The air conditioner in the hotel room made the only sound. It was early. Very early. The salesman sat at the fake wood desk pondering his future — Empty, lonely hotel rooms in new towns had a way of making him re-evaluate his life. He held the remote and flipped through the channels one more time. Nothing was on HBO worth watching, so he sat down, flipped on this laptop and began to ponder his life one keystroke at a time.
It would have much easier if there had been something on HBO. He wished he could just turn his brain off. To procrastinate.
No luck.
Steven Pressfield, author of
The Legend of Bagger Vance
calls it ‘The Resistance ‘ the force that keeps you in your comfort zone and from creating and growing. He felt its cold fingers massaging his shoulders. Would he be able to sit down and write out a plan once and for all? Or would ‘The Resistance’ win yet another round?
He turned off the computer, grabbed a notebook and started writing. There were too many distractions with the computer. He began to dream on paper.
On that cold morning in that lonely hotel room, a success story’s first chapter was written.
A life was changed for the better in room 564.
Thanks Marshal:
I turned off the computer, grabbed a notebook and started writing. I Agree, There were too many distractions with the computer. I began to dream on paper.
On this cold morning in my bed room, a success story’s first chapter is written.
Start the Day with Pin and Paper, List your Goals, Things to do Prioritize.
DO IT NOW!
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