Get clarity about what you want, invest the time to acquire all the
knowledge and skills you need, to be absolutely certain that you can achieve
it. Once you have this deep rooted belief in your ability to succeed. Carrying
out the daily activities necessary to achieve that goal will become almost effortless.
Believe in yourself, know with certainty that you are on the right path and
that the goal specific activities you are carrying out every day, is steadily
moving you along the path of success and nothing will be able to stop you from
succeeding.
Using the light switch example again: If you walked into the room
and pressed the switch and for some reason the light never came on. The Bulb
was fused, or the power was off or the circuit breaker had tripped. Would you
never press the light switch again, because you had encountered a challenge and
it never worked that one time? The same is true about the actions you take
every day as you move towards the success you desire. There will be times that
you take a specific action and some external factor may have changed and that
action does not result in the outcome you wanted. That is no reason to stop
believing in yourself and to stop taking action.
It is simply an opportunity to look around for the cause, does it
mean you need a little more education or do you need a few new skills, maybe
you need to slow down or speed up a little, are you getting enough rest,
exercise or proper nutrition? Find the tripped circuit breaker, damaged light
bulb or disconnected power supply in your life. Fix whatever is wrong and move
forward. Experiencing challenges on your path toward the success you desire is
never a reason to stop believing in your ability to succeed. It is simply an
opportunity to explore and find out why things are not working like they should
be.
Circuit breakers trip, light bulbs blow and the power sometimes
gets interrupted. That does not mean you must stop pressing the light switch,
when you walk into a dark room, it simply means, that you need to find out why
it is not working. Fix it, and when you press the switch on the next time and
the next, the light will come on. The same is true for your life and business.
Things are going to go wrong, challenges will come your way and things will not
always work out the way you want them to. Simply explore, find what is wrong
and then press on and the action you take will once again deliver the results
or outcomes you want.
Stop harping on your flaws and any temporary failures you may
experience. This negative self-talk is extremely destructive and does not serve
you at all. Simply identify what is wrong, build a plan to fix it and move on. When
the light switch does not work, when you walk into the dark room? Do you go
into a tirade of self-incrimination about, why the bulb blew, do you berate
yourself for hours before changing the bulb. No you search for, and discover
the challenge, do the repair and enjoy the benefit of the light. If you could
learn to apply the same simple process in your life and business, every time
you encounter a challenge or a roadblock. You would very quickly overcome any
roadblock, setback or challenge and almost immediately, get back on track.
Instead of berating yourself and constantly reminding yourself
about your flaws, rather learn to celebrate your successes and achievements.
Constantly look at your skill and ability. Look at all the things you are doing
today, which you were unable to do a week, month or year ago. Celebrate your
progress and use this progress to help keep you inspired. Give yourself regular
feedback and reinforce your new positive behaviours as often as possible. Don’t
wait for an award, promotion, a friend or mentor to appreciate your progress.
Take pride in and reward your own efforts daily. You are most certainly doing a
whole lot more right every day, than you are doing wrong. Keep up your
consistent positive efforts and you will eventually succeed.
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