I was driving home the other day from a long trip with my son at a water polo tournament. We were very tired and glad the trip was almost over when something went wrong with my car. All of a sudden it slowed way down and no matter what I did the car just kept getting slower. I finally noticed that somehow the car was in Neutral!
No matter how hard I stepped on the gas when the car is in Neutral, it will not go faster!
Our lives can be a lot like my trip. We get tired, stressed and don’t even notice when we put ourselves in Neutral. We wonder why life is passing us by and we seem to be slowing down.
The only way to continue to advance in life is to keep driving. Stay out of Neutral!
There will be many days you don’t feel like being in Drive but the ones who want to succeed find ways to grind it out anyway.
Spending time in Neutral is only for the people who are not committed to their goals and have decided that they need a break. It is an easy trap to put yourself in by rationalizing how hard you have been driving, and you deserve a break.
How to stay out of Neutral
When you get to those points in your life (and you will) then here are the steps you must take to get back into Drive:
- Tell yourself to Shut Up and stop Whining! Success is going to be HARD – get over it and focus on Driving.
- Remember WHY you are doing what you are doing. The WHY is the most important thing you can know, and it’s the reason you were put here on this Earth. Write it down and read it daily!
- Consume motivational and inspiration videos, books and CDs. These are the fuel you will need to finish a long journey. Don’t put watered down gas in your gas tank!
Follow these steps daily so that you don’t start following your feelings and end up in Neutral!
Find Your Passion and You Will Find Your Life!