Today’s topic something I believe we all encounter during
our lives and at different times.

The feeling of being overwhelmed.

Anytime we start something new or different we already
have an idea of the end results we desire. That’s where
the excitement comes from, the end result we wish to attain.

So if you desire losing weight, in your minds eye you can
already see the body you wish to have. You derive your
excitement in knowing how good you look and feel.

You look great, you have more energy, you feel more vibrant
and you confidence level is increased.

The feeling of being overwhelmed comes from the steps
required to get to your desired end result. Especially if it
entails learning new skills, techniques and strategies.

I am going to apply the next example to a network marketing or
direct sales scenario

Most people will look at what must be accomplished as a whole.
The feeling that follows is a sense of overwhelming dread.

Your mind begins saying things like

* “This is more than I expected”
* “I can’t learn how to use a computer at my age”
* “I don’t want to sell to my friends”
* “This is way too much to do so I’ll just try to to my best”

Already some people will put themselves at odds over what must
be done.

Why?

They have become overwhelmed at the enormity of the
tasks at hand. For some reason we as human beings look at the
tasks we need to accomplish and think it needs to be done all
today. Right away anxiety develops, we tighten up and the
end result is no work is done.

The best way to overcome this is to not focus on the entire
project. The main thing is to focus on just the opening tasks

For example, you just began your network marketing business.
Your goal is to produce a yearly income equal to or greater then
the income from your job.

Essentially the overall goal is
“You want financial and time freedom”

How do I get there you ask yourself. Well a planned must be developed
on what must be done to achieve this goal.

Now your upline will want you to get going quickly, so that you can
achieve some minor success fast. Little successes assists you in realizing
bigger successes are just around the corner. It keeps your confidence
level on the high end of the scale.

Unfortunately as you move along and success does not come as fast,
the tasks increase you become overwhelmed. It gets to the point where you
end up slowing down and eventually stopping or quitting your program.

The following five steps will assist you reducing or perhaps eliminating your
overwhelming feelings.

I am going to keep these steps in the area of business and specific to
network marketing. These particular steps will work with any goals you
wish to achieve.

Step 1
Define Your Goal

Write down the your goal or the end result you wish to achieve

* How much income do you wish to generate?
* What kind of time frame are you looking achieve this goal?

Keep in mind these goals and time frames must be realistic to you
If they are unrealistic to begin with, your subconscious will not accept
what you proposing.

Post the goal where you can see it daily. Post it in the car,
in the bathroom etc… where ever you see fit.

Read it a loud several times a day, preferably in the morning, midday and
prior to going to sleep.  Before going to sleep is especially important,
as it embeds the goal within your subconscious mind.

Step 2
Setting Up The Plan

This to me is the most important step. Picture going on a trip and
the goal is your destination, Setting the plan is the direction you
are going to take to arrive at your destination.

Write down all the tasks you can think of to achieve your goal.

* How am I going to make 50k per year?
* Will I use traditional network marketing or modern techniques?
* Will I use a mix of both?
* Do I know how to set up a website or blog?
* What must I do to learn these new skills?

You see as you write these questions down, your brain works to answer them and
in some cases it will raise additional questions. This is good because
the more detailed your plan, the more concise the steps are in achieving your goal.

Once you complete this step, it is now time to prioritize all the tasks
from the starting point to the end. This may take some time and require some rework,
but that’s okay.

Upon completing the task list, you must now contemplate the time to perform and
complete your plan. Some task will require little time while others my require
hours or days. Be realistic with your time frames, take into account what else
is going on in your life at this time.

This is your blueprint to success.

Step 3
Work The Plan

Now each task is listed and prioritzed. Here comes the best part…start working
your plan

Focus only on the first three tasks. Other then these first three
steps, the remainder of your plan does not exist. No other part of your
plan can be started until the first three things are completed. Remember the old
adage:

How do you eat an elephant? One chunk at a time.

Working your plan in this manner is referred to as “Chunk it down”

Step 4
Avoid distraction.

Perhaps the first task is to learn about your company, how they do business
the benefits of using your company’s products or services. You anticipate it will
take 4 solid hours to learn. You decide to break this up into 2 hour intervals
over 2 evenings. During these 2 hours, email and internet is off, cell phones are
on silent, you lock yourself in your room and you learn about your company.

Upon completion of the first three tasks of your plan, proceed to the next
three tasks to be accomplished.

Step 5
Re-visit Your Plan Often

Go back to your plan and ensure you are following it to a tee.
Are you completing each task? Are tasks done on time?
Do you need to adjust your timeframe (shorter or longer)

Keep this analogy in mind. When a rocket is fired, millions of calculations
are conducted to ensure it reaches it destination. When the rocket begins
to go off course and it will, more calculations are done and then implemented
to put the rocket back on course.

This is what you are going to do by re-visiting your plan and making minor
subtle adjustments to it.

Here is a tip that works very well. At the end of the day prior to retiring for
the evening, write out what must be done the next day. What tasks must be done
to keep you moving in the direction of your goal.

By writing down the tasks, while you’re sleeping your sub concious mind will
be at work figuring out what to do and how to do it. When you awake in the morning
and start your day you are more apt to jump right in and do the tasks.

Follow these five steps and it will provide you a solid foundation for your
business goals.