WEEK 170: NO PLAN B

There is only Plan A. I hate Plan B.    Arnold Scharwzenegger 

REFLECTIONS (learnings and actions): Are you 100% committed?

No, seriously?

I will tell you being 100% committed unlocks powers you never knew you had. Belief you did not know existed, and these two combined allow you to realize your potential and achieve anything you desire. ANYTHING.

But...

How many times have you said " I am all in, 100%" then a week later you fall off the wagon?

I going to raise my hand here as I have been here, and still sometimes do this (far less now due to systems I have built into my life). 

The result?

S...T...U...C...K

Your immense potential stays just that. Underutilized, untapped, and dormant. 

If you have ever played poker, it is the difference between just bleeding your chips away, or going all in when your intuition strikes (this can happen even if you have a bad hand).

I love the quote today by Arnold as it gives insight to why the majority of humans are not able to realize their incredible potential to achieve whatever they desire. 

Literally, anything you desire (can go into that later, but you can not even imagine the depths of your potential).

Anyhoo, back to the quote from the Arnold.

This is so powerful as this highlights a trap most people (not you though from now on) fall into.

First step in the trap - you say you are 100% committed, but then once pressure and challenge show up and push you out of your comfort zone, you start thinking about Plan B.

Logically you would think this is good as you are preparing for a back-up plan, covering all of your bases. 

However, if you look below the surface let me tell you why this is cutting you off at the knees. 

Others might doubt you and say why you can not do things, and that is ok as you can re-direct that energy (actually this comes from you holding up a mirror and showing others they are not striving for something amazing).

However, when you start thinking about Plan B, then you subconsciously start to DOUBT yourself.

This is dangerous, as doubt works like a wedge in that it only needs a small space before what was once solid, your commitment, can be split in two with only a little pressure. 

And what was once 100% committed no matter what, becomes pretty sure, which becomes maybe, will becomes probably not, which becomes why is this happening...

A pretty nasty downward spiral, where it is quite difficult to pull yourself out once caught in the current. 

That is why even entertaining Plan B is the most dangerous thing you can do.

But here is the secret, for all the great things our minds can do it's natural programming is built for safety, ie comfort.

This awareness already gives you a huge advantage.

It is not you or your will power or any other external circumstance. It is how your brain is wired.

The key is then to move past the challenge, pressure, and think towards how to move the needle forward with Plan A.

A reminder that pressure, challenge are all indicators you are on the right path.

You can do this by asking 3 empowering questions:

1. What can I learn from this?

Literally every experience is teaching you something, whether you take the lesson is up to you.

2. Why will this work?

You have probably crushed other achievements and done some incredible things, yet you can easily FORGET in the midst of a new challenge. 

You just need the mechanisms to remind you of who you really are and what you are capable of.

3. What 3 actions can I take NOW to move Plan A forward?

Take out a piece of paper, sit and answer these three questions.

This will keep you mind focused on Plan A.

But most importantly go implement, as doing all the work and not taking the action is the same as not doing any of the work as it gives you the same result...being STUCK.

Alright, you have the keys to how to be 100% committed.

Delay no More...J