“This time next year you'll wish you had started today”
- Ali Berry
- May 14, 2018
- 2 min read
Is your relationship with ‘IF’ killing your dreams?
If can be a killer to vision & a brake on making a start.
‘IF’ puts conditions around our future & stops us starting the future now.
‘IF’ plays a big role in paralysing our progress.
Very often we are waiting for the perfect circumstances in the future before we get started now:
“If I had…I would…”
“If I knew…I would…”
“If I could do…I would…”
IF can be a disguise for our fear:
Fear of failure (trying & failing)
Fear of disappointment (hoping for something that doesn’t happen)
Fear of success (because then we’d have to keep our success going)
‘IF’ can be an excuse for procrastination & give us permission to do nothing.
If we allow it though, ‘IF’ can be a key to identifying what we need to do something about.
3 steps to turn ‘if’ into action:
1. What is the ‘IF’ telling you you think you need?
‘If’ I had more money I would…
‘If’ I had more time I would…
If it’s more money, how can you do something with what you have now?
What goal can you set to save a bit towards your vision?
If it’s more time, could you carve out a bit somewhere once or twice a week? (Get up earlier/have one night you don’t watch TV/utilise some of your lunch break)
Is there a creative solution that you could try? (Think of it as an experiment that you’ll try for a month-that can be more motivational than committing to a totally new lifestyle straight out!)
2. What would you do if the ‘if’ wasn't there?
Is there any percentage of it that you could do now (even if it’s only 5%)?
What steps could you take to make that 5% happen?
3. What will you wish you had started now this time next year?
What would you be doing differently now if that was the case?
What percentage would you have liked to have moved along your dream/vision by by this time next year?
What would that practically look like? What weekly/monthly goals could you put in as steps to bring change?
Book an ‘IF’ busting coaching session today!
Book an ‘IF’ busting coaching session today!
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