Here we all are again and we have now been hitting the gym really hard. Why? Well because of our new year’s resolutions of course. The question is…are you still going to the gym? Have you already stopped working on your other goals too? Why do we do this every year. Why do we make goals that we inevitably don’t keep or even work toward achieving? I have noticed in life that we often will tell ourselves that we want to do something, we want to accomplish much, and then when it comes down to it we don’t.
Yet if we ever find ourselves in a precarious situation, or if we are ever stuck between a rock and a hard place we will do all everything possible to get out of that situation. Have you ever been in a situation that has made you really uncomfortable? Think for a moment that your spouse comes to you and tells you that he or she no longer wants to be with you and would like for you to move out. You talk with each other and this time it is different. Your spouse feels like nothing is changing and you need some time by yourself to figure things out. What do you do? Do you just pussyfoot around and hope that the results will come? Or, do you put everything that you can into getting back with your spouse and family? Do you forget about sleep and nourishment fore the time being? Do you fully focus on the task at hand and stop at nothing until you have proven that you are ready to come back and are back with your spouse and family? I have found with my own experiences and in talking to friends and acquaintances that when push comes to shove and it things have reached that critical point, anything can be done.
My question is why do we wait for those critical moments before we will kick it into high gear? Why do we have to be backed into a corner for us to fight our way out with passion and tenacity? Why must things be on the verge of destruction for us to come to the defense of it?
The truth is we all need a little pressure and a good push in the right direction. We can give ourselves the healthy pressure and push that we need to accomplish our goals within a healthy environment. We must believe that we can achieve them. If it were a life or death situation, would you find a solution? Would you reach your goal? I believe that we all would. So, how do we claim the same determination and perseverance with out being in that type of critical circumstance?
How do we motivate ourselves internally, instead of being motivated by horrible external situations? Think about it!
There is so much to be thankful for this season. We will be gathering with our friends and families to enjoy good food and great company. Wallets seem to open up and support the feeling of giving. Rather than just giving yourself or a loved one the newest big screen TV, or the latest gadget, you could give yourself or your family and friends the give that keeps on giving. I am referring to real estate. My good friend Kris Krohn told me once that rather than going out and buying a new car…buy a home that cash flows $500 / month and use that to buy the car. Rather than spending thousands on a vacation. Buy a few homes and allow the cash flow from those to pay for your vacations. So rather than going out and spending a ton on the holidays… why not buy a home and allow your cash flow to pay for all of your holiday expenses.
There is a story of Henry Ford in the beginning of the book and how he wanted to have a V-8 engine made all contained in one engine block. To make a long story short. His whole engineering staff said it couldn’t be done. He told them to keep trying and that it would be done. He went back to them a year later and they still had nothing. This didn’t discourage Ford and he replied to that, “Go right ahead. I want it, and I’ll have it.” Well, they eventually stumbled upon the answer and were able to produce it.
