Getting Started!
The first step is always the hardest. I am sure you have experienced this many times in your life. You put off things that may be hard because you are either afraid of what may happen or it seems like it may be too difficult to get the ball rolling.
Then, once you take that first step, you notice that it really wasn't as bad as you thought it was going to be. We tend to do that with most things. Our minds come up with all the things that can go wrong in a situation or new adventure. Stop listening to you doubts.
So, here is the first exercise that I want you to practice. Every time you face a situation where you need to try something new and it may seem too hard to accomplish or that you may get resistance, I want you to write down the 5 GOOD things that will come out of it if you DO take action. This is not a "pro/con" list. Just a "pro" list. To be honest, for most things the cons really don't matter!
Do not focus on what can go wrong...at all! Get those thoughts out of your head completely. Write down the 5 things that will make your life better and will give you more happiness in your life.
The next step is to read (and even better, say aloud) those five things to yourself until you take that first step. Do not stop reading the list to yourself until you take action! Depending on what the task is, this may take a few times in one day or it may take several days of you reading it every morning. Some tasks are bigger (and scarier) than others, so they take more convincing.
Here is an example:
Start a new business on the Internet
So, here is the first exercise that I want you to practice. Every time you face a situation where you need to try something new and it may seem too hard to accomplish or that you may get resistance, I want you to write down the 5 GOOD things that will come out of it if you DO take action. This is not a "pro/con" list. Just a "pro" list. To be honest, for most things the cons really don't matter!
Do not focus on what can go wrong...at all! Get those thoughts out of your head completely. Write down the 5 things that will make your life better and will give you more happiness in your life.
The next step is to read (and even better, say aloud) those five things to yourself until you take that first step. Do not stop reading the list to yourself until you take action! Depending on what the task is, this may take a few times in one day or it may take several days of you reading it every morning. Some tasks are bigger (and scarier) than others, so they take more convincing.
Here is an example:
Start a new business on the Internet
- More freedom
- Extra income
- Chance to work for myself
- Having complete control of business decisions
- Making new and great contacts
