We covered last Monday that in truth, none of us wake up WANTING to change our behavior, we just want changed results. Unfortunately to get different results, we must change our behavior. For us to pony up and change our behavior, we typical won't take action until:
- The pain is excruciating (boss or management or job duties are driving us to serious anger, depression or despair that is manifesting itself in our life)
- The circumstances are unavoidable and probably forced on us (you got fired or laid off from your job or you are in financial distress)
- We must answer to someone else for the results (a spouse demands you make more money, stop traveling, be at home more)
I've lived some of this out. Not so much in work, but other areas of my life.
And here is the truth; Whenever we wait for one of those three realities to finally hit us, the problem is 100% harder to address and overcome. There is no margin to do what's best, you must quickly react just to plug the dam, and you find yourself right back in a different, but still leaky reality. You know the truth of what I write here, as we've all done it. We continue to do it.
And we must stop.
Here is the big, ugly kicker. If you allow yourself to be in one of those three realities, your chances of solving them with SELF-EMPLOYMENT are very, very slim. The stakes are against you and probability is high you'll need to just tuck tail and get another job. Pursuing successful free agency takes some time, patience and margin of time and money. Exactly like losing weight, getting out of debt and creating lasting relationships. We just can't do those things when we are in survival mode.
I'm experiencing the first time in my life where I'm working on building my marriage stronger, even as it's pretty darn good. It's assuring me of growth and health and joy that I'd never experience if I just waited till it's in dire ill health and then try to 'fix' it.
I think of it in terms of my faith. I generally turn to God, crying out for His aid, when I hit rock bottom. I think of spiritual giants as those who wake up every morning, even when things are OK, and depend on God with as much fervor as if tragedy had struck.
I want that maturity. I desperately desire to quit being lazy and complacent and instead pursue better 'health' before I'm sick!
So in your work, is it all you want? Are you working at what you truly care about at your core? Are you working where you are truly gifted so the time flies by unnoticed and you are flourishing in your sweet spot? Do you control your life and time and priorities, or does work come first…before family, personal health and wellness, relationships and your core values? Are you creating wealth and abundance, or just scraping by month to month?
If you answer here is "No, it's not all I want," then you're saying that your LIFE is not all you believe it should be either, as we can't spend the immense amount of time working that we do, without it's impact greatly affecting our LIVES in significant, altering ways.
The question then is…will we wait till things get critical before we step out to change our behaviors and actions? When it's nearly impossible to pursue the best option, as all we have time for is a quick fix?
Or, will we take action now? Even if it's just to start on a path of consistent baby steps?
Let's talk about it together. Literally. Join me on the FreeAgentUnderground Show Monday, Jan. 24th at 9:30am Mountain Time. Talk with us live about it:
- What are you wanting to address in your life through successful free agency?
- Are you in a relevant place to go after this now?
- Is your desire enough to get you to act and change your behaviors?
- What behaviors need to change - what actions do you need to take?
I'm going to briefly reference what I've laid out above, then spend the rest of the Show addressing questions and comments. You can submit one of two ways:
- Post your question or comment or revelation in the 'Comment's section below (do this if you know you can't make the live show)
- Be with us live and post your question in the chat room
NOTE: Mark your calendar for Wednesday, Jan. 26th at 12pm MT when we'll be interviewing FreeAgentAcademy member Tony Plack who just graduated from our IDEA course with an incredible idea. Hear the real, unadulterated journey.
