Sometimes you have a deadline and need to work through it. But maybe do it for just a few nights. Don’t make emergencies a habit.
Get good rest, stay healthy and alert and also feel much better. Stop scrolling, watching or gaming and get some ?’s. Sleep is essential and lovely. Go to bed!
A tough conversation, an uncomfortable discussion, admin, taxes, challenging work, health and fitness or even me-time can be avoided when we aren’t ready to face reality.
Turn into it. Stand up straight. Take a deep breath. Say, “I can do this.” And say, “Things will be fine.” Then go sort that thing you’ve been avoiding. You’ll feel better. #Go!
(anyone else tick ✅ All of the Above in that first paragraph? ?)
This is my 731st daily post. Today is the 2nd anniversary of my daily blogging. I said I’d do one year and that would be a real accomplishment. Then I developed discipline, a habit and a winning streak and out popped another 365!
I’ve enjoyed writing the posts and I hope many people have enjoyed reading them and got some value from them.
I have 551 draft, or partially drafted, blog posts in my folder. I might use some of those for this 3rd year of blogging. Many were harder to write as they were controversial or required a level of research or nuance in writing them well.
Perhaps this will be the year to let a few of those loose.
I’ve also got a new book written, published and available for pre-order at many online bookstores large and small. Amazon, Waterstones, Barnes&Noble and Chapters/Indigo are a few.
There’s a hardback, paperback and an ebook version at the moment. The official launch date for Achieve Anything is the 23rd January. Look into picking up a copy.
An audiobook version is on the cards but will take more time than I can swing at the moment. It’s something for everyone to look forward to. ?
So I’m delighted with today’s milestone, with the blog, and with having a book available on Amazon.
I look forward to helping more people think better to feel better, open their minds even more and achieve their dreams with 7 simple steps.
Here’s to you in 2022!
That’s it. Be Kind.
Not planning is easier in the moment. You have more fun time, free time, or stress free time. But, sometimes things then happen that you would have foreseen with a plan. So now you hope and pray you get a little unexpected intervention or luck.
That’s one way to live your life. It’s a little more dramatic, exciting and stressful. And if you enjoy stress and uncertainty, maybe that’s the way to go.
However, if calm, relaxed and controlled is what you would like more of, then get planning. It will force you to THINK about the whole picture a bit more. Then you can assess what you will need to OVERCOME and how you might be able to do that.
Then take these thoughts and quickly WRITE them out. Writing brings clarity to your thoughts and allows you to REVIEW your thoughts in note format. Then you can challenge what you wrote and even confirm certain assumptions or guesses.
Now you have the ingredients for a PLAN. Take those written notes from your initials thoughts and challenges to overcome and organise them a little better on a new page. Chronological order is good. Timeframes, cashflows and the effort required will become much clearer.
You will now need less luck and divine intervention. There will be less stress because you have a roadmap. You know where you’ll eat, get petrol and arrive. You can enjoy the journey much more rather than feel anxious throughout.
Then you can use your good luck when you really need it. Not simply because you didn’t want to put the effort into a plan.
Goals were written and you started off great! But then the wheels came off. Your great new habits have been slowly becoming one-offs rather than habitual. With that, your confidence has taken a hit and old habits are creeping back in.
What happened?!?!
This last one tends to catch a lot of people out. If you’ve spent a long time saying you’re not sporty, it can be pretty hard to stick with walking, running or more engaging activities and sports.
Years of saying ‘I’m not a reader’ or ‘I don’t read’, will make it difficult to read a book per month.
You will likely benefit from adopting a mantra that reflects the new you that you are becoming. Mantra’s like, ‘I am a runner’, ‘I am fit, active and healthy’, or ‘I am a reader’ and ‘I am a well read person’.
If you’re good at starting new initiatives, habits and activities, that’s great! For many, that is the hardest part. You just need to become the outcome. Become a completer/finisher. State with strong intent, ‘I am disciplined and results driven.’ Fall in love with the process. And then, like a miracle, you’ll become who you decided to be.
You may not have spare time to do more. But you could change what you are currently doing with some of your time.
What would you be willing to stop doing for 5, 15, 30 or 60 minutes each day? What would you sacrifice so you could use that time to work towards a goal you would like to achieve?
It doesn’t take long to start learning, doing and succeeding. Your efforts will compound each time and you will see the benefits if you look for them.
What will you give up to become the person you would like to be? You don’t have to do more. Simply do differently.
Because you are! Decide and commit today.
The 7 Simple Steps to Shift from Uncomfortable to Unstoppable are:
These are the 7 Simple Steps. Use these and you will be able to Achieve Anything.
If you would like to know more, I go deeper into each step in my new book – Achieve Anything. This is now available for pre-order on Amazon and most other international online retailers. The launch date is the 23rd January.
Are we on track? Can you do this yourself? Do you need help? Would it help to have someone on your team to push you through when your discipline fades and you lose the level of responsibility or accountability you need to make the real changes you want in your life.
There are people who are willing to help. I am one of them. They can assist you in getting the results you want. You can fool some of the people some of the time but you can’t fool them.
Get some help and rock those results!
