Here it is, the last post of '08. What a year it's been, huh? As I was looking forward to next year, I thought hard about what I wanted to share with you. Some of you know that I'm very much into Law of Attraction (LoA). For those of you who haven't yet encountered this in me in any depth, know that LoA is going to be a big part of VMoxie in '09.
For now, though...in the time we have left this year, here's what I want you to hear and think about:
In the book, "Think and Grow Rich
I think that many, many people in business for themselves have hopes, and make wishes, but very few actually commit to real desires. Very few are willing to do what it takes to realize what they say they really want. And unfortunately, until you are willing, you're forever stuck wishing.
And I know that magic happens only when the hopes and wishes become desires, and actions (willingness to really move forward) are then taken to move toward the desires.
So ask yourself where YOU are. Are you wishing and hoping for a bright new year? Or do you really have desires that you're ready to manifest in your life and work?
Hill also wrote:“Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to burn his ships and cut all sources of retreat. Only by so doing can one be sure of maintaining that state of mind known as a burning desire to win--essential to success."
As you head in to the new year, excited and all aglow, what ships do you need to burn and what sources of retreat do you need to cut?
When I saw David Neagle speak last summer, one of the things I took home from the event was the idea that there is no plan B...there can be no plan B. Whatever I go for, I have to go for with all my focus, all my attention, and all my intention--there can be no other path forward because anything else will not be a path forward--at least toward the thing I want.
You know what you want. You wouldn't be here, reading this, if you didn't. And if you've said that it's truly a desire (not a wish or hope), then right now, right this very moment, ditch your plan B--whatever it is. Maybe it's a "If my practice doesn't fly, I can always go back to work," plan. Maybe it's a "If I can't find ideal clients, I can always do projects and piecework," plan. If you've ever said an "If this, then that" statement to describe your current situation, you have a plan B. You can't move on your desires until you blow it off. So forget it. Now.
Instead, commit with every bit of you to what you want. Screw resolutions--they never work. In '09, commit. Put yourself fully behind what you want.
Done? Now, all you have to do in '09 is make every single step you take go in that direction. That's it.
In doing so, you'll naturally burn the ship, and cut all sources of retreat--it's impossible for you to do otherwise.
And once done, things will start happening for you. Big things. Magical things. Things you probably won't even believe. 'Cause that's how it happens.
Are you ready for it? Really ready? Then let's go.
See you in the rockin', kick-ass, moxie-filled, gonna manifest the heck outta everything I want, New Year! :) We're gonna make good stuff happen!
Hi Stacy,
This is a perfect post and one that I hope readers will print and read over and over again because it's sooo much more true than what anyone who hasn't experienced this can imagine.
Years ago (at this point) when my VA practice was just beginning (after my life had fallen completely apart one of its many times), I was operating with the thought in the back of my mind that I could always go back to the great career I had at a major corporation. I didn't want to because I wanted to be home with my daughter and the career, while paying the bills well, wasn't something that fired me up and allowed me to feel like the alive, vibrant, independent and successful person I knew I was.
Fear is all that kept that plan B thought alive within me. One day (before I'd ever even heard the name David Neagle) I realized that I was holding that fear and made a big dramatic release of it (green fire, smudging and all). Then I truly let go. I even bought the domains 'LosePlanB' shortly after as I quickly realized what shift had taken place within me at the moment of my release.
I've had a rockin' business since that very day. See my business was already growing and thriving but I was playing so conservatively - and fearfully - that I didn't even enjoy what was already coming to me and I didn't even see opportunities that were right in front of me.
Later when I attended my first David Neagle event and heard take his Lose Plan B, I knew that I wanted my practice to include him and his business and in an odd unfolding of events (as is always the case when we follow Spirit rather than the thinking mind) that came to be.
My business has grown into a big beautiful undertaking that fills me up and inspires me... so much that I do have some new ventures unfolding (new passions I'm pursuing) right along with the New Year.
So, here's my toast to you and to your community of readers as I stand proudly beside you in saying "Lose Plan B" - really lose it don't just say it - then watch your life transform.
Have a great time ringing in the New Year :D
Posted by: Debbie Ally | January 06, 2009 at 05:39 PM
Stacy, I love this post. I know you are going to do more amazing things in 2009.
I know where I'm going, not exactly sure how it's all going to happen, but isn't that the beauty of it? Just keep moving in the right direction and watch for the next sign. Amazing things are going to happen for both of us.
*See* you next year!
Laura Jo
Posted by: Laura Jo Richins | January 06, 2009 at 05:39 PM
Stacy,
Wonderfully written. You hit it on the nose when you stated "commit with every bit of you to what you want. Screw resolutions--they never work. In '09, commit. Put yourself fully behind what you want." Thank you for always putting your honest and grounded opinion here for everyone to read.
Wishes of a prosperous and committed 2009 to you!
Posted by: Rikki Green | January 06, 2009 at 05:39 PM