Day Two: Acknowledging Sabotage and Being 'At Cause' for your life
26 May 09
Annie Burns
I still couldn't get up at 5 am. Alarm goes off and I wonder what
planet I'm on as it begins to dawn on me that irritating noise is my
blackberry on my bedside table. I was so awake last night thinking of
all the things, and whether the goals I've set, both big and small are
realistic, yet big enough yet not unrealistic. And so the conversation
with myself went.
So, is getting up at that hour a realistic goal for me? It's
certainly doable, anyone who gets up at that time will tell you so. And
I know people who get up earlier - how uncivilized lol! I have to
listen to my body's needs for sleep and respect that for health
reasons. Then in this process, is it ok to move the goal post? Does it
mean failure on only day 2?
The purpose of goal setting even if its a small one like getting up at
5 am has to be realistic and achievable, yet enough to take you out of
your current reality. It is realistic and achievable, but in comparison
to what? With my lifestyle, I have teenage children who are up until
22:30 with me enjoying family time. I then use the time from then til
about 23:30 to midnight to write up the rest of the days notes and
review elements of the 30 day Extreme Empowerment Coaching Program I am
being the guinea pig for and that you are going to be doing.
So all said and done, knowing my body needs 7 hours sleep or there
abouts, setting a goal for getting up at 5 am is probably unrealistic
in the long term and as a result I will sabotage my efforts. It may
seem trivial to you for me to talk about not getting up at 5 am and you
may even scoff and say how silly it is. And it is, because anyone can
get up at 5 am, can't they? Well can you?
But don't throw the baby out with the bathwater in this story. Because
in it lies an intrinsic truth to your success and one that is
overlooked. Sabotage. Now I bring this up, because when you have set
what you want down on paper, its good to make those things you want big
and so you should!
Remember to follow this guideline: make them realistic and big yet
achievable. For example, I would like to have increased financial
prosperity. If I were to make a goal of earning $5 million in 6 months,
in my view, that is unrealistic and I will sabotage myself. Does this
make sense to you? Please write any questions you may have to me.
Tonight, I also want to tell you something. As I have said in the
'Prelude' to these notes, I intend to lay out warts and all my story.
In some areas of my life, I have created a mess. Yes it would be so
handy for me to blame the downturn in economic climate, the fall in the
stock market, the face people aren't spending,etc. And you would likely
agree. Are you in a similar boat?
But imagine this. Every time I blame someone or something else outside
of my self, I give away more of my own personal power to create the
reality I want.
TRUTH people : I am at cause for the mess I made. That's the bottom
line and I admit it freely to you. And so are you. You are the cause
for everything that happened in your life up to this point.
Now this is the Point of Power. Now that I acknowledge that fact, the power lays back with me to create something new.
And so it is with you... here in lies the magical essence of creativity.
I look forward to your questions.. write to me
Til tomorrow