Yes, it is easier said than done but how important is it to us to succeed in our businesses?

How important is it to us to make contact with right kind of people?

How important is it to build a customer base or find perfect partners?

To most, these things are very important but they will not be possible unless we are willing to do things that are most uncomfortable to each of us.

For me personally, 2 major struggles were writing a newsletter and making phone contacts. With newsletter, I had never written one and just didn't know where to start. After spending several days reviewing other online newsletters to get a feel for formats that could be used, I made myself sit down and write one. I told myself I couldn't do anything else until it was done.

Because I did this mind talk and mentally prepared myself for task, it was done in about 2 hours. I did, later, do some fine tuning but point it I sat down and got it done.

With phone calls, I told myself I had to make at least 5 calls before I could move on to other business issues. Right from start, I found after first 5, I wanted to make more. I still struggle from time to time pushing my comfort zone to make first call but after that it gets easier.

What can you do today that would stretch you and be good for your business?

Sit down, make that call, write that newsletter, write down your goals, network your business or whatever it is that makes you uncomfortable (or may even scare you). Push yourself and do it now! Not only will it help you build your business but think how good you will feel afterwards to be able to say, "I did it and it wasn't so bad after all!"

Make a commitment to yourself to either once a day or once a week (depending on your schedule) to do at least one "uncomfortable" act to build your business and put you closer to succeeding.

STRETCH THAT COMFORT ZONE!!

Dead Thing #4 - It Will Never Happen for Me

Hogwash! If you keep repeating to yourself that nothing good will happen to you, then, of course, nothing will. Just like when taking a picture with your camera, what you focus on, develops in your life. There is nothing different between you and successful person. You can learn to be successful. Success is more of an attitude than a state of being. Get up every morning and say, *Something good is going to happen to me today.* Look for those opportunities that sneak by and jump on them. Be determined. If it happens for someone else, it can happen for you.

Dead Thing #5 - I Have Nothing to Offer

You don't have to be a world-famous, multi-degreed person to be of help to someone else. Each one of us has experiences in our lives that we have come through. There is always someone who is still in middle of that same experience. Share what you have learned. Let others know what did and did not work for you in that circumstance. You'll be surprised at just how many people want to hear how you've overcome. Your down-to-earth practical counsel based on experience is worth more educated supposition.

If any of these dead things have been hanging around on your branches, it's time to blow them off! You can change way you thing, how you look at life, and your attitude. It may take some time, but it's well worth effort.

See, don't you feel lighter already?