A Coach's Diary

“You are never going to feel like it.” - Mel Robbins What is the one thing that is keeping you from doing what you know you need to do so you can live the life you want to live? Mel Robbins says there is only one rule when it comes to productivity, success, and getting everything you have ever wanted: You’re never going to feel like it. If you could learn how to do the things you don’t want to do, you could get everything you have ever wanted. The areas in your life in which you are happy, you do the work, and the areas in your life in which you aren’t happy or complaining, you don’t feel like it, so you don’t do it. So how can you coach yourself knowing that you are never going to feel like doing everything it takes to live the life you want? Use the 5-Second Rule. The second you have an idea or identify what you should do next, you have 5 seconds to take action before your brain either gets distracted or talks you out of it. Act within those 5 seconds. Those 5 seconds are the mo...

“In life, the direction that you are headed in is way more important than the speed you are moving.” - Mel Robbins Are you a thinker or a doer? Thinkers love thinking, planning, and dreaming, while doers love taking those thoughts, plans, and dreams and converting them into actions. You can’t just think your way to success; you have to get out of your head and get to work. You have to have goals and plans, but goals and plans without deadlines and consistent actions are just dreams and fantasies. Doers without plans are often busy doing a lot of things but aren’t going anywhere and aren’t being productive. Doers without plans are often the ones who say they are always busy, overwhelmed, overworked, and eventually burn out or flame out when they don’t have to. Because they are too busy doing things without plans, they often end up doing too much just so they can say they are busy. We aren’t meant to be busy; we are meant to be productive. Be a thinker AND a doer. Decide what you wa...