Make This a Habit for 30 Days... and Watch What Happens | Earl Nightingale

By setting a clearly defined, single goal and consistently focusing on it for 30 days, individuals can achieve significant success and transform their lives.

• Clearly define a single, specific goal that you want above all else.

• Consistently focus on your goal daily, visualizing its achievement, to engage your subconscious mind.

• Maintain this focused habit for 30 days to build momentum and achieve continuous success.

Individuals who achieve unusual accomplishments often do so by clearly defining a goal that becomes a powerful, driving dream. Success is defined as the progressive realization of a worthy ideal, yet only about 5% of people actively work towards such a goal. By deliberately establishing a specific objective and consistently focusing on it, one can channel their thoughts and actions, making life more rewarding and purposeful.

The Power of Goals

• 00:00:59 Extraordinary achievements, even in the face of significant handicaps, stem from individuals having a clearly defined goal. This goal, often an invisible dream held in the mind and heart, becomes the primary motivator, far outweighing the effort required. As Napoleon Hill stated, 'what the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve,' encompassing everything from grand engineering feats to personal milestones.

Defining True Success

• 00:02:45 Success is best defined as 'the progressive realization of a worthy ideal.' This means anyone actively engaged in achieving a goal they deem valuable is successful, regardless of external measures like money. Conversely, those not working towards a worthy ideal are considered the opposite of successful. Surprisingly, only an estimated 5% of people have a clear understanding of what they are working towards, leaving the majority to drift aimlessly like ships without rudders.

Identifying Your Worthy Goal

• 00:06:22 To establish a worthy goal, individuals should dedicate time to write down everything they desire, then select one single item they want above all else. This chosen goal should be specific and well-defined, not vague aspirations like 'happiness' or 'good health.' Like a ship reaching one port at a time, a person can only effectively pursue one primary goal at a time, preventing confusion and ensuring focus.

The 30-Day Habit

• 00:07:55 Once a singular goal is chosen, it must be written on a card and reviewed every morning, every night, and frequently throughout the day for 30 consecutive days. This consistent focus forces the goal into the subconscious mind, which then provides the necessary insights and answers for its accomplishment. By doing this, the habit of purposeful thinking is ingrained, leading to continuous success, as 'we become what we think about.'