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Mid June 2003 |
Monthly E-Letter to Opt-In Subscribers to help you:
- Look forward beyond your past
- Learn to live and love life
- Laugh and help others laugh too
- Unleash your incredible potential
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Welcome & Get It! |
WELCOME!
Welcome to your Early June FORWARD-LIVING LETTER!
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Last issue I
mentioned a book that was an incredible source
of wealth. I want to revise what I said. The book itself is
not an incredible source of wealth... at least not directly. You
are the direct source of wealth. But this book will expose tools
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If you've not taken a
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That may seem a little more than you would
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If you don't like it,
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It comes with a 60 day money back guarantee.
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STOP
TRYING |
How many times have
you felt like giving up? How many times have you thought it's not worth
it? How many experiences have you had that made you think, "Why am
I doing this?" It could be a small business venture you're going
for. It could be a relationship you decided to go into.
Maybe you're just exhausted and standing there with your hands inthe air ready to throw in the towel.
This could be any one of us with any path we decided to travel. It's not limited to the CEO. It's not limited to the overwhelmed single mom even. I'm speaking to any one who has too much on your plate or just feels like you're on the brink of utter failure.
Consider this your wake up call.
There are several things that people do that create the failure feeling. It's fairly consistent across the board. There may be variations of these present, but for the most part these are the 3 main issues.
If you feel overwhelmed and at the end of your rope in your endeavor or in life in general, STOP TRYING.
1. STOP TRYING TO BE
PERFECT.
If you have a personality that never quits until everything is just
right - guess what. You'll be going forever. You'll never accomplish
perfection. You are human. You are not going to be perfect.
There's a difference in being perfect and being more than the customer ask for in value. If you stop at "more in value" you'll have hit a homerun.
Perfection is not a goal. If you make it your goal, hang up any chance for success. It won't happen. Perfection, no matter how hard you try to attain it, will elude you every time.
2. STOP TRYING TO BE
SOMEONE ELSE.
This is another curse of those who dream of success. If you try to be
someone else, you'll fail without a doubt. If you can't accomplish
success being you, you're not going to succeed.
If you are even unconsciously trying to be someone else because you've seen his/her success, you need more help before venturing out on a dream. I would definitely recommend heading over to www.forward-living.com/successnow.htm and reading, learning and applying those ideas, concepts and exercises. It's written with you in mind.
Now don't get
"trying to be someone else" confused with modeling others
behaviors and actions. There's a difference. If you're modeling the plan
that others have had success in, you may not necessarily have the idea
of trying to be someone else.
If you are just using a model that has already worked and you're not using the same positioning, you're not claiming the same promises, you're not selling the same product, you're in the clear.
Just be aware of the difference and steer clear of any identity that isn't your own.
3. STOP TRYING TO DO
EVERYTHING.
If you have a personality that has to get it all done and "it has
to be now!" then you are about to hit burn-out - if you haven't
already. There's only so long a person can go before giving out.
It may not be profitable for you to do everything anyway. Count the cost of your task. How much does it cost you to complete your next job? Look at your to-do-list. How much is it going to cost you to... wash your car, paint the house or cut the grass?
Couldn't that job be given to someone else? You could use your time more wisely I'm sure. You may use that time to make far more cash than you would ever spend hiring someone to do it for you. However, if you really enjoy painting the house - go ahead.
Happiness is a great asset. It can't be replaced.
Take a look at the previous 3 things. Do you fall into one or more of these categories? Do you know someone who does? If this doesn't seem to be you, be warned. In the journey of success, it's easy to get caught up in one of these 3 lifestyles. Take inventory of your life on occasion. Assess your lifestyle. Keep these in mind when assessing.
If you find yourself slipping just remember 2 words.
STOP TRYING.
Until next time keep looking and living forward.
Your Forward-Living Coach,
Mark Thompson
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BALANCE |
Do you remember your first bicycle ride? If you do, it was probably a terrifying experience. You had to think about everything at the same time regarding riding. You had to pedal.
You had to steer. You had to not fall to the left. You had to not fall to the right. And just when you got all that down and got going fairly fast, you realized that, somehow, in the not to distant future, you were going to have to stop. Then... the panic set in.
If you don't remember this, you can certainly relate if you've ever tried your hand at your own business. Or perhaps you had the same type of feelings if you've started a new job. Chances are, there's been a point in your life where you wanted to hit the panic button.
We can take a lesson from the first-time-bike-rider who we just read about. I'm willing to bet that the child who just learned to ride his/her bike fell down a time or two. But I'm also willing to bet that the passion that he or she had to learn to ride far outweighed the pain and embarrassment he/she endured.
I'm willing to bet that little Johnnie or little Mary jumped back on and gave it another go until he or she mastered the bicycle.
One more assumption.
You were little
Johnnie or little Mary once. Weren't you?
Dig deep and discover that passion to succeed again.
What have you attempted lately that has caused you to hit the panic button?
Have you fallen?
More importantly, have you gotten up and got back on?
Keep getting up. Keep
getting back on.
Steer. Pedal. Remember the brake.
Eventually it all becomes second nature.
It's called balance.
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
-
Eleanor Roosevelt
The Forward-Living Letter is published
twice a month by Mark Thompson
Forward-Living
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