I’ve been busted! I haven’t written a new post in a while. Time has been blowing by so fast that I have been bent over backwards. I am here now and I want to share something that I have been working through.

I have been doing alot of thinking lately about my next move as an internet entrepenuer wondering how I could go about racking up a huge pile of accomplishments. While talking to several of our friends that smacked me repeatedly with a cosmic 2×4 I snapped back to reality. Even though I am fully aware that I am learning a whole new world and way of working I was still beating myself up about the inches I was gaining wondering why I haven’t reached the mile mark.

So are you ready to hear the sound of the 2×4? When you are working to achieve your goals it is vital to have the end results in sight. However if you focus on them more than you should you can easily become discouraged and invite Mr. Doubtful to join you in your ventures. While this isn’t the exact route I had taken I was getting very close to stumbling on that path.

Why would I tell you about what would appear as such a negative process? There are several reason I felt that I should share this with you. As negative as my statements may seem they are actually a positive step in the right direction. I am not drowning myself in them, I am reconizing them, so that I can avoid making a similar mistake in the future. I also know there are many others out there who have either been there or could be there now without realizing it.

There is a big difference between knowing the end result of a goal and how far you have to travel to reach it from focusing on the end result. It sounds the same but the difference is that when you know the end result of your goal you will tend to follow logical steps to reach it. If you are only focusing on the end result the steps can become blurry causing delays or even make you want to abandon the goal all together out of frustration. Take it from me that this is a fine line to walk.

So I have spent some time adjusting my focus to keep the end in sight and encourage myself to take the steps to reach the mile mark. Instead of working towards the “big picture” that I had developed of my goal that causes me to miss a step or two along the way.

Now it’s up to you! Will you work towards the “big picture” or follow the paint by number method to create your masterpiece?

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