Dave’s December Challenge: Erase The “Victim Mentality” About Time

If you’re subscribed to my newsletter you’ve probably heard about this already, but I’m throwing a challenge out there to all of my readers: Take a stand in December and wipe out any traces of the “victim mentality” you have about time. Have you said or thought these words in the last 30 days?

“I just don’t have the time.” / “I wish I had the time.”

Chances are close to 100% that you have. Especially as the holidays approach. But this kind of thinking is simply a variation of scarcity mentality – the flawed reasoning that there isn’t enough of something to go around. I call it a victim mentality because you’re making the choice to mentally frame yourself as someone who, gosh darn it, just doesn’t have enough of that precious resource – time – to go around.

Oh, poor pitiful you. (I can joke about this, because I spent a few decades buying into the same thinking.) It’s tempting to simply accept the notion that there just isn’t enough time to go around. The reason it’s tempting is because it gives you an excuse for not doing whatever it takes to turn the situation around.

How To Wipe Out The Victim Mentality And Install Something Better
The victim mentality itself comes from the way that most people think about time. It goes something like this:

Number of Things To Do > Number of Hours In Day

or, in other words,

“There’s not enough time in the day.”

That kind of thinking sucks. It gets you nowhere. It makes you feel like a victim, because if only that big bad bully we call reality would give you more time, then you could do more, enjoy life, and feel less stressed. You just can’t win, so shy bother trying, right? But that’s a load of bull.

When you’re ready to rise up out of the time poverty level, this is what you need to do:

Stop focusing on how little you have and start focusing on how much you can do with what you have.

Focus on extracting maximum kick-a$$ results from every hour of your day and you won’t find yourself feeling pressed for time. Focus on the right mindset, and you’ll be able to create leverage that will help you double your current levels of productivity and get a lot more of what you want out of life. Focus on fixing your problems instead of living with them. It’s that simple.

It’s simple … but it’s not easy. It takes an entire shift in psychology, one that doesn’t happen overnight. And it’s hard as hell to do if you’re the only one rowing the boat. That’s why I’m going to step you through how to begin making the change over the next 30 days. If you’re not subscribed to this blog yet, subscribe right now so you’ll get every post, starting with tomorrow’s kickoff lesson.

Give yourself the greatest gift you can give this December – empower yourself by learning how to stop playing the victim and start taking control of the results you’re getting every day. Push past your anxieties and your doubts and get ready to kick some serious a$$.

Extra Goodness: As a bonus for the December Challenge I’m going to throw a free month of personal time management coaching to at least one of the challenge participants. Details will follow.

How To Take The December Challenge With Dave
Taking the challenge is easy. All you have to do are three things:

1. Write a comment below and stake your claim to the challenge. Write a short and sweet note about why you want to get more goal-slammin’ results out of each and every one of your days.
2. Subscribe to the blog feed via RSS or email to get updates as the December Challenge lessons are posted to the blog. I may etend this into January, as I’ve got some good vacation time coming up
3. “Show up” and put what you’re learning into practice. The easiest way to do this is to put your questions/results in the upcoming blog entries. I’ll be sure to answer any questions you have as you rock out with what you’ve learned.

I’m not saying that building a new habit is heartstoppingly easy, but it’s a hell of a lot easier when someone who’s walked the path steps you through it. Take the challenge, and build a habit in 2007 that will make your 2008 unbelievably productive, relaxing and satisfying.

Can’t wait to see your comments below -

Dave