1000%

This is a concept that makes so much sense but is rarely applied in most people's lives. Looking around at the way the average person approaches his or her life, it is easy to realize that most operate on only a few percent. What do I mean by this? Basically, those who live exceptional lives approach everything with 1000% effort. They give all they have to the task they are confronted with.

Getting Results

One of the major factors in determining the results we get is the energy which we approach a particular task. Those who are able to summon the motivation to give all effort attain a greater degree of success than those who do not. This is an idea that has been around for ages. Those who give it their all achieve more. It is that simple.

Of course, I am preaching to the choir since everyone experiences this in life to one degree or another. Have you ever noticed how effortless it is to be totally committed to a task when it is something that you love? There are times when we have 1000% effort and are completely focused upon what we are doing. During those intervals, we experience a greater degree of success and happiness. Some people call it being in the zone.

However, success in life is not determined by how well we do those things that we love. The truth is that the level of achievement we attain is a direct result of how well we do those things that we dislike. Life mandates that we engage in certain activities which are not pleasurable in our eyes. Paying bills is something that comes to mind. Nevertheless, this is something that all of us have to do. Approaching this task in a lethargic manner will result in us making mistakes. It also indicates how we engage in the other tasks in life that we detest. Operating at 1000% means that we approach everything with the greatest amount of energy and enthusiasm we can muster.

Getting results sometimes means getting past the 'chores' in our lives as quickly as we can. It also means that we do them to the best of our ability. Certainly many of these tasks are not life and death. But as I said, they are an indicator of our overall outlook.

Go As Far As Possible

Most people settle in life. They adopt the outlook of a slave because society establishes it. People follow the edicts of our culture by believing in what is promoted. We enslave ourselves financially with our purchasing decisions. Career paths are followed even though they are detested for fear of changing. People spend their lives married to a man or woman they dislike simply because dogma says to split is a sin. The bottom line is that living exceptionally is not in the plans for most people. Instead, they opt to sacrifice their freedom in every manner.

A 1000% mindset means that all is going to be attained. We live in a world where you have 360 degrees of possibilities. You can do whatever you want. When you adopt the principles that I write about here and seek to implement them with all the effort you can muster, you will see far different outcomes. The world literally can become your oyster.

I often write about the importance of having the minimalist mindset. Here is an example of how you can do something at 1000%. Approach the stuff in your life with the outlook that you are going to declutter to the max. Get rid of all the excess you can with the knowledge that this is one major step to your living a free life. Seek to control your spending by only purchasing that which is truly needed. Seek the least expensive approach to those things that you do require while saving the excess. Start studying, learning, and implementing ideas for investing to enable your money to grow. Find those things in your life that are enslaving you and eliminate them immediately. A change in outlook is often all that is required.

Quantify

The idea is to quantify your level of effort and motivation. While doing this in every situation is a bit neurotic, the point is to start to focusing on increasing your level as you approach things. Of course, statistically speaking we knowing that 100% effort is the maximum. Thus, 1000% is unrealistic. I use this number to emphasize going all out in everything.

Which brings up the next hindrance: we know that 100% effort in all we do is not feasible. There simply are times when we are tired, frustrated, or bored. It is these moments that a system to quantify our efforts is helpful. If, for example, we are approaching something that will we give 10% effort to, is it possible to go to 20%? Notice how we didn't move to 100% but, rather, simply tried to double our efforts. Certainly giving 1/5 of our abilities is not something that is too out of line. This is something that most of us can handle in every situation, wouldn't you agree?

Since we believe this is possible, recognize the happened. We just doubled the amount of effort and motivation we normally had. How do you think this will affect our results? I tend to believe, that over the long haul, we will attain a better outcome because of this. That is how powerful a quantifying system can be.

Therefore, whatever you are doing from now on, simply ask yourself what level am I at presently. Determine a number and seek to improve on it. If you find you are at 30%, seek out ways to make it 40% or 50%. Any increase will result in a more positive outcome for that particular task. However, the big payoff comes when you develop the habit of continually raising your life to another level. This is where you start move from the average life to the exceptional.

Begin using this tactic today.