Where I stand now - Level of Motivation

by Chet 25. November 2010 19:46

This is a tough one. I see so much potential. I have several specific goals, both for my business/professional life and for my personal life. Some of them even cross that imaginary line and affect all of my life. A few of them I've put into goal planning sheets, and some others I've just stepped up and done because I knew they needed to just be stood up to and done. But then there's the ones I know will take a lot of work, a lot of planning, and a good plan that could very well fail. I'm much more comfortable dreaming and even prioritizing dreams than I am turning them into actionable plans.

I want so much more right now. I see the way to get there. But I often feel I'm going at it alone. I know I have friends, I have a coach, I even have customers that will sit down and give me advice. I have a God that has plans and a future for me, and that also sets steps before to take that lead to that plan and that future. But the question that gets me still seems to be, how to I get from here to there?

Much of it is busyness. I'm still busy doing things to keep myself busy and bring in immediate income.

But beyond business, I think there's something bigger. I think there is still fear of letting the plan be in control. Obviously not above God's plan, but accepting the responsibility that even He wants me to step up and get from here to there. He wants me to trust him, to throw it all in, to risk much more than having to work extra hard to pay the bills.

I guess one thing I want is someone to walk this journey with. I've opened up much more to my wife, and even to a few friends, about ideas and plans, but that just seems to be sharing on the personal side. I don't know if I want a partner, an investor, a what... but I want someone I can develop this plan with, someone else who has an investment. As I look at that, though... I have to ask...

Why do I feel I need that? And do I? Truly? Is that "part of the plan?"

If it is part of the plan, then I should make plans to make it happen. It could also just be fear, wanting someone else to pony up to the risk, to risk failure and success alongside of me.

So that's where I'm at. It's not where I want to be, but it's further than I was. As I said at the start, this is a tough one.

Some questions I want to answer...

  • What does motivate me?
  • Who motivates me?
  • What kind of motivation lasts for me, both short term and long?
  • Can I make it a goal to find motivation that works for me?
  • Do I want to be motivated? Really?

So anyways, enough about that for now.

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