At leadership workshops, people ask me: These leadership tools are all great but I feel I am so busy and already doing so much – how can I begin to change and take on more in my life?
This is a really great question.
I am not going to sugarcoat the answer by saying personal development is easy or that it will come to you overnight. I’m sure you’d prefer the truth. I tell them and you, the hardest person you will ever have to lead is yourself. It’s not easy to do but,
Sometimes, when coaching, I ask people if they would rather live life with dreams or without any at all.
I haven’t had anyone tell me they would rather live without any dreams.
It’s in our DNA to dream, to want to stretch our possibilities. By our nature, we simply want to win: be successful, be filled up, achieve goals, climb higher. This is how we were created to be.
So, if we were created to dream, to achieve MORE and become MORE, doesn’t that mean that our dreams should be attainable?
Of course,
“Happiness begins where selfishness ends.”
This is a quote from one of my favorite leadership gurus, John Wooden.
Isn’t it the truth? Negativity is selfish in nature: it’s self-pitying, doubt-filled, and fear-driven. Unfortunately, it’s most often the choice we make.
There are plenty of times when I want to give in to exhaustion and negativity, toss in the towel and take the easy route! However, I also know that there’s no good in giving up or giving in.
In times of weakness, we must urgently ask: How are my thoughts and actions hurting those I love?
Money influences us daily.
No wonder our world is driven by it and seemingly obsessed over it!
To be ensnared by it or free of its grip: believe it or not, we have the choice.
When I was younger, I thought money meant success, greatness and happiness. I imagined that once I had a lot of it, my anxieties in life would vanish and life would be carefree.
I soon realized that money is not happiness nor is it success. Money can be a tool for survival, peace of mind, pleasure, satisfaction,
In my early years mentoring with Mark Pierce, I remember he had me memorize these words:
God does not create junk.
He knew I needed to know that. I’d often struggled with believing in myself. I also knew that belief in myself would determine my level of personal effort. I quickly learned and used some special tips I’m going to share with you today.
First, let me ask you this:
How about you? How is your belief in yourself?
Over the years, I’ve worked really hard on developing the I am worth it attitude.
How would you like to be able to get more done without working more?
This is called working smarter. I can teach you how.
I don’t know anyone who wouldn’t enjoy that!
If your life is like mine, it’s busier and more tangled than ever. So much to think about, to do and, at times, it’s overwhelming to say the least and harder than ever to get it all done! You have new demands, challenges and opportunities that seem to continually overflow your plate – and you begin to wonder: How am I going to get ahead?
We all have that one thing in life that seems to get the short end of the stick.
We have 24 hours to fit in healthy choices every day. Inevitably, doesn’t at least one thing seem to be put on the backburner?
I’m going to get personal here. For me, that one thing is my physical well-being. I really have to work hard at it. It seems like it is always the one thing that gets pushed aside for everything else. I also know it’s that one thing that I can’t ignore.
Can you relate?
