Life leaps like a geyser

for those willing to drill through

the rock of inertia.

When I was 10 years old, our family vacation was to Yellowstone Park in Wyoming. I remember watching in awe as the famous geyser Old Faithful--seemingly of its own free will and choice--erupted out of what appeared to be solid rock, sending hot water and steam high into the air.

Inertia is that quality keeping us at rest, or at the same level of achievement as in past months of 2007. To go from rest to action, to go from lethargic to energetic, to go from procrastination to productive work, requires an external force.

Just like Old Faithful, the external force of the new year of 2008 has erupted. It is time to reevaluate, reexamine, rethink, and reorganize--all activities geared to help you drill through the rock of inertia and heat your tepid attempts at success into the sizzling, boiling actions that will send your career dancing like a geyser, erupting by its own free will and choice.

These seven calculated choices will help you drill through the rock of inertia to the success you have always wanted. Be bold and choose to:

1. Reevaluate and reexamine your purpose as you rethink your path to success.
2. Believe in your abilities.
3. Plan, visualize, imagine, and "picturize" your future.
4. Use ink, the missing link. Or in other words, write down your goals and objectives.
5. Move into motion. Take action!
6. Be resolute and determined when faced with discouragement or failure.
7. Do it daily! Use self-discipline and do something daily that will move you forward to the fulfillment of your purpose and goals.

One of my greatest irritants is to have invested my hard work on a project which in the end didn't bring me the results I visualized. It is very painful to me to have spent precious time on tasks that have no effect on my success. If you have felt the same sense of despair, then follow closely these seven calculated choices which will focus you on what is of the utmost importance to you both personally and professionally. With the help of these calculated choices, you will drill through the rock of inertia and life will leap like a geyser for you in 2008.

If you would like the full, detailed article containing all 7 tips as well as implementation recommendations, it is available here (PDF). 

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