The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers.” … M. Scott Peck

How  many people here have goals in their life… dreams they want to fulfil? Having ideas and dreams are great in developing a vision for your life, but this simply isn’t enough.

No matter how big or small your goal is, if you want to be successful in producing any real results in your life you would have to take some kind of action.   Knowing what we want just isn’t enough – we want to engage all of our senses and realize our dreams and desires. You can talk and dream about things all your life but it just won’t produce any results. Action transforms desires and ideas into reality.

The challenge is that we’ve all been told a big lie and that is that we cann’t live our dreams and that we can’t have what we desire; that only those who are “lucky” get to live their dreams. Nothing could be further from the truth. You have the ability to be, do and have anything you desire. Having an idea or a desire automatically gives you the ability to create it on the “outside world” – all you need to do is to transform it from an idea into it’s physical equivalent.

The critical ingredient in doing this comes down to taking action. Action is the activating force that allows you to transform your ideas into it’s physical equivalent. So many people “talk” a great game, but very few live it every day. My suggestion   for you is to learn how to walk your talk; to learn how to apply ideas into your by understanding how your mind works and then using it to become action minded; to just do it!

What does it mean to take action? An action can roughly be defined as something you do; when your thoughts and intentions are backed up by physical and mental effort to produce a result. When something happens to you it is not considered an action. The only way then to produce any real action is to firstly have an intention and then invest time and effort (physical or emotional) into the idea or intention.

The important fact is that taking action is something that YOU have to do and it is not something that is done to you or for you. Jim Rohn said it best when he said that “you can’t hire someone to do push-ups for you. You have to firstly take responsibility and realize that you and only you can and will produce the results you want from and for your life. Only Actions Produce Results…

It doesn’t take a complicated idea to change your life. What it takes is an idea that you act upon and use by implementing it in your life. When you take an idea and you make it part of your life; of who you are and what you do, then the idea will produce an effect or a result. In fact, ALL actions produce results.

Whether these results are what you intend or not is not really all that relevant. The important thing is that you create something tangible from an idea. Whether your outcome is a success or a failure is entirely up to your own judgement. Every action is a cause set in motion that creates a movement in a direction. Your Personal Power is your ability to take action and is one of the greatest gifts you possess as a human being. This is an ability you already possess and all that is required is for you to exercise it. Like a muscle you have to grow in your capacity to use and develop it fully.

The goal is not to gain more information but to apply and use the information that you have Tony Robbins once said that the secret to success is not in knowing what to do, but to do what you already know. Knowledge is of no use unless you put it into practise

Consistency is key

If you are going to produce some real results in your life you need to take control of your consistent actions. It is not what you do every once in a while that make the difference but it is your consistent actions that will weave the fabric of success for a lifetime. we want our results to be consistent. We don’t want to experience happiness once a week, but we want to feel happy most of the time. Remember it is your actions and not your intentions that create results.

• Commitment 1 -Identify your two most important goals; two things that you really want in/for your life and commit to take 2 actions on each one of them every day for the next 4 weeks.

• Commitment 2 Commit to keep a journal of the actions you take every day. The goal is to make taking action a habit; something that “just happens” and not something that you have to consistently force yourself to do.
• Commitment 3 - Do something impulsive every week. Most of us are locked up in inaction because we live by what’s “safe” and “appropriate.”  Act first, think later (but please don’t do anything insane). Act as soon as you get the impulse to do it!

Sitting still and wishing Makes no person great.
The Good Lord sends the fishes.
But you must dig the bait.

Dov Baron, Canadian master motivator and creator of the Baron Mastery institute is in my opinion the most credible and inspirational of all the gurus

His straight up and ‘in your face’ style of presentation is what is needed to shake up would be non believers in the power of success and the laws of attraction

Taking responsibility for our own empowerment and retreating from a negative victim mentality is what Dov’s message is all about. I am proud to call him my friend

Just sit back relax and feel at one with the world. Sip a cup of coffe or tea and watch this!

Jim Cathcart in my book is the leading public speaker around. He has a style honed through years in the business, and earns hundreds of thousands of dollars speaking and giving his message to the world. A man who loves the life he is living;   rides a cool motorcycle,  sings and plays guitar, has written a fantastic book on life’s choices ‘The Acorn principle’ and never seems to stop working. A man with a wonderful personality and voice to match.  At the same time knowing what it needed to be a successful speaker and trainer in the highly competitive world of Public speaking Jim has an incredible knowledge of what it takes to survive in the 53 Billion dollar industry. Interested in becoming a public speaker or just want to raise the bar on your sales ratios? Then this is the man I would suggest you contact. This is my unpaid and unsolicited opinion of a true professional.

“In the Meantime”

A client recently complained that he “hated not knowing” as he tried to figure out how to move forward both personally and professionally. “I am accustomed to having a game plan, but right now I feel stuck because I honestly don’t know what the right answer is. I want to plan the next stage of my life; however, I feel as though the road map is hidden from me!”

If you are anything like me, you would like to know what is coming next in your life. But how do you handle it when you want an answer and do not get one? Maybe you feel as though you have done all that you can—affirmations, visualization, meditation, journaling, praying-in search for a specific answer about the next phase of your life. This could be a move you need to make, an important decision, a romantic partner, or any type of change. Yet despite the fact that you have diligently sought an answer, it simply has not come. It can be a frustrating place, but I invite you to make a shift and try a different approach.

I would like you to consider an area of your life for which your vision looks cloudy. You do not know what you want or you just do not know what steps will be essential to take you where you want to go. Over the years, I have discovered four lessons to be learned “in the meantime.” The meantime is that waiting period between here and where you are destined to end up.

I have often thought that I was ready for something and set out to make it happen, and then later discovered I had to grow and learn in some area first. At other times it seems that some other circumstances needed to line up in order for me to fully realize my vision.

When you listen to your life, you set yourself up for divine timing and greater rewards than you may previously have imagined. Waiting for your right answer is an exercise in faith and letting go of your attempt to control things. What we resist, persists. By waiting, I do not mean that you should sit idly. You may not have the entire plan; however, you do know of something that you can do. You must take action in the direction of your dreams. Faith without action is useless. Action is the final stages of creation and is the physical expression of a higher activity. The action step becomes automatic when you prepare yourself mentally. When your ideas are ready for action, they should not be denied. The action step in the creation process is the expression of an impression. Once you begin the action steps, the plan begins to unfold—the necessary opportunities, people, etc will become attracted to you.

Wherever you feel a lack of clarity, consider these four points that may be presenting themselves to you:

1. Let go of your need to know. You can cause yourself a lot of stress by insisting that you always know what is coming. Relax and enjoy the present. Trust that all things will work together for your good. And remember that “how” is the domain of the Universe.
2. Take a small step, and then notice what happens. Sometimes the best thing you can do when you are feeling torn regarding the appropriate direction to take is to begin to move in one direction—any direction. Notice what happens when you do. Do you feel at peace? Are doors opening easily or is it a struggle without a purpose?
3. Focus on an area of life you have been neglecting.  Sometimes we are not quite ready for what we want because some other area requires attention. Until those are addressed, your answer may not come. What have you been avoiding? Nurturing a relationship? Taking care of yourself? Further education? Taking control of your finances? Honing some career skills? Courageously address it.
4. Listen to your intuition. Wayne Dyer said “If prayer is when we talk to God, then intuition is when God talks to us”. When you are considering a life change, make sure your decisions are rooted firmly in the divine guidance that is available to you when you quiet yourself and listen.

FUNwork: What answer are you waiting on?  What message is currently being offered to you?

Big Hugs!

Rachel Lavern is a Professional Certified Life Coach. Her clients change professions, double their income and learn how they can uncover four hidden blocks to finding their passion in 12 months or less. Subscribe to her free eNewsletter on the right and receive a complimentary personal development eBook.

©2009 You Are Fearfully and Wonderfully Made. All Rights Reserved.

A few people have asked about my friend Bob Proctor, so I feel those who have can be best served by visiting this web address and discovering the power of one of this centuries ultimate motivational gurus.Bob is a genuine and professional master of success. You can hear his story here by clicking on this link above his photo.

The story goes that after one of Ludwig van Beethoven’s performances, several people were offering him their congratulations, when one woman commented, “I wish God had bestowed me with such genius.” “It isn’t genius, madam, nor is it magic.” Beethoven replied. “All you have to do is practice on your piano eight hours a day for 40 years.”

That’s not the message most people want to hear. Most people would prefer to buy the magazine which headlines, “Miracle Weight Loss Discovery,” in the hopes of finding a quick solution before their class reunion, rather than start a daily diet and exercise program. They’d sooner check out a seminar promising, “become a millionaire within months” rather than start a debt reduction, monthly savings plan. And they’d rather put their future hopes in a weekly lottery ticket than in themselves.

It’s an instant messaging, plug-and-play world. Too often we bring that instant gratification thinking into our workplace. We have little patience for the business idea that doesn’t show an immediate return. We aren’t interested in learning how to do something; we just want to do it. We don’t want to hit the singles, just the home runs. We want mastery, money and success. And we want it now.

But I learned in twenty years in management that there’s no Apprentice show in the workplace, where a few months of successful exercises and projects makes you a contender for a six figure job. The only ticket you can buy to the career lottery is a time-stamped one that takes years of hard work, perseverance and drive to collect.

People who are winning at working know that. They know they’re not going to instantly appear at the top of an organization or be text-messaged a significant salary. They know what happens to them, is up to them. Just like a house is built stone-by-stone, they know they build their own work success step-by-step. They know it takes time, and they use that time wisely.

People who are winning at working practice and develop their skills while others remain tourists in the workplace. They do, while others think about doing. They achieve goals while others contemplate them. They execute ideas while others are still discussing them. They step out of their comfort zones to try things and learn from them while others stay trapped in repetitive sameness. They bet on themselves by nourishing their talents through hard work and efforts, knowing like Beethoven, that’s the only magic to be found.

I recently caught up with Bob In London, when I attended his highly informative and educating seminar named ‘Create you own Economy’ A great three days of meeting with hundreds of like minded people, all refusing to take a part in the current recession. Instead preferring to learn from the master and live their dreams according to the Law of Attraction, and creating Multiple sources of income.  Bob is a masterful orator with a unique style; honed and polished though speaking to thousands of people around the world in live situations for four decades, along with countless appearances on film and TV. As a leading performer in the hit movie ‘The Secret’ Bob and his information went out to over 3 million viewers.  Bob is the author of the best selling book ‘You were Born rich’ while his Personal coaching programs and motivational products are in demand world wide.

In all my years of study and research into the wonders of personal development I have never ceased to be amazed at the simplicity of success. Having read countless books on motivation, Inspiration and goal setting it is so pleasantly rewarding to realise that to succeed at anything, to have anything, to go anywhere, to become anyone, just Four essentials are required. First is

Desire. Desire is more than just wanting. Anybody can want something. they don’t even need a reason for wanting it. But desire is emotionally and physically needing something. With in most cases overwhelming reasons for having it. Desire has what I call a STIC  which means  So That I Can. If you desire something the STIC will give you a credible reason for that desire. This reacts with your emotions, making your desire powerful enough to add the next ingredient in the cake mix of success.

Expectation. When you expect to get that which you desire you create a powerful force which turns your desire into much more that just a wish or a dream. It becomes a strong emotional acceptance of knowing it will happen.  When you expect to achieve something then all that is needed is the final ingredient. Action. Sitting still and wishing makes no person great.  The good lord sends the fishes but you must dig the bait! That just about sums it up. Yes, once you have decided what it is you want in life and you apply the STIC and have a good expectation of getting it. All that is required is action.  Taking action on your desires is the final key to your success. OK I know this all sounds very basic but the system has been proved over and over throughout the centuries.  Continuing the action to its fruition is paramount. You see if you fail or cease to act, your expectation is diminished which in turn lessens your desire and finally you are back at square one. With nothing but a wish. The biggest Ahaa!! to realise is that desire without expectation is just wishful thinking. Expectation without Action is a false hope, relying on outside influences to control your dreams. Desire,expectation and action work together as an unbeatable team     But  the Icing on the cake is in ingredient number four which is Persistence. Persist in your desire. Persist in your expectation and Persist in your actions. Combine these four important steps into your future plans and you will be amazed at the outcome no matter how big or small your goals you will succeed.   John E Regan