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Are your economic fears imprisoning you?

Guest post by: Lisa Murray

Article Overview: What is keeping you awake at night?

Are your economic fears imprisoning you?

Consider the one biggest fear you have right now. Work out a simple plan of action that you will undertake should your fear or worst case scenario come true. Write your plan down and put it away. Then stop worrying. Many people focus on weight-loss diets – in my experience a negativity diet will deliver you better quality of life much faster!!

Your empowerment is right here, in this moment. It is not in the future. You cannot live in the future, so focus on now. Is there anything you can do right now to alleviate the potential for your fear to come true? If so, get to work!!

Early in 2009 I set aside one day to write my business plan for the year. I made it practical, realistic and I tailored it to the market conditions ahead. By writing this plan out, many of the ‘irrational’ fears I’d been carrying around in my head simply disappeared. I could see where the opportunities were for my business. I could see what to focus my attention and energy on. I could see how to best help my clients.

Interestingly, more opportunities have arrived for my business in the last month than for the last six months combined! If you want to thrive in the current environment, you must consolidate your time, energy and resources with clarity and focus.

The average Australian spends 2012 hours a year at work. If you’re focused on self-empowerment, you can make that time more meaningful and productive than ever before. What or who can you build up? Where can you make the biggest difference?

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