#102 When dreams turn into certainties

ByLukas
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Elon Musk has the rock-solid belief that someday, he’s going to put people on Mars. He doesn’t hope for it. He believes it’s inevitable.

Whether his belief becomes a reality or not is irrelevant. What matters are the actions and grit his faith inspires in him and everyone working with him.

That’s the rock-solid determination extraordinary feats are built on.

But you don’t have to dream of interplanetary travel to reach stellar levels of determination.

What would you do if writing a new book isn’t just optional or desirable but inevitable?

What would you do if mastering an instrument isn’t just possible but inescapable?

What happens when, in your mind, you turn a dream into a certainty?

How does that change your actions? Mindset? Beliefs? Feelings?

How much easier does it become to persevere?

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