590: Action amidst chaos

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It's needle moving because that is the foundation in which I am able to find the energy in that peaceful place that sort of quiets the chaos.

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There'S always time to fit in inspiration and talking about always time to fit in inspiration. There's always a way to figure out your goals. And something that I want to tell you and that I hope sinks in is that there will never be the perfect circumstance. And that's what I'm going to chat with you about today. I am currently sitting in my RV with 15 minutes to spare before two phone calls and then heading out for the day to have to go to a bunch of appointments that we are meeting with people on the road. And I am currently dealing with a possible panic attack coming up because it is not the perfect circumstance for all of the work that I have to do right now and for this raise for light pink and investing that I'm going into right now. So with that said, I am currently parked next to an airport and Chris is in the back in the RV showering. I have a bunch of calls, we have podcasts to record and. And you just have to get it done. So I want you to think about this in terms of your life. It never feels like there is a good time. It never feels like it's just gonna be perfect. And you're sitting at your desk and you have your tea and you feel so inspired and it's sunshiny out and you feel good and your fitness is on point. It never looks that way. You know, there are those fleeting moments where you're like, wow, this is it. I'm in it. My schedule's amazing. I feel really good. You get those moments, but majority of your goals and majority of and majority of success is achieved during times that are chaotic. Can you find that peace in the middle of the chaos? And how you do this is finding it within yourself. So you are the only barrier of entry to those goals and figuring it out and getting it done. Because if we really think about what's going on around us. We can sort of pull our mindset and our mental space away from all of the chaos and come to a place in the center that is balanced. And when I say balanced, I mean maybe a bit quiet, maybe a bit more peaceful. What do you need to do right now that is most important in your business that could move the needle and what can fall to the wayside? Because there's going to be a lot of days where you have 10 things on your to do list and you need to know which one is the most important.

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So this is one of the biggest, I think success hacks that you can possibly have and learn is to look at that to do list and know which one is absolutely the most important needle moving one. I talk a lot about needle moving actions on this podcast and for me needle moving things are, you know, things that are going to really move the business forward and bring income in or create big steps in order to move something forward. And another needle moving thing for me outside of that is also my workout and making sure I take care of my mental health. Why is that needle moving? It's needle moving because that is the foundation in which I am able to find the energy in that peaceful place that sort of quiets the chaos. So for me, I Woke up at 6am this morning. We are currently in Phoenix area, it's gonna be 100 degrees today. Woke up at 6am, popped out of bed, went for that walk to kind of find the inner peace. So I wouldn't feel crazy about this insane day that we have plan and getting all the work done that I need to get done. So that was my point of like, I gotta let it go. I have to get out of my to do list. I have to stop thinking I can't do this. I can do this one step at a time, one thing at a time. What are the needle moving things that I have to do today, what do I need to get done, who do I need to talk to and what can fall into tomorrow? So these are all the most important things that you can do. And just to quiet that voice, right? Quiet that voice of how am I going to do this? I can't do this. I'm so overwhelmed. I have so much anxiety. I'm never going to get this done. That is draining all of your energy. Because what happens is that you are going to fill the box in which you have given yourself, right? So if you gave yourself one hour to accomplish something that normally takes you three, somehow magically you're going to start getting that thing done in the one hour. Let me tell you, this is how all of my goals have been achieved. Give myself, you know, six months to write a book. I Get it done in the last eight weeks. I write most of it in the last eight weeks. Right. It's really like you will fill the space in which you've given yourself to get something done. If you're like, I'm giving myself two hours to get my email done, try seeing if you can get that done in one hour and say, if I don't, whatever I don't get done in this one hour, I'm either coming, I'm coming back to tomorrow or another time. So start shortening those time periods and surprise yourself. So allow yourself to be surprised by yourself. But what I want to tell you is it is never going to be perfect. So you have to start now and you have to start knowing it and you have to dive right in. Like, in the morning. I literally say things to myself like, eat that frog. Go do the hard thing first. Face it head on, go and do that thing. Because that is the attitude that you have to have in order to do this and eliminate distractions. Like, wildly look at what is really distracting.

You put your phone in a drawer.

Lock it away, put it in another room, delete your apps. I don't care what you have to do. When you are in creation and when you are in action, that's when a lot of the stress and anxiety goes away is because you are in action. It's hard to be in action and stressed.

Right?

It's hard to be in the important actions and stressed out. So, you guys, I'm so grateful for you as always. You mean the world to me. I want to see who I'm talking to. I want to know what impacted you in this quickie and just wish me, wish me luck on the road, you guys. I'm wishing you luck on all of your goals and it's not even luck, right? I'm just wishing you massive energy in action. So make sure you share this in your stories. Tag me. Tag. Earn your happy. I love resharing your stories. I love talking to you.

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