Stuck in the Planning Phase – Motivational Monday

The number of creative, innovative, amazing people in the world is astounding. The number of people who never start anything to capitalize on their ideas, is even more astounding. They’re stuck in the planning phase.

You know its a great idea – You’ve gone through the creative process of solving a problem, but that’s it. If it hasn’t happened already, you can sit on your hands and think about how great your product is all day long, but eventually you’re going to see it on the shelf with someone else’s name on it. It’s heartbreaking. You’ll say to yourself “Wow, I can’t believe I thought of that.” or “I thought of that first.” What a consolation prize – Nothing place with no money or recognition to show for it. It sucks and it means nothing.

There is a flip side to never starting – It’s actually doing something. You will be rewarded greatly when you start solving peoples problems.

If your dream is to do something you love, this is how you do it. Embrace your creativity, develop a process, and reward yourself for your innovation and amazing talent.

Don’t get stuck in the planning phase.

 

 

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Stop Holding Back Your Success – Motivational Monday

Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time, and there’s no holding back.

I’ve met every type of person imaginable. The most common people I meet are defined by their past and their failures. It is holding them back.

They are amazing people with great work ethic and skill-sets, but they don’t take advantage of those facts. They don’t use their skills to take advantage of opportunities. Something happened in their life that is so outrageous, they are afraid to take risks.

Or something so small has been a part of their life for so long they are afraid of losing it, or any type of change.

You  should be defined by your failures, and empowered by your success. If you don’t manage to win, you have an opportunity to learn. You are creating experience-based value and self-worth by looking into the wisdom of failure.

There is a snowball effect to success . If you haven’t started yet, you are bound to fail at some point – and that’s ok. You will fail until you succeed, and again, and again, until your success outweighs your failure exponentially. Your success will snowball out of control.

If you can pick yourself up after a crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion some day.

 

 

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What is Self-Discipline?

Self-Discipline is the ability to make valuable long-term decisions instead of indulging in short-term pleasures. Done, you don’t have to read anymore.  You now know the best definition for self-discipline, but do you truly understand it?

How do you handle temptation? Do you find yourself giving into your weakness, or do you embrace your self-worth and say “This is not good for my future.”

Do you know your greatest weakness – the part of life that will stop you from being successful? Have you planned for it? Are there strategies in place to make you successful?

Many people have issues playing video games, or texting their friends, or watching too much TV. Maybe they don’t have financial control, or they just can’t sit down and study.

Without a doubt, that there is an activity that will waste your time and slowly kill your hopes and dreams. This should be enough fuel for you to spring into action. This sentence, knowing that you are the master of your own hopes and dreams, is the lifeblood of success.

Self-discipline is both a value and a skill. It is a demonstration of who you are, practiced and mastered over time.

 

 

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Realize Your Potential – Motivational Monday

Imagine being in your deathbed – and standing around your bed is the ghost of the dreams, the ideas, the abilities, the talent – given to you by life but for whatever reason never pursued those dreams. You never acted on those ideas. You never used those gifts. You never used those talents, and there they are, staring at you, as you are lying on your bed. With large angry eyes, they say ” We came to YOU, and only YOU could have given us life. And now, we must die with you… forever…”

And the question is… If you die today, what dreams, what talents, what abilities, what gifts, what ideas would die with you.

The wealth is placed in the planet. It’s the cemetery, that’s where you see potential never realized. There you find books never written. There you find ideas never acted on. To reach the point of death and to realize that you’ve never lived is not a life worth living.

Realize your potential today and everyday. The road you travel is your legacy. Leave a record that no one can ignore. Use your potential so when the day comes – the day that you lay down and think about your life, you can be proud of the road you’ve traveled.

Realize your potential. Motivational Monday.

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4 Steps to Problem Solving – Motivational Monday

Problem Solving is the root of many long-term problems we face in our lives. If you’re not diagnosed, then its time to take along, hard, honest look at your problems. For every problem there is a solution. In fact, there are many solutions to even the slightest inconvenience, as well the most major issues in our lives.

The idea here is to be honest. Identify any ailment or disorder in your life, address it, plan accordingly and implement a healthy, long-term solution.

Step One – Identify
Step Two – Address
Step Three – Plan
Step Four – Implement

For example…

Identify the Problem: Your organization may not be growing as quickly as you’d like. You may be putting in all of the work and effort it takes, but it’s just not working as planned.

Adress: This step is all about why. Why is this happening? Why can’t I make more sales, or grow my business?
These are seriously tough questions to ask yourself. No one likes to shine a light on bad news, but that’s the whole point. You need to step out of your comfort zone and be serious about the issue.
By the end of this step, you should have an idea of what is wrong and why is is happening that way.

Plan: This is where you will configure a long-term, healthy solution to your issue. Maybe your organization is not growing because you do not have enough duplication. You can plan to implement more steps for duplication. You can plan to educate yourself, maybe by finding a great example or books to read (like blog posts. 3 Steps to Duplication).

DO YOUR RESEARCH.

Take your time with these steps. Be thorough, be honest, and most importantly be optimistic. These steps are a way of thinking that can be applied to any issue you face.

Lastly, Implement the plan. This is not a diet, nor a short-term solution to an issue. This is a lifestyle change, a strategy change to a business, or a complete change to a way of thinking. It will take work and complete devotion.

Adopting this way of thinking will not only help your life, it is the basis of leadership. Problem solving skills and critical thinking are what set leaders ahead of the pack.

Leaders can face any obstacle and move forward.  Taking initiative as a problem solver, and following through, will never steer you in the wrong direction.

Motivational Monday is all about you – The leader who is taking initiative to be the best in the life, business, family and future.

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