If you are reading this, you are more than likely feeling like this way-------------------------> Right?
I don't care who you are, at some point, any action you take seems to get you nowhere. I've been there more times than I can count. But there is a way out and truth be told you are a rockstar already on the right track because 90% of the people who need to read this are too busy doing #1 (you're not there yet, hang on) to recognize it so they didn't click on the link you did. But you're here so congrats, results are on the way.
Fair warning. Sometimes its tough to hear the truth but I know you're ready. You're going to have to put on your big girl panties and admit a few things, but if you're ready, here are 5 reasons you aren't getting results and how to get, finally, magically, (insert hallelujah choir) unstuck.
1) You're wallowing.
Get over it. Look, a little self pity is normal right? WRONG! Half of the problem is how many times a day you are telling yourself you have a problem. Name one time self pity got you anywhere or got you anything worth having. Identify the problem. Once is enough. So now your energy is spent on new ideas to solve the problem. Stop letting talking about the problem be the goal. Its identified. Start brainstorming solutions and testing them. Today.
2) You're certifiably INSANE.
Nothing changes when nothing changes.
You're not testing new actions to get new results. You're doing the same thing over and over and then measure the result and then BAM! The lack of results devastates you and you are back to #1. This is usually an ego problem, not sanity. Your ego wants to simultaneously blame others and not take the advice of those that have gone before you AND have helped others get what you want. We call this being "uncoachable." Get humble and get coachable and implement changes. Your current thinking got you where you are.
3) You're DISTRACTED.
I wish a had a nickel for every time I got distracted, I wish I had some ice cream. See what I did there?
Seriously. Pick your goals and then decide you will measure your progress towards that goal everyday. Facebook, friends, food, TV, work, you name it can soak up a day if you aren't passionately fighting to give your goal the attention it needs to make progress today. 99% of the people I coach in fitness and business achieve their written goal when they stop wallowing (see #1) become coachable (see #2) and get focused on that goal every day. Accountability goes a long way here because the undertow of "life" is so strong, just staying focused on your goals day in and day out can radically change the game, but it takes a team effort.
4) You Think You Are the "Failure Whisperer"
You treat failure like a "sign"as if although its just an obstacle, only you can see its greater deeper meaning….
You know how when something unexpected happens or you make a mistake and your inner child goes "oh..that must be a sign I can't do this. Its just not for me…" Im so glad Walt Disney didn't listen to his inner child, or Michael Jordan, or Louis Pastuer or Albert Einstein. Failure is the tuition you pay for success…saw that the other day. Love it! Its PART of success. If you are not willing to fail, you can kiss winning GOODBYE. And you may want to go back and reread the ego section of #2 again.
5) Fear of the Badass Within
Most of the time Im pretty timid...scared of my shadow and shy and like to hang out alone and write or read and just spend time with my family. A lot of you probably are too. But there is a little corner of you, maybe its like a light, whatever it is, its that something special that you have and YOU KNOW IT. That's your Badassery (see Badassery post from a few months back). That's badass within is real and you avoid it because of fear. Fear of embarrassment, fear its only real to you, just fear. Listen, here is a shot of yesterdays Facebook post on this. Its highlighted across the page. But the bottom line is:
FEAR IS A THIEF. Go read the Facebook post.
Thats all I got!
Its all in your head,
Anna
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