How To Stop Procrastinating,
and Get Moving!

One of the biggest problems I see  is that they want to make more money, but they:

Just Don't Seem To Be Able To Get Started!

Why is this? Why do you think people have such a hard time getting the ball rolling? Well, I have my own reasons why I think people don't get going, and I'll hopefully be able to give you some ideas to help you move ahead.

The first thing I want to discuss is what I think is the number one reason people don't make changes in their life. Because, let's face it. Most of us are not very happy with the way our lives go. I know from my own experiences, just how miserable life can be or feel at times.

I also know that all those feelings are nothing more than that. Feelings. Thoughts. All those doubts and fears are self created, self imposed, and self induced. And since they are brought into our lives by ourselves, they can just as easily be removed. Banished. Disposed of forever.

So let's talk about what causes these feelings that prevent you from getting what you want, and from going where you want to go!

In my opinion, there is a huge difference between wanting things to get better, from wishing things would change...and really expecting things to change! See, anyone can voice a wish or desire for something. Anyone can say they want things to be better or different. But merely expressing the words won't do it. No, there has to be a fundamental change in your thinking if you are to get somewhere new.

See, all of us have two forms of psychological baggage that we may have ingrained in our minds. One kind comes from the years of brainwashing that we receive from our parents, and from society in general. In fact, our whole culture and heritage comes from a puritanical origin of closed mindedness, and negative thinking towards life.

The other type is from our own thoughts, unaided by outside influence.

Yes, the negativity we seem to attract is just as much from our tradition of negativity as it is from our own personal way of viewing the world. See, many of us allow our thinking to flow into the easiest type of thinking there is. Negative thinking is easy because if we see ourselves as being less successful than we want, we can validate our thoughts by never taking any actions that could possibly lead us to a different, more positive conclusion.

The age old self-fulfilling prophecy is alive and well! If our minds tell us that we cannot be more happy, more successful, our actions that follow will assure that we cannot achieve a new way of life. So, it's easy to continue being the way we've always been, because we rationalise that's all we deserve.

Baloney.

Let me explain. It's been my experience that most people are waiting for some event or thing to happen, when they'll finally be happy

You know, like "When I get rich, then I’ll be happy!" Or, "When I get a new job I'll be happy!" Or, "Things used to be so good when my spouse was here." Or, "When we had that business, that's when things were great!"

Always living in the future or past. Not being here, right now! See, you are here, right now! You have to become aware of the present. You have to start living in today's world. Not some far off, distant place. But right here, right now!

What I mean, is that you have to relish the current moment, your current feelings, good or bad, and be aware that what you are feeling at the moment is a message you have to pay attention to. You cannot ignore what your heart and mind are telling you that you have to do. Not if you want to really make a change. Not if you sincerely do want something better.

As I see it, this avoidance method of living for a better time, instead of living here and now, is the root of the inability to change, to get something new going. Why? Well, if you are focusing on some other time when you'll be, or were, happy….how can you also focus on what you have to do now to make things happen?

Our minds cannot focus the energy we have into two totally separate places. Either you're living in the future, the past, or the present! But you cannot be living in more than one! Your mind isn't built that way. It can only deal with what it is being asked to handle.

So, if you're waiting for a day when things will get better, I've got news for you, that day won't come, because unless you start living here and now, you won't be able to have the awareness of how and what changes you must make to get to that better place in the future! Once you achieve a state of awareness of being in the present, you will notice a change in you begin to emerge. You'll start seeing things for what they really are. You'll see that love and beauty are all around you, even if you're broke or stuck in a job you hate or whatever.

You'll see that you are, well, what you are. You'll see your good points, your strengths, your experience, your knowledge and your ability to be happy. You'll also see your faults and drawbacks and mistakes you've made. Either way, by being aware of the present, and who you are...you will now be able to make meaningful changes!

How can you make changes, if you don't recognize what really needs to be changed? Right? See, it isn't that hard to get going. It isn't that hard to say, "OK. I've seen what doing what I'm doing now has gotten me. It's time to take action, to make changes!" Especially when you are truly aware of yourself, and no longer wish for change...but now expect to change!

Once you switch from blind hope, to specific expectations, you'll see the path to your new life. You'll stop procrastinating. You'll stop making excuses. You'll stop watching others, envious of their successes! You'll stop blaming the world or your circumstances for your plight.

Instead, you'll start doing the things that you need to do!

You'll listen to the CD's again. You'll re-read the manuals. You'll go to the library and do some simple research. You'll make those phone calls after work, instead of plopping down in front of the TV. You'll arrange your schedule so you have a few hours a week to get some information together. You'll also get the courage to talk to some people you might not otherwise feel strong enough to.

You'll contact people who are already doing something you think could be packaged up into a product. You'll have the conviction to seek out people who can provide you with a product idea. You'll feel confident enough to write a small ad, and actually place it! You'll see that following our models, it's simple to get something off the ground.

Truth is it's a mechanical process to get rich. And it's your BS that keeps you poor. Being broke won't make you a saint.

Get Out There And DO IT!!!

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