How to Learn to Speak Woo-Hoo! -- Reb MacRath

 When everyone seems to have mastered the art of crying it out at the top of their lungs, and we feel deafened by the roars, what are we to do?

 

--They've just finished writing their new novel of the month.

--Once again they've written 10K words a day.

--They've just landed a 3-book, 7-figure contract.

--They've lost a hundred pounds and signed on with a modeling agency.

--They've landed a new job at twice their salary and half their hours.

And on and on and on, until our own cry is crushing:

So, with lumps in our throats, we get back to the slogs we seem trapped in: crappy sales...zero online visibility...unending rejections...a novel that threatens to need at least 5 more revisions...age discrimination...

I'm no Pollyanna telling you that this is the best of all worlds for us all. But I believe we can better our chances and lives by starting now to do  two things:

 

1) Devise effective strategies for staying in The Zone and in fighting trim.

 

2) Take real pleasure in the fight.

My title suggests how to do that. Start with a modest goal of three Woo-Hoos a day--and I do mean real ones. Lusty, gusty shout-outs for three things you've accomplished today. 

 

Learn to switch your focus from the long haul still before you to pride in the steps that you've taken today. Think of the Law of Attraction: Boo Hoos and bad luck attract more of the same. Woo Hoo-ers are magnets, attracting successful and positive people.

Sample strategies that have worked for me.

 

--Rising earlier to buy myself more morning time. Not hitting the Snooze button--a signal to my brain that I'm not ready for the day. A tough habit to form, but once it kicks in, it's a powerful boost.

 

--Starting the day with a brief Spartan shower--turning the water temperature down...and down...and down all the way. Wowsy!

 

--Doing one thing daily that I've been putting off--or that I'm afraid of.

 

--Begin with 3, then work up to five or more.

 

--Save at least 1 for later in the day.

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But if you'd prefer a more serious face than my playful Woo-Hoos and Boo-Hoos, let's begin with a beautifully serious one:

Next, feel free to substitute any more technical lingo you like. Instead of  Woo-Hoos, for example, we could talk of anti-depressants, psychic discombobulators, positive reinforcements, attitudinal superchargers, advanced Kirtonagulators, and so on. What works for you is good for you, but my approach is no less serious just because it sounds more playful. In the end, basically, we all need to do three things to get in or get back in, then stay in The Zone.

                                   THE BIG THREE

We should score at least  once daily on all three fronts: physical, psychological, spiritual. The three are solidly connected. And progress on one sets us up for the next.

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