Pat Mesiti – Soaring Higher

Pat Mesiti International Motivational Speaker gives you principles to soar higher!
(excerpt taken from Pat Mesiti’s new book “Soaring Higher”)

Everyone ends up somewhere in life. You could end up somewhere on purpose

You and I should never live life in a hit-and-miss fashion. All of us should have a vision for life. If you don't, somebody else will. Vision is a powerful thing. Forrest Gump asked his mother, ‘What's my destiny, Momma?’ It was a question about vision, about what the future holds.

Without vision you will come to the end of your life and wonder about the things you could have done and should have done. Vision gives significance to mundane details. It is the difference between filling bags of dirt and piling them up in a wall to save a town against flooding. Filling bags is not glamorous, but saving a city from flood is worthwhile.

You see, vision involves emotion. There is no such thing as emotionless vision. Even the most lifeless routine can feel good when attached to a vision. The clearer the vision, the stronger the emotion.
 
Vision motivates us. If you were piling up dirt to save your town from flooding you would not be looking at your watch. You would not be sitting there bored. You would be focused on the vision. Filling those bags becomes a matter of life and death. You show me a person without motivation and I will show you someone with no vision.

Vision sets direction. People without a clear vision are easily distracted; they drift from one activity to another, one relationship to another. Instead, set your course, set your direction and pursue your vision.

Vision begins with a concern. When we have a vision we are consumed by what is and what could be. Perhaps your vision is to build a better financial base for your family, to feed the poor, to free a people from a tyrannical regime. All vision begins with a concern and that means all of us are candidates for vision.

Not all vision requires immediate action. Many people get a vision for something and think they automatically qualify to begin to fulfil it. We have to grow to fulfil our vision. For example, a little girl might have a dream of being a bride, and she will run into her mother's cupboard, take the wedding dress out, and put it on. For her, the vision is wonderful and clear: she will one day be a bride. But right now the dress doesn't fit. Like the little girl, we have to grow until we fit the vision and the vision fits us.

Unfortunately, time has proven that people who win the lotto or who inherit vast sums of money soon lose it. Why? For them, success came too quickly and easily. They didn't grow over time to earn their wealth. It came to them easily and suddenly, and that's a recipe for disaster. We've got to learn to grow to fit the vision of our lives.

Vision carries with it a moral element and a conviction that says something can be done and something should be done. It catapults you out of passive concern to urgency and action.

Challenge

Our hearts must be moved with concern before we will ever begin to implement our vision. So let me ask you: What concerns you? What moves you? What breaks your heart? What makes you angry? What makes you want to rise above and stand tall?

My friend, answer these questions and you will find the cause that best suits you. Then build a vision around that cause. Because all vision requires someone to champion the cause. What is the cause that you can champion? What causes you to want to make a difference?

Other Motivational Books by Pat Mesiti

Attitudes and Altitudes
Pat Mesiti at his best! This book addresses the "how's" of leadership. It deals with vital principles such as leader development, how to network people and how to bring out the best in those around you. Pat Mesiti speaks on: growing big people, passion, leadership, mentoring, encouragement, attitude, credibility.

Dreamers Never Sleep
Pat Mesiti, in his comical yet challenging way, will show you how to: replace wrong perceptions with winning attitudes, deal positively with change, define your destiny, go beyond the 'norm', handle failure and discover what success really is and how it can affect your world.

Opportunity Knocks
If you are one of those millions of people around the world waiting for an opportunity to take your life to another level, then this book is for you.
1) recognize opportunities
2) grab opportunities that come your way
3) Persevere with opportunities

Wake Up and Dream
Discover the power of personal vision and how your dreams can help change the world.
The various topics include: how to rise above the limitations of your past, defining your dream, developing a plan to make your dream a reality, developing character, skills and attitudes that facilitate change, and unlocking the gifts and talents of those around you.

To obtain more information on Pat Mesiti’s Motivational Books, CD’s and products, or to book Pat as a Motivational Speaker for an upcoming event please visit www.mesiti.com

To obtain information on Pat Mesiti’s Millionaire Mindset Club, please visit www.mmclub.com.au