“A Bad Place to Visit; A Worse Place to Stay”

That pretty much sums up “Lackland”.

You know “Lackland” –

• the place where you never have enough of anything – especially time & money
• the place where it seems the harder you try, the further behind you get
• the place where not matter what you do, you always seem to come up “short”
• the place where you make decisions based on “being comfortable” instead of taking a chance
• the place where you grab the first solution although it may not be the best solution or even a solution at all
• the place where you are re-active instead of pro-active
• the place where you settle for “good” instead of going for “better”
• the place where you take the “easy way” instead of the more difficult way
• the place where “the grass is always greener on the other side”

Yeah, I am talking about THAT place…

The difficulty with escaping “Lackland” is that it’s a pretty comfortable place. You have most of what you need. You make excuses for not grabbing the “brass ring” – perhaps that new car or maybe a nicer house. You’re simply not willing to “give up to get”. You’re not willing or don’t want to “stretch” yourself. Life in “Lackland” is “easy”. And, it sure seems better than doing “whatever it takes” to purchase a one way ticket out.

But what if you want to move out of “Lackland” to “Abundance”? Where does that  journey begin? Better yet, how does that journey begin?

I believe Courtney C. Stevens said it best –

“If nothing changes, nothing changes.”

The first thing you have to do is change. Change something. Change anything. Just change! Okay, just to be clear, change for the sake of change isn’t your ticket out. Intentional change is a great way to start the drive out of “Lackland”.

You need to be consistent. You need to be the tortoise, not the hare. Change takes time and effort. Change does’t happen overnight. A slow and steady approach helps replace the “old” with the “new”.

Meet any challenges you encounter head on. You need to realize there are no easy answers or short-cuts. Simply put,  you’ll have to put in the time and make the effort each and every time you are faced with a challenge.

Personal growth. How many books have you read this past year? What activities have you participated in that expanded your knowledge? Heck, have you even learned “anything new” this year?

Be alert! The road you’re about to travel is full of potholes, confusing “off & on ramps” as well as detour signs designed to keep you from reaching “Abundance”.

As a wise man once told me, “The most difficult step to take is the first one.”

Go ahead. You can do it. Take that first step.

“Abundance” awaits.