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One strategy for increasing motivation and productivity as part of a wealth creation program and plan is to match your tasks to your goals. This is very much related to an older conversation we had here on the wealth creation blog in regards to intrinsic motivation. When you learn the trick of it, you find out that getting things done is a whole lot less painful than you thought it would be.

I Feel Like Doing….

Finish this sentence and you pretty much have the gist of this. The idea is to work with your moods, not against them.

Too often we are planning our days according to a logical list of things that need to get done. That’s not so bad, except that we are motivated very much by our moods. When we are not in the mood to attend to a certain task, it can be extremely hard to get it done. Often this is when procrastination and overwhelm settles in, because we start to think about how difficult or boring or tedious or just plain hard something is, and instead of tackling it head on, we spend our time commiserating over having to do it.

If instead you can move on to something that you do feel like doing and come back later to this task, you stand a better chance of getting your list done and of being in a frame of mind of productivity that will be more welcoming to the task.

Mood Discipline

Of course this is a very basic run-down of the strategy of working with your moods to produce more results. Implementing this requires a certain level of discipline and negotiation (with yourself). There will still always be things you’d rather not attend to, and so you may just have to force yourself into attending to those tasks. Just paying a little more attention to the moods of your day and realigning tasks to more suitable times and matches will make a significant difference in what you are able to accomplish.

Sean Rasmussen
Success Communicator
SeanRasmussen.com © 2004 – 2009

When last we met, we talked about the need to make different efforts as opposed to just putting in more effort of the same, unproductive means. So today let’s talk a little bit about what those different efforts might look like.

So Many Choices…

Honestly, there is a world of options out there, and it is up to you to decide what is right for your personal wealth-building plan. Don’t let that overwhelm you, though, get excited about those myriad opportunities and let them motivate you to financial freedom!

That had to be said, but to give you some direction, start thinking about the new, different efforts that you could put in in order meet with greater success and achieve your goals.

You’ve GOT To Look At This!

One of the absolute first places you must look is to your own mindset. You can have all the best laid plans in the world, but if you do not put the mindset and attitude for success behind them, you will continue to spin your wheels.

It May Not Even Seem Broken

We all know what they say about how

“If it isn’t broke, don’t fix it.”

And that is precisely what people think about their own financial attitude and mindset much of the time. They think,

“Well, I like money; I want money. I have great intentions and plans and goals. So I must have the right mindset for success.”

And they think the problem lies elsewhere.

The truth of the matter is that prior to a healthy dose of success and financial empowerment advice, most of us probably do not even realize that our mindset is our own worst enemy. Being that much of what holds us back is subconscious, we fail to see the connection at all. However, if you are like “most people,” with all the greatest plans and dreams for wealth but none of the results, it is time for you to pursue information and resources to help you understand your true mindset, and then make the changes that can make the difference.

The absolute most important thing—the “key” if you will—to financial success is the financial attitude. If you want to make the most use of your time and effort, do something new—build a stellar success mindset!

Sean Rasmussen
Wealth Creation Blog
UniversalWealthCreation.com © 2004 – 2009

If you find that creating wealth overwhelms you, you are not alone. And if you find it difficult to overcome that feeling, you are not alone, either. Why is this the case? And how can you get beyond it? You might start by first analyzing what the emotion of overwhelm really is.

Why We Feel Overwhelmed

The reason that we feel overwhelmed by new tasks is that they feel too large. They are just too big to wrap our minds around them, and so we feel like the job is impossible.

There is another element that contributes to that feeling of being overwhelmed. It is the desire to get through it all now. To want to be done with it, to be at the end, to have reached the pinnacle and disburse with the work of it. There’s nothing wrong with wanting that, with having a high level of motivation to achieve your goals. Unfortunately, that’s just not realistic. You have to put the work in if you want to enjoy the rewards—you have to invest something to reap the benefits and become wealthy.

Get A Grip On Being Overwhelmed

Knowing this is half the battle, as it always is. Gaining a perspective and knowing what you are up against is the way to combat feelings of overwhelm and anxiety. When you understand that feeling overwhelmed is simply a reaction to wanting to be at the end and be wealthy, then you can begin to rationalize the situation and tell yourself what you need to hear to stay motivated towards wealth. You can recognize the tasks as necessary steps to getting rich; you can break those tasks down into smaller, more manageable tasks, and you can set smaller interim goals to help you along the way.

Being overwhelmed is just another emotion. When you learn to control it, you can enjoy great success in creating wealth and being financially prosperous. You can be rich!

Sean Rasmussen
Wealth Creation Blog
UniversalWealthCreation.com © 2004 – 2008