…and then there\u2019s YouTube<\/a>.\u00a0 Have you ever spent hours watching funny or insightful videos…distracted from your “real work”?\u00a0 For many, social media, including YouTube<\/a> is their real work.<\/p>\n Sometimes we get together and find ourselves talking to people who aren’t even there… Still, how often do you, like me, find yourself distracted<\/strong> from what you know is important and necessary?\u00a0 Solving Big problems at work or at home; making important decisions that move you from where you are, to where you need to be.\u00a0 For some of us, just getting out of bed is our Next Big Step.\u00a0 For others, getting out for a healthy walk, bicycle ride or swim is the thing we most need to do.\u00a0 Falling short on the healthy exercise scale makes that other scale we don\u2019t like to step on do unpleasant things.<\/p>\n Some of us need to get off the bad food we’ve treated ourselves to and eat much healthier.\u00a0 Getting the exercise, food and rest we need starts a good foundation we can build on as we Take The Next Big Step in our life.<\/p>\n Let’s be honest, distractions are one of our excuses for avoiding the important things we need to do.\u00a0 We can pretend to be too busy doing other “important” things to soothe the nagging feeling in our gut, that something Really Important isn’t getting our attention.<\/p>\n Here’s the thing:\u00a0 No matter what The Next Big Step is for you, there will always be obstacles and distractions getting in your way.\u00a0 Excuses to settle for less than you know you want.<\/p>\n Why is it that we long for something better than we have experienced so far?<\/p>\n The reason we’re not always satisfied with what we already have is because we know there is something better out there.\u00a0 We yearn for something more, we yearn to do what we were made to do.\u00a0 That sensation of something missing is there because far too often you and I have settled for far less than we know we can do.\u00a0 We settled for mediocre in our life.<\/p>\n If it were only about “stuff” we want, we could excuse that as just being greedy or unsatisfied with what we have…spoiled even.\u00a0 It\u2019s more than that.\u00a0 It\u2019s not just things we want for ourself.\u00a0 The thing missing in most of our lives is our significant contribution to others.\u00a0 You can\u2019t give what you don\u2019t have…especially if the credit cards are already maxed out.\u00a0 That\u2019s why it is so important that you and I make an investment in our own health, growth and development.\u00a0 We need to get to Bigger and Better in our life so we can share and help others…especially our family and close friends…get to Bigger and Better too.\u00a0 We grow making a significant investment in ourself so we can make a more significant investment in the lives of those we love.\u00a0 The most significant contribution you can make in your life is helping others to succeed.\u00a0 I develop my skills and abilities to help you develop your skills and abilities so you can change the life of someone else.\u00a0 In a very real sense, you and I can Change The World!\u00a0 But we can’t do it alone.\u00a0 I need you.\u00a0 You need others.\u00a0 We together can do some pretty amazing things, when we understand how important it is to work together and with our team.<\/p>\n Obstacles in your life can knock you down if you let them\u2026or they can be building blocks that bring you to new levels of amazing success.\u00a0 The choice is fairly simple.\u00a0 At each roadblock or obstacles you and I must make a choice.\u00a0 Will we choose at this moment to be Bitter \u2013 complaining and blaming and excusing ourself?\u00a0 Or will we at the same moment choose instead to be Better \u2013 Growing through the experience brought to us by the obstacle?<\/p>\n Everyone \u2013 you and I \u2013 we all have this fundamental choice.<\/p>\n Why is it important to choose Better instead of Bitter?<\/p>\n Every new opportunity we have, every new experience in our life requires that we become a new person to experience it fully.\u00a0 We need to grow to a new level to reach a new plateau.\u00a0 From that new level, the new experience can be fully enjoyed and appreciated.<\/p>\n The problem is, many people stop being curious.\u00a0 They stop being open to new experiences.\u00a0 Stop enjoying anything outside their comfort zone.\u00a0 Stop growing.<\/p>\n It’s a shame<\/span>.<\/p>\n Life can only be truly enjoyed when we choose to live it.<\/p>\n If you settle for doing the same things today that you did yesterday…settle for the same week as last week…same year as last year….\u00a0 Do you see a pattern?<\/p>\n What if…life were an adventure?<\/p>\n What if today was more exciting than yesterday?\u00a0 What if next week there were something exciting to look forward to?<\/p>\n So many people think life will improve someday\u2026but take not steps to make life improve.<\/p>\n And then we discover that our economy is declining.<\/p>\n Another obstacle.<\/p>\n If what you\u2019re currently doing depends on a stable or improving economy, this could be a problem.<\/p>\n What if your future didn’t depend on an improving economy?\u00a0 What if you could create your own economy?<\/p>\n Do you know anyone who makes more money in a month than you have ever made in a year?\u00a0 Do you believe it’s possible for someone to show you how to create your own economy, your own income?<\/p>\n Has anyone ever given you permission to play Big?<\/p>\n The importance of a mentor can never be overstated.\u00a0 Someone who experienced things you’re going through who brings their perspectives and experience to your situation.\u00a0 Someone who can see things you don’t see yet.\u00a0 And experienced mentor or coach can help you make progress at least ten times faster than trying to do everything by yourself.<\/p>\n When I began my journey through some significant struggles, my first response was panic; sheer terror at the prospect of loss.\u00a0 I spent months reading and looking for the right information to make the proper investment in myself.\u00a0 I found a support group that helped me very significantly.\u00a0 But all these steps took me a long time.\u00a0 I was limited by the expertise of the support group that met only once each week.\u00a0 I could only read so many books as I struggled to find the right information to help me make progress.<\/p>\n An experienced mentor who went through struggles and helped me focus my efforts would have saved significant time and made my journey much less traumatic…but I didn’t understand that yet.\u00a0 I kept trying to do everything by myself.<\/p>\n I strongly recommend that you find someone who has experience dealing with real struggles.\u00a0 Don’t settle for one of those coaches who learned everything in college or one who reads everything from a script.<\/p>\n If you hesitate to join a local support group…and many people feel uncomfortable joining a local face-to-face group, I developed a solution that can help!<\/p>\n Every successful person has coaches, mentors and support groups to lead and inspire them to new levels of success.<\/p>\n Take a minute and do the following steps:<\/p>\n Whatever you do.\u00a0 Start making investments in yourself that get you to the Bigger and Better you deserve.<\/p>\n Bigger and Better.\u00a0 We Can Do It Together\u2122.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Wow.\u00a0 I spent the last couple days dealing with technical computer issues.\u00a0 It’s so easy to get distracted by unimportant things.\u00a0 That leads in perfectly to what I wanted to talk with you about today. 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