Sometimes you may believe you do not deserve the payoff that comes with accomplishing your dream. I struggled and at times still struggle with this. You are willing to work and sacrifice but sabotage yourself in some way because you are believing the lie that it may be good for somebody else but not you.

One morning while driving back from the gym, I reflected on how I realized progress toward adopting a millionaire mindset. Then I started affirming to myself that I should not be surprised because I am supposed to have successes.

I am supposed to consistently have energy every day.

I am supposed to maintain momentum.

I am supposed to be a millionaire.

I am supposed to have a successful business.

I am supposed to have great friendships.

I am supposed to conquer my fears.

Here is what was interesting. When I followed “I am supposed to be a millionaire” with “I am supposed to have a successful business” without pausing to think about if I can do it or if I deserve it, my mind went, “Did you hear that? I guess this thought of being a millionaire is a normal and reasonable since he did not pause to doubt. So, we should go and execute.” It became just another milestone to reach.

I sandwiched that big goal between smaller ones quickly and did not give my mind a chance to doubt.

T Harv Eker author of The Millionaire Mind said that if you have a blueprint that says you are to be poor, that is what you will be no matter how hard you work and how much money you earned. To change that blueprint you need to adopt a new concept about who you are and believe you are deserving of it.

Said another way by Ed Mylet, you will do things that are consistent with your identity. One of the ways he advocates to change your identity is take drastic and massive action, outside your norm, toward your goal within a short period of time – shock your system. I want to add that you should follow that shock with an easier milestone.

In the gym, there is a practice called pyramid training where you would do say five sets. For the first three sets you would increase the weight, then in set four you would reduce the weight to what you used for set two, and for set five you would use the same weight as in set one. In this way the milestones you thought were hard (as in sets two, four and five) would seem easier because you challenged yourself in a big way – and hence planted the seed in your mind – to a huge goal. Try it.

You not only want to dream, but you want to move toward the prize and keep the momentum. You can do this! You may be tempted to do something contrary. You will have a way to be able to endure the challenge. As you endure, you will develop the capacity to maintain the right trajectory.

No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it. 1 Corinthians 10:13