“everytime you hear a good idea, take action on it. the person who hears one idea and takes action on it is more valuable than a person who hears a hundred ideas but takes action on none of them.” – Goals! (127)
80/20 Rule
“this rule says that, in most cases, 80% of the reasons you are not attaining your goals are internal. they are within you rather than in the world around you. only 20% of the obstacles are contained in your external situation or in other people.” – Goals! (71)
ask yourself, “what is it in me that is holding me back?”
don’t limit yourself, the world is yours.
Today’s That Day
“one quality of the most successful people is that at a certain point in their careers they decided to “commit to excellence.” they decided to be be best at what they do.” – Goals! (113)
it helps to listen to your theme song when reading this post.
go get it, be the best, and always keep moving
2 Ears, 1 Mouth
“… the principle of influence is governed by mutual understanding born of the commitment of at least one person to deep listening first.” – 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (10)
a nun at my elementary school always reminded us that “God gave us 2 ears and only 1 mouth, so that we could listen more than we speak.”
Your Worst Enemy: Negativity
“the greatest enemy of success and happiness is negativity of all kinds” – Goals! (18)
GOALS vs wishes and dreams
“many people think that they already have goals. alas! what they really have is a series of wishes or dreams, like ‘be happy’ or ‘make a lot of money’ or ‘have a nice family life’… A goal, however, is something distinctly different from a wish. it is clear, written and specific. it can be quickly and easily described to another person. you can measure it, and you know when you have achieved it or not” – Goals! (10)
writing down your wishes and dreams is one of the first steps to creating your goals. make your wishes and dreams something tangible, so they’re not just flying around in your head for the rest of your life. once you do this, it’s all about goal setting (how you plan on getting there).
Set Goals, Have a Purpose
“goals enable you to instill meaning and purpose into everything you do.” – Goals! (14)
WOW!
“i say no idea is worthwhile if it doesn’t start with ‘Wow!‘ ” – Robert Schuller
you always hear “go above and beyond.” but what does that really mean? it means to go “above and beyond” what is normal. greeting someone happy birthday on Facebook is normal, but calling them and greeting them happy birthday (which would take ~20 seconds) is going “above and beyond.”
be different. be good.
It Won’t Be Easy
“don’t wish it were easier; wish you were better.” – Jim Rohn
Positive Thinking
“hitting the wall isn’t an obstacle; it’s an opportunity” – The Compound Effect (145)
wow! this shows the power of positive thinking. the next time you “hit the wall” and want to give up, embrace the situation. be in tune with how you are feeling at that very moment. live that situation, learn from it, and share it. get better every day, in every way.
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