The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want.

19 December 2007

The Google Bot is getting better. I mentioned before that it has a 'Daniel' fixation - I was thinking of going through the site and replacing every reference to him as "the-boy-who-can't-be-named" in an attempt to outsmart the Bot. Then I realised that is a Harry Potter thing, and the actor who plays Harry in the movie is... Daniel! Sheeesh. Another cosmic tidbit, right.

Two days after I have overcommitted myself in a psychic challenge to the cosmos - does manifestation really work? - I receive a second email. Interestingly, neither Lindsay from yesterday nor Greg from today are responding to my suicidal dive head-first into my Xmas commitment.

I guess they are responding to the energy I have sent out into the universe on my quest to launch Project Palhaco. The Xmas challenge has its own wavelength. I am applying all my beliefs, so let's see what tomorrow brings...

When you need some change in your life, whether it is to lose weight or stop smoking or whatever, you need to throw everything at it. Everything! That is, commit, or better still, overcommit. Don't slowly cut back on the number of cigarettes per day. Stop cold. Today.

Need to lose 20 pounds? Then lose them. Don't stop at 10 or 15. Or 19!

This requires a lot of hard work in the beginning, yes, and damn will it be hard! But the reward is, weigh this against a step-by-step take-it-easy-until-you-get-there approach, and a year from now you are STILL dieting or cutting back, it is STILL an issue to be dealt with in your life. Negative baggage. Get it over with, and fly!

A good but stressful strategy is make it something you MUST do. Like, I don't care if Nostradamus is correct and the world will end on December 26, I still MUST give a Xmas BBQ to these 50 kids. I promised them, they are waiting, hearts wide open and souls so trusting. Can I fail them? Absolutely not! I have no idea how, I just know I MUST. So, get yourself stuck in a position like this - where you have no 'out'. Tell people you are going cold turkey, or losing 20 pounds by March 10... boast of it, go on, make a big deal out of it, go for real overkill just so everyone now definitely wants you to fail!

See? Now you CAN'T, right?

Received this email from Greg, again in Sydney, Australia... more cosmic roadsigns? Reprinted by permission.

  • Hi Daniel and Daniel.

    Your Construction and Dental packages on the Project Palhaco page are a great idea. But I can see how it may take some time for all the little donations of $20 to give you enough leeway to start a project.

    What do you need to start right now, this week, construction on your first bathroom?

    I totally believe that to start is so important, whether you are ready or not. [Hence our title today] So, fellas, I want to get you started!

    This week!

    I wish I could do more, and when I can, I will, and one day you can be sure I will appear there to plant my own tree.

    Greg

  • In a reply email I explained the cost of a bathroom - US$600 - is split like this:

    Phase ONE: The steel necessary for the supports to put the tank on the roof, and in many cases replace the roof itself... one-third.

    Phase TWO: cement, sand, bricks, tiles... another third.

    Phase THREE: The actual toilet bowl, sink, shower... the final third.

    Greg very generously donated the first third - the steel will be delivered right after Xmas, and Greg that foto will go below. UPDATE: Joao Gringo is sitting with the steel, below; and his dad Marco is cutting and moulding it to make support pillars to hold the water tank.

    Finally, Greg has his own website, a seven-step learning program I highly recommend:

    The Learner's Ultimate Guide

    Join the Clown Club and receive daily fotos and weekly videos not available on the site. Only $10 a month, help Daniel launch more Projects.

    Sign up for a year and gain a $20 discount.


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