"You don't have to be great to get started. You just have to get started to be great!"

I came across this quote on my friend Bert's Facebook page and felt the need to share. This quote is such a true statement. Many use the fear of failure as a deterrent from reaching their true potential. We use the fear of the unknown as a road block. Why is this so?

I think its because many have gotten used to instant gratification. Due to the advances in technology, many are used to seeing results asap; not realizing the thought, work, and sacrifice that was put in before the product/idea became successful.

To ensure you're not falling into that trap, resolve to do better. Begin on a clean slate. Let today be the beginning of the rest of your life. Dream, Visualize, Pen, and Execute. Its that simple.

Dream - Dream about your wants and needs. Envision that idea/product/thing, etc. that'll make you happy. Act as though it already exists.

Visualize - Think about it. Visualize your self with this idea/product/thing, etc. BE SPECIFIC! Visualize your behavior and your life with it. Visualize every minute detail and think about it daily. Affirming this visualization is key as well.

Pen - Write it down! This is your game plan, your STRATEGY! Write the visualization as an affirmation. Affirm that its yours. Write it down and OWN IT!

Execute - Turn the dream into a reality. Affirmations normally result in confirmation. Claim it! Confirm and make that dream a reality. All of the things you've visualized and written (in your affirmations and plan) should be made a reality. This is where you take the steps. Where you put your vision into fruition by putting in work.

With these steps you are bound to succeed. The writers of "The Secret" made millions of dollars practicing this method that's been around for a long time. There are many success stories confirming this method. So why wait? Stop being an observer...be a doer! Be who you are destined to be.

If you call yourself your Father's child, when are you going to begin exhibiting your Father's traits?!