The Law of Diminishing Intent states that the longer you put off doing something, the less likely you are to do it.

This is the difference between people who get what they want and the people who don’t.

People who get what they want are the action takers. They decide what they want and they take action towards getting it – immediate action.

Have you ever had one of those days where you leave the office and think to yourself, “Wow, I was busy all day but I have no idea at all what I did”?

1. Break down the big tasks
2. Stop multitasking
3. Eliminate distractions
4. Schedule your email
5. Use the phone
6. Work on your agenda not someone else’s
7. Work in 60 to 90 increments

1. Don’t dismiss anything as impossible
2. Be completely certain that you can overcome any obstacle
3. When you discover a new opportunity or a great idea, don’t start tomorrow, don’t start next week, and take action.
4. Do away with procrastination once and for all
5. Get clear on what you really want out of life.

I’ve been helping a friend pack up her grandmother’s stuff. She wasn’t a hoarder, but she still ended up with a house full of largely worthless stuff for my friend to get rid of.

It made me ponder on what I keep and what I get rid of. When we keep something that we haven’t used for five years, why are we doing that? Is it because we are scared to get rid of it, we think we might need it one day, it was a gift?

For many of us, we have a goal that we desire in life but there is something in the background working against us in achieving that goal. This is known as a self-limiting belief.

The Top 10 self-limiting beliefs are:

1. I’m too old.
2. I’m not smart enough.
3. I’m not educated enough.
4. I’m afraid of trying and failing.
5. You have to have money to make money.
6. I’ve already tried everything.
7. It’s selfish of me to want more.
8. I don’t feel that I really deserve it.
9. I don’t have the willpower.
10. All the good ones are taken.