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		<title>That One Thing That Ensures You Stay Motivated</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2004 22:09:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What can you do when you do not feel like getting started? We all know what that feels like. You sit there staring at the mountain of work in front of you while your mind screens a horror movie of toil and effort. I am sure you have tried making a list of things to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What can you do when you do not feel like getting started?</p>
<p>We all know what that feels like. You sit there staring at the<br />
mountain of work in front of you while your mind screens a<br />
horror movie of toil and effort.</p>
<p>I am sure you have tried making a list of things to do but the<br />
problem is the longer the list the harder it is to get started.</p>
<p>Well, listen I have a very effective remedy you can use<br />
whenever you feel this way.</p>
<p>Find That One Thing You CAN Do Now.</p>
<p>Now, it does not matter how small a task that one thing is.<br />
Select one thing you feel capable of starting and completing.</p>
<p>Let me give you an example.</p>
<p>Last week I was sitting at my desk ready to get stuck into a<br />
new project but I just could not get started and my mind kept<br />
wandering.</p>
<p>Then it hit me&#8230;</p>
<p>There was such a huge pile of papers, books and notes on my<br />
desk that the clutter was driving me crazy.</p>
<p>I picked up that pile of paperwork and deposited it on a<br />
different desk in my office.</p>
<p>Notice that I did not sort through the pile and file it away.<br />
I did one thing!</p>
<p>Now, at that stage I had started and completed one task that<br />
would help me to make progress on my project. I then picked<br />
one other thing I could do NOW.</p>
<p>Little by little I found myself starting and making progress<br />
on the project without giving myself a hard time.</p>
<p>This is easy to do. And it gives you a sense of achievement<br />
and gradual progress towards the successful outcome you have<br />
in mind.</p>
<p>You Can Use This Simple Approach Today&#8230;</p>
<p>1. Pick a task you want completed but do not feel like<br />
starting.</p>
<p>2. Ask yourself &#8211; what is the one thing I CAN do now?</p>
<p>i.e. you feel capable of doing it and it is effortless for you<br />
to do so right now.</p>
<p>3. Do it!</p>
<p>4. Repeat step 2. Ask yourself again &#8211; what is the one thing I<br />
CAN do now?</p>
<p>This works as long as you use these steps without putting<br />
yourself under pressure. Remember that even a tiny step<br />
forward is still a step forward. And each one builds your<br />
confidence.</p>
<p>Do not force yourself to raise the stakes in a big way every<br />
time you go back to the question &#8211; what is the one thing I CAN<br />
do now?</p>
<p>Simply do that one thing you know you can do and repeat the<br />
process.</p>
<p>&#8211; Taking It To The Next Level &#8211;</p>
<p>There is a very powerful way to dramatically improve the<br />
results you get with the approach we are discussing here.</p>
<p>Now, this is not for everyone. This is for you only if you<br />
sometimes feel completely stuck and unable to <a class="ld_link" href="http://www.getmotivatedstaymotivated.com/blog/self-motivation-why-to-dump-will-power-and-get-motivated-the-easy-way/" target="_blank" title="get motivated">get motivated</a> in<br />
the first place or if you have a hard time staying motivated<br />
over long periods of time.</p>
<p>I am talking about the missing link in goal attainment. It is<br />
the only sure-fire way to move beyond those feelings of apathy<br />
that stop you making progress.</p>
<p>Refer to page 42 of my motivation book. Review the strategy on<br />
that page and let go of the resistance that is holding you<br />
back.</p>
<p>When you let go of your resistance to getting things done it<br />
is so easy to select and act on that one thing you can do that<br />
it will make you laugh.</p>
<p>If you get frustrated by your inability to <a class="ld_link" href="http://www.getmotivatedstaymotivated.com/blog/how-to-stay-motivated-day-in-and-day-out/" target="_blank" title="stay motivated">stay motivated</a> then<br />
now would be a great time to finally discover how to let go of<br />
that heavy feeling that prevents you from getting stuck into<br />
things.</p>
<p>Imagine what it will be like when you impress family, friends<br />
and colleagues with your newly discovered drive and enthusiasm.</p>
<p>You will hear their praise, feel their appreciation and know<br />
that you have become the kind of person people can count on to<br />
get things done.</p>
<p>Just so you know&#8230;</p>
<p>Getting motivated and staying motivated is really only a<br />
question of strategy. Once you know how it is easy.</p>
<p>At the moment it is like you are trying to drive the car with<br />
one foot firmly pressing on the brake. And you can press on<br />
the gas all you like but you will not move forward.</p>
<p>Unfortunately nobody ever showed you how easy it is to take<br />
your foot off the brake. Once you discover this you will be<br />
amazed at how quickly and easily you will be motivated.</p>
<p>Test this for yourself with my 365 day trail at:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.getmotivatedstaymotivated.com">http://www.getmotivatedstaymotivated.com</a></p>
<p>Grab it now before I drop the $300 email consulting bonus. I<br />
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<p>When you book your trial TODAY I guarantee that you will<br />
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