Where Will You Be This Time Next Year?
ByYears ago I was the manager of a fitness center. There was always a HUGE spike in business beginning January 1. Massive action was taken by all those who resolved to lose weight and be healthier by “this time next year”.
Of course you can guess what happened next. By February 1, half of those who started a program had already quit. By March 1 all but a few of the New Years’ members had disappeared. Out of the whole newbies group, only a couple would still be working out “this time next year”.
I see the same pattern with beginning Internet marketers. GUNG HO is their keyword in the beginning. But gradually and surely, their lack of commitment weeds them out.
OK, I’ll cut right to the chase.
By nature, all humans have an evil “lazy gene”…you, me and everyone else. It’s a whole lot easier to get up, go to work, come home to eat, watch some TV, and then get up only do it all over again.
That’s called a “RUT”.
What will that rut bring you by “this time next year”?
Of course you KNOW the answer.
In one of Clement Stone’s books, he writes about the first requirement for success being the ability to take sustained action. He points out that the rate of “taking action” is directly proportional to one’s discontentment with the current status quo.
In other words, if you’d like a better life, you have to WANT IT badly enough to take action and go after it!
I was in that boat and I DID want it badly enough. I took the action and I’m reaping the rewards. I understand the level of effort needed to achieve success and change old habits.
I want you to look back “this time next year” with a proud sense of accomplishment for what you have achieved.
