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The One Mindset Shift That Will Change Your Life
The power of BE DO HAVE
Howie Chan
July 14, 2024
Welcome to Legend Letters - A rebellion against the ordinary, where you redefine success and live your version of legendary.
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HEARTSET
“When I have saved this amount of money, then we can travel the world and then we’ll be so happy.”
The man said to his bride as he puts his first dollar in the piggy bank.
The years passed and the piggy bank filled up slowly, but the money was used for home repairs, medical bills, and other emergencies.
When it was finally full decades later, he took the money and purchased a pair of air tickets to the end of the world, but alas, his wife passed away.
Sure, this is from the opening scenes from the Pixar movie UP, but how many of us think in this way?
I wish I HAVE that thing…
And when I have it, I will feel this way and DO these things…
And when I do it, I will finally BE this person.
That’s the typical HAVE DO BE mindset, where everything is predicated on having something, whether that’s money, or having that big house, or having that nice camera. This means we just keep waiting to have that magical thing that will allow us to do the things we have to do and be the person we want to be.
What if we flipped the script?
MINDSET
What if instead of HAVE DO BE, you BE the person you wish to become, DO the deeds such a person does, and then HAVE the things that come from action?
BE the person, DO the deeds, HAVE the things.
Watch this 52 second video about BE DO HAVE.
SKILLSET
Tangible steps to practice BE DO HAVE😀
BE
1/ What do I really want?
The first step is to get to the heart of what you truly want and desire. Not what your parents want, not what the people in your life want, not what society wants. What do YOU want.
2/ Who is that person?
If you want to be a successful entrepreneur, what kind of life do they lead? What is their lifestyle? What choices are they making? This is where modeling is so important. Find someone who is living the life you want and having what you desire. Learn everything about them - if possible, meet them and talk to them.
This will help you form a complete picture of this person.
DO
3/ Embody the new identity
Feel it, become it.
If you want to be a successful entrepreneur, you take on the identity of a successful entrepreneur. Not next month, not next week, today. You get scrappy, you put together plans, you take action and you make decisions that move the business forward. Anytime you have a decision to make, you ask yourself: is this what a successful entrepreneur would do?
HAVE
4/ Enjoy the ups and downs
As you do the deeds of the person you wish to become, you are slowly becoming that person. Also, you get to experience all the ups and the downs that go along with it. As with any meaningful endeavor, there will be failures and there will be wins - take it all in. Experience it fully.
I challenge you to experiment with this idea: BE DO HAVE.
I AM going to do it…
I’ll tell you all about my experiment next week. I am super pumped.
“All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make, the better.”
In the meantime, go live your legend 🤘🏽,
Howie Chan
Creator of Legend Letters
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