Free Glide

“It’s like driving a car at night. You never see further than your
headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.”
–E.L. Doctorow

Finally, I had to tell Amy that she could not go any further
without getting out there and doing something. In our
coaching sessions we had talked about her hopes and
dreams, investigated the many possibilities, weighed the
pros and cons, discovered her straights and weaknesses,
and sought intuitive guidance from her powers that be.

It was time. She had to do something. She couldn’t learn
any more. She couldn’t figure out anything else. The only
course left was to begin walking the path.

My key energy management tip to her — Only in actually
walking the path would she be able to know more about
who she was and where she was going.

Sometimes you just have to start and go for quick results-
even if you don’t feel that you are ready or have everything
you need to start. Waiting until “I’m ready” can frequently
lead to nothing happening. Consider using a Breakthrough
Technique that is designed to produce quick results and get
you started right away.

This might seem a bit scary. But the big advantage in
starting now is that only in actually taking the steps will you
be able to explore all of the relevant issues that will come up
as you are actually doing something. You can continue to
research and refine your project as you go along.

Here are the steps to the Breakthrough Technique:

Choose a project that you will complete and
present to the world - make this a stretch goal.

Side step elaborate planning and go for a result now.

Set 5 compelling, urgent and short term goals with regards
to your project- skip over the planning and analysis phase.

Set a nonnegotiable date for completion - think in terms of
days, weeks and months and not years

Every day take some action toward accomplishing the
purpose.

Include “just in time” education and training as needed.

Focus on what you can do now with what you have.

Take the time to reflect and capture insights that are being
gained along the way. This will allow you to discover the
breakthrough expansion routes that are naturally clarified as
steps are taken toward the goal. As you do this you will
naturally expand your capacity to create the desired future.

Start today.

Action step:

Pick one change that you want to make. Take 15 minutes
and design the first draft of your Breakthrough Technique.
Take your first step.

Support:

Get a Breakthrough partner and support each other in
achieving your nonnegotiable completion date. Make it a
game. Perhaps a fun competition.

“One starts an action simply because one must do
Something.”
— T.S. Elliot

“Action is the way we get to experience ourselves. And so
we act not to bring about an outcome but to bring about
ourselves.”
— Ellen Langer

The above Mood and Energy Management Tip was extracted
from the powerful and illuminating
Way of Change e-course

Mary Ann Copson is the creator of the Evenstar
Mood and Energy Management System for Women.
With Master’s Degrees in Human Development and in
Psychology and Counseling, Mary Ann is a Certified
Licensed Nutritionist, a Certified Holistic Health
Practitioner, a Brain Chemistry Profile Clinician, a
Professional Life Coach and Human Development
Consultant. For resources about reconnecting to your
natural rhythms through better management of your
physical, emotional, mental, psychological and spiritual
energy visit http://evenstaronline.com.