Big Thinking & Big Actions = Big Results

I love this quote from T Harv Eker: "Small Thinking and Small Actions Lead to Being Both Broke and Unfulfilled. Big Thinking and Big Actions Lead To Having Both Money and Meaning. The Choice Is Yours".

If we are authentic with ourselves I am sure we can all think of a time that we can relate to in our own lives where we have thought small and took small actions, and where we have thought big and taken big actions. Until about four years ago I was definitely in the "small thinking and small actions" category....I had a business that was failing, I thought the only way to survive was in that one business and by working "harder". I was afraid to make a move and do something different....what if I failed, what if I lost my material possessions, what if......there was literally dozens of "what ifs". Actually, I was afraid to even admit to myself that I didn't like what I was doing! I realized I was surrounded by people that thought like I did. Most of us have been raised to go to school, work hard....if times get tough, work harder....and to fear all these "what if's".

Ask yourself this question - Am I being totally authentic with myself, with what I truly want, and with what I absolutely don't want in my life? Tough question for most people to answer. I avoided even thinking about this question for years. And, I was stuck in the "small thinking and small actions" category.

I realized that I hadn't admitted that to myself because if I had of been absolutely honest and authentic with myself, that would mean I would have to make a change....and change is not a comfortable spot for most of us to be in. It means we have to do something different, perhaps step out of our comfort zone, take a risk, do something we have never done. That is why most people walk around in a fog, play it safe and wonder why they are broke and unfulfilled.

Thank goodness I woke up from that fog! I admitted to myself that what I was doing for a living was not working any longer, and that it was unfulfilling and I needed a change. Because I was able to get authentic with myself (for the first time in my life) it was like a sense of freedom. When you are backed into a corner and you can't go anywhere else, THAT is when wonderful things can happen.

Because of that experience, I found a new sense of determination, I let go of the fear that had been holding me back for years, I learned that playing small in life had only led me to being broke and unfulfilled. I learned that it was time to decide what I really wanted, and then take the action that would lead me to that goal - even when it was uncomfortable, even when I was afraid, even when I didn't know what to do. I learned to take a risk on MYSELF and trust in my decisions, my actions and my belief in what I was capable of....wow, THAT was a new concept.

I learned, actually I simply ALLOWED myself to think big, ALLOWED myself to think of all the possibilities in my life, starting taking different actions than I had ever taken, surrounded myself with people that had the results I wanted and followed their lead.

This process has been life changing for me! Because of that corner I was backed into, and the willingness to start thinking big and taking BIG actions, I now have the life I once dreamed of. Working part time hours from my lawnchair by the pool, spending every day with the people I love most, travelling the world several times a year, retired my husband at age 45 (not 65), having the financial freedom to live life the way we want.... Of course the money part is great, but money is simply a tool to let you live the life you truly want.....a life of meaning, doing the things that are important to you, with the people that are important to you, rather than running around working 50, 60, 80 hours a week, to pay the bills to live in the house with the people you love that you never get to SEE because you are working so much!

As Harv says "the choice is yours!" I am so grateful I woke up from that fog and made conscious choices to create the life I now live.

In your Service,

Debbie Ruston
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