Tweet

3 Steps to Get Your Groove Back

Guest post by: Rebel Brown

Article Overview: How do you get your Groove back for profitability in the new economy?

3 Steps to Get Your Groove Back

I talked about the lesson my little dog Lyra taught me – all about climbing that fence to go for your goal.

Today I want to chat a bit about how to swing beyond our new economy fences – to find our Groove and hit it outta the park of life. So here’s what I did over the past weekend to begin finding my fences, and start to get my groove back

First, you have to find your fences. Fences are created by our gravity beliefs. Sometimes they are obvious, sometimes they are subtle. So here are the things I looked for:

• I can’t. Those words belong in a dumpster for limiting beliefs. I simply started paying attention to how many times I thought or said “I can’t”. It astounded me. I can’t buy that house, I can’t afford this, I can’t start that project, I can’t make that call – they won’t want to work with me. I can’t workout tonight, I’m too tired. I was drowning in my I can’ts. BAH…sneaky little things had wormed their way into my life and were like a viral attack – everywhere.
• Smaller dreams. This was a big one for me. I went back to my diaries from the past few years and scanned them. That’s when I saw the picture of me shrinking. My goals and dreams from 2007 were so dramatically larger than my goals and beliefs of today. When did that happen? Sure, I’ve had a lot of bad things happen in my life in the past four years – make that 14. But when did I stop bouncing back? When did I start to shrink? Wow.
• Giving up. This one went hand in hand with the shrinking. In some cases, I simply gave up on my dreams. Decided I wasn’t supposed to have certain things in my life, wasn’t supposed to enjoy a complete and full life – because I already had enough. My business didn’t need to grow, my home was good enough without my horses with me, my plan for a new product wasn’t that important – no one would want it anyway in this economy. What garbage.

My list was LONG. Take some time to make yours. And don’t avoid the reality. Put it down on paper in all its glory – and Gravity.

Now that you found all the constrictions, what do you do about them?

Second, shift your thinking patterns. For every limited goal or dream- expand it. And go beyond your original dream. Make it bigger than ever.

• If you think you can’t make a certain amount next year – increase that goal by 50% more. Aim big and then believe you can get there. Look at other people making the kind of money you want to make and learn from them.
• If you think your business can’t grow – set a goal that’s beyond any growth you’ve ever done. Look around at other businesses that are doing just that kind of growth and get inspired. Learn from them, get ideas, get energized and get back in the Groove of Success instead of Gravity.
• Pick one dream that you gave up and start working on it – right now. List the rest of those forgotten wonders and write down a step you can take to start toward them.
• For every single dream that’s been suffocated thanks to shrinking, giving up or never trying – write down an opposite belief and goal, bigger than the one your started with.

Now focus on those goals and repeat them to yourself until they feel comfortable again. That may take a while, but my bet is a few of them will immediately resonate and feel great. Take that great feeling and apply it to the rest of the harder to believe again goals on the list.

Third – Take Action. Get out there and start swinging. Part of getting you Groove back is all about taking a positive action in the groove. Sitting on the sidelines, thinking about it, pondering every aspect, waiting for the right time or opportunity is Gravity at work. Stepping up and doing something, taking a step forward in a positive state is how you get your groove going again.

Prioritize your list. Maybe it’s based on what’s easier or harder. Or maybe it’s about what’s more fun than work. It doesn’t matter. I started with goals I could accomplish quickly- so I’d get a groovy winning feeling early in the process. Now formulate a plan to get going on your top three goals or dreams that have been stuck in Gravity. Every day, take that list and pick three things, one each for three goals, and DO them. Don’t think about it, don’t plan and ponder. Get out and take action.

That’s my 3 step approach. It’s working for me already, and it feels great to be groovy again. That’s why I wanted to share it.

SO.... turnabout is fair play. You get to share too. What works for you? How do YOU get your groove back?

Related Articles
  Getting Your Groove Back
  Ideas For Increased Productivity
  What is a Reasonable Turnaround Time for Copywriting Projects?
  Perception
  Getting the Back 9 to Count in Increasing Your Sales: It’s All About Process
  Get your finances in order for 2009
  Stuck In a Rut? - An Ounce of Action is Worth a Ton of Theory!
  Your Sanity Savers - Have Time for the Good Life - Part One
  How much are your salespeople really worth?
  Logic doesn’t change Emotion, Action does!
  How I Learned To Dance And How You Can To
  So What?!
  How to Be a Rockstar Leader
  GUERRILLA SOFT STEPS
  Slow Down To Speed Up! How The Right Action Can Make You Go Faster
  Hey Online Business Upline -- I Quit!
  1 Step Forward, 2 Steps Back
  Mastering The Secret and Create Success!
  Small-business growth: Transformation is required
  10 Things to Do During Your Summer Vacation

Article Tags: bouncing back, groove, groove back, new economy, profitability, take action, three goals, top three goals



Related Forum Posts
Re: I'm Back - Welcome Back! Hope you are doing great and looking forward to hearing from you.. Jude
Re: $8 website turns into a million-dollar empire - This is great inspiration for all of us. I would love for Ashley to come to the forum as well. Maybe give us the scoop on why she started and how she made it successful. Back to StumbleUpon. I also use it and find that I'm getting a decent amount of traffic from it. Alan
Show the Benefits - Offer a free test drive of the Product or Service with a Money Back Guarantee - Take the Risk out. This will help them make the decision but you have to work with them to realize it by explicitly state the benefits they are receiving.
Re: Drop out Billionaire - I reveived Bill Bartmann's DVD "9 Steps To Achieve Any Goal" as part of my monthly pack from Success University a few months back. It is a great presentation. I've watched it several times but not for a while so I'll view it again in the coming week. He is one of the greats. Like the best success mentors, he speaks with authority because he has come through much tribulation. His program sounds like a great bargain at $100 a year.
New Guy Here - Automobile Industry - Hi Everyone, My name is Ray and I work as a sales trainer in the automobile industry. I have just completed a new training curriculum for automobile salespeople in the industry. It is called The Baby Steps of Selling Automobiles. I am beginning my marketing efforts through press releases and seminar formats. I joined the community due to my continued desire to work independently creating my own happiness and growth. Thank you for having me and I look forward to more correspondence in the future.


Share this article with your friends. Fund someone's dream.

Leave a comment below or share on the left and you'll help support entrepreneurs in Africa through our partnership with Kiva. Over $50,000 raised and counting - Please keep sharing! Learn more.

Newsletter

Get advice & tips from famous business
owners, new articles by entrepreneur
experts, my latest website updates, &
special sneak peaks at what's to come!

Name:
Email:

Popular Articles

In the Year 2020 . . . Process

Smart & Simple Internet Techniques

Suggestions

Email us your ideas on how to make our
website more valuable! Thank you Sharon
from Toronto Salsa Lessons / Classes for
your suggestions to make the newsletter
look like the website and profile younger
entrepreneurs like Jennifer Lopez.