I was talking to someone in the real world recently who had read my book, and agreed with the principles in it, although she had a problem.

It was a pleasure for me to talk to her, because although online I can talk to many people who have the same kind of ideas as me, in the 'real' world they are harder to find, so it always gives me a boost.

I won't mention her name, because that might not be fair on Barbara, but she told me what her biggest problem was.

It's something I've felt on many occasions in my time, it may sound familiar to you, and it can be an absolute killer to your goal achievements.

She told me that although she could think of lots of thing she could do to take her further towards her goals, and could think of lots of thing she *should* do, by the time she had finished with all the 'couldas' and 'shouldas', she was left with a jumbled mess, and no clear idea of exactly what her next step should be.

End result?

No step taken, no progress made.

Does that sound familiar?

If so, you're not alone.

The glib and easy answer would be to just take *any* step.

Glib it may be, but it does have some value.

If you take any step, firstly you are building momentum, and telling your subconscious mind that you are indeed on the path to achieving your goal.

Secondly, once you've taken any step, it may well become clear that you should have taken a different step next in the process.

This is good news, as it means you can then go ahead and take that next step that you have discovered!

Remember the analogy of a guided missile - between being fired and hitting the target, it will not go in a straight line, it will go in all sorts of unpredictable directions before it hits.

If you tried to work out all the direction changes before you fired, it never would get fired!

Would it be helpful to sit down and work out a plan beforehand?

Well, yes, but you must be careful that you don't suffer 'paralysis through analysis.'

Right now, as you read this, think of no more than 3 steps you could take to move you further towards your goal.

Once you have the 3, write them down. That's important as it focuses your attention on those 3, and block out distracting ideas.

Then look at the 3, and decide which is the most important to do.

If you can't decide, just pick the first one.

There you have it - your next step all worked out!

At this point, don't worry too much about the step after that, just get on and concentrate on taking action with the one step you have settled on.

This is a powerful method, it really is.

Try it, get in touch with me if you need help, and you'll see the road ahead of you come into focus out of the fog of confusion.