Career Blast

Fear and Procrastination

Rudolf — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:29:00 GMT

What is the difference between fear and procrastination? Is there a difference? I don’t think that there is a difference and I am going to tell you why I believe this to be true. When we fear something we try to avoid whatever it is that makes us fearful. Fear is a funny thing because there is the type of fear that makes us uneasy to the point that we may even tremble, and then there is the fear that we experience when we get the adrenalin rush from a thrilling rollercoaster ride. These two types of fear show us two things. The fear that makes us tremble keeps us stationary; we are hesitant to go forward because of the unknown. The fear that we experience when we look at a gigantic rollercoaster ride is a fear that moves us into action. We move in to action because there is a desired outcome. We want to feel the experience of having faced our fear. That fear combined with a desired outcome motivated us to reach a goal and a benefit. Our goal was to face our fear and ride the rollercoaster and the benefit was the conquest of the ride, not to mention the adrenalin rush.

When we fear something we just don’t know what to do. We are not sure what is going to happen and we are not sure that we understand what is making us fearful. We love to watch scary movies but at the same time we are afraid of the dark. We like snowboarding but we worry about avalanches. We like deep sea diving but we are afraid of sharks. The point is this, that no matter what it is that you fear, if you take charge and face your fear the odds are that you are going to feel much better when you put your fears away and focus on the outcome.

Now, what is procrastination and what does it have to do with fear. Procrastination is what we do when we don’t want to do something. We will rationalize and tell ourselves that we will take care of business tomorrow. We rationalize that we can take care of things later. We are afraid to commit to the moment. We are afraid to move out of our certain comfort zone. Sure we have the right intentions when we put things off, but they are not focused intentions. They are what I like to call scatter brain intentions. I call them that because that is what they are. They are all over the proverbial road. If we had a particular goal and we kept putting it off, do you suppose that we would eventually accomplish that goal? I would guess that one would never reach that goal until the focus was on the goal. But, that is not all that we would have to do, we would have to take the action or actions towards that certain goal. We would have to get off of our soft end and move on things TODAY! Sure there are those who would say, “I’ll do that tomorrow”, and then go back to sleep. They continue to invest in the illusionary world of tomorrow. They fail to see that yesterday no longer exists and that tomorrow is an illusion. They don’t realize that the only real time is right now, this moment, this day. They fail to invest in themselves TODAY. Why? Maybe we fail to take action TODAY because we are afraid that we may fail. Or, maybe we are afraid that we may succeed and we would not know how to handle success.

So you see my friends fear and procrastination are brothers, brothers who can work together to defeat you, or to help you to succeed. You can use fear and procrastination to avoid YOUR successes. And, you can use fear and procrastination to your demise.

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Paycheck to Paycheck

Rudolf — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:42:28 GMT

Are you tired of living from paycheck to paycheck? Are you tired of robbing Peter to pay Paul? Does it seem like the bills never end? How long will you plan to keep on doing what you're doing? What are you going to do about it? Nothing? I could be wrong, but maybe you like living from paycheck to paycheck. It's funny how life has its ups and downs and how we tolerate them, or we change them. Sure we cannot make them disappear but we can lighten them a bit.. And how would we accomplish that monumental task. One thing we can do almost immediately is to make a decision. We can make a decision to change. Right now, at this moment, we can step out of our comfort zone and take some action. I know, it is a little difficult to just stop
doing what we are doing and take a whole new course. Sometimes that is the only way to
change. When you want to make more money you can't just sit there and expect it to come to you in a magic bag.

There is a story about a little boy who wanted more.He was the kind of kid who was willing to take a chance. One of the chances that he took was to sell candy and newspapers on the trains. This was good but he wanted more so he added vegetables as one of his money making products. He did very well, considering he was just a child. He was very comfortable ding what he doing. He knew what he was doing and he did it very well. He was in a comfort zone. But, he still wanted more. So he took a chance and tried other ventures. Along the way he uncovered some skills that he was not even aware that he had. He was a businessman with businessman skills. These newly found skills subsequently helped him to found his own company. Now that was an accomplishment that would be enough for many of us, but not for him, he wanted more. He went about his daily activities working on one project after another. He started to dabble in inventions and he had quite a few. Despite all of his small inventions he was still not satisfied. He was comfortable, but not satisfied. He went on to accomplish a lot more, and he was very successful. I think one of his most successful inventions was the longer lasting light bulb.

The lessons to be learned here are many. Even though he did not know what the future had in store for him---he took a chance. He found talents that he did not know that he had. He accomplished things that he would not have happened if he did not get out ofhis comfort zone. He refused to settle----he went for it. He took a risk and found that he could fly,

Are you going to settle? Are you going to continue to live from paycheck to paycheck? Are you going to stay in your comfort zone, or are going to make that change....take that risk?

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Three Steps to Success

Rudolf — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:18:00 GMT

The first step is the most critical one. What do you want? Really, what do you want? If you’re like me, you have heard that before but, have you really taken the action that is necessary for your fulfillment? Sometimes we forget that we must make a plan and then follow through. We may think that we can “fly by the seat of our pants” or that we will know what to do “when we get there”. The key is to decide with pinpoint accuracy, what you want. Write it down. When you write it down it becomes more than just a want, it becomes part of your plan. So where are you going? That is the question that you must answer. Not for anyone else, just for you.

That brings us to our second step on the path of personal success. Write it down, write it down, write it down. I cannot say that enough. When you finally know what you want you are closer to reaching your goal. But unless you write it down it remains confined to the inside of your head. Once you write it down it gains some substance. It holds you accountable to your goal. Now when I say write it down, I don’t mean just write one word or one sentence. I mean write everything associated with your goal. Write down every detail. Be very specific. Write down what you’ll do, when you will do it, how you will do it. Do not skip any details. Someone once said “it’s all in the details…”.

Step three….Do It Today!! If you put it off you are putting off what you want. If you really want it you won’t put it off. If you put in the work the possibilities are unlimited. But you have to put in the work. Nothing is going to magically land on your lap, however you can have, be or do whatever you want. You can reach your dreams, but not without putting in the work.

So what are you going to do?

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Threats or Opportunities

Rudolf — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:34:26 GMT

Have your ever thought of a threat as an opportunity? For example, just suppose that
you lost your job. On the surface this would appear
to be a threat. I could be a threat to your family's well being, e g,
the mortgage; food; gas, etc. etc. The reason that I said that it
could appear to be a threat is because there is an alternative way
to look at it.

Maybe you have been wanting to change jobs, but you have never
had the chance to explore that option because you were always at
work. Maybe you have been wanting to start up your own business or
go back to school. Wouldn't you agree that if one were to look at
the situation from this angle it could be viewed as an opportunity?

You know there is something else that rears it proverbial ugly head
when we feel threatened. And, that is the beast known as uncertainty.
Uncertainty creeps into our lives whether we see things as an opportunity
or as a threat. When we face a perceived threat we are unsure as to what
will happen next. We sink into an abyss of discontent and fallacies.
And when we view a situation as an opportunity we face the fear of not
succeeding in the new endeavor.

The bottom line is to believe in YOU--believe that you have what you need
to succeed. Always bet on YOU - because you are the best bet. Of course
you could choose not to bet on YOU - you can choose to continue to doubt YOU.

If you choose to live your life out in a corner of delusion - then that is your
choice, There is no room to blame anyone else for you decision - no excuses -
it's all YOU. At the same time if you choose to take advantage of all of the
opportunities that come your way - success is inevitable. Your own
self-determination will catapult you towards your personal success. Do
yourself some justice - give your self some credit.

From this point forward look for the opportunities in you life - make the most
of them. Make a commitment to succeed. Continually reinforce that
commitment by taking the necessary actions. Do "What ever it takes".

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Take it EASY

Rudolf — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:43:00 GMT

Take it EASY!

How many times has someone told you that? Do they know or even care that being without a job is very stressful and that taking it easy is not an option? Well, ok maybe it is an option. Maybe we don’t have to stress out. Perhaps we can take some time to just look at the whole picture. Granted, when you don’t have a job the future may seem pretty bleak, but that does not mean that your life is over, does it? No, it does not. You can make your life whatever you want it to be. If you want to wallow in a perceived vision of despair, then despair is what you will have. At the same time if you look at your life through the looking glass of self fulfillment and you realize that you are in charge, your life takes on a dramatic change. You can go out and conquer those unemployment blues by getting another job, or you can sink into the abyss of “I can’t do it; nobody will hire me; life sucks, etc, etc. Which one sounds more appealing to you?

Start taking action on your life TODAY! What are you waiting for? Are you waiting for someone to knock on your door and hand you a job? Do you believe that you do not have to look for a job because a job will come looking for you? Maybe you are comfortable receiving that unemployment check. Whatever your excuse, that is exactly what it is, an EXCUSE. As long as you keep making excuses that is all you will ever have. Don’t you want more? Of course you do, and you deserve it. You deserve the very best and you can have the very best. But, that is not going to happen if you just sit there and give up. You must move forward with your life plan and take all that is rightfully yours. You are smart, you have skills. So use them. Say to yourself right now, “I am truly a magnificent person and I deserve the best.”

So relax, take it EASY, but at the same time do whatever it takes.

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