Time is on your side

Time. As you get older you seem to have less and less of it, that's what people say. Funny thing is you probably have much more time then you think. For instance, I feel like I don't have enough time to get as much done as I want to in a day. I would like to make it to the gym 4 times a week, but I "can't find the time." Yet I have the time to write this blog right now, time that I just found out of nowhere because I was motivated to write this. At this very moment. And I was going to make it happen even if I "didn't have the time." But I almost guarantee I won't make it to those 4 workouts this week, I haven't made it to one in about 8 months. I will, however, somehow find the time to waste in front of the tv tonight when I get home or play a tune on the guitar I've played a million times because I can always find the time for that. The point is you've got the time ... stop reading over a report a 1000 times to make sure there's no mistakes. Especially if it's not all that important. Stop wasting time meandering around useless websites for 10 minutes here and 20 minutes there and looking over stuff you've looked over before. The worst thing you could do is sit in front of the tv and watch re-runs. You've already seen all that that episode had to offer and, even if it's not your favorite, you'll watch it again for "something to do." Coming back to motivation (see past blog!). How can we motivate ourselves to "find the time"? Something has got to trigger you into putting that at a priority that you must make time for. People stray away from doing big big things that can benefit them because these things take too much time so you can never get to it. Chip away at it .... make the time because I GUARANTEE it's there if you want to make it.

Motivation and Success

Motivation .... what provokes it? What's motivating me to write this right now, who knows?! What motivates people to become successful and achieve everything they ever wanted to? Only a very, very small percentage of people actually do remain this motivated too but it does happen. Some suggest it's by setting small and clear goals for yourself. But setbacks are all around and some people can just thrive past anything. Craziest part is they don't even know if they're going to get to where they want to be, but they keep on going like they will. You never know what's going to happen. So is it just taking a huge leap and just hoping like hell that you end up somewhere near that landing pad you were gunning for? Seems like it. Maybe you need to be a lot eccentric to be motivated. And that never say die attitude is where the success comes from. That being said, caution is the norm in society which is just plain backwards. Why are people fearful of suggesting something or going for something they want? Because they don't want to jump! I guess they're not motivated enough. Know this: if you're too cautious or even moderately cautious with big decisions then you'll be disappointed at the end of the journey.

Make it happen

Forget about coming up with the "next original idea" because it already exists. It's about harnessing that idea into something profitable and long lasting. If you're a certified accountant looking to start up your own accounting firm or a mechanic looking to open your own shop or any other type of aspiring entrepreneur, you've got to learn a thing or two about marketing and networking or you won't survive ... in any field. If you think the quality of your work alone will speak for itself then you'll be up that infamous stream with nothing but bankruptcy and debt in less than a year. Everything already exists and the reason you might not know that something exists is two fold. On one side, the idea isn't worth trying to make something out of, simple as that. On the other hand, it could be that the marketing is not at all substantial enough or it's not geared to the demographic that is to be attracted to this product or service. If you've got that next idea then prove it and make it happen. Do your research, get a focused marketing campaign that will help the company grow because nobody's going to throw you a paddle once you commit to that ship.