Thursday, January 30, 2014

19 Hard Things You Need To Do To Be Successful



You have to do the hard things.

    You have to make the call you’re afraid to make.
    You have to get up earlier than you want to get up.
    You have to give more than you get in return right away.
    You have to care more about others than they care about you.
    You have to fight when you are already injured, bloody, and sore.
    You have to feel unsure and insecure when playing it safe seems smarter.
    You have to lead when no one else is following you yet.
    You have to invest in yourself even though no one else is.
    You have to look like a fool while you’re looking for answers you don’t have.
    You have to grind out the details when it’s easier to shrug them off.
    You have to deliver results when making excuses is an option.
    You have to search for your own explanations even when you’re told to accept the “facts.”
    You have to make mistakes and look like an idiot.
    You have to try and fail and try again.
    You have to run faster even though you’re out of breath.
    You have to be kind to people who have been cruel to you.
    You have to meet deadlines that are unreasonable and deliver results that are unparalleled.
    You have to be accountable for your actions even when things go wrong.
    You have to keep moving towards where you want to be no matter what’s in front of you.

You have to do the hard things. The things that no one else is doing. The things that scare you. The things that make you wonder how much longer you can hold on.

Those are the things that define you. Those are the things that make the difference between living a life of mediocrity or outrageous success.

The hard things are the easiest things to avoid. To excuse away. To pretend like they don’t apply to you.

The simple truth about how ordinary people accomplish outrageous feats of success is that they do the hard things that smarter, wealthier, more qualified people don’t have the courage — or desperation — to do.

Do the hard things. You might be surprised at how amazing you really are.

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Win The Day.....Every Day.






“Each new day is a blank page in the diary of your life. The secret of success is in turning that diary into the best story” you possibly can.”― Douglas Pagels





Win The Day…………………
”A goal is a dream with a deadline, an action plan and a personal commitment.”
L.Sterling
“Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product.”
Eleanor Roosevelt
Today is yours to mold…………Its going to start with your thoughts………….Empower yourself to keep your thoughts positive…this is your energy, your hope , your motivator. Your thoughts set you up to
 “ Win Your Day!”

What will it be? What choice/ Choices will you make today?
In order to be in charge of you and what is best   for you , you have to make decisions….choices, many in a  day….What  choices will have a direct effect on you being the best  you … you can be?
Think about :
Empowering  self  with positive  thoughts
Nutrition choices….we ARE what we eat….we know this…live  food promotes life, dead food promotes disease…………choices take milliseconds….consequences are part of what we have to live and manage with..,,,,,,,,,,,mindfulness promotes making better  choices.
Fitness/ Movement/- Daily exercise  improves mood, weight, and physical conditions……..is there a reason to not make this a priority today?
Goal steps: What  goal   are  you working  towards…is  there an action step you can make  today?
If not ,what is  the next  step?………plan to make it happen….sometimes, just  giving a  snap shot  or picture  of destination is  the hope  we need  to keep  going….you don’t have to  have  success every  day  to
Win The Day….but  you  do have to have a vision of it  and a desire  to reach it. On a day with little progress…..make  progress by being  patient  and  seeing  the result  worthy of barriers. 
Win the day? Or Lose the day?
Its a choice.


What about you? Do you need some down time? Daily it’s important to allow  the body and  the mind  to  experience  the relaxation response….basically allowing  a calm and a quiet time  for a little  while….take the time to allow  your self  to refresh….even on the worst  days , there is a point  where  you can  do no more…in that  case  you can make an effort  to take  care of  you…or  you can be miserable and  wear the  bad  day through the night.  It is a choice. The best way to  Win That kind of day would be  to   take good care of  yourself.
What will you do TODAY.....to WIN your day?