Entrepreneurs Use the Prosperity Cycle to Make Dreams Come True

Aug 20, 2013
By Mark Hopkins

Motivation equals success. Guaranteed. It might not equal immediate success. It might not equal success in everything you try. But strong motivation breeds inspired effort, and that will always lead to triumph eventually, even if it wasn’t the triumph you were expecting. Passion is the source of motivation. How does passion get translated into prosperity? Through the Prosperity Cycle.

The Prosperity Cycle is a self-reinforcing cycle that will set you on your chosen path, keep you moving forward, and provide you with the vast amount of energy that you’ll need to get where you want to go. It offers a structured process for personal development and for achieving prosperity. It creates a perpetual feedback loop between your passions and your actions, propelling you forward down the path of your choice. Passion helps you get the cycle started, but the cycle itself reinforces your passion, powering your imagination and inspiring you to dream bigger and do bigger—“do” being the operative word.

The most successful people, particularly entrepreneurs, use this cycle to their advantage every day, even if only intuitively. They are inspired by a hardship or a vision to step off the beaten track, where others are consistently telling them what is and is not possible. That first step, though, is prompted by a decision to do something, to embark on a new path toward a different goal. Whether your initial spark comes from being mad as hell or incredibly inspired, it’s your ticket to ride. That energy and passion powers the self-discipline required to get started and fuels the focused effort required to move forward. Effort always yields progress, even if it doesn’t quite turn out the way you had envisioned. A win is fantastic, but a learning moment can sometimes be even more rewarding. Either can lead to increased confidence and self-esteem, which, in turn, motivates you to make the decision to do it again, only bigger.

Each success you rack up builds your capability and gives you the confidence to keep going bigger. Personal achievement is the human equivalent of nuclear fusion, releasing vast amounts of energy to tackle the next challenge in your path. The cycle never ends for those who continue to fuel their internal fire, because even if they achieve their goals, life is full of new challenges and opportunities that renew the cycle.

Right now, you may not feel very passionate about any one thing in your life. Or you may have been persuaded that the thing you feel most passionate about isn’t worth your energy, dampening the flames. You may not think of yourself as somebody who is inherently motivated. Many of us aren’t. The Prosperity Cycle can help.

Decide to start using the Prosperity Cycle today! Identify something that you would like to make happen at work or at home. Make it something fairly simple. What is the very first step you need to make to achieve the goal? Make it granular, such as setting up a meeting or asking a colleague for help. Don’t worry about the next steps for now, just take the very first step. You will know what the next cycle is once you’ve completed the first one.  DO SOMETHING!