An important part of any focusing regimen is to set aside time at the end of the day—just before going to sleep—to acknowledge your successes, review your goals, focus on your successful future, and make specific plans for what you want to accomplish the next day. Why do I suggest the end of the day? …
It’s easy to be negative and unmotivated, but it takes some work to be positive and motivated. While there’s no of button for those relentless “tapes,” there are things that you can do to turn down the volume and shift your focus from the negative to the positive. DONNA CARDILLO, R.N. Successful people maintain a …
For every failure, there’s an alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour. MARY KAY ASH Whenever you confront an obstacle or run into a roadblock, you need to stop and brainstorm three ways to get around, over, or through the block. For every …
History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats. B.C. FORBES Sometimes you are going to have to persist in the face of obstacles—unseen obstacles—that no amount of planning or forethought could have predicted. Sometimes, you’ll encounter what …
Most people give up just when they’re about to achieve success. They quit on the one-yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game, one foot from a winning touchdown. H. ROSS PEROT Persistence is probably the single most common quality of high achievers. They simply refuse to give up. The longer …
You have to measure what you want more of. Charles Coonradt Remember when you were growing up and your mom or dad measured you every few months and kept track of your height on the wall near the pantry door? It was something visible that let you know where you stood in relation to the …
Being self-made means never making an excuse as to why you can’t take steps toward whatever your goal is. Nipsey Hussle One of life’s realities is that major improvements take time; they don’t happen overnight. But because so many of today’s products and services promise overnight perfection, we’ve come to expect instant gratification—and we become …
Litlle drop of water make a mighty ocean Whenever you set out to improve your skills, change your behaviour, or better your family life orbusiness, beginning in small, manageable steps gives you a greater chance of long-term success. Doing too much too fast not only overwhelms you (or anyone else involved in the improvement), it …
Feedback is the breakfast of champions. KEN BLANCHARD AND SPENCER JOHNSON Once you begin to take action, you’ll start getting feedback about whether you’re doing the right thing. You’ll get data, advice, help, suggestions, direction, and even criticism that will help you constantly adjust and move forward while continually enhancing your knowledge, abilities, attitudes, and …
We keep going back, stronger, not weaker, because we will not allow rejection to beat us down. Itwill only strengthen our resolve.To be successful there is no other way. EARL G. GRAVES To get over rejection, you have to realize that rejection is really a myth. It doesn’t really exist. It is simply a concept that …