No matter what field you are in, or
what goal you are trying to achieve, it will always be easier to
obtain than it will be to maintain. Sure, you might be able to get
the car of your dreams, but keeping up with the payments and paying
the maintenance fees will be even more difficult if you are not
prepared. This theory also applies to maintaining a healthy
perspective on living your dreams. We often gain inspiration or get
a new revelation on how we should go about living a more productive
life, however keeping a stronghold on this new found perspective
can be the challenging part. Just like the great coach who gives
the memorable inspirational speech and draws up the most ingenious
of plays before the game, it all means nothing if there's no
execution for the full length of the contest. In athletic
competitions, awards aren't given out for which team practices the
best, or which coach gave the most inspirational speech. Awards are
only given for what happens during the course of the actual
competition. That's when games are won or lost. This principle also
holds true in the game of life.
You can be the most prepared
person with a vision for a once in a lifetime, generation changing
company, but if your actions do not match your vision you will find
yourself categorized as just another very knowledgeable spectator
in the game of life. The proverbial rubber meeting the road must
take place in order for results to be visible. Once your new found
perspective has been put into practice, new healthy habits will be
developed and your ability to maintain your life's positive
principle based patterns will become easier by the day.
We tend to think that, once we
have our plans, we can coast to the finish line with almost no
resistance, forgetting that, in the midst of our pursuit, while the
rubber is busy meeting the road, life will happen. People will die,
finances will dwindle, our companions will find other companions,
and our children will grow and their priorities and needs will
become more difficult to manage, but this is life, folks. Holding
on to a vision or the pursuit of your passion can become more
difficult by the day. Lessons that we once learned and thought to
be groundbreaking tend to fade into distant memory while our focus
shifts to what we deem to be more pressing matters. That business
loan that we took out gets spent on other things rather than the
growth of the business. The time we once dedicated to creating and
developing new ideas quickly becomes used to unravel problems that
have developed in the lives of those around us. This is our
reality. No matter how much you plan to live, you cannot escape
life.
So the question is how do we
maintain? How do we maintain a sense of purpose, a sense of
direction, a sense of who we have become as a new successful and
balanced being? There are no simple steps or easy answers to this
question, however, if you have truly changed your perspective and
outlook on life, then by default you have to change the way you
face adversity. This is the only way to truly maintain all that you
have obtained. Become the change that you sought after. Do not
identify with any of your previous ways of handling adversity or
prosperity. Expect to accomplish all and embrace the challenges and
responsibilities that come along with your accomplishments.
Surround yourself with your vision and allow yourself to be
inspired often.
The idea of maintaining a certain
lifestyle is usually associated with material wealth, but when I
speak of maintaining a lifestyle I am referring to maintaining a
healthy perspective on life, which will affect your way of
operating on a daily basis. Your style of living should be
reflected in more than just a collection of material goods. The way
you speak and interact with others, the way you solve problems, the
way you approach tasks, strive for goals and live from within as a
spiritual being also speaks toward your style of living. This is
your true lifestyle which you should try to maintain. With this
consistent approach toward living life you will generate new
opportunities for successful outcomes. You will attract like minded
people who are driven by the same principles, and will find
yourself assisting others with their accomplishments.
