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I am extremely leery of any quick fix solution or overnight formula for success. In my opinion, they don’t exist. With that said, the following formula is one that I have recently shared with 2 members of my family to encourage them to break through the rut they are in and experience success. Therefore, if I would share it with my family, I must believe in the principles. I suggested that they begin to regularly do these three things:
It is a peculiar truth of life that we often do not appropriately value the things we don’t directly pay for. One of the problems with credit is that it enables us to have something that we “want” now even though we might not really need it. And had we been forced to earn the money for it first then we might have decided later that it’s not worth the money because it’s not worth the work we had to put in to get it.
If I had to make a composite question that gets at the heart of the question that I am asked most frequently, it would be this:
How can I manage my time more effectively and bring balance to my life in regard to work, family, friends, and social obligations?
With this in mind, I want to give us some thoughts to focus us in on the answer to that question.
The tasks we repeat are the tasks we master. The thoughts we review are the thoughts we remember. Practice doesn’t make perfect. Practice makes consistent. Only perfect practice will make a perfect performance.
I have spoken in many arena events with thousands of people in attendance. It is interesting to observe when the event organizers conduct a brief experiment. An announcer will get onstage and quote the first half of an advertising slogan that hasn’t been used in decades. Without hesitation, thousands of people in unison will recite the second half of that obsolete and outdated slogan.
I love the sport of basketball and if you are a basketball fan like me you have probably been swept away by Linsanity!
For those of you going “Huh?” – let me explain.
Jeremy Lin who, at the time of my writing this has now started 5 games for the New York Knicks has taken the basketball world by storm. His output has been amazing. The New York Knicks have won all five games. But Jeremy Lin’s story has inspired me and so many others to not give up on our dreams.
Your Real Goal…
Your goal is to become a transformational leader, the kind of person that motivates and inspires people to perform at levels far beyond anything that they had previously thought possible.
Keep People In the Know…
Transformational leaders empower others by keeping them “in the know,” by keeping them fully informed on everything that effects their jobs. People want and need to feel that they are “insiders,” that they are aware of everything that is going on. There is nothing so demoralizing to a staff member than to be kept in the dark about their work and what is going on in the company.
Do you want to get more done, reach more of your goals, and make a bigger difference?
If so, the morning is when that can all begin!
However you came to read these words, I`m confident you are interested in greater productivity, achievement and success. Perhaps you want that for yourself, or perhaps you want that because you lead others and you owe it to both yourself and them. Either way, this article will help you when you take action on what follows. Before We Start
Before I share the ten ideas, a couple of caveats.
There are several ways we can learn lasting and significant lessons. Some people learn as an ongoing enjoyable part of life, while others have to learn everything the hard way.
If you find a painted wall somewhere around your home or office and put up a sign that says “Wet Paint,” without realizing it, you’ve created a perfect laboratory for observing human behavior. If you simply stand by and watch, you will see human nature and the learning process take several forms.
Much of success is about performance. It’s about what we do and what we are able to inspire others to do. There are some simple performance principles I have learned in my life, and I want to share them with you.
They really bring success, and what it takes to be successful, into sharp focus. They are also the basis for developing and maintaining an expectation of success.
The Five Principles of Performance:
1. We generally get from ourselves and others what we expect. It is a huge fact that you will either live up or down to your own expectations. If you expect to lose, you will. If you expect to be average, you will be average.
These days, everyone seems to set life-changing goals. It’s fun, trendy and quite easy. But how many of these people actually achieve them? Not too many I’m afraid. Why? Because actually reaching a long wished goal is not that simple as you’d think.
So what does it require to reach the peak of the mountain? For starters, you need time, ambition and commitment. I’m sure you’ve heard this before, but stay with me. On top of these, you must add something different, something that few people talk about. Let’s find out together what these additional ingredients are.
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