How The "Act As If" Technique Improves Your Life

The technique that you haven’t thought about:?

Act As If

Let’s say you have to make a phone call that you really don’t want to make.?

Maybe it’s a cold call or some other kind of call to someone you don’t know.?

You’re feeling hesitant.?

Okay, you’re downright anxious about it.

Here’s the scenario that may be playing in your head as you dance around the phone:?

“This person doesn’t want to hear from me. What if they are annoyed I’m calling? I don’t really know what I’m talking about. He could ask me questions I can’t answer and I’ll look like an idiot. This is so boring. Why do I have to do this?”

You may wander away from your phone, hiding near the watercooler, or suddenly remember some old paperwork that needs your attention.?

Even an appointment with the dentist would be less painful than picking up that phone!

ACTION

Consider how someone who feels completely confident at the task would respond.?

1. How would they actually behave??
2. What steps or systems might they have in place??
3. How would they manage themselves in this situation?

Even more powerful is remembering your own Attitudes and Actions when you have been successful at something similar in the past.?

1. What did you do??
2. What did you think?

Imagine, just for a moment, what you could create in your life if you acted as if you already had.