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You can achieve anything -- just do it step by step.
If success were easy, everyone would be successful in their chosen field. Sadly, most people avoid much of the "hard" work needed to reach their vision.
Why is work seen as “hard”? It’s usually because we intimidate ourselves. We imagine the entire project and how daunting it is. Or we try to take steps that are too big, and therefore, stretch ourselves too much, causing ourselves too much stress.
We don't realize that we are the ones stopping ourselves.
So when we meet resistance a…
5 Motivational Methods to Help You Overcome Procrastination and Get Focused
If a goal is challenging (and the most worthwhile goals are!), you will need motivational methods that are effective for you personally. You’ll need to continually practice the methods that help you focus and make progress, no matter how "hard" the task feels.
Below, I describe the methods that have worked best for me and my clients.
As you read this, I invite you to score each method on a scale of 0 to 10. Zero means “I’ve tried many times and this won’t work for me” and 10 means “Thi…
Calm Joyful Focus
When working, are you aware of your facial expression, your body posture, your breathing?
The more challenging the project, the more tense your face and body might get. This doesn't help you to do better work. Yet it increases stress.
Years ago I started practicing what I call "calm joyful focus", which is to practice noticing, throughout the day, my body expression as I work, especially my face.
Instead of furrowed eyebrows and pursed lips, I consciously relax my face, and hold a s…
Break the pattern of delay. Stop "preparing"...
A common thought-pattern that prevents a lot of people from making progress in their business:
Before I... [take the next real step in my business]
…I need to first do [some preparatory action that takes a lot of time]
…so that I'll feel more ready/confident to move forward.
This is a dangerous train of thought because "preparation" always sounds logical... until you wake up to the fact that you have already been preparing for …
Layer a Higher Meaning into Each Moment of Work
What’s stopping you from showing up fully for your work?
Oftentimes, it’s not “more” knowledge, training, or ideas. The greatest obstacle I've seen in people is fear:
Fear of making a mistake… looking bad to others… disappointing yourself… fear of rejection… discouragement… tedious work.
Consider this mistaken perspective that causes the fear:
You believe that the result matters a lot.
It occupies a lot of your energy.
You think that the moment is all about the project you’re w…
It occupies a lot of your energy.
You think that the moment is all about the project you’re w…