trying things out. Successful people never stop learning in order to one day become the best that they can be, as long as they know that they are on the right track.

3. Look at the results you are achieving. If your results and your vision match, continue with the actions you’re taking. If they don’t match, then ask yourself what changes need to be made and take action.

This is an excerpt from Kevin Abdulrahman’s book Winning The Game Of Life

Kevin Abdulrahman is The Man Inspiring Millions. He is an International Author of a series of books. He is a world class Inspirational Keynote Speaker, a sought after Mind Nutrition Expert and a Mind Coach to the elite.

Kevin provides customised trainings for his clients that include individuals, universities, companies and athletes, helping them breakthrough to The Next Level.

You can contact Kevin on Request@MeetWithKevin.com or by jumping on http://www.KevinAbdulrahman.com/Winningthegame

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