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There might be reasons why you are not doing as well as you should, be there are definitely no excuses. When we start to make excuses then we are giving ourselves outs, options to quit or are telling ourselves stories that make failure seems acceptable. Do not accept any excuses.
“If you really want to do it, you do it. There are no excuses.” —Bruce Nauman
Most people are not afraid of hard work, but they are afraid of failure. Self-doubt can feed right into that fear, which can then cause us to quit.
The reality is that your capable of significantly more than you think you are, and you need to work on building your self-confidence, by looking for role models that you know you can emulate and having plans that you believe in.
One of the best ways to banish doubt is to create a Recognition Board. You can record your previous success or any achievement of which you’re proud. And when you start to have self-doubts, go back and look at the recognition board to give you a confidence boost to help you get back on track.
“Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success.” —Joyce Brothers
You will never think you’re completely ready or that now is a perfect time to start things. But in reality, you are more ready than you know, and it’s better to start sooner rather than later.
When you start now, you will have the full year to make changes and re-evaluate what you need to do. If you wait, you’re just eating the available time that you may need later in the year.
“Action is the foundational key to all success.” —Pablo Picasso
This is probably the biggest obstacle that many of you will have to overcome. I say that because I know it’s one of the biggest challenges that friends, clients and I have to overcome.
The best way to fight procrastination is to create a plan, and then be self-disciplined about it and do what needs to be done today. I know this sounds a lot easier than it is, so look to start small, and as you see the progress it will motivate and help to dimish the procrastination.
“Procrastination is opportunity’s assassin.” —Victor Kiam
We live in a world where we are inundated with status updates, phone calls, offers and opportunities — many of which seem urgent and that need to be dealt with right now. But every minute you focus on things that seem urgent and don’t help you achieve your goals is potentially a minute wasted.
We need to differentiate between being busy and being productive.
“Beware of the barrenness of a busy life.” —Socrates
Stop looking for the short cut to success, or a silver bullet solution that’s going to take all of the hard work out of being successful. I’m sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but it doesn’t exist. All success is based on hard work and the sooner you accept this, the sooner you can get to work and start making progress towards your goal.
“There is no elevator to success; you have to take the stairs.” —Zig Ziglar.
The word authentic ( from greek “afthentikos”) traditionally referred to any work of art that is original, not a copy. When used to describe leadership, of course, it has other meanings and they can be problematic.
Leaders today struggle with authenticity for several reasons. one is, we make more-frequent and more- radical changes in the kinds of work we do. As we strive to improve our game, a clear and firm sense of self is a compass that helps us navigate choices and progress toward our goals. But when we’re looking to change our game, a too rigid self-concept becomes an anchor that keeps us from sailing forth.
What is authenticity?
Being true to yourself, maintaining strict coherence between what you think, feel and what say or do, and making values-based choices.
You are most likely to succeed in life if you use your talents to their fullest extent. Similarly, you’ll suffer fewer problems if you know what your weaknesses are, and if you manage these weaknesses so that they don’t matter in the work you do.
So how you go about identifying these strengths and weaknesses, and analyzing the opportunities and threats that flow from them? SWOT Analysis is a useful technique that helps you do this.
What makes SWOT especially powerful is that, with a little thought, it can help you uncover opportunities that you would not otherwise have spotted. And by understanding your weaknesses, you can manage and eliminate threats that might otherwise hurt your ability to move forward.
If you look at yourself using the SWOT framework, you can start to separate yourself from your peers, and further develop the specialized talents and abilities you need to advance your career and help you achieve your personal goals.
To perform a personal SWOT analysis, first create a worksheet and write down answers to the following questions.
Getting fit, getting organized, improving our personal finances, our relationships, our study plans, our healthy habits, traveling etc
Growth? Change transformation? Are we looking for different results? Then you have to be doing certain things in a certain and different way!
Set up the intention for change and we can help you do that and be more successful in 2017! Get in touch with us toady.
Learn how to change your mind to change your life and making it an enjoyable experience at the same time. Enjoy, be well and great once again.
Nicos Paschali, International Author, Designer & Facilitator of Learning Workshops. Mental Discipline Coach. 
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