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Monday Morning MOJO

By Intero Real Estate | March 8th, 2009 0 Comments

Thinking and doing things different is the road to freedom and to fulfilling our destiny

Good Morning MOJO ,

“…sounds like a great idea , I will get started tomorrow.”  Yeah right…like that is really going to happen…just like that last thousand times he said “I will start tomorrow”. 

“Wow , I can see how that will have a hugely positive impact on my life , but I just don’t have time to deal with making the necessary changes right now…I will try and implement that next month when things settle down.”  We all know things never “settle down”.

“Why is it that no matter what I seem to do…not matter how much I work or how hard I try , I can never get ahead , physically , financially , spiritually , personally , or in my business?  I am trying hard everyday , but there just aren’t enough hours in the day.”  Here is the first thing we all need to get real clear on…no matter how hard we try , if we continue to do what we have always done , we will continue to get what we have always gotten.  So , to get more of what we want in our lives , the key is not doing more of what we are currently doing harder , but doing different…changing the way we look at things….the way we do things.  Sounds easy…right?  NOT!!!!!!!  

Getting comfortable with change does not happen over night…it is something we need to train ourselves.  Because , most of the things we do in our life and our thoughts are a routine that have been engrained in us over YEARS.  So , we plow on , mindlessly doing the same old things in the same old way.  Whether these routines or thoughts are good or bad , like a drop of water which continuously hits on a rock , our habits create a hole or a rut.  And the longer the drop of our habits hit the rock , the deeper the hole.  And over time as that hole gets deeper and deeper , the harder it is to get out of the rut when we want to make a change. 

So , why haven’t we forced ourselves out of the rut before now , when we know changes are going to make us happier in the long run?  Most of the time we don’t change because we are afraid…it makes us uncomfortable…makes us feel exposed…or we are just plain lazy.  And the older we get the harder it is to make changes because we tend to become less and less flexible.  And because we have been doing things one way for such a long time , the hole in the rock becomes the size of the Grand Canyon.  So , the key is to train ourselves to get comfortable with change…someone who actually embraces change…someone who actually gets a rush from being innovative and doing it different.  Because thinking and doing things different is the road to freedom and to fulfilling our destiny.

So start challenging your routines.  Stop running into the brick wall…stop beating your head against it.  Pause…Think.  Find a new way that goes around the wall , or maybe over it.  Rest assured , the new way is there.  It does exist.  Changing your habits can itself become common place.  The first time you defy “your way” and climb out of your rut in nearly kills you…the second time , it’s real tough…the third time , it’s merely hard.  And eventually , it becomes , if not easy , then reasonably comfortable.  Your confidence grows , and the tyrant loses a large part of its hold on you.  Then , the magic of having a life that is unbelievable…pure magic starts to unfold!!!

Make it a powerful week!!!!!


Monday Morning MOJO

By Intero Real Estate | November 16th, 2008 0 Comments

You and I have greatness inside of us. We have the seed of success waiting to be ignited, shared, and profited from.

Good Morning MOJO,

Laugh at perfection.  "Tom, what did you say?"  I’ll say it again…laugh at perfection.  Unfortunately, for most of us the “school mind” still kicks our butt in adulthood…in a big way. 

“Mom, Dad, I got an A on my test."  We grew up in an environment where shooting for perfection, an A, was always the goal (personally, I didn’t get many of them).  For most people it was the goal of our teachers and parents.  Many people have their self approval wrapped up in the illusionary concept called “perfection”.   However, when we do that, here’s what happens…we get in the real world. We make the shift from being a student…to being an employee…to becoming an entrepreneur and we bring the “school mind” with us…Perfection…Perfection…Perfection.  What crap!!!!!  It locks our feet in quicksand and takes us down.  We lose time, we lose energy, we lose support…we lose self esteem.  "I’ll start this idea/project when everything is just right" (This is the self talk of most new entrepreneurs).  Unfortunately, somehow the right time never happens.
 
I have several friends who are incredibly successful. They have big houses, vacation homes, drive nice cars, have fat bank accounts and I have never seen ANY of them be perfect in ANYTHING…Never.  Let me sell you on a philosophy that changed my life…not only myself, but thousands of others who have bought into it.  You don’t have to get it right, you just have to get it going.  Let me say it again…you don’t have to get it right, you just have to get it going.  Imagine NOW picking up this idea called perfection and throwing it out the window.  Stop stealing your greatness from the world because you’re waiting for everything to be just right…it’s not necessary.  Stop seeking approval and acceptance from everyone around you…give it to yourself.  Now, allow yourself to take action…allow yourself to make mistakes.  Who cares if people laugh at you? Even those close to you…Big deal. You’ll be laughing at them someday living the life of your dreams.

 
You and I have greatness inside of us. We have the seed of success waiting to be ignited, shared, and profited from. I know sometimes it’s tough. You’re kind of alone with your goals and plans. People around you might think you’re wasting your time. Well…we can do it.  We don’t have to get it right, we just have to get it going.

What have you been putting off…what have you been waiting for everything to be just right for, that you thing you can take ONE action on today?   Start…NOW!!!!!!Make it a Powerful week and Go For It Full Out!!!!!!!