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For the past fifteen years, I’ve been writing, coaching and speaking for entrepreneurs who want to "take it to the next level." Through this process, I'm grateful to keep discovering new ideas, resources and strategies that can help you succeed -- with a lot less struggle and a lot more fun.
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Getting Out of the Gray Area
Posted by Rich Fettke.
“You can either take action or you can hang back and hope for a miracle.”
-Peter Drucker
Professional speaker Rosita Perez has a great rhyme that goes, “One for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, three to get ready, three to get ready…” Can you relate? It’s such an easy trap to get stuck thinking, “Should I do it now? Maybe. Maybe not.”
The gray area between “yes” and “no,” which clouds your mind with indecision and frustration, is easy to get stuck in. This twilight zone is known as procrastination, an approach that can stifle your progress toward your dreams and goals. When you are stuck in the procrastination pit your energy can get zapped out of you faster than electricity from a California power plant.
The best way to overcome procrastination is to make a simple choice, either yes or no. Proactive as opposed to reactive, choice implies responsibility. You’re either going to discover what is holding you back and act on it or move ahead right now. It’s as straightforward as that.
What task or next step have you been getting ready for? Where have you been procrastinating?
My request for you is to make a choice.
You have three options:
1. Choose "no" and let it go. Simply embrace the fact that you’re never going to do it.
2. Another choice is to decide when you will take action (a specific date) and determine what that action will be. I’d suggest sharing that commitment with someone to help hold you accountable.
3. Choose one step you could take today — even a small step — toward your goal. Then follow through as soon as possible.
Making a choice is powerful. It will stop the procrastination energy drain and provide you with new freedom and motivation to focus on what really matters. What is your choice?
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Always Open
Posted by Rich Fettke.
Welcome to this place
A place of work and rest
There is no roof and the walls expand
To welcome in the bestEveryone’s invited
Come in to meet your dreams
This is where your future starts
And thoughts turn into thingsThis place is always open
It is you who holds the key
There are several ways to enter
Just close your eyes and seeBring with you some questions
And step inside to learn
There are never-ending answers
To all of your concernsDiscover all your greatness
At this place we call the mind
A gift that’s born within us
In all of humankind
ACTION IDEA:
A curious mind creates possibilities. If you are seeking an answer to a challenge you are facing or a goal you would like to achieve, then take some time and use your mind. Right now, write down a question for the answer you are seeking on the back of a business card. It may be something like, "What do I need to accomplish my goal of ____________?" or maybe something like, "What is the answer to ______________?" Fill in the blanks with the outcome you desire and then carry this card with you and refer to it throughout the day.
Create a ritual to read your card on a regular basis — maybe before or after each meal or every morning and every evening — whatever you think would be the most consistent for you. Trust that you will discover an answer (or several answers!) and you will notice how powerful your mind can be.
