Why did you get up this morning? Go on – take a moment to think of an answer. If you responded with something like: “Well I had to because…” then you haven’t yet mastered the process of setting your own goals and objectives! Of course, you can’t have an effective goal unless you have a powerful purpose for achieving it. If you wake up tomorrow with a stomach upset and need to get to the toilet quickly – then at least you have both a goal and a purpose for getting out of bed?!
Is age a disease that happens to you – or just to other people? Do you always feel there is more to look forward to than look back on? I bet you know lots of people who are told: “You don’t act your age”. Probably, the person who says this doesn’t know what a major compliment they are paying!
Do you use excuses to wedge open the door to failure? Is it always somebody else’s fault when something happens to you? Or do you take true responsibility for your behaviours and attitudes? Remember this motto: “If it is to be, it is up to me” rather than: “It never was because…”
Do you realise you can always throw the dice again and see what happens this time? Remember that Edison successfully invented the light bulb only because he threw the dice over 10,000 times before his “winning score” came up!
If you ever enviously want something that another person has, do you realise that they probably started off on their journey with less than you already have?
Do you ever put something off until tomorrow? Have you not yet found a way of putting off the putting-off? Only in this way can you truly be sure of never getting anything done!
There you are standing on the edge of a pool nervously wondering if you can swim. Then somebody pushes you in. Assuming you survive, do you want to kill or kiss this person? Think about it. They might not have meant to – but they have forced you into trying something. How often in life would you benefit from somebody who is willing to “push you in” occasionally?
When was the last time you described someone to themselves - giving the picture of that person that they would like to see rather than as they currently are? Too often people are reinforced in their “can’t do” impressions. Imagine you could take a photograph of a sad or fed-up person and then change their expression before you show them the developed print. Well you can by the way you deal with them!
Do you realise that there’s a fair chance that you probably haven’t even yet met the Customer who will be the most important in your life? You might meet them when you make that extra call late on Friday afternoon! Or, you might head off for the weekend and never even know!!
Did you realise that you’ve done more good than you ever know? For example, how often do your Customers truly tell you how successful the work you've undertaken for them really is? How about those people who have then bought your product or used the service to their benefit? And then told their friends who also make that decision to gain?
Do you realise that everybody wants you to win? Why would they not? They might offer negative comments, or annoy you from time to time. But let’s assume that whatever they do, it’s because they want to help!
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