Bible Baptist Church of Pasay

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Column By Mike Brescia
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Do You Hustle Or Hide?

Most of the time, I'll hallucinate, you're probably really
busy. Going, going all day. But how close are you getting to
the big dreams?

You have fantasies about being able to wear some of those
"skinny clothes" in your closet, don't you? Remember that
friend of yours you had planned on calling? How about that
group of leads that you wanted to work? What about that pile
in the back yard that needs to be picked up and hauled away?

Man, life doesn't revolve around watching 'Friends' and
staying for one more round of drinks. Is that really
fulfilling? Do you look back on that with pride or a feeling
of accomplishment? Will those happy-hour buddies really snub
you if you left now? Are these people even supportive of
your far off dreams?

The stars of 'Friends' make over a million per episode. How
much do you make watching them? Get TIVO and you can watch
them when you're too exhausted to do anything fun and
rewarding.

I know what it's like to have no control over your desires...

And what it's like to transcend them.

And it's even tougher to take sometimes, when you do
everything you need to do and you still don't get your
outcome. Darn frustrating, huh?

But here's a rule of thumb. If you're not done, keep going.
Does it seem odd to even think about working past 5:00? What
about throwing in the exercise video at 10:00 at night?

What would happen if you missed your favorite show this
week? What would really happen? Shake up your routine. Get
out a piece of paper and write down just one goal. A medium-
sized goal. Something you've been putting off. Put down the
things you need to do to make it happen. Put a date that it
absolutely will be done.

Again, make it a medium-sized task... something that would
only take about 10-20 hours to complete. Make a schedule.
Commit to it... and finish it.

When I did community hearing clinics, I made all of my own
phone calls to set them up, took care of all the
promotion... it was a lot of work. But I was driven by one
thing... not being second in the door.

If a competitor got there a week or a month ahead of me, it
could mean thousands of dollars. I couldn't bear the thought
of losing that much money because I couldn't get myself to
pick up a 16-ounce telephone receiver to make two or three
calls.

Look at your fears. Figure out what they're costing you. If
you don't ask that person out, you both may miss out
forever. If you don't practice, then you're not going to
perform well. Plug in your own situation. Do you want those
results?

Listen to your inner voice. What's it saying when you're
worried or having a panic attack... over a very routine
thing for most people? When you're stopped cold, notice what
you're focusing on and what you're telling yourself.

I'll guarantee it's not, "Go for it!" You're most definitely
not telling yourself that you can do the job... that it's no
big deal.

Look at the empowering beliefs below and commit them to
memory. Say them over and over until you dream about them.
Read them constantly. Your circumstances won't change until
your thoughts change. Pound that into your head.

You know, I must have watched the movies "Rocky" and "Rudy"
50 times each. Why? Because nothing changes until you change
what you think about. And emotional stories about people who
overcome huge odds can inspire you to do the same.

Whenever I'm feeling stuck I pull out my empowering
questions or my affirmation cards or read/watch an
empowering story. It never ever fails to get me back on
track and hopeful.

Do like the legendary basketball coach John Wooden says and
"drink from good books." He reads something powerful and
encouraging every single day. And there was no better life
coach than him. Do you believe "what goes in must come out?"

Then act by what you believe and keep the positive flowing
in every minute you can. Set that goal... And get hustling.
Do that and something good will always happen.