The Discipline of Action

I have learned a few things about myself and also manifesting a new future. I work best when I have a goal that I focus on. There are two exciting goals in the immediate future. I discovered a new half marathon in Athens that will be in late October. It has pushed me to get focused. It also created a timeline to get focused on some specific components of my business.

I also had an interesting conversation with an old friend last night. As we were catching up he asked me what I was doing now. I share with him that we were getting ready to start something new that is what I should have been focusing on my whole life. He looked at me and said, “That’s what you have said for years.” At first, I took it as a personal affront. Then I realized that it was a caring, honest comment.

That has been my pattern, always getting ready to do something different but not really doing it fully.

August 4

My birthday was two days ago. It is hard to believe that I am 57. Just looking at the number seems strange. I realized in looking back and reflecting that I am always been fascinated by the power of the human mind and the ability to influence your mind to do things. I remember when I was an early teenager reading about monks who learned to control their body temperature so that they could stay outside in the cold for long periods of time without warm clothing.

I see now that this year of living intentionally really is about learning to train your mind to do, achieve, experience, what you really do want in your life, whether it is greater love, relationships, career, wealth, or whatever.

August 1

Well, here we are at the 5 month mark. Some exciting developments. I spent this weekend refining the process so that I can teach it and guide others through it. Also, I found another accountability partner for the next leg of my journey.

I have learned in this year of living intentionally that an accountability partner is required if you really want to manifest a different future. It is not enough to know it intellectually. To create a new future everyone needs someone to whom they are accountable. It enables you to get things out of your mind and into your actions.

An accountability partner is a must to really manifest something very different. While an accountability partner is pretty obvious on the surface, it really means someone with whom you will be totally honest and report your results every week, possibly even more frequently.

I find something interesting in myself that you may find. I make a decision to move forward. I start with energy and gusto. We are moving down the path and just when you are about to move to the next level, the tendency is to move forward, emotional gravity begins to drag you back. Anxiety often sets in - at least that is what happens to me. When that happens, emotional gravity becomes like a tractor beam pulling be backwards. An accountability partner forces you to push through the anxiety, fears, doubts and keep moving forward.