In my last post I asked you to consider the cost of your dreams and more specifically, what price you are willing to pay to achieve them. I want to stay with this concept a little bit today and delve into the concept of tenacity. Let’s discover if you are moving closer to your dreams and goals, and find ways to do it faster.

One question I get from people starting home based business is “How long will it take?” My answer (as I alluded to in the previous post) is “until”. Until you get there, until you succeed, or until you quit. That is how long it takes. But how do you know if you are making progress?

One of my favorite principles of success is the principle of momentum. If you watch sports, you see it all the time. One team or individual can be so far out in front of their opponent, only to allow a mistake or setback derail their focus, and suddenly the momentum shifts the other direction.

Business is the same way.

You can be very productive, creating lots of growth and enjoying the success you deserve when suddenly a distraction pops up and seems to slash your momentum. That is a good time to assess where you are relative to where you started. Instead of looking at the setback as a nuisance, take a moment to measure your progress and discover just how far that momentum has carried you.

Momentum is a curious thing. You see, it is all relative. If you are driving down the freeway at 100 miles per hour, you don’t physically feel the speed (unless you are accelerating!). But the observer (hopefully not a police officer!) who stands on the side of the road will definitely observe your momentum. To them, you blew right by.

This is true in your business. I don’t care how good or bad the economy is, people will make excuses not to get started in business. Others will jump right in, and while those entrepreneurs who go full speed ahead with their enterprise may feel stagnation or frustration in their business, the person who decides not to begin never builds that momentum because they never accelerate form the dead stop that they are in with their present situation.

When I first started building my LifePath Unlimited business, I knew very little about marketing. But through diligent study, masterminding with experts, and having an amazing business partner (who also happens to be my wife) who is as motivated to succeed as I am, I have seen tremendous progress toward my ultimate goals. Do I experience stagnation or slowing in my business? Of course, just like every entrepreneur does from time to time.

The key to staying focused on forward momentum is to take inventory of how far you have come since getting started, the growth you have created for yourself, and the distance you have made up between your starting point and your ultimate dream. And that is all you may need to stay tenacious and hungry for the success you deserve.

In my next post, we’ll take a look at what being fulfilled by your dreams looks like. Until then, take a look out the window from time to time and enjoy the momentum!

See you in the next post…
~JT