| In a spin, both feet in! Yesterday we talked about | | | | power within yourself to put a stop to it. If you are |
| what to do when you're in doubt about situations in | | | | battling addiction, remove yourself completely from |
| your life. But what do you do when your life is out of | | | | your current situation. Check into a treatment facility. |
| control? The second thing I learned at Skip Barber | | | | If you are riding a business venture in an unstoppable |
| Racing School was In a spin, both feet in. When | | | | downward spiral, then cut your losses before you |
| you've already lost control of the car, then you need | | | | lose it all. If your life is out of control, hit the brakes |
| to immediately push in the clutch and brake hard. In | | | | and limit the damage as much as possible. Don't get |
| this situation you are just along for the ride, but by | | | | me wrong: there will probably still be some damage, |
| pushing in the clutch you cut the power to the | | | | but if you're spinning, you anticipate that. In a spin, |
| wheels. And by jumping hard on the brakes you are | | | | both feet in will help you come to a complete stop |
| trying to get the car whoa'ed down before you hit | | | | so you can start again in a different direction. |
| the wall. | | | | We put in writing what we have done in the past to |
| If your life is out of control right now, you should put | | | | try to accomplish our one main goal-the one |
| both feet in. Hit the brakes. Step back from your | | | | achievement that will improve all aspects of our life. |
| current situation. Evaluate your life. Your goals. Your | | | | Today I want you to figure how long it would |
| relationships. I know this is easier said than done in | | | | take-starting immediately and focusing completely-to |
| many situations. Many times in my life I have been | | | | reach that goal. Determine realistically how many |
| spinning out of control-in business, with my addictions, | | | | hours a week you can spend-1?... |
| in relationships. Before I applied this principle of in a | | | | 7?...40?-to totally transform your life. Really think |
| spin, both feet in, I would usually try to power out. | | | | about this. Then jot notes in a journal. How many |
| My problem was that I did not recognize that I was | | | | hours a week and how many weeks do you think it |
| already completely out of control. I tried to gas it, | | | | will take for you to accomplish your goal? |
| which just resulted in a harder impact when I finally | | | | Erik Elsea |
| hit the wall. | | | | Quote of the Day! "Hoping someone else will do it for |
| If you know you are in a bad relationship, find the | | | | you requires more energy than just doing it yourself. |