Sooooo, just need to catch my breath for a second! This is
the first time in a really long time that I managed to go to the gym, be home
early, start dinner and still have time to lie down on the couch and open my
computer for something other than work.
Classes started, personal life was a bit hectic but nothing
we can’t handle. With that said this blog entry kept me on my toes as I am
starting a new blog entry after writing the previous one all the way to 700
words and decided; “Nahh I am not feeling it”. Yes yes I know I need to get the
writing thing under control and start speeding things up. I get a lot of
comments that I am not pushing out content fast enough, I promise I will try my
best. For now this will have to do.
So, in my previous blog I spoke about procrastination and I
think that it is one of my worst qualities. One of my best qualities I believe,
is being ambitious and having a constant drive to better myself and my
situation. Yes I do believe that I sometimes take things too far. It was
exactly this thought that made me think, “When is enough, enough. When do you
stop thinking about the future? When do you stop being ambitious?”
Conclusion? You never
do. You never stop thinking about tomorrow and wanting to better yourself. You
should never stop chasing your own personal form of success. You should never
stop trying to be successful. There are so few people who actually reaches the
“Self-actualization stage” of Maslow’s hierarchy. Well I am one of those
ambitious people who think that I can make it to that stage. I believe that the day you stop learning and
stop growing is the day you stagnate and your whole “being” starts to fade.
So before this happens to you, here are 6 steps to ensure
that you keep your eye on the prize.
6 Steps to success!
1. Start a new project.
Do something you love for the love of it, not the money. You
know you are in the right place if you would rather be doing what you are doing
for free, than not at all. Your passion might just be contagious and in process
you start a new business venture. You will be willing to put the hours in to
make it work. So start an online course, something creative or maybe a new
sport. Just do something that takes you out of you comfort zone.
2. Start aiming for extraordinary not ordinary
“The greater danger most of us lies not in setting our aim
too high and falling short: but in setting our aim to low, achieving our mark”
This is something I tell my students on a daily basis. You need to aim for a
100% mark. There is no glory in aiming for 50% and receiving 40% but if you aim
for 100% the chances are that you will achieve 80%.
3. Set a goal for yourself.
Life is just made up of thousands for small goals. Whether
you want to participate in a 10km run this year, learn how to make 2 new dishes
for dinner or improve you relationships with friends or colleagues. Set a goal
for the next month. Make sure your goal is SMART, (Specific, Measurable,
Attainable, Relative, and Time-bound).
4. Make it permanent
Write it down, tell it to someone and stick it somewhere you
will see it on a daily basis. My cupboard has four A4 pages inside and I need
to open it every single day before I can get ready for work and before I can
get in to bed in the evenings. It is a constant reminder of where you are
heading.
5. Act as if you already have it
I am not saying spend R2 Mill because you aimed that you
will be winning the Lotto. Remember the SMART guidelines. I am saying, before
you go to bed you tell yourself “There is no need to worry about money as I
already have more that I can spend” Before you know it you will receive that
what you already imagined to be true.
6. Be thankful
This is the most important bullet for me. This makes the
difference between being “arrogant, always wanting more and never being
satisfied with anything” to “anything that you receive from this point on would
be a blessing in your life”. Maybe you could alco be thankful for the people in your life and make a difference in their lives. Have you noticed that the day you are in a good
mood everything else seems to be going right but the day you are in bad mood or
in a hurry everything seems to be going wrong?
“Most places in life are continuously telling you that your
dreams aren’t possible or practical. You don’t want to hear that when you are
under the age of 30, what you want to do is race after them.” Steve Jobs
Whether you are under the age of 30, or you can still
remember that stage, it is important to be young at heart and follow the fire
that is ignited every time you think about making a change in your life. Thank the people in your life for what they have done, and aim for greatness.
As I am starting to
doubt my life and everything I do, my amazing husband leans over and shows me
the following quote; “Stop being afraid of what could go wrong and start being
excited about what could go right”
Love,
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