Have you ever noticed that once you have developed a keen sense of what you want and then made a decision that everything starts to fall into place? The greatest challenge or struggle occurs in the mind and whether or not you believe it is possible for you to succeed. Once you realize that the only person holding yourself back is you – the world is your oyster and the pearl is what you create!
I have found that “all or nothing” thinking is one of the mindset shifts that must occur. Some people think you need to sit down at a desk Monday to Friday for six months to write a book or you will not be able to write one. Well, if I waited for that to happen like many of you I would not have a book or two coming out into the world.
There have been many times I have literally written a couple paragraphs a day before I went to bed and other times when I have written 2-3 pages. The key is being consistent and not giving up. As you can imagine, over 30 days 2-3 paragraphs could lead to pages and pages of a book. Do not think that because you do not have a certain a lot of time or because you have a job and running a business on the side that you will never transition to it full time. You can have the best of both worlds and work with what you have where you are.
The same is true with exercise. You could sit on the couch in front of the television or you can get to the gym and put in ten to 20 minutes several days a week. Maybe you do not have a hour to spare but activity/exercise burst consistently still add up over time. Even when I have had good intentions of getting to the gym while running errands, I have sometimes gotten there with enough time to take a shower. Why beat myself up? I made it in the building. The next day I strive for more time and it worked. Imagine if I stood in front of the mirror just beating myself up. What is the point? Is it very encouraging? No. Every day you or I can improve.
Make a list of all the things what your ideal life would look like. Read them aloud. Ask yourself, “Is there any way I could be doing some of these things right now?” There is no reason you can not be infusing your life’s passion into your life right now!
The way you view your world is where it all takes place – in the mind. You must believe it is possible in order to achieve it – otherwise you would not have come up with the idea in the first place. You can achieve your dreams.
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