Reasons vs Results

Its mid Feb and by now many of our new years resolutions have been defeated by old habits or excuses. There is no shame in that though, it's what 90% of the people do. I am writing this blog to shed some light on why we allow this to happen...

We were so pumped up about starting 2011 and making it the best year ever. Some of us are still on track with our goals, cheers to you. I too am guilty of not honouring my word with my resolution of getting back to the gym to regain my fitness.

So let's talk about why...

I have come to understand that the highest form of living is being your word. There is so much power in doing what you say you are going to do. I have recently become present to the things I say and the fact that I need to take responsibility for what I say.

Many times we are so quick to create excuses as to why we are not getting things done or achieving our goals but we need to understand that no matter what the reason may be it is still an EXCUSE!

When people say things like, "I don't have the money for the convention or to sign up" or "I am just so busy right now" or "I am tired from work" those are all excuses and nothing more.

Here is the bottom line... if we are not achieving the results we want to achieve it has nothing to do with our reasons, it's so easy to blame our reasons. If we want to create a life we love we have to be unreasonable and committed to being our word.

Personally, I have experienced tremendous regret whenever I let reasons win over results. It crushes my spirit and limits me in creating the life I want!

If we continue to let the reasons win then we can only create an average life, if you want to be average that's your choice. I don't care what you tell me, nobody would choose working for a boss, having to deal with the office politics, working 40 hours a week for 40 years to retire on a 40% pension (pensions are just an urban legend now anyway) over having complete time and money freedom if they knew what it was like to have time and money freedom.

Start building assets; rental properties, gold and silver, a network marketing business, anything that will provide you with residual income so that you can move closer to creating a life you love. Jim Rohn said it best "if you could do better, shouldn't you?"

So what is going to win this week? Reasons or results?