"When you are in doubt, wait." – Wallace Wattles
The title above may strike you as somewhat odd, especially during January when it seems everyone is exhorting us to get busy and make big changes.
However, consider this: sometimes when you find yourself putting off particular actions, it is because your inner self is signaling you that you are simply not READY to take those actions yet. That is because you have not aligned your habitual THINKING in harmony with whatever it is you want to be, do, or have.
Mr. Wattles tells us that action taken from a place of fear or doubt or from motivations that are not truly in our best interests (such as acting simply because OTHER people want us to do something that pleases THEM, for example), cannot move us toward the manifestation of our desires. This is because when we are holding ANY kind of thoughts that cause us to feel bad, it is a sure sign that we are moving AWAY from the completion of our desires rather than toward them. In those times, our thoughts simply are not in harmony with our desires. Instead, they are harmonizing with the absence or lack of those things we desire, and we are then attracting more of the lack.
So forcing ourselves to take action when our thoughts are focused negatively (away from what we want to experience), doesn't really make much sense at all, does it? Now this does not mean not to jump right into action — even MAJOR action — when you DO feel good. Mr. Wattles also says:
Do not be afraid to make a sudden and radical change if the opportunity is presented and you feel after careful consideration that it is the right opportunity …
In addition, he completes that encouragement with this reminder:
… but never take sudden or radical action when you are in doubt as to the wisdom of doing so.
What it all boils down to, really, is simply paying attention to your True Self–that inner guide that always lets you know what is really right for YOU, regardless of what anyone or anything outside yourself may think. And the simplest way to "listen" to that guide is simply to ask yourself: How do I FEEL right now? How do I feel when I am thinking THIS thought?
My friend, if your thought is filling you with joy, enthusiasm, love, or anything else that feels wonderful, then your thoughts are harmonizing with your "clear mental image" and you are in a place to take powerful, "efficient" action.
If your thought is filling you with dread, guilt, shame, unhappiness, or anything else that feels BAD, well, what doesTHAT tell you?
Power is at your service, and to make each act efficient you have only to put power into it. Every action is either strong or weak. Moreover, when every action is strong, you are acting in the certain way which will make you rich.
Sometimes procrastination is just your True Self letting you know — through your mind and body — that any action you take right now would NOT be strong and efficient but quite the opposite.
When that is the case, what is called for is to use your greatest power, the power of your mind, to shift to thoughts that please in addition, delight you to the point of INSPIRED action.
Then, my friend, you are TRULY powerful!
From "The Certain Way"
To your success,
Rachel
Rachel Lavern is a Certified LifeSuccess Coach and a business partner of Bob Proctor. She coaches individuals and businesses that want to gain greater personal or business success. She specializes in using Bob Proctor’s principles to create extraordinary growth for her clients’ lives and businesses. She provides workshops and keynote speeches across the country and is passionate about teaching people how to create financial, emotional and spiritual prosperity– instructing them on what to do, why they do it and how they do it. We only have one precious life–shouldn’t it be a life that we love?
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I have 2 goals that I want to accomplish this week, but can't seem to ge going on either one. But in both cases, waiting will not serve me.
Even if you have the most perfect job in the world, there's always going to be some aspect that you don't really like to do. The best you can do is get your self inspired to get it done and get it behind you before it causes bigger problems.
It's interesting that you say you might be putting it off because you're not ready. That is true for one of my goals. but the only way I'll ever get ready is to jump in and do it. The first time might be a disaster, but it's the only way I'll get better.
Hi Carole. I appreciate your feedback. Some wise person once said "Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action."
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