A Vision Without A Strategy

A Vision without a Strategy is merely a Hallucination

~ Trevor Long

I’d rather have the ability to execute a small vision than the inability to execute a big vision.  There are way too many people with a big vision and no ability to execute; the world doesn't need another. ~ Topher Morrison

I'll Be Happy When...

I'll be happy when....

• I finish school
• I get into college/university
• I finish college/university
• I get a job
• I get promoted
• I find a partner
• We get married
• We get a  house
• We have a baby
• The kids go to school 
• The kids finish school
• The kids move out
• The house is paid off
• We top up the retirement fund
• I retire......

Don't wait till you achieve your goals to be happy...

Because, between NOW and when you reach your goals - is your LIFE.

Be Happy Now.

To your success,

Trevor Long

Procrastination - Good or Bad?

It's probably a good thing if you spend around 5% of your time procrastinating, or goofing off with Facebook or whatever. After all, all work and no play makes Jack a very dull boy.

Most people don't even realize they are procrastinating until half the day is gone before they even get started on tasks that are going to take them towards their goals.

What is procrastination?

Most would say its doing something of little or no importance, instead of doing whats important, ya-di-ya-da.

What procrastination really is, is a sign that something is wrong.

Now you will probably not be consciously aware of what it is that's wrong, It's probably something completely unrelated. Maybe an aunt berated you for being too loud, a primary school teacher embarrassing you in class or friends making fun of you, or worse.

Bottom line is that procrastination is a bad feeling, and you have resistance to doing the task, because you just don't want that bad feeling any more.

Instead of doing something about that bad feeling, we try to make it go away, put a lid on it, bury it, or distract ourselves with something else.

Worst case you try to numb the bad feeling with alcohol, food or drugs.

On a lesser scale, we might numb ourselves with hours of mindless TV, or a good book. Perhaps we'll have endless phone calls or meetings with friends, or get into an argument with our spouse.

Or we'll do what we think is harmless, surfing the net, reading the news, Facebooking, online chatting, etc. But is it harmless, or is it robbing you of time and energy that could be put to good use?

Next time you are procrastinating, just STOP, take a deep breath, and ask yourself, what am I feeling?

It's likely to be an unpleasant sensation in the solar plexus region, but it could be anywhere. It's probably an I'm scared, or an I'm afraid, type of feeling.

And it's nothing to be ashamed of, we all have it in one form or another.

One of the coaches here at Get Centred can assist you with eliminating this feeling.

To your success,
Trevor Long

April Fools Planning

I'm not talking about planning your next April Fools prank.

Did you realize that one quarter of the year has just slipped past? 3 full months! How are you going on your goals for this year? Is it "Oh yeah!" or "Oh shoot!"

If it was the latter, then don't abandon all hope, the second best time to get going is now.

Let's start with your major goal for the year. What year is this?

Is it the year of getting fit, losing weight, finding that perfect partner, improving your relationship, getting to a new level in your business or career, or perhaps it's a house renovation, or an investment or educational goal. Whatever it is, just decide. Now I know you have lots of goals. Do this with your major 'theme for the year' goal first, then you can do it for all your other goals too.

The key to getting started is to take the first step.

Now where do you want to be in relation to this goal at the end of the year? Specifically. e.g. I want to weigh 75Kg. Let's say you weigh 90Kg now. You now have a start point and an end point.

Split that into 3, for each of the remaining quarters, and by the end of next quarter, the end of June, you'd need to be at 85Kg to be on track right? You see, this planning stuff is easy, just takes a little time in the beginning, its all fine tuning after that.

Now list 10 things, in general that you need to do to achieve that, eg. cut down on carbs & sugar, drink more water, take the stairs, etc.

How will you measure your progress? List the ways.

Who and what do you have access to, to assist you in achieving your goal?

How will you celebrate hitting this milestone?

Now rewrite your goal for 30th June. e.g. It is now on or before 30th June, and I weigh 85Kg. I know this is the case because I can see it on the scales, my partner tells me I'm looking good, and I feel great!

Now break the target down to one month, then one week, then list your daily actions that you are going to take to achieve your goals. Schedule in your workouts, plan your meals, etc.

At the end of each day review how you went. If you fell off the wagon, get back on again tomorrow.

Plan out each week in advance. At the end of the month, review where you are at, and plan out the next month.

If its working, keep doing it. If it's not working, do something different.

You don't become a success overnight, its small daily rituals that add up to success.

To your success,
Trevor Long