All my life, and for most of you, all of yours, we have been told that if we work hard, knuckle down, nose to the grindstone and all those other old sayings AND we will achieve success.

But is that really the case?

I know that I worked hard to achieve success in sport, but that was about being fit and the level of fitness required was well above that of the ordinary person in the street, so I get that. And by the way it felt really good to be that fit. Oh to be there now…LOL! But it was fun in the most part and it didn’t feel all that hard as it was something we did regularly (Although some of those hills in the pre-season weren’t that easy).

But what if it was meant to be easy?

Do you know people in your life that have worked hard all their lives, only to just get by? And others who seem to never really work that hard, they get to play and travel a lot and have nary a worry in the world.

What is the difference?

For one, the second group have a completely different outlook on what is required to be successful. For instance, they expect good things to happen for and to them. Guess what? They happen!

The first group on the other hand have a view of life where struggle is expected and that is what they get. They probably actually work longer hours, they stress more, yet never seem to catch up.

I have written over the last few weeks about knowing where you want to get to, focusing on that and that is part of it. (Check out https://belieffirst.wordpress.com/2020/01/22/life-is-a-mirror/ to understand this better). It is also about expectation and not getting distracted by alternatives that take your focus elsewhere, or getting taken into negative situations by your reaction to various situations/events, or people who are being negative.

The old saying, it is hard to soar like an eagle, when you are surrounded by turkeys comes to mind at this point.

The easy bit comes from having a clear mind, focused on what it is you want, expecting that it will come to pass and not being taken off course by other shiny objects or negative people/situations and feeling good at the same time. Feelings and emotions have a very big part to play in all of this.

So breathe in the good air and feel good, that is a start.

If you think it is easy, this to shall come to pass.

Namaste!