Don’t Be a Fuzzy Thinker
If you want something, you have to go for it. You don’t necessarily have to sacrifice everything (sometimes you do) but you do have to make a firm decision to take action. It’s no good saying you want to give up smoking if you just carry on lighting up and thinking how nice it would be if you could stop. Do something about it.
I know one person who can’t even make a decision about whether to have a cup of tea or a cup of coffee in under five minutes. It usually takes him several years to move houses or to hand in his notice at a job he doesn’t enjoy. Hardly surprising then if he doesn’t often get what he wants.
You have to be firm with yourself. After you’ve identified what you want—and decided why you want it and how ...
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