A three-word motto which helps me get things done: Make It Happen. I have it placed just below my monitor on a square piece of green paper with the three words written in red. These three little words always seem to push me forward on my quest to write, spread knowledge, help people, educate people, encourage creativity, and encourage movement. Whenever there’s something to be done, no matter what it is, I just know one thing… I need to Make it Happen.

I was sitting in wonder as to what could I possibly write as a guest post for From the Old and here it is. A short indulgence on what I see drives people away from lazy meanderings to actually achieving something. That inner voice within each of us that we either choose to ignore, or we listen wholeheartedly to it; either way it irritates you, nags you into action.

So the first step I guess is to listen to yourself, look within and try to see what it is you want to achieve in life. It may take some time but after a while it will become clear to you as to what you have to do. The next step is to do it.

So how do we “Make it Happen”?

I’ll lay out just two things which have made me get a little bit closer to achieving my goals.

1. Make a List – write down what you want to achieve and go for them one at a time. Long-term, short-term, it doesn’t matter… just make sure it’s written down. Read it out loud everyday, or at least look at it everyday. This will focus you on what you want and remove other distractions. It keeps your priorities top of mind.

1. Start Something – Do anything. Read a book on something which may lead you to completing something on your list, talk to someone about something you’re interested in, paint a picture of what you want to achieve. Do something! Take a step towards what you want.

That’s it… a three word mantra and the two points above. There is no secret to Success, if you really want to succeed, you will find a way. The only reason some of us never make it happen is because we are either subconsciously afraid of what we want to achieve, or we don’t know what we want. Don’t let this happen to you.

Follow your heart, and Make it Happen!

Muhammad Karim is a Marketer, Blogger and Free-lance writer. Interested in Social Media and Marketing.
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