The SWISH (Strike While the Iron is Still Hot!) Factor: How SPEED can alter your destiny

When I was an elementary school kid, my English teacher introduced me to the old English saying, “Strike While the Iron is Still Hot” - I now call it the SWISH factor. This saying, along with another saying, “Make hay while the sun still shines”, became powerful guiding thoughts throughout my life as a young man growing up in Kenya. I would not have been able to complete my schooling had it not been for the perspective that these two sayings allowed me to develop. I would not be where I am today had it not been for the two sayings. When I saw the opportunity to come to the US, I decided to strike while the iron was still hot.

In my quest to continue living an effective life, I have developed an acrostic that enables me to “strike while the iron is still hot”. Hopefully, you will find it useful too and use it to make hay while the sun still shines. Here is the acrostic:

Start Right Now - You have to be action oriented. When an idea comes to you, do something about it right away. Is it a business idea? Write it down and read a book about that business. Is it someone you haven’t been in contact with for a long time? Write that letter right away. Is it a book that you think should be written? Create that outline right away. The idea is to do it with speed.

Prepare Every Day - One of the most important things you could ever do in life is to prepare for your time. Preparation should be a daily endeavor. What you do daily determines who you will become permanently. Nothing is more beautiful than a man or woman who is ready for his or her time when it comes. Preparation is the magical door that opens the gateway to your desires.

Expect Success Now - Your expectation is the key to you achieving or completing that which you desire. If you learn to expect success right now, you will start to attract that success immediately. Don’t push it off into the future. Expect to attain that which you want right now. That is the key to you being able to manifest all that you want or desire.

Execute Right Now - Procratination is the greatest enemy of success. You must learn to execute immediately. Do not postpone actions that you have to take in order to realize your desires. Learn to execute immediately. Get out of your comfort zone and just do it! Execute that idea right now! Execute that plan right now! Success comes to those who move with speed.

Deliver Results Now - Success is all about results. Can you deliver results? It’s not about talking about results, it’s about delivering results. Finish that project. Complete that paper. Give that speech. Write that book manuscript. Do it right now. It’a about results. If you can deliver results, you will experience the joy that speed can bring into your life.