most people overestimate what they can do in a day but they dramatically underestimate what they can do in 6 months 6 months that's what we're going to talk about today how you can absolutely transform your life in the next 180 days now why 6 months let me tell you why a year is too long to wait and a month is too short to see meaningful change but 6 months that's The Sweet Spot it's long enough to see massive results but short enough to keep you excited and engaged isn't that interesting you know what fascinates me
most people spend more time planning their next vacation than planning their life they'll spend hours choosing a hotel but won't spend 30 minutes designing their future isn't that incredible but you're different you're here today because something inside you knows it's time for a change let me ask you something if you continue doing exactly what you're doing right now where will you be 6 months from today same job same income same problems same excuses you see what you don't change you choose let that sink in for a moment the beautiful thing about a six-month plan is
that it gives you something I call realistic urgency you can't procrastinate because 6 months will be here before you know it but you also have enough time to make substantial changes it's the perfect balance now let me share with you the fundamental principles of trans transformation you see success leaves Clues and over the years I've discovered that extraordinary achievement isn't about doing 4,000 things it's about doing six or seven things 4,000 times repetition is the mother of skill and consistency is the father of success let's talk about the first key to your six-month transformation Clarity
you must be crystal clear about what you want fuzzy goals produce fuzzy results sharp goals produce sharp results write this down Clarity is power when you're clear about what you want the universe has an interesting way of helping you get it you know what's interesting most people know what they don't want but they're not clear about what they do want they can tell you all day long about what's wrong with their life their job their relationships but ask them what they want instead and they stumble that's why we're going to start with absolute Clarity here's
what I want you to do tonight take out a piece of paper and write down exactly what you want your life to look like 6 months from now be specific don't write down I want to be happy write down I want to increase my income by 40% read 12 books lose 20 pounds and start my own side business see the difference the second key to your transformation is what I call your philosophy of Life your philosophy determines how you process what happens to you and here's the key it's not what happens that determines you your
future it's what you do about what happens it's not the wind that determines your direction it's the set of your sale let me share something profound with you success is neither magical nor mysterious success is the natural consequence of consistently applying basic fundamentals but here's the challenge what's easy to do is also easy not to do it's easy to read 10 pages of a good book every day it's also easy not to it's easy to save 10% of your income it's also easy not to now let's talk about the third key the power of Association
here's a principle you must never forget you are the average of The Five People You spend the most time with write that down over the next six months you must constantly choose who you spend your time with some people need to be loved from a distance isn't that interesting you see there are two types of people you'll meet on your journey to success those who will inspire you and those who will Tire you your job over the next 6 months is to increase your exposure to people who inspire you and decrease your exposure to those
who Tire you it's that simple let me tell you something fascinating about human potential most people operate at about 20% of their true capacity and do you know why because they haven't made a commitment to Excellence they're just trying to get through the day instead of getting from the day there's a huge difference the four key your six month transformation is what I call the discipline of documentation starting today you must become a serious student of your own life keep a journal track your progress document your insights you see the slightest adjustment in your daily
routine can dramatically change your life over 6 months let me give you an example if you read just 10 pages of a good book every day in 6 months you'll have read 1,800 Pages that's approximately six to seven books do you think your life would be different if you absorbed the wisdom from Seven carefully chosen books over the next 6 months of course it would here's another principle that will serve you well success is not something you pursue success is something you attract by the person you become over the next six months your primary focus
should be on your personal development work harder on yourself than you do on your job the fifth key to your transform is what I call the power of investment now I'm not just talking about money although that's important I'm talking about investing in yourself here's the formula formal education will make you a living self-education will make you a fortune let me ask you something how much have you invested in your own development in the last year most people will spend $100 on dinner without thinking twice but hesitate to spend $100 on a book or seminar
that could change their life isn't that interesting over the next six months you must commit to investing in yourself whether it's books courses seminars or coaching make the investment remember if someone is going where you want to go they know something you don't know invest in learning what they know the sixth key to your transformation is what I call the miracle of incrementalism small changes consistently applied produce massive results over time let me show you how this works if you improve just 1% every day for 6 months you'll be 180% better than when you started
That's The Power of compound Improvement here's what fascinates me most people wait to do something big they're waiting for the perfect moment to make a dramatic change but success doesn't work that way success is built on a thousand tiny decisions made correctly day after day week after week month after month let me share with you the seventh key the power of goals now I know you've heard about goals setting before but let me tell you something different most people set goals that are too small they set goals based on what they think they can achieve
instead of what they truly want over the next 6 months I want you to set goals that scare you a little bit if your goals don't scare you they're not big enough but here's the key break these big goals down into daily activities success is not about what you do occasionally it's about what you do consistently now let's talk about something that most people Overlook the power of environment your environment will either inspire you or expire you over the next 6 months you must consciously design your environment to support your goals clean your office organize
your home create a space that energizes you here's a principle that changed my life you can't change your destination overnight but you can change your direction overnight tonight you can make decisions that will alter the course of your life 6 months from now you'll be so glad you did let me share something powerful with you success is not about resources it's about resourcefulness it's not about what you don't have it's about what you do with what you have over the next six months focus on maximizing what's in your hands right now the eighth key to
your transfer information is what I call the power of Standards you see your life will always move in the direction of your standards if you raise your standards your life will rise to meet them if you lower your standards your life will drop to meet them it's that simple over the next 6 months you must raise your standards in every area of your life raise your standards for what you'll accept in your relationships your health your income your business when you raise your standards your life transforms let me tell you something interesting about human psychology
we tend to live up to our expectations if you expect little you'll get little if you expect a lot you'll get a lot over the next 6 months raise your expectations demand more from yourself than anyone else could ever demand from you the ninth key to your transformation is what I call the power of rituals your life is shaped by your daily rituals what you do every day matters more than what you do once in a while over the next 6 months you must establish rituals that support your goals here's a ritual that will change
your life wake up an hour earlier every day that's 180 extra hours over the next 6 months think about what you could accomplish with an extra 180 hours of focused time that's equivalent to 4 and A2 40h hour work weeks let me share something profound about time management don't count the days make the days count over the next 6 months you must become a master of your time time is the great equalizer we all have the same 24 hours it's what you do with those 24 hours that makes the difference the 10th key to your
transformation is what I call the pound of accountability you see when you're accountable to someone your performance improves over the next 6 months find an accountability partner or join a mastermind group share your your goals report your progress celebrate your wins here's something fascinating about human nature will'll do more to avoid letting others down than we'll do to lift ourselves up use this knowledge to your advantage make commitments to others that you'll be inspired to keep let's talk about something crucial the power of recovery you see over the next 6 months you're going to face
setbacks that's not negative thinking that's reality the key is not to avoid setbacks the key is to recover quickly successful people aren't people who never fail they're people who get up one more time than they fall down the 11th key to your transformation is what I call the power of focus here's what I've learned where focus goes energy flows over the next 6 months you must become laser focused on your priorities don't major and minor things don't be busy productive let me share something powerful motivation gets you started but habit keeps you going or over
the next 6 months focus on building habits that will serve you for life don't rely on motivation rely on discipline motivation is like a hot shower it feels good but the effects don't last the 12th key to your transformation is what I call the power of Celebration most people wait until they reach their final goal to celebrate that's a mistake over the next 6 months celebrate your progress not just your achievements celebration fuels motivation here's something interesting about success success leaves Clues study successful people read their books listen to their podcasts attend their seminars over
the next 6 months become a student of success learn from those who have already achieved what you want to achieve let me share something profound about personal growth for things to change you must change for things to get better you must get better for things to improve you must improve don't wish it were easier wish you were better don't wish for fewer problems wish for more skills the 13th key to your transformation is what I call the power of contribution you see success without contribution is empty achievement over the next 6 months find ways to
add value to others lives the more value you create for others the more valuable you become here's something fascinating about wealth your income rarely exceeds your personal development if you want to earn more you must learn more over the next 6 months invest in your education develop new skills expand your knowledge increase your value let me share something powerful about change most people overestimate the competition and underestimate themselves over the next 6 months compete with yourself try to be better today than you were yesterday that's the only competition that matters the 14th key to your
transformation is what I call the power of deess you see successful people make decisions quickly and change them slowly unsuccessful people make decisions slowly and change them quickly over the next 6 months become decisive here's what's interesting about decisions every decision you make today shapes your tomorrow the decisions you make over the next 6 months will determine where you'll be 6 months from now make decisions that your future self will thank you for let me share something profound about success success is not a destination it's a direction over the next 6 months focus on moving
in the right direction don't worry about perfection worry about progress progress equals happiness the 15th key to your transformation is what I call the power of gratitude you see gratitude turns what we have into enough over the next 6 months maintain a gratitude Journal write down three things you're grateful for every day that's 540 moments of gratitude here's something fascinating about the human mind what you appreciate appreciates over the next six month months appreciate your progress appreciate your challenges appreciate your opportunities the more gratitude you express the more reasons you'll have to be grateful let
me share something powerful about personal transformation change is inevitable growth is optional over the next six months choose growth choose development choose progress the choice is yours and The Time Is Now ladies and gentlemen let me conclude with this thought 6 months from now you will surely arrive the question is where that answer depends on the decisions you make today and the actions you take tomorrow the next 6 months of your life are hidden in your daily routine remember life doesn't get better by chance it gets better by change and today right here right now
you have the opportunity to make changes that will transform your life over the next 6 months don't wait for the perfect moment take this moment and make it perfect the difference between where you are and where you want to be is the action you take starting today six months is going to pass whether you take action or not the question is where do you want to be when those six months are over make these next six months count make them matter make them memorable to 6 months from now you'll be telling one of two stories
a story of action and achievement or a story of procrastination and regret the choice is yours let me leave you with this final thought everything you need to create an extraordinary life is within your reach the knowledge is available the strategies are proven the opportunities are endless the only question is are you ready to begin your next six months start now not tomorrow not next week not next month now take action on what you've learned today apply these principles follow this plan and watch as your life transforms in ways you never thought possible remember life
will pay whatever price you ask of it ask for average you'll get average ask for excellence you'll get Excellence over the next 6 months ask for excellence in everything you do except nothing less than your best and finally remember this the next 6 months of your life can be better than the last 6 months of your life but that won't happen by accident it will happen by Design Your Design take control take charge take action thank you ladies and gentlemen go forth and make these next six months the best six months of your life the
future belongs to those who prepare for it today and today you've taken the first step toward that preparation
