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When in Doubt, Be Patient

by chuckfasnacht, posted in lifelong learner

When change happens or when you want change to happen, be patient. In time the dust will settle, and your doubts will either clear up and vanish or they will be borne out by your continued efforts during the waiting, working, and watching period. This doesn’t mean you should quit working at your goal or quit trying, but keep pedaling the bicycle and keep working toward making progress. By being patient, you will eventually have enough of the necessary facts and you will know it’s time to decide. Then do the next right thing! You wont have to make a hasty decision, but when it is time for action use the wisdom of Teddy Roosevelt who said,

“In any moment of decision, the best thing to do is the right thing, the worst thing to do is nothing.” —Theodore Roosevelt

Because you are thinking big, you may find that as you progress toward achievement of a goal, you find out new information. It is okay to adjust your goals after you set them if you find out new information. This isn’t intended to let you off the hook of a big goal, but it will help you identify nuances and minor direction changes as you develop your future. An example is an airplane flying from New York City to Dallas may start off with a compass heading. As the flight continues, there will be forces on the airplane that will cause a need to change the direction of the flight. These changes don’t require the plane to turn around and start over, but they will require that there be some fine-tuning on the heading the pilot selects to continue progressing toward the goal. When the plane safely touches down, it will be a result of paying attention to the external forces, weather, and winds that became part of the trip. Likewise, as you progress toward your goals, you will make fine-tuning adjustments to make sure the final outcome is the one you have in your vision.

Set a big goal and make progress toward it daily!

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Where you look you will go

by chuckfasnacht, posted in lifelong learner, startup

Recently, I received accident avoidance training, which I recommend by the way. In this training event, the teacher was a race car driver, and he said when you are in a spin or if you feel like you are about to lose control always “look where you want the car to go.” He used examples of NOT looking at the ground, or NOT looking straight ahead in a turn. In the case of driving a race car or avoiding an accident, it is important to NOT be looking at the other cars.

The example the trainer used that was the most profound for me was that of a field with a tree in the middle of it. If you were driving through a field and you looked at a tree, saying, “I have to miss the tree…I have to miss the tree…” the premise is that you would indeed draw closer and closer to the tree until you hit it! By looking where you DON’T want to go, your eyes will draw your hands to a position that will create movement in the direction of your gaze.

Conversely, when you want to avoid an obstacle, it is important to look where you want to go. It works when you are going through a turn, and it works for when you want to avoid an accident. It works because our body follows the direction of our focused attention. Whether you are riding a bicycle, a motorcycle, or driving a race car, Look where you want to go!

What a fantastic analogy to goal setting!

If you have read other personal achievement books, you will recognize that we humans have a reticular activating system that will cause us to gravitate toward the focus of our attention. If we are focused on successfully completing the writing of a book, we will find ways and ideas to help us along that path. Likewise, if your goal is to generate more impact with your chosen work or talents, such as a self-directed business, your mind will work to find a way to help you achieve the goals you focus on. Regarding the way our brain works while goal setting, your body will try to create that which the mind is focused upon.

Choose your focus!

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