For many of us who have had a baby we may remember (even though vaguely for some now) the moment of pain that was followed by a thousand congratulations, in the form of cards, phone calls, visitors etc. We believed our baby was the most beautiful and best ever born and celebrated every milestone and appreciated every new adventure the baby had.
We may even remember the first day our baby stood as we all clapped and cheered then the day came when suddenly our baby took their first step! What a day a day of celebration only second to its birth!
Then the inevitable happens, tottering on two unsteady legs, there is suddenly a thud and a heart breaking cry, the baby who was doing so well has fallen, and hit their head on the coffee table.
There is one thing all us of DID NOT say that day and it was, ‘well baby was not cut out for walking.’ Or ‘well that was an utter failure, I would pack that in baby if I were you!’ ‘Well I guess this baby will be in a pram and then a wheel chair all its life.’ No, we kissed the baby better, placed them on their feet and cheered again the baby’s next step.
I guess you realise where I am heading in this article!
I speak to so many would- be entrepreneurs or those just starting out and most are acting just like the parents who believe one fall from the baby and the baby is washed up, destined to never walk again!
Your business idea and your dream is your baby! Can you imagine if parents gave up on their child ever being able to walk every time they fell over then we would have a generation in wheel chairs!
So how to I get over the fear of moving forward and create the dream that is in my head? Break it down into baby steps! Just like the baby, go from the coffee table to the chair, small shaky steps, that at first seem to make little difference or make any significant impact, BUT let me assure you today, this is how anything ever gets done!
A room gets cleaned up one drawer at a time. Years of bad eating habits get shifted with just one work out. By planning a weekly timetable and better eating plan week by week the 3 monthly goals don’t feel so unreachable.
The entrepreneur builds a business the same way, one client at a time!
When you start to understand this concept you will never fear failure again! When you learn how to break a goal down into baby steps, and how to complete something amazing using this method, then you have will have the key to achieving anything in your life. When you understand that everyone falls down and gets back up again, then you need only to trust that you have been given the strength to achieve the dream in your heart and mind and all you have to do is get back up again.
The only obstruction to this is your ego. Your ego wants it to be done now. Your ego wants to move through life risk-free, discouragement-free, mistake-free, exhaustion and work -free. And the best way to trick your ego (and yourself) into letting go a little bit is to remember a baby has no ego and just takes baby steps!
To take baby steps will entail courage. Baby steps are a huge risk to your ego because they are so easy. Your ego wants major accomplishments, huge weight-loss, and fast results. In other words, your ego and mine likes adjectives, not verbs…. Doing words. Those adjectives guarantee that you’ll stay stuck and never try anything new. If you try the verbs, the doing words, no matter how small then over time you’ll get those deals, accomplishments, weight-loss, and the results will feel wonderful.
So why not take a goal you want to accomplish by the end of this year, and ask yourself, “What one baby step could I take every day to complete this goal?” And then (and this is the big challenge) get out your calendar and schedule in small steps every day for the rest of 2013, and just watch as you begin to see the results of your baby steps!
Be Blessed and Let me know the results
If you want help with your baby steps please email me at amanda@wellsministries.com.au and talk to me about our coaching programs designed to help you get where you dream to go
Amanda Wells
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