Chapter 28
Do You Hustle Or Hide?
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Today's Empowering Quote
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"It doesn't take talent to hustle."
-H. Jackson Brown
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Today's Empowering Question
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"How quickly and how well can I get
this task done?"
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Today's Fast Session
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Most of the time, I'll hallucinate,
you're probably really busy. Going, going all day.
But how close are you getting to the
big dreams?
You have fantasies about being able to
wear some of those "skinny clothes" in your closet, don't you?
Remember that friend of yours you had planned on calling? How
about that group of leads that you wanted to work? What about
that pile in the back yard that needs to be picked up and hauled
away?
Man, life doesn't revolve around
watching 'Friends' and staying for one more round of drinks.
Is that really fulfilling? Do you look back on that with pride
or a feeling of accomplishment? Will those happy-hour buddies
really snub you if you left now? Are these people even
supportive of your far off dreams?
The stars of 'Friends' make over a
million per episode. How much do you make watching them?
Get TIVO and you can watch them when you're too exhausted to do
anything fun and rewarding.
I know what it's like to have no
control over your desires...
AND what it's like to transcend them.
And it's even tougher to take
sometimes, when you do everything you need to do and you still don't
get your outcome. Damn frustrating, huh?
But here's a rule of thumb. If you're
not done, keep going. Does it seem odd to even think about
working past 5:00? What about throwing in the exercise video
at 10:00 at night?
What would happen if you missed your
favorite show this week? What would really happen?
Shake up your routine.
Get out a piece of paper and write
down just one goal. A medium-sized goal. Something you've been
putting off. Put down the things you need to do to make it
happen. Put a date that it absolutely will be done.
Again, make it a medium-sized task... something that would only take
about 10-20 hours to complete. Make a schedule. Commit
to it... and finish it.
When I did community hearing clinics,
I made all of my own phone calls to set them up, took care of all
the promotion... it was a lot of work.
But I was driven by one thing... not
being second in the door.
If a competitor got there a week or a
month ahead of me, it could mean thousands of dollars. I
couldn't bear the thought of losing that much money because I
couldn't get myself to pick up a 16-ounce telephone receiver to make
two or three calls.
Look at your fears. Figure out what
they're costing you.
If you don't ask that person out, you
both may miss out forever.
If you don't practice, then you're not
going to perform well.
Plug in your own situation. Do you
want those results?
Listen to your inner voice. What's it
saying when you're worried or having a panic attack... over a very
routine thing for most people?
When you're stopped cold, notice what
you're focusing on and what you're telling yourself.
I'll guarantee it's not, "Go for it!" You're most definitely NOT telling yourself that you can do the
job...that's it's no big deal.
Look at the empowering beliefs below
and commit them to memory. Say them over and over until you dream
about them. Read them constantly.
Your circumstances won't change until
your thoughts change. Pound that into your head.
You know, I must have watched the
movies "Rocky" and "Rudy" 50 times each. Why? Because
nothing changes until you change what you think about. And
emotional stories about people who overcome huge odds can inspire
you to do the same.
Whenever I'm feeling stuck I pull out
my empowering questions or my affirmation cards or read/watch an
empowering story.
It never ever fails to get me back on
track and hopeful.
Do like the legendary basketball coach
John Wooden says and "drink from good books." He reads
something powerful and encouraging every single day.
And there was no better life coach
than him.
Do you believe "what goes in must come
out?"
Then act by what you believe and keep
the positive flowing in every minute you can...
Set that goal...
And get hustling.
Do that and something good will always
happen.
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Today's Winning Beliefs
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-- I'm hustling to get important tasks
done today
-- I do the things that make me happier, richer and wiser
-- I'm a self-starter
-- I'm motivated to achieve challenging tasks
-- I find it easy to keep focused on important things
-- I use failure to fuel in me the desire to do better
-- I finish what I start and I start a lot
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