The future belongs to those who prepare for it today

Have you ever felt powerless and clueless about your future, like you have no power whatsoever on what the future holds. It is safe to say that a lot of us have resorted to leaving things to chance and not actively making decisions and creating habits that will shape how our future plays out. I remember reading one of Malcom X's quotes which read "The future belongs to those who prepare for it today" and asking myself what sort of preparation he could have been talking about. The best way to predict the future is to create it so make an active decision today to start doing everything in your power to prepare yourself for the greatness that awaits you. I have compiled a list of 6 simple things that you can adopt to help you prepare yourself for the great and amazing things that your future holds.

• Use affirmations
  Successful people understand the power of these 2 words "I AM" and how our minds register anything that comes after those 2 words as true. You need to constantly use these 2 words as part of your affirmation system which is basically you aligning your mind to who you want to be and ignoring your current situation. I am great, i am intelligent, i am rich, i am attractive, i am the best, i am successful....constantly recite these affirmations and you will get a clear insight of where you want to be. Write a list of positive affirmations and recite them every single day when you wake up, before you face the world .
• Take action now
  The very reason why most great ideas never see the light of day is because we think about it, we plan, we strategize and decide that we will start tomorrow or when certain conditions are met. The sad thing is that most of the time you wake up feeling differently about that idea or your brain simply talks you out of it and that idea ends up dying before it is even born. I have been using a concept i learnt some time ago called the "2% rule" where every idea i get i go for it there and then. This means that i do something that registers as 2% progress on the idea i just had. I owe this very blog to this concept because i have been adding 2% every single week and the progress has been steady. So work on executing at least 2% of your plan before your brain takes over and talks you out of your great idea

• Change your perspective
  The great and successful people of this world are those that see things differently in every situation. These are the people who never see problems but see opportunities. The reason they have this different view on things is that they believe in the power of positivity so much and it has become their reality. You need to change your perspective on all situations in your life and close your eyes and ears to all things that can shift your focus from your bright future. See all things as opportunities to grow and learn .
• Surround yourself with greatness
  The reason why we see our future as bleak and unpredictable is because we allow our environment to be filled with people who have those beliefs. Most great ideas are often too great that telling them to shallow minds will  kill the idea. We need to understand that there are 2 kinds of people in relation to your dreams. There are the fertilisers who are there to support you and help you achieve your dreams and then there are the poisonous people whose sole purpose is to ask you who you think your are, what makes you so special and what makes you think you can do this. These people are going to suffocate and kill your dream so you need to make sure you allow as much fertiliser in your life as possible and stay clear of all the negative poisonous people.

• Don't try to please everyone
  Everyone has an opinion of what you should do with your life. More often than not we take this advice blindly and ignore what truly matters to you. The tragic thing about life is that inasmuch as we can try to be everyone's favorite or we get in a position where we can please everyone, it's not going to happen at all. You can never please everyone because not everyone is ready or deserves to be a part of the great things your future holds for you

I hope you have a fruitful and blessed week as you transform the way you do things. Do something this week that your future self will thank you for, remind yourself always of how amazing, talented, intelligent you are, close your eyes and ears to negativity and don't forget to Thank God its Monday.