Does the State of the World Economy Really Affect Me?
The challenges and on-going changes, we have been facing over the past few years, is most certainly not going to determine how the next five years of your life turns out. There is however one factor, over which you have 100 % control, which will determine where you will be five years from now, that factor is you. You are responsible for your current reality and the choices you make about uncovering and utilising any future opportunities, will determine how things turn out for you in your future.
The choices you make, attitude you project, determination you show and your willingness to adapt to and create the type of change you want in your life, is going to create the foundation for your future. Nobody is willing or able to do any of this for you, so stop wallowing in self-pity and pull the trigger today, start to make a few better choices and commit to change and control the one thing you have 100 % control over, namely yourself.
Accept that the economy is what it is, interest rates will continue to rise and fall, presidents will come and go, inflation will continue to increase and people will still go on consuming. None of these elements will determine how your future turns out; these are variables that everyone experiences. The way your future will turn out is only related to how you view these variables and more importantly how you choose to respond to them. It is such an empowering moment when you realise that only you have 100 % control over how your future will turn out.
Jim Rohn had a fantastic way of saying this “It is not what happens to you that makes the difference in how your life works out — what happens to you happens to all of us; it’s how you respond to what happens to you that determines the major outcome of your life.”
It is time to take stock of your life and business and to accept that it is now more crucial than ever, to commit to re-invent, both yourself and your business by design. This will allow you to adapt and mould yourself and your businesses, to adapt to and utilise the vast amount of change that surrounds us every day. This process of re-invention, where you choose to alter things by design, allows the wise business professional, to take control of their unique and evolving circumstances, so that they manage and mitigate the challenges that arise, as a result of the rapid rate of change.
It is time to stop pretending that you are immune to change or that you can resist change, now is the time to commit to a process of re-invention, so that both you and your business can start performing and finally take steps to embrace and utilize the inevitable change to your advantage. Accept the prospect of on-going and inevitable change and although change is always daunting and makes us feel uncomfortable, know that it is here to stay. So if you want to shine, you must accept that you must be committed to undergo a process of re-invention. Learn the art of planning for change, working with change and strive to make change your ally. This small shift and commitment to an on-going process of re-invention will become one of the most important resources, in any super achievers toolkit for on-going sustainable success.
As Brian Tracey so aptly says” Whatever got you to where you are today won’t get you to where you want to go” Re-invention is the key that will allow you to take the next step to greatness. Life is always changing and evolving, it is never stagnant. If you are not striving to improve and grow, you will be going backwards and missing the opportunity to live your dreams.
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