How to Stop Falling Behind and Start Moving Ahead

There is a central theme running
through the information being put out by the media and marketers alike. Now
after hearing it over and over it’s being repeated as if it’s true and believed
by many of the people who these messages are directed at.

The sky is not falling. Although
this newly emerging marketplace has many awakening entrepreneurs looking at
their lives and the way they do business with a new critical eye, it’s a good
thing.

The conclusion many people are
reaching as they become a little more introspective is they feel like they are
falling behind in at least one area of their life, some in their life in
general.

Social media has stepped up the
game from the feeling of being behind that came along with the Blackberry. Now
you not only are expected to be available 24/7, but you have to interact with
thousands several times a day or you are left in the dust! How do you handle
the pressure to be everywhere all the time and differentiate what your really
want to spend your time on?

The question really is, “How
do I continue to grow and change with the new information I’m receiving without
feeling overwhelmed?” Maybe a better question would be, “How do I
implement what I’m learning when I’m already so busy?”

The first question I ask people in
this situation is, “What are you busy doing? In other words, how much of
your time is spent in activities that are moving you closer to your desired end
result?”

Many times when you get a link to
something on Twitter or you listen to a tele-seminar or go through a home study
course, you are hearing information you have heard before and have forgotten
about.

How does it make you feel? More
falling behind?

Do you wonder where you would be
now if you had taken action last time you heard this information? More pressure
to move faster?

Could that be the catalyst for
your feeling of overwhelm and the sense you are falling behind?

Don’t beat yourself up. You’re in
a place now where you recognize the information is valuable to you and it’s
time to implement it. You’ve probably learned a lot since the last time you
heard the information and now you are prepared to put it into use. See, you are
moving ahead!

So here are 5 tips for moving
ahead rather than feeling you are falling behind:

1. Keep a list of how you are
spending your time for at least three days and see where there are things that
aren’t moving you forward. If they aren’t moving you forward, why are you doing
them? Delegate or remove them.

2. Make a written list of what
constructive steps you will implement in that newly freed up time.

3. Write out the action steps you
need to take to implement them now.

4. Create a time line for their
implementation and put it dates for each action step on your calendar.

5. Write down what the benefit
will be to your life or your business once you have fully implemented this
information. Put this in a place where you see it frequently during the day to
remind you why you are doing the things you do. This will keep you from getting
off track.

If you don’t know where to start, I’m here to help.

Most people report that having a mentor is not only the way they learn best, it’s the most
productive use of their time as far as getting things created and then
implemented immediately. And that’s what gets you out of overwhelm and allows
you to release the feeling of being behind…because you actually are now
moving ahead!

As your mentor I hold a bigger
vision for you than you hold for yourself.