Talk Is Cheap

Instead of dreaming about taking a trip, you could be buying a ticket.

Instead of fantasizing about working for yourself, you could be writing a resignation letter to take with you to work tomorrow morning.

Instead of wishing you could meditate, you could be applying for a meditation retreat.

• Who can I pay to do this?
• Who will pay me to do this?
• What version of this can I do right now?
• How can I create deadlines that involve a commitment to someone else?
• How far away is this from where I am right now?
• What alternatives versions are more closely linked to my present situation?
• Who will be upset if I don’t do this?

…this goal, idea, project, desire, plan — how can I turn it from a fuzzy, wishful dream into a situation where someone is spending their money or commiting their time?