Victory

Posted on January 07, 2011 by Ronald T. Brown, Ph.D.

People who experience the thrill of victory, and success in life, are those who:

• Proactively move forward - out of procrastination. It is not about getting it perfect, it is about building momentum. ** Movement builds momentum, which eventually leads to new habits of success. Q: Are you building habits that move you past procrastination?

• Seek feedback on a regular basis. Feedback provides the answer to many problems we face. Q: Do you have the guts to seek it out?

• Take action. The action one takes right NOW reveals the next action to be taken. So don’t wait – be willing to take action, even if you don’t have everything planned out. Q: What are you hesitating with right now?

• Have lazar focus. Whoever has the strongest focus wins. Split, or divided, concentration is why many people fail. Q: How focused have you been on your daily, weekly, yearly goals?

• Dare to be different. Greater sameness never leads to better results. Q: What distinguishes you in your business?

• Do what other people are not willing to do on a CONSISTENT basis. Q: What are you doing on a consistent basis that separates you from the crowd?

• Embrace risk. Playing it safe is riskier than you realize. Caution shouldn’t be thrown to the wind, but without risks, success is not possible. Q: Where are you taking a wise & calculated risk this week?

• Set goals. The secret to quantum growth is to think big, while taking small steps simultaneously. Q: Are you preplanning your day, week, life?

• Realize that the closer one gets to the goal line…the stronger their resolve will need to be to finish. Q: Have you been staying focused & finishing well lately?

• Embrace pain. The key to moving forward rapidly is based on the quality and quantity of your pain - the pain of retreating back must exceed the pain of stepping forward.  Q: Have you defined a compelling reason to press forward?