Life is so full of conveniences lately, It's easy to become impatient. In fact, Many people are incredibly impatient. Waiting in line, or having to wait on anything is such a hassle.
"What? Have I to wait more than two days for shipping? What a Joke! "
Is this going to become a problem in the future? Many people cannot wait for gratification these days! We have to have everything RIGHT NOW!
But is delayed gratification important for our ability to be successful?
Many Things Don't Happen Right Away
Being able to wait, makes it easy to get to your goals. Many people can't handle the consistency and delayed gratification that success often requires.
I've seen this a lot since I became self-employed.
So many people want to be self-employed like I am. And they ask me how I did it. When I let them know that consisted of a year and a half of 12 hour work days While maintaining my job to get to this point. They seemed turned off to the idea completely.
I know a few people who tried to become self-employed, and when their product or service didn't "explode" immediately making a million dollars, They quit and had to get another job.
To them, Self employment wasn't worth the sacrifice they had to make. So they choose to stay at the jobs that they hate.
People Don't Stick With things!
People are so quick to give up these days, Want to watch a video? If you have to wait more than 20 seconds, Many people will leave.
Can't get the career you want right away? Then give up!
So many people are like this! Which holds a huge advantage for those of us willing to keep trying, Learn from failure, Get up again!
I always thought getting what I wanted out of life would be difficult. Because everyone around me makes it appear that way. But as I get older, I realize that people don't get what they want simply because they don't want it bad enough. And when I say "want it bad enough." I'm referring to working towards the goal. Not just sitting around daydreaming about it.
How can you improve your ability to wait?
I hate saying "wait" Because that infers that you are just "floating" through life. By "waiting" I'm referring to fighting, And working towards it. But being patient enough to get your "turn" to be successful.
Know your goals
It bugs me when I talk to people, And they have a series of things they want to do in their short life. But they have no plans, No goals and absolutely no idea how to get there.
Did you know, That there is a cool search engine called "Google?" yeah. If you want to do something you usually can get a step by step guide on how to do it!
We are some dang lucky people. Having access to the internet, All these groups, Books and how to's. It makes getting the life you want 100% easier.
You need to start breaking down your goals. Don't say "I want to become self-employed."
Instead, decide what kind of business you want to build. Look at the people making a ton of money, See what they are doing. ANd gradually lay out a game plan on how you can achieve it.
Plan! Plan! Plan!
How did I become self-employed?
My handy dandy planner! That's how! I keep track of to-do lists. My goals for the week, I also have monthly goals. And I'm trying to improve on my six months/ 12-month goal plans.
Did you know that writing something down can help you achieve the goal?
Then you can get even closer to what you want out of life, By checking your plans. And breaking them down. Into easy steps.
I want to travel out of country hopefully soon! That sounds scary, I have never done it before.
So I broke it down to easy steps.
- Fill out these papers
- Get passport
Then for the hard stuff! Like booking the flight/hotel. Etc.
I'm more likely to do it now because I broke it into smaller steps.
PRACTICE
Delayed gratification takes practice, Next time you want to give up on something make yourself wait longer. It's like a muscle.
Sure, Sometimes you do have to let things go because you aren't going to get the results you want. But at the same time, many of us give up, Right before life is about to change!
Being able to wait a little longer for things, Can have a massive impact and can change the world as you know it. Many people don't have this quality anymore. But you can develop it.
