I saw a post today that said NBC has canceled Tony Robbins new show, Breakthrough. I thought to myself, what is wrong with America when the majority of people would rather sit like drones in front of their TV’s watching Desperate Housewives, The Bachelorette, or somebody get voted off some island rather than having the opportunity to learn how to effectively change their lives.

I am tired of hearing about people who live way below their gifts and talents when we are fortunate to be in a world where the information to help us change our lives and become better is all around us. It is why I say that the first step to reaching your goals is this…

Simply DECIDE!

Decide you are worth it. Decide your family is worth it. Decide that the lives of people you will affect are worth it! The amazing discovery is that YOU have the power to do amazing things! YOU have the power over the choices you make, and if your life is not where you need it to be, then make different choices. Get the information you need, make a plan, and take action. I am tired of people that make excuses and the people who patronize them by telling them things like…

“it’s the system that keeps you down” or “the rich get richer and the poor get poorer”

PLEASE! I come from a single parent who raised me in the projects. If I can find a way out, so can you, but when I see a TV show like Breakthrough get canceled, I realize that the vast majority of people just not have woken up to this amazing discovery. No wonder our world is going to hell in a hand basket.

I am left with the conclusion that people love to live in the “comfort zone”. You know that area where the temperature in not to warm enough for you to get up an change the setting? I have found that when people are sick and tired of being sick and tired they will intentionally seek out change, but until then they will sit in a pot of hot water not realizing they are boiling to death. It is a shame.

I guess when the temperature in the room gets to hot, someone will have to get up and change the thermostat. So here is a question…

Now that you know it is YOU that controls YOUR life and YOU have the power to reach your dreams, will you?

I think I may be addicted. Every time Willie Wonka comes on TV, I find myself drawn into this maze of endless possibilities and opportunity. I could be doing just about anything else, but if that show comes on, I feel compelled to watch.

It seems everyday that I am reminded about the magic of thinking big. I love both of the Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory movies. They let us know that there is power in Big Thinking! So often our circumstances are a matter of not thinking about what could be, and just accepting what is.

Regardless of where you are, it is always possible to re-define your business, your life, and your possibilities. As we grow up we stop using our imagination. When we are kids, anything is possible. We play all sorts of games imaging ourselves as pro athletes, fireman, police officers, etc. The possibilities are limitless. However, as we get older we don’t always want to take as many risk. Fear of loss begins to set in and hold us back from possibilities.

As with anything, it begins with a decision. You need to make a decision to start Thinking BIG!

Here are some quick tips to help you start thinking BIG!

1. Schedule time to think!
2. Get inspiration from a book, a speech, a CD, or music!
3. Ask yourself what it would look like if you did what you thought you could not!
4. Grab a pen and paper and write your visions down!

Here are a few questions for you to start thinking about…

• How often do you schedule thinking and creative time in your life?
• What is possible for you, if you change your thinking?
• What could be accomplished if you had a different perspective?

Do have and “what if’s” in your life? What is you had made a different choice? What if you had left 10 minutes earlier? What if you had said something nice?

Life can be full of “what if’s”. In fact the “what if’s” can drive you crazy if you let them. The most troubling “what if’s” are the ones that occurred in the past. The past is over. You simply can not go back and change the past, so dwelling on the “what if’s” of the past is damaging to your future.

Instead, try focusing on the “what if’s” of your future.

What if you re-defined your life? What if you re-defined what you believed is possible? What if you made that extra call, sent that extra letter, or made that extra effort?

What would happen to your life if you focused on the “what if’s” of your future, then moved them over to the “why not” category and finally placed them in the “I must do it now” column?

How would that look?