BTW…Checked out the video. That makes total sense. A little side note here: I don’t like frogs, especially tree frogs. For some reason they really like to hang out by my front door in the spring/summer. Yuck!

Oddly enough someone sent me an e-version of the book. I have it saved on my laptop, but just haven’t read it yet. I tend to prefer a real book.

I too will have to check out your movie on your site Ilka.

Thanks for saving me some time!

Twila

Sometimes I think the comments are the gravy or juice of the steak which is the post itself. I love reading the comments

By the way, there’s a little 3 minute movie of “Eat the Frog.” I posted it on my blog about a year ago, when I was posting about procrastination.

You can just click on my name above to get to it

It is always great to see one of your comments.

I heard a lot of Brian Tracy CD’s, but never read that book. Thanks for mentioning it and for sharing your story.

I swear, that I learn more from the comments alone. I wish more people would comment so we can learn more from their experience.

Have a wonderful day…
Josh

Both Twila and you gave me some food for thought. Thank you!

Procrastination and Fear are kind of related, I think. There’s a great book out by Brian Tracy called “Eat that Frog.” It’s basically a metaphor for tackling the most challenging task of your day first. Once you have eaten that “frog” everything else seems like a piece of cake.

Mike Dillard, once wrote about a little free software program that made him thousands of dollars. It’s called “Notepad.” He used it to make a “List” of things to do the next day.

Thanks you two for reminding me to make that LIST and eat that FROG!

You ROCK!!

Thanks for sharing that story with us. I know everyone reading it can relate with it one way or another. To accomplish anything you’ll always have to get out of comfort zone.

I’ll never forget this story that was told on how eagles learn to fly. The mother eagle takes the eaglet from the nest when she knows the eaglet is ready to fly. Flies up high in the sky and let’s go of it. The mother eagle will continue this process until the eaglet realizes that they have wings and can fly. Talk about coming out of comfort zone. In this case the eaglet has no choice but to take action. Sometimes that is what it takes. Just take action and everything else will correct itself.

Have a great day…
Josh

Years ago I set some physical goals for myself that included getting up to go to gym at 5am every day. For the first few weeks I would wake up every morning and and tell myself that I did not feel like going which I accepted as a legitimate reason not to go. Of course I didn’t feel like it, why would I? It was winter which meant it was dark, cold, often wet and my warm bed was far more appealing.

Then it occurred to me that I was never going to feel like it so I might as well stop wasting my time. The very next morning I got up and went despite not feeling like it and I have been doing the same thing for over 10 years now. Feeling or not feeling like it is just not a criteria.

~Marcus Baker~
Attraction Marketing Coach

It’s amazing how many individuals procrastinate and the same people complaint that they are not succeeding.

One of the affirmations I say to myself often is, “Treat today as if it’s your last!” It’s amazing how much you can get done when you have that programmed into your subconscious mind.

Josh

Setting proper goals with proper action will yield you proper results.

Have a great evening…
Josh