We have all heard the saying that every journey begins with a single step - the first step. For all the self-improvement, motivational, and success "secrets" out there, taking the first step is the most important of them all and deserves greater coverage by the success gurus than it actually gets. While I am no self-proclaimed guru of health, wealth and happiness, allow me to share with you over the next seven days some "First Step" quotes and my thoughts on how they can be applied to move you from where you are to where you want to be:
“Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation”
~ Oscar Wilde
Discontent is a powerful tool for achieving success. Every one of us is discontent with something in our lives. We all have something we want to change. The unfortunate fact is that the majority of us bury our discontent in our fears.
We are discontent with how much money we make, but we are afraid to ask our boss for a raise or to look for a new job.
We are discontent with our social situation, but we are afraid to try and make new friends or to ask our dream date out.
We are discontent with the amount of debt we have, but we are afraid of looking poor in front of our friends by spending less money.
We all have something we don't like, but our fears are holding us back. Allow that discontentment to grow until it is bigger than your fears. Then, when the pain of not changing is greater than the fear of making the change, you will be ready for that first step.
Action Steps:
1. Write down one aspect of your life that you are discontented with.
2. Write down what steps you could take to change it and identify what the first step is.
3. Write down what is holding you back from changing that aspect of your life.
4. Write down everything you would gain by changing this aspect of your life.
5. Write down everything you would miss out on by not making the change.
6. Take the first step!
No comments:
Post a Comment