Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
What are friends telling you
Ok who are the people that you hang around? What do they do, are they highly motivated, do they have your best interest at heart, or are they negative? When you really think about successful people hang out with successful people.
Have you ever heard of someone holding you back or keeping you from reaching your full potential? I know I have, well the truth is they aren't holding you back, it's you thats holding you back, by allowing yourself to hang out with someone that is not trying to motivate you are helping you put your best foot forward. Do you have one of thoses friends that everytime you purpose an idea, that they are always putting it down, or telling you that its not worth the time or effort for you to even try it? Souond familiar and more than likely you didn't even do it because your friend with no job, no money said it would be a bad idea. Do you think that maybe the reason why you have not reached your full potential is because you are allowing your friends or family to dictate your life?
The time is now make up your mind to start making your own decisions, getting rid of the excess baggage that is holding you back from reaching your full potential. If your friends don't seem to have the same mind set, as you it's time to sit back and re-evaluate your friendship, not saying their is nothing wrong with being friends with that person but you also have to look at factors such as are they going places, are they trying to go places, will this person motivate me to be a better person or continually put me down. Just something to think about on your road to success.
Have you ever heard of someone holding you back or keeping you from reaching your full potential? I know I have, well the truth is they aren't holding you back, it's you thats holding you back, by allowing yourself to hang out with someone that is not trying to motivate you are helping you put your best foot forward. Do you have one of thoses friends that everytime you purpose an idea, that they are always putting it down, or telling you that its not worth the time or effort for you to even try it? Souond familiar and more than likely you didn't even do it because your friend with no job, no money said it would be a bad idea. Do you think that maybe the reason why you have not reached your full potential is because you are allowing your friends or family to dictate your life?
The time is now make up your mind to start making your own decisions, getting rid of the excess baggage that is holding you back from reaching your full potential. If your friends don't seem to have the same mind set, as you it's time to sit back and re-evaluate your friendship, not saying their is nothing wrong with being friends with that person but you also have to look at factors such as are they going places, are they trying to go places, will this person motivate me to be a better person or continually put me down. Just something to think about on your road to success.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Stop Procrastinating and Just Do It
The American Heritage Dictionary definition of procrastinate is: to put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness. But you don't neccessarily have to be lazy to put something off, it could be fear of the unknown, or not wanting to deal with challenges that a certain activity may present to you.
Most successful people get up with a plan already in mind and follow through, how many of us start something and never finish it. Is this how you want to live your life starting something and never finishing it because of your ever ending urge to procrastinate. Get up and put your self out there stop procrastinating and just do. If you want to go back to school do it, if you want to start your own business do it, you want to loose weight do it. Now I know there will be ups and downs and delays, but stop making excuses for why you cannot complete your goal. For most of us we are our own worst enemy and more than likely when we don't reach our goals its not because of any body else its our own doings. Procrastinating can lead you to a stressful and cluttered situation, why because what you didn't do that day will more than likely get put on to the next day and then the next day and the next. Until you have so much stuff that you have to do you don't know where to began. So stop, start right now, setting goals making plans and sticking to them, eliminate all distractions, such as friends, family,noise, and children, its okay to take a mini break when things feel to challenging, but set a time each day to do so and hop right back to it.
But also remember not to put to much on yourself, which can lead to the procrastination bug, of course you get tired who doesn't, know when too take a break, pick a lazy day just to sit back and relax make some time for you, if you notice that when you procrastinate you really can't relax because in the back of your mind you know there are things that you still need to get done.
Most successful people get up with a plan already in mind and follow through, how many of us start something and never finish it. Is this how you want to live your life starting something and never finishing it because of your ever ending urge to procrastinate. Get up and put your self out there stop procrastinating and just do. If you want to go back to school do it, if you want to start your own business do it, you want to loose weight do it. Now I know there will be ups and downs and delays, but stop making excuses for why you cannot complete your goal. For most of us we are our own worst enemy and more than likely when we don't reach our goals its not because of any body else its our own doings. Procrastinating can lead you to a stressful and cluttered situation, why because what you didn't do that day will more than likely get put on to the next day and then the next day and the next. Until you have so much stuff that you have to do you don't know where to began. So stop, start right now, setting goals making plans and sticking to them, eliminate all distractions, such as friends, family,noise, and children, its okay to take a mini break when things feel to challenging, but set a time each day to do so and hop right back to it.
But also remember not to put to much on yourself, which can lead to the procrastination bug, of course you get tired who doesn't, know when too take a break, pick a lazy day just to sit back and relax make some time for you, if you notice that when you procrastinate you really can't relax because in the back of your mind you know there are things that you still need to get done.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
The Key To Success
Success isn't something that just happens, its a mind set. People who are successful have made in their minds that their goal in life is to be prosperous at everything that they do. Yeah believe me success does not happen over night, and their will be a few bumps along the way. But once you as a person have made up in your mind that you want to be successful then nothing can really stop you.
The first step is self confidence
If you don't believe in yourself first, who will? Be confident in who you are and that you can accomplish anything that you set your mind to. I say this because their will be set backs on your road to success, and you have to be prepared for them, confidence can carry you a long way. Walk around with your head held high(not too high) lol
The second step is look for the light at the end of the tunnel
I say this because all too often people are always going by what things look like now, instead of looking towards a bigger and better future. Yeah you maybe walking around in the same suit you have to wash and wear everyday, but if you keep moving towards the light, you will one day maybe have more suits than you can count.
The next step is plan ahead and write down your goal
This is by far very important but in order for this to work the other to steps are very important. Plan ahead and write down your goals. Write down long term goals and short term goals, your short term goals should be a reflection of your long term goals or to say how you will reach your long term goals.
We all want to be successful its just the point of staying focus, and learning how to deal with obstacles that sometimes get in our way, it is important to be confident within your self and to never give up.
The first step is self confidence
If you don't believe in yourself first, who will? Be confident in who you are and that you can accomplish anything that you set your mind to. I say this because their will be set backs on your road to success, and you have to be prepared for them, confidence can carry you a long way. Walk around with your head held high(not too high) lol
The second step is look for the light at the end of the tunnel
I say this because all too often people are always going by what things look like now, instead of looking towards a bigger and better future. Yeah you maybe walking around in the same suit you have to wash and wear everyday, but if you keep moving towards the light, you will one day maybe have more suits than you can count.
The next step is plan ahead and write down your goal
This is by far very important but in order for this to work the other to steps are very important. Plan ahead and write down your goals. Write down long term goals and short term goals, your short term goals should be a reflection of your long term goals or to say how you will reach your long term goals.
We all want to be successful its just the point of staying focus, and learning how to deal with obstacles that sometimes get in our way, it is important to be confident within your self and to never give up.
Friday, October 30, 2009
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