Be Do Have · Business Leaders Network

Be Do Have

Zig Ziglar was one of my favorite speakers. He spoke about Be Do Have all the time because it is a framework for life transformation.

The following once again is based on Sahil Bloom's newsletter this week.

The traditional line of thinking is Have, Do, Be:

I need to have X.
Then I can do Y.
Then I will be Z.

A classic example: I need to HAVE more money, then I can DO the things I want, then I'll BE fulfilled.

The reality: The conditional approach—if I have X, then I'll be Y—never works.

Be, Do, Have flips this traditional thinking on its head:

I will be Z.
Then I can do Y.
Then I will have X.

In the context of our example: I will embody and BE a fulfilled person, then I can DO the actions of a fulfilled person, then I will HAVE the things I desire.

This model focuses on the internal, rather than the external, and centers on your identity in the present, rather than placing it in the future. It is a reminder of your control over your world.

It brings to mind one of my favorite quotes:

"Don’t waste your time chasing butterflies. Mend your garden, and the butterflies will come." - Mario Quintana

Something I’ve come to believe: The things you want most in life will come to you, but only when you’re ready for them.

You must BE, before you can DO, and you must DO, before you can HAVE, thus:

Mend your garden and the butterflies will come, ie. BE a gardener, DO the mending, HAVE the butterflies arrive in your garden.

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