For things to be different, you'll have to be different.
Winners get on a ROLL and have winning streaks and this is what separates those who achieve from those who do not.
Achievers have goals, build on one success after another, and reach their predetermined destination.
Non-achievers rarely set goals.
They are guided only by what has most recently happened and respond rather than act proactively.
ROLL is an acronym (Read, Observe, Listen, Love) and it is your map to get you from where you are to where you want to be.
Previously we've discussed how to get rolling through Read, Observe, and Listen.
The final step will provide momentum to keep your ROLL going.
It is Love.
Some might suggest that Love should come first.
If we love something, someone, or if we give love, wouldn't everything else fall into place? After all, love is the answer and love conquers all.
In some cases love will come first and provide the momentum we need to persist in the face of challenge.
When we love somebody we will go to great lengths for them.
We'll read their moods and emotions, observing everything about them, and listening to everything said and unsaid.
With love for someone we unconsciously go the second mile.
But many times we don't love that which we seek at first.
Continuing with our boat example from previous articles in this series, few will love boating until they have experience on a boat.
While some will love boating immediately, many will grow their affection for boating over time through reading, observing, and listening.
In this way "falling in love" is really a conscious choice produced by a series of choices and actions.
You see, once in a lifetime we may fall in love at first sight, but most of the time in life we decide to be in love.
What should we choose to love? That's the best part: We get to choose.
This means we can choose to love virtually anyone or anything.
Here's where it gets interesting.
Love is often the result of choices made and actions taken that unknowingly lead us to "fall in love.
" Love, while a mysterious emotion that often seems to come on without warning, can be consciously chosen.
And that is why you should Read, Observe, and Listen first.
Everyone knows we spend time with and think about most those people and things we love.
Therefore, if we spend our time reading, observing, and listening to and about that which we desire we will almost certainly begin to love it too.
Does that mean we will soon own a boat if we simply Read, Observe, Listen, and ultimately Love? Actually, when it comes to material things, yes.
We won't spend the time reading, observing, and listening unless we ultimately love it.
And once we are in love, we'll move mountains to have it.
Love is the answer.
It propels us toward our goals, dreams, and desires in ways no other force can.
It sustains us in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds, it nourishes us when our body and soul are famished.
Love conquers all.
Most importantly, love is a choice.
Choose to love our creator.
Choose to love people; all people.
Choose to love your work.
Choose to love life and all it has to offer.
Choosing love will conquer all.
Because Love begets Love.
Winners get on a ROLL and have winning streaks and this is what separates those who achieve from those who do not.
Achievers have goals, build on one success after another, and reach their predetermined destination.
Non-achievers rarely set goals.
They are guided only by what has most recently happened and respond rather than act proactively.
ROLL is an acronym (Read, Observe, Listen, Love) and it is your map to get you from where you are to where you want to be.
Previously we've discussed how to get rolling through Read, Observe, and Listen.
The final step will provide momentum to keep your ROLL going.
It is Love.
Some might suggest that Love should come first.
If we love something, someone, or if we give love, wouldn't everything else fall into place? After all, love is the answer and love conquers all.
In some cases love will come first and provide the momentum we need to persist in the face of challenge.
When we love somebody we will go to great lengths for them.
We'll read their moods and emotions, observing everything about them, and listening to everything said and unsaid.
With love for someone we unconsciously go the second mile.
But many times we don't love that which we seek at first.
Continuing with our boat example from previous articles in this series, few will love boating until they have experience on a boat.
While some will love boating immediately, many will grow their affection for boating over time through reading, observing, and listening.
In this way "falling in love" is really a conscious choice produced by a series of choices and actions.
You see, once in a lifetime we may fall in love at first sight, but most of the time in life we decide to be in love.
What should we choose to love? That's the best part: We get to choose.
This means we can choose to love virtually anyone or anything.
Here's where it gets interesting.
Love is often the result of choices made and actions taken that unknowingly lead us to "fall in love.
" Love, while a mysterious emotion that often seems to come on without warning, can be consciously chosen.
And that is why you should Read, Observe, and Listen first.
Everyone knows we spend time with and think about most those people and things we love.
Therefore, if we spend our time reading, observing, and listening to and about that which we desire we will almost certainly begin to love it too.
Does that mean we will soon own a boat if we simply Read, Observe, Listen, and ultimately Love? Actually, when it comes to material things, yes.
We won't spend the time reading, observing, and listening unless we ultimately love it.
And once we are in love, we'll move mountains to have it.
Love is the answer.
It propels us toward our goals, dreams, and desires in ways no other force can.
It sustains us in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds, it nourishes us when our body and soul are famished.
Love conquers all.
Most importantly, love is a choice.
Choose to love our creator.
Choose to love people; all people.
Choose to love your work.
Choose to love life and all it has to offer.
Choosing love will conquer all.
Because Love begets Love.