Are You Moving Forward?

Okay. I've been reading a lot of Steve Pavlina lately. If you don't know who Steve is, check him out here: http://www.stevepavlina.com.

The reason I've been reading Steve a lot lately is because I find that in my present life-stage, I am striving to do a better job at recognizing and making the connections between all of the goals/issues/circumstances that make up my life, and to better guide the outcomes of my actions to more closely match what I desire. And from what I hear from you and others with whom I come in contact, especially in terms of creating and developing entrepreneurial goals, life goals and financial goals, quite a few of you are going through much the same things.

I find myself striving to move forward, but much of that forward movement is into territory that is unfamiliar to me. I am totally involved within a development stage that requires changing, stretching, and growing through what are often uncomfortable and sometimes actually painful processes, to get to a place that I can't quite yet see, but I can envision. This "place" exists somewhere where the different facets of my life are more harmonious, make more sense in relation to one another, are more prosperous and will be much more authentic to the person I am.

What on earth, you're asking, did I just say and what could it possibly have to do with Internet marketing or wealth building? Well, for me, everything.

My journey to wealth is about much, much more than money. It has a great deal to do with freedom; freedom from a great many things that lack keeps you in bondage to, freedom to decide my own course without being enslaved to the source of a regular paycheck, freedom to fully concentrate on some very important work that I believe I'm destined to do. Everyone has their own reasons for wanting to achieve a certain level of freedom that financial independence brings.

But, back to Steve...

I encourage you to read an article he wrote a while back entitled "How To Get From a 7 To a 10". It really offers what I think is great insight into why it is that so many of us fail in our attempts to achieve the goals we have set for ourselves, and why it is important that we continue to push forward, even when pushing forward means we have to backtrack or that we have to leave what have become very comfortable places for us.

Being an entrepreneur, being a successful entrepreneur is not easy, at least it's never been for me. And I have failed many times in my attempts. But, I believe that "slow and steady wins the race". If you truly want to succeed in wealth building, you must refuse to be defeated. I continually strive to move forward, to push harder, to learn more, to move through, or under or over stumbling blocks that litter my path because I believe that what's further up the path is something that is far better and greater than I could ever imagine.

If you're just beginning to really reach for goals you have set for yourselves, if you're just beginning your business, if you've been in business for some time, but you're not happy with the results, or if you're content with where you are, but it's not exactly where you envisioned being, take some time to reassess your position and the path you've chosen. If things aren't quite right, it may be that the best thing for you to do is to back up, change course or start over completely. There's no law that says you can't do that. Beginning again may not be the most cheerful thought, but if it gets you to the place that you would be, isn't it worth it?

Don't forget to read Steve's article, "How To Get From a 7 To a 10".

Toodles.