 The Split-Second Path To Lazy Abundance |
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One of the biggest realizations came to me when I decided to resign from a 'proper' job and work for myself. Literally overnight I decided to quit...despite not having any prospective means of supporting my family. As if by magic...my depression lifted. I felt healthier. I smiled more. And, the biggest realization? I realized that, in the that split second, NOTHING outward had changed...I had just decided to quit - and hadn't actually even told my wife, Lesley about it, nor had I actually handed in my notice to my employer. Yet...physically, emotionally, and mentally - EVERYTHING changed! In that split-second I realized that my mind and my thoughts have a huge effect on the quality of my life. And...if I could stop taking anti-depressants in that split second...then surely there were greater things that I could achieve as well. Just at that moment I realized that what I focused my thoughts upon created the reality that I lived in. One moment...I was miserable, the next inspired. Literally overnight, I changed as a person as I reached (and pushed past) mentally-imposed limits that I had set for myself. In the four years since - I have reached higher highs and lower lows than at ANY other time in my life - yet, armed with the knowledge that I am the one who is ultimate control of what 'gets to me' - I lead a life that most people would call stress free. Stress free enough that I spent four hours on a golf course with my brother, Mark, today - whilst all of my old colleagues stood by a coffee machine complaining at how 'unlucky' they were. Stress free enough that, despite not necessarily needing to, I felt that I owed YOU some words of motivation this afternoon before I put my feet up and read some more of my book. Now...I'm certainly not saying this to brag as some days I work longer hours than most people I know, plus do a little bit at weekends, too. And, I certainly haven't taken it easy over the last four years...I've taken more action during that time than most people do in a lifetime. My brother Mark laughs at me because he reckons that I must do the least amount of work amongst everyone he knows! It's true. But...because I know when, how, and why I work - I do less but achieve much more. Because I know that I can...as I know that YOU can, too. Life isn't about working to live...it's about making the best of what it throws at you - good and bad. Me - I could work MUCH 'harder'...make much more...yet miss out on spending time being a part of my daughters' lives. YOU - I bet that, if you really thought about it...YOU could make decisions and take action that would change the QUALITY of YOUR life overnight. I'm not talking about quitting your job like I did. I'm talking about focusing on ONE single positive thing in your day that really INSPIRES you to make more of yourself. I'm different in that I don't like to measure my success in monetary terms. I'd much rather be abundantly happy, challenged, and inspired than be saddled with the pressure to chase an ever-increasing need to earn to keep up with my spending. New gadgets, TVs, or cars don't inspire me. Having done less of what I don't enjoy and more of what I do, for what I get in return, is what REALLY lights my fire inside. I can tell you...the satisfaction you get from knowing that you are 'on form' - just for minutes in a day really motivates you. Yet...all it takes is clicking that switch over in your brain that screams 'victim'...and turn it to the satisfying hum of 'I'm in control of my own destiny'. Once you realize, like I did, that life's more about what you can't see than what you can...there'll be no stopping you! Just try it and see.
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