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The Power of Consistency

Consistency is a necessary ingredient in success. It’s strange, because most people do not seem to know its true power.

Whenever I start a project there’s that initial excitement that always keeps me going for weeks to sometimes months.

When it wears off things can get rough, that is when you truly want to know you’re doing something you love.

I don’t even want to count the amount of projects I’ve started and given up after the initial steam.

Even when you’re passionate about something, you still have to whip out your discipline to keep going through the dips. When you get through that first valley, the results can sometimes be quite amazing.

How long does it take? That’s a hard question, because there are no set time limits in the universe. You can start a blog about a subject you love, run out of steam after one month – while still loving what you do – and have to just go through the motions for six months before things start picking up.

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Why You Shouldn’t Quit Your Job, Yet

Do you think you have to quit your job in order to do what you love?

For some people that might be the case, and it might even work for them.

But we have to be practical, can you afford to quit your job and start doing what you love full-time?

Do you have a plan in place for how you are going to build a business?

It’s easy to think that you can quit your job and spend all your time building your passion business and everything will work out.

While passion is important, it is also important to be practical.

You see, when you talk to most online entrepreneurs, you’ll notice that most of them say that it took them 12-24 months or longer to gain traction. And during this time they worked extremely hard.

The reason I tell people to find their passion is because without passion, you wouldn’t keep going after 6 months of no results, would you? I know I wouldn’t. Besides, you do not have to quit your day job in order to start a blog or website on the side.

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How to Overcome Procrastination

Learning how to overcome procrastination is not easy. Often it is much easier to simply procrastinate.

I tend to procrastinate when I’m trying to do things I do not want to do or trying to do them in a way that is not providing value to others.

When you really sit down and think about it, overcoming procrastination is almost always about shifting your perspective and getting clear on what you really want.

I used to have no trouble procrastinating in school work because I really didn’t see what the point was.

I had no desire to do those things and would never repeat them. The only reason I did them was because “I had to”. It was the socially acceptable thing to do.

For me, procrastination pretty much always comes down to not doing what you really want to do. Have you ever procrastinated about something you are truly passionate about?

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Top 5 Reasons to Follow Your Passion (and Excitement)

Following your passion should be number one on your to-do list. It’s tough. It’s scary. I get that. I can relate. I am there every single day, feeling the fear, but I am also feeling the excitement, joy and love of doing what you really want to do.

If you don’t know what your passion is, you can check out my free video on uncovering your passion, it will help you get clear on what you truly love to do.

There are many fears and beliefs that need to be cleared, but you can still take action. You can still take steps closer to your dreams. When you find something you TRULY love, the feeling of excitement will beat the feeling of fear, every single time.

Some say I’m lucky to be doing what I want, but I know otherwise. This does not happen on its own. If you want it, you can have it, but only you can decide when it is time. There are an infinite number of reasons to follow your passion and excitement. Here are just five of them:

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The Wake Up Cloud Story: A Tale of Growth, Purpose and Conscious Living

(Note: This post was written in 2009. This is the first post I ever wrote here on Wake Up Cloud.)

I’ve always felt like something was missing, so I’ve been looking for that something under couches, rocks and in different countries.

But I now realize that I don’t have to look for something that I already have.

Easier said than done, right? Life is interesting that way.

It throws curveballs at you and makes you learn and grow in the weirdest ways. When you take life too seriously, you suffer.

The Wake Up Cloud is a place for those that want to change, grow and follow their passion.

It is my passion to share my experiences and gifts with as many people as possible. I am all about practicality, common sense and living life to the fullest.

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