I get to meet and hang out with a bunch of people who are teetering on the edge of the entrepreneurial dream.
They know that they want the freedom, wealth and happiness that small business success can bring. Some of them are keen to build an empire!
They also have read books that drill in the “be passionate about what you do” message.
Problem is, these people still end up utterly stuck and frustrated. Sound like someone you know (perhaps really well)?
Beating procrastination starts and ends with your thinking. Let’s lose the intro and just get on with it:
Working towards your ultimate business/life goals is tough going sometimes. Give your latest project a deadline and give yourself a tangible reward for achieving it. Anything from a snack to an overseas holiday works. Be strict.
Who challenges you to be the very best… and then a little better?
For most people, it’s our spouse, parents, mentors, siblings or maybe even our boss.
I’ve been lucky enough to hang out with a small handful of super successful entrepreneurs. Plus, we’ve all read about the mega-stars – Richard Branson, Trump, Bill Gates, Buffet and more…
Yesterday I tweeted about the 5% of Branson’s day that makes him different from all the wannabes.
The reality? It’s probably more like 1% and it revolves around this simple principal:
Expect more from yourself than anyone else could possibly expect
You can and must challenge yourself to be better than the best.
Living up to someone else’s expectations sets your “personal best” right at the place where they get fulfillment, happiness and maybe wealth.
Do you want more?
This morning I sat down for the first of 17+ days of professional development.
Actually, I’ve committed the 28 days of February to this development – but for 17 days, I’ll be attending a super high-level (read: Jedi) NLP training.
The trainer (and good friend) Heidi Heron, astounded me with this simple congratulation:
“You’re giving yourself 17 days of deliberate, focused learning out of 365. That is rare.”
And it is. When did we, as adults, decide that our focus was “work” and no longer “education”. Regretfully, I’ve been putting off this training for years – simply because I refused to give myself 17 days.
What would you do, if you took a month off to learn?
PS Blog updates will continue as normal – if anything, they may get better
PPS Photo above was taken from my bedroom window, here on Australia’s beautiful Gold Coast.
Occasionally we stumble across the phenomenal.
An artist’s vision realized, a revolutionary product, music that changes you or perhaps coffee really worth talking about.
In this instance, it’s an extraordinary video that inspires. Take a two minute and seventeen second break to watch something that will change your entire day:
Told you…
I recently stumbled across a rare (and incredible) video interview (watch it below) of two of the most revolutionary, technological magicians of this age: Microsoft’s Bill Gates and Apple’s Steve Jobs.
Right at the end of the interview, an audience member asks for advice and both Gates and Jobs touch on an issue that is central, critical and revolutionary to every one of my clients, blog subscribers and friends.
