“Progress always involves risks. You can’t steal second base and keep your foot on first.”
– Frederick Wilcox, writer
Whether you want to improve your credit score, save more money or retire 5 years earlier it all requires change and some level of risk.
There are no guarantees other than you are guaranteed not to win if you don’t enter the race.
“There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.”
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
1850-1919, Author and Poet
Whether your goal is to save for retirement, secure a promotion, Graduate from College, improve your credit score or increase your asset base…
…Your greatest asset is your determination to press on regardless the obstacles.
You can do it!!!
“If what you did yesterday seems big,
you haven’t done anything today.”
~ Lou Holtz: Retired football coach, author, motivational speaker ~
This isn’t to say you have to “one up” yourself everyday but rather that you can’t rest on past successes.
It’s ok to continue to celebrate previous victories as long as you are in the process of creating new ones.
What is step number one for your next big win to achieving your financial dreams and goals?
“You’ve got to jump off cliffs all the time and
build your wings on the way down.”
~ Ray Bradbury: American author ~
With the pace of today’s society and technology if you aren’t moving forward then you’re falling behind.
If you want to achieve your life’s financial goals and dreams you need to be continually learning, growing and “jumping of cliffs” to attain them.
These cliffs don’t need to be huge risks or do-or-die decisions necessarily, it can simply be reading a new book, taking a night course or challenging yourself to go to the next step in a particular area of your career or finances.
Go jump off a cliff…
Well known author, motivational speaker and success coach Brian Tracy wrote a blog post on a proven method to insure you’re always working on your highest value tasks first so you can achieve your financial success much quicker.
It is called the ABCDE Method for Priorities.
I have pasted an excerpt below to intice you and then posted the link for the full article if you are interested to read it in it’s entirety.
“Once you can clearly determine the one or two things that you should be doing, above all others, just say no to all diversions and distractions and focus single-mindedly on accomplishing those priorities.
Much stress that you experience in your work life comes from working on low-priority tasks. The amazing discovery is that as soon as you start working on your highest-value activity, all your stress disappears. You feel a continuous stream of energy and enthusiasm. As you work toward the completion of something that is really important, you feel an increased sense of personal value and inner satisfaction. You experience a sensation of self-mastery and self-control. You feel calm, confident and capable.“
http://www.briantracy.com/blog/personal-success/the-abcde-method-for-setting-priorities/#
“The big secret in life is that there is no secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you are willing to work. It is called massive action. Action is the gas in the tank. Without you, the car will not run.”
Marcy Blochowiak
CEO Marketing Director with World Financial Group
No hype… No BS… Get out there and make it happen.
You can do it!
This morning I watched a video by Margaret Lynch on using the Tapping Solution to break through debt and into wealth.
I have to admit at first I was skeptical but this process is endorsed by some heavy weight names such as Jack Canfield, Bob Proctor, Bruce Lipton, Joe Vitale and many more so I decided to give it a chance.
After the video this morning I right away sent out my earlier post What’s Your Ball and Chain? encouraging you to recognize and deal with baggage related to money issues.
As the day went on I thought I need to offer you the same opportunity as I had to listen to this message (and many others) first hand.
There is a conference going on right now and as the guest speakers are interviewed the recordings are available for free for a 24 hour period after which they are replaced with the new ones for the day.
I have read many success type books, listened to countless audio messages and gone to conferences but this is a unique and fresh approach I am personally going to investigate further.
Check it out here…
http://www.thetappingsolution.com/cmd.php?ad=541172
World renowned American entrepreneur, author and motivational speaker Jim Rohn was asked about his financial philosophy and here is what he had to say…
“Unless you have an excellent financial philosophy that gives you guidance to correct errors, accept some new disciplines, and make some changes, you can forget being financially independent.
Ask yourself, “What is your philosophy on good health?” Is it to cross your fingers and sort of let it go and if something goes wrong then you fix it?
The answer is, no. You should try to learn up front. Ask yourself, “What is your cholesterol count?”
The average guy?s philosophy is, “I don?t know, and I don?t care. If something goes wrong, I will try to fix it.”
But, by then usually it?s too late. Now it?ll cost you a fortune. It costs you time. Maybe even it costs you your life.
If someone can help you with errors in judgment, or help you correct your financial philosophy, your spiritual philosophy, your philosophy on a good relationship, that?s where it all begins.
We go the direction we face, and we face the direction we think.
It?s the things we think about and ponder. What are your values? What?s good? What?s not so good? What?s the better way? What?s the best way?
Unless we do some constructive thinking on that, we usually take the easier way.
Easy causes drift, and drift causes us to arrive at a poor destination a year or five years from now.”
Food for thought…
OK… before you get all worked up and leave because I’m talking about “budgeting” just read this short excerpt from the About.com Financial Planning website and then decide…
“Instead of thinking of a budget as financial handcuffs, think of it as a means to achieve financial success.”
Now if you’re still here click on the link to read the full article…then look for more great budgeting posts coming soon.
http://financialplan.about.com/cs/budgeting/a/Budgeting.htm
“People resolve, over and over again, to get serious about time management by focusing, setting better priorities and overcoming procrastination. They intend to get serious about time management sometime, but unfortunately, “the road to hell is paved with good intentions.”
The key to motivation is “motive.””
This excerpt was from an article on Brian Tracy’s blog…
To find out how he suggests we motivate ourselves to better time management click the link below to read the entire article.
http://www.briantracy.com/blog/time-management/develop-excellent-time-management-skills
