If you had everything you needed, all of the money, resources, people, knowledge, and time, what would you do?

Close your eyes and visualize in detail what you would do, how you would do it; let ideas flow to you, anything is possible.

See this vision, feel it change your energy. Feel great right now!

Is there anything in your visualization that you could get started on today?

Keep your vision in mind as if it has already happened and take one small step toward making it a reality.

Imagine a staircase before you. It is a foggy day and you are standing at the bottom of this staircase. At the top of this staircase is the life you just visualized, your dream life. The fog becomes so dense that you can only see the step that is right in front of you.  You start to climb. As you step onto the bottom step, the next step becomes visible, but only the next step.  You continue to take one small step, knowing that you will reach the top if you keep going, even though you cannot see it.

It is the small steps you take in life that add up to big results. Start taking small steps toward your vision now.

You do not need everything now just to get started.

What are you waiting for? Why not now?

Work as if it’s play. Relax. Enjoy.

Bring the desires in your heart to life. Live.

Just Start. Yes, it is that simple, just start! It will work out, but nothing happens if you don’t start. Taking that first action step builds momentum.

As you begin to take action you gain confidence in your ability to do the job, and you will be a little bit closer to completing your goal.

Don’t be attached to the outcome; be inspired by the possibilities.

When we are attached to the outcome, it can seem even more overwhelming if the job is a big one and will take a while to complete. It may seem like the job will never get finished, or maybe it is an ongoing task like laundry – the longer you put it off, the more there is to do.

Be inspired by possibilities: visualize how you will feel when the task is completed, feel the joy right now, be open to new possibilities and solutions.

Make simple plans each day. Decide which small step you want to take to make some progress today, no matter how small. Even very small steps accumulate over time and you will get results. Keep at it.

Lastly, be gentle and forgiving with yourself. You will not feel inspired if you beat yourself up. Life happens; we are all doing the best we can with what we have in each moment.

Keep taking those small steps and you will get things done. Enjoy and use the forward momentum to start on your next project.

Here is a picture series of ‘Getting It Done’. This Downy Woodpecker worked very hard to build his nest. To see a video of this Woodpecker building a nest, click on the link below these pictures.

Just Start

Still Working

Don’t Give Up!

Congratulations it’s finished!

To see the video click here:  Woodpecker Building a Nest Video (opens in a new tab)

The truth is we usually find what we’re looking for, good or bad. We expect someone to be rude, not nice, stingy, or whatever; we will most likely see that we are right! Our ego and our subconscious mind want to make us right, looking for anything to support our beliefs—it’s human nature.

If you’re convinced that someone is rude, not nice, not very friendly, your mind will be watching for anything negative to focus on. No one is perfect, so you will have success in proving yourself right. “Oh, that person is so rude! That person is not very nice! That person is not friendly!” and so on.

Next time you see something bad in someone else, do a check in. Be honest. What thoughts, actions, energy, were you putting out to them first? You probably behaved differently to this person than you would have if you had been thinking, “This person is so wonderful!” If you expected them to let you down, be rude to you, act in a not nice way, then it may be you got exactly what you were ‘looking’ for.

Try some self-love and compassion instead of beating yourself up, this is the first step to having any healthy, positive relationship. You need to love yourself before you can truly be your best and give your best to others.

Train yourself to look for the good in everyone. You may even be the catalyst to bring out that goodness; maybe they’re just having a bad day, or maybe they’re going through a hard time. You can be a blessing to them.

BONUS: If you train yourself to look for the good in others, you will probably find that you start to focus on the good within yourself too. Maybe, just maybe, you will become less critical and more loving to yourself as well!

As we seek our ‘truth’ by suggesting something is true, we then subconsciously set out to prove it is so; we unfairly judge others and ourselves. It is important to be aware that sometimes ‘truth’ is really only perception. Changing your thoughts can change your life. Choose to look for the good in life—it is a choice.