Every challenge in
life which we undertake for our enrichment or betterment can be divided
into specific stages. The first stage, or the beginning,
involves the desire for change, the contemplation of the reward, the
personal evaluation of what can be gained, or the inner projection of
a positive outcome, For example, you begin the diet and the fitness
program because you can imagine the thinner and more powerful you. There’s
a sincere desire for change. Stage two is the battle.
It involves changing habits, inconvenience, challenges, suffering, and
discomfort associated with the acquisition of new skills and facing
your fears. The battle requires the employment of some underdeveloped
character traits: discipline, persistence, sacrifice, patience, forbearance,
tenacity, fortitude, and perseverance. Trying to drag some of these
old boys out of storage has been known to cause a heart attack of the
dream and knock some people out of the battle. The battle always requires
effort no matter how long you’ve been involved in it. The battle
is always a battle. It consumes some people and forges others on. If
you stay in the battle long enough, however, and your desire to overcome
and win is strong enough, a wonderful evolution takes place and you
enter into stage three. Stage three is not a decision.
In stage one you decided to change. In stage two you decided to enter
the battle. But you will never decide to enter stage three. You can
try or pretend to decide. But stage three is a transition or an evolution.
One day you just realize that it has happened. There will be no date
you can point to and no hour that you can claim it happened. Everything
appears to be the same, but you know that you are in stage three. The
obstacles and fears in the past that created such severe discomfort
are now a part of your daily routine, and though they still require
effort to overcome, you eagerly anticipate the challenge. Situations
that used to elicit evasive maneuvers are now attacked head-on. Hiding
from the fears used to be a tremendous drain on your energy and your
self-esteem. Now facing the fear has become an equally strong source
of energy and a self-confidence builder. You no longer are afraid of
the battle. Posture has struck. You are now stimulated by the battle
because you realize the only way to lose is not to enter the battle.
You are now in stage three. You love the battle.
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Jack
Maitland is a former Super Bowl Champion fullback for the Baltimore
Colts, who has been involved in the Network Marketing Profession for
the past 15 years, and has risen to the top of 3 different companies.
He
can be reached at maitfam@mail.unidial.com
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