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I know it is not easy to be cheerful when after doing your best, everything you do just go wrong or don’t turn out the way you expected. When your business enterprise you started that looked really…

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extra extraToday, I come wanting to share some good news with you:

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE PERFECT IN ORDER TO BE GREAT OR REACH YOUR GOAL! I think that is important to share because there are many times we quit or don’t even try because we feel we’re not perfect or have the perfect circumstances.  Listen, we all make mistakes.  Most of us have experienced deep disappointments, failures, or challenges.  Luckily, we have opportunities to succeed in today’s world despite this.  Sports is a great analogy for understanding that we do not need to be perfect in order to win or be great.  Muhammad Ali, who recently past away, is considered by many as the greatest boxer of all time; yet, he wasn’t undefeated.  He wasn’t considered a power puncher.  Despite this, he is still viewed as the best ever.  The NBA will crown a new champion in the next few days; whatever team wins the championship will have experienced losing during the glory of a championship season.  Thank God perfection is not needed on the road to success; you only need to stay on the road!

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keysThe path to greatness seems to be a steep and, sometimes, lonely climb.  Lately, I have been observing people who are successful in their fields; they have some traits in common.  They seem to have 3 simple keys to greatness:

  1. Know your purpose or what you want. Contrary to what’s popular in society, discovering your true purpose can take years of soul searching.  That’s ok.  Trial and error will likely bring you to your purpose.  What you want can change, but you need to have an idea of where you’re headed
  2. Tune out distractions. I hate to break the news to you, but there will be things that will happen along the way which will take you off your game.  Some will be major, some will be minor.  You may have to modify your plans.  You also have tune out yourself.  Sometimes we have negative thoughts or self-talk based on our experiences.  We have to learn to counter these thoughts with positive affirmations.
  3. Continue to improve. Always look to sharpen or develop new skills.  Read up on your goal or craft.

The keys to greatness are simple to remember, but take a lot of time and effort.  Remember, success is a process, not an event!

 

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We are all aware of the ease of making a goal compared to the challenge of actually sticking with it.  Our goals should focus more on our process or progress toward a goal as opposed to the goal itself. Notice that I say progress.  Progress indicates positive, consistent actions toward an expectation or goal.   We have a much greater likelihood of sticking with our goals if we are focused more on the consistent actions to reach a goal.  Consistency in our actions leads to growing confidence, which strengthens our resolve in progressing toward our goals.  To be successful, we must consistently make progress.  Success doesn’t happen overnight; it takes time.  Achieving success is a process and not an event!

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Success is a process, not an event.  Here are 5 steps to help us achieve success:

  1. Make a commitment to yourself. It has to become a part of you. You can:
  • Write your goal down.
  • Make a poster or screensaver of the goal.
  • Set a daily reminder on your phone of your goal.
  1. A support system of like-minded, POSITIVE people (see Iron Sharpens Iron).
  2. Focus on behaviors that support your goal, not the actual goal itself. Behaviors that support the goal will lead to fulfilling the goal.
  3. Be flexible. The timing and tools you have may not be ideal, but they are usually enough to get you moving in the right direction.
  4. Be resilient. Distractions and disappointments will come.  Take time to reflect upon them, but do not dwell on them.  Get back on track!