I bet you have some big dreams, maybe one in particular. It might be to start a business doing something that you’re really passionate about. It might be to quit your job, sell your house and travel the world. It might be to earn so much money that you can give incredible amounts away blessing and impacting thousands of people.
Whatever you’re big dream is, there’s this big chasm between you and it. It seems unattainable and actually completely unrealistic. Don’t you have responsibilities after all? How would that ever be possible for you to do something like that?
It might not actually be as far away as you think.
You see, all those great people in the world who do these amazing things that we only read about, they’re just like you and me. They’re not any smarter, faster, or more privileged.
The difference is that they don’t think like everyone else. They have the guts to dream big and come up with these seemingly impossible endeavors that everyone tells them will never work out. But, they don’t stop there.
They had a quality that every achiever has: consistency.
Once we believe that our big dream is really possible, consistency is the key. We must focus on that one goal and do the little things everyday to get us to where we want to go. Do not give up. Do not waver.
My immediate big dream is to be successful in my business. I did little things in my spare time this week and was actually able to accomplish quite a bit and build a bit of momentum.
In case you’re curious, this is what my week looked liked:
- Monday: sent two emails to people with key connections, had ad poster put up at Claudia’s work
- Tuesday: designed and ordered business cards
- Wednesday: installed WordPress on my site with the help of my good friend Ryan Ash
- Thursday: registered Google voice number, setup Google Places and AdWords, setup Facebook Page, started setting up site
I am excited to build on the momentum that I’ve started already and use consistency to reach my goal.
I totally agree, man! Consistency is hard, but just showing up every day is a lot of the battle…ie. don’t give up! Thanks for the mention! As always, I was glad to help!
Absolutely, Ryan. By the way, you’re great at explaining all that website stuff. I bet you could totally monetize that if you’d want.
Thanks, Michael! I guess you could say that I’m in paid training. 😉 If you need any more help let me know.
Awesome, Ryan. Might take you up on that.
Sounds like a great week! Go, Speed Racer, Go!!! P.S. I put on my own mini musical in the grocery store tonight in honor of Rise365. Steve asked if I was going to run around the store with my shirt off for the grand finale. I wish I could have explained the back story to the little old man who walked around the corner just in time to catch his comment 🙂
Ha Haa, Jody, this is hilarious!! Claudia and I both laughed out loud while reading this. The little old man may be scarred for life…or else he was waiting to see what happened next! love it. Thanks for the props : )
You remind me of Kent Julian! Little is Big was his key phrase for 2011. Little things every day lead to big results!
Jason,
Hah, thats funny, how true the message is! And how freeing to live this way!
Ha! I thought of Kent Julian when I saw the title of this post as well! This message is very timely. I feel like I need to create a whole business… overnight… and I keep getting overwhelmed. My husband Josh is helping me to break things down into more of bite size pieces, but when I do not listen to him and try to do it all at once, I freak out and get nothing accomplished.
Right, Alana! I’ve also found that when I get stressed, I’m not productive. And I think any new new venture is always a process. I know for me, it helps so much to do at least a little something EVERY day. Even if I’m tired and it’s been a long day, I try to do something.
Keep at it with your coaching business, you’ll soon start seeing the fruits of your labor.
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