{"id":425,"date":"2017-07-07T14:42:05","date_gmt":"2017-07-07T19:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.harveker.com\/?p=425"},"modified":"2017-07-07T14:42:05","modified_gmt":"2017-07-07T19:42:05","slug":"master-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.harveker.com\/blog\/master-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Become A Master Of Life | Advice from Harv Eker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The millionaire mindset is different. They don&#8217;t simply learn something that leads them to riches, but rather, become masters and thought leaders in the subject matter. But mastering something goes beyond becoming an expert. It is a drive to achieve the difficult, to overcome the obstacles that would hinder most people. Read the advice below from T. Harv Eker on how you can become a master of life by prioritizing, choosing and focusing on the target.<\/p>\n<h2>Advice To Become A Master Of Life<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Go hard or go home.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve seen that mantra in several different contexts, in particular to athletics or anything with a kind of \u201cedge\u201d to it. It comes off a little severe, like something those guys who pound each other in cages on Pay per View would say. Train hard, push hard, work hard, fight hard. Otherwise, what\u2019s the point?<\/p>\n<p>In general, people recognize the truth in the phrase \u2018Go Hard or Go Home\u2019. If you\u2019re going to do something, either be the absolute best you can be or don\u2019t do it at all. <strong>Well, that&#8217;s not true for everything.<\/strong> You can enjoy the heck out of playing golf, but you don\u2019t have to be a PGA player to get something out of playing. You do it strictly because you want to, no other reason needed.<\/p>\n<p>Consider, though, the difference between something you do for fun versus something you\u2019re doing for your life, like working toward financial freedom or living healthier. Being an average golfer is fine, but <strong>there\u2019s no such thing as an average millionaire<\/strong>. You\u2019re either a millionaire or you\u2019re not, and quite frankly there aren\u2019t as many millionaires as there are wanna-be millionaires.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harveker.com\/blog\/flexibility-creative-financing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Millionaire Mindset for Financial Flexibility<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In other words, you can\u2019t just \u201cokay\u201d yourself to riches. You\u2019re either going to master wealth, or you\u2019re not.<\/p>\n<h3>Choose To Be A Master: The Warrior Mentality<\/h3>\n<p>That\u2019s where the warrior mentality is critical for the mind of the millionaire. <strong>The warrior always chooses to be a master. <\/strong>A warrior has to! There is no other option. For a real warrior, mastery can make the difference between life and death. Not that being anything less than rich equals being dead, but the same kind of must-mentality is \u2026 a must!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mastery isn\u2019t as much a skill as it is a matter of: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Discipline<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Desire<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Commitment to taking your life to another level\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Most people are not living anywhere near their potential because they\u2019re playing in the minor leagues. Major leaguers, no matter what job or industry, are making lots of money because they&#8217;re not afraid of themselves, the work, the responsibility, making the necessary changes or playing big, and they believe they must play big in order to win big.<\/p>\n<p>Does it take more work to play in the majors than in the minors? Not necessarily. It takes more practice for sure, but sometimes all it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harveker.com\/blog\/find-success-work-less-infographic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">takes are minor adjustments to your thoughts and how you apply your skills<\/a> in order to make big changes.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to master something, you\u2019ll have to do some things differently. Your standards must change, your thinking needs to change from \u201cThis is okay\u201d to \u201cI can do much better\u201d, and you\u2019ll need to find reasons why there\u2019s room to get bigger rather than reasons why not.<\/p>\n<h3>Prioritize, Choose and Focus<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Can you be a master at everything? No, nor does anybody need to be. You need, instead, to prioritize, choose and focus on those things you really want for yourself. Whatever you choose, know that you\u2019re going to master it or not take it on. If you aren\u2019t willing to see your potential and hold yourself to it, then you won\u2019t master much.<\/p>\n<p>You will always get what you\u2019re willing to settle for. The hardest part isn\u2019t actually becoming a master. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harveker.com\/blog\/get-what-you-want-in-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get what you want in life<\/a> by deciding that you\u2019re going to be a master in the first place, and don&#8217;t go backward from that moment on.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Now it\u2019s your turn!\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Are you playing in the major leagues or still down in the minors? If you are mastering your life, what was the turning point to get you to make the shift? If you are still in the minors, what will it take to get you to play bigger?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Share your comments below\u2014someone just might read what you write and be inspired to live a better life.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Next Up:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.harveker.com\/blog\/finding-balance\/\">Finding Balance In Your Work and Personal Life <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The millionaire mindset is different. They don&#8217;t simply learn something that leads them to riches, but rather, become masters and thought leaders in the subject matter. But mastering something goes beyond becoming an expert. It is a drive to achieve the difficult, to overcome the obstacles that would hinder most people. 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