Step 1 – Create and visualize a great future
To take action, you need to see a clear and better future, one that you want to be part of, one that you can see yourself living. That’s because our brains need a clear image to act upon. The more detailed the future we see, the more invested we will be in trying to achieve it.
The industry knows this very well and uses this to inspire us. You can go to an Apple store and hold and use iPhones, MacBooks, and iPads. You can hold them in your hands and see yourself owning one.
When you go and buy a car, the salesperson invites you for a test drive. You drive the car, and make it your car, long before you make the real decision about acquiring it. When buying a house, the real estate agent walks with you inside a furnished house, and they help you visualize your kids playing in the garden. Those things make our future decisions more real. You can see yourself living in your house, driving your car, and programming on your...
