Taking your first step

I'm back from Melbourne. I had a lovely time and I hope you all had a great Christmas. While I was down at Bells Beach, something hit me. I mean, I suddenly thought of something which I could write in this blog. When you want to catch a wave on your surfboard, you have to be travelling at the same speed as the wave, before you catch it. No matter how long you wait, if you just sit there, you won't catch a wave. What's the lesson in this, I hear you ask? Well it's all about 'tuning in' to your desires. Don't expect anything good to happen if you just sit there. You, and only you, must take the first step.

Like catching a wave, you have to be at the same 'speed' as your desires. In other words, you have to make sure your first step brings you closer to your desires, even if its just an inch closer. Once you overcome your inertia, you'll find that the wave will catch you and everything else will be plain sailing (or surfing). It may take a few days to a few years to overcome your inertia. During this time, you'll get tired and want to give up. Remember you might catch the wave with one more paddle and, if you don't, there is always another wave.

Taking your first step is easy. That is if you know what you want. You must have a goal or at least a dream. In fact, making up some goals can be your first step. Writing them down can can be your second. This is just an example but you can see that taking your initial steps is really not that hard. Very soon you'll be more attached to your goal. You'll have enough motivation to keep on going. You'll start making more challenging steps. Soon enough the wave will catch you.

It all starts with the first step. Think about what you could do right now. It can be anything, nothing is too simple to bother doing. Actually start with something simple, then build your way up. Here are some examples of what a first step might be:

• write down your goals
• make up some goals (here's a link to my previous post on goalsetting)
• visualise your goals in bed (here's a link to my previous post on visualisation)
• ring up people who may be instrumental to your goal
• find more information about your goals
• read success stories (especially of people who have already accomplished your goal or something similar)
• write a list of simple steps which will bring you closer towards your goal, not necessarily to your goal because that will come when you catch the wave

These are just some of the things you could do as your first step. Not hard at all. So do something NOW.