Is there an important project or goal in your life that
never seems to get the attention needed for real progress to be made? Do you
find yourself avoiding this project despite the consequences you know will come
from inaction? One of the best strategies to avoid this situation is to create
an environment that fully supports you to take action.
Author-inventor-visionary Bucky Fuller said
"environment is stronger than will." Many of us have been taught to
use will power to accomplish our goals with little thought given to the role
our environment may play. Unfortunately, without a supportive environment, will
power eventually runs out of steam. Our good intentions about prospecting, using social networking, or following up with past clients wither and die on
the vine.
Highly successful people combine their will power with an
environment that supports them to take action. Each individual requires an
environment that supports his/her unique talents and strengths.
While your unique environment might take years to fully
establish, there are three simple strategies you can take to have immediate
benefits. After reading these, ask yourself if you are ready to take action to
improve your life today. If so, take ONE of these strategies and start working
with it. Ignore any internal conversation about whether this will or will not
work and just follow the strategy.
1. Choose
friends that fully support your goals as evidenced by their thoughts, comments
and actions. For example, if you are interested in losing weight and one friend
keeps encouraging you to eat dessert, avoid eating meals with this person.
2. Completely clean some part of your physical space in
either your work or home environment. Start small and clean one room. Your
bedroom is a great place to begin. Then keep this space clean for 4 weeks and
take notice of how you feel. If you are sharing this space, ask your partner
for support and make a fun game out of it.
3. Donna Lee Laue of UniqueGlobalEstates.com had a very insightful comment about today's luxury real estate market: "Frugal is the new black." Plenty of millionaires and billionaires have gone broke. It's hard to shift from spending what you want to spend to being frugal. One way to do this is to form a group and to go on a Money Diet. Compete with other group members on who can find the best the best deals and who can cut the most each week. This doesn't have to become a burden--by making it fun, you create an environment that supports you to be smart about your spending and can help you weather this tough market.
Posted by Bernice Ross, www.RealEstateCoach.com, If you need help thriving in today's tough market, contact me personally at Bernice@RealEstateCoach.com for a complimentary coaching session with one of our highly experienced real estate coaches.
