Mark Twain said it best when he stated:
"I can teach anybody how to get what they want out of life. The problem is that I can't find anybody who can tell me what they want"
Most people know what they "don't" want
Most people think they know what they do want
But - not many people are specific enough to make their dreams, thoughtsand ideas come alive to themselves never mind the person they are speakingto.
A couple of simple questions for you:
* If you had to describe to me what you thought success was for you, couldyou do it?
* If you had to tell me what your biggest goal is - could you do it?
Simple enough? Perhaps!
Imagine your goal was "cold porridge" could you make it sound interesting enough for me to want to try it?
Because to me that is the biggest test of any goal. Can you make it interestingenough for me to believe in it? Can you make it come alive in such a waythat YOU believe in it? Would you be willing to eat cold porridge basedon your own description? How about immerse yourself in it? Weird? perhaps- but I hope it has you thinking hard and long about how.
If your goals don't pass the cold porridge test, it's definitely time to:
* Change your goals and / or
* Change the way you think about them
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Use a Mentor
Don't be afraid to use coaches and mentors, they can and will help you become better / do more / see things differently. Believe me we can't be an expert in everything, so why not use their services to shortcut your own personal and professional development. Let me give you an example of one group of mine:
I know I go on and on and on about my personal battles with diet, exercise and weight loss, but I am NOT a dietician nor am I a personal trainer -though I do use the services of both, plus a few other people and organisationsas well who can help me.
My personal trainer is also a dietician - though I am not that strict with her eating plans as I should be. My first session a while back she said "right, we'll start with 7 kilo dumbbells and see how you go ... hmmm that's too easy - here's the 9's...)
My diet is predominantly based on a lifetime of trial and error, but what seems to work for me is a low carb diet. When I eat too many carbs I do stack the weight on :-( the weight loss comes about by removing most of the refined carbs in my diet... and through brisk walks.
With that in mind, let me say this:
* What works for me, may not work for you
* Get advice
* Your mentors and coaches will change as you change and grow (or shrink as the case may be)
* Start slowly if you haven't exercised in a while
* Be willing to push yourself even if you don't want to doit.
* Don't just use the scale as the only measure of success
I know I go on and on and on about my personal battles with diet, exercise and weight loss, but I am NOT a dietician nor am I a personal trainer -though I do use the services of both, plus a few other people and organisationsas well who can help me.
My personal trainer is also a dietician - though I am not that strict with her eating plans as I should be. My first session a while back she said "right, we'll start with 7 kilo dumbbells and see how you go ... hmmm that's too easy - here's the 9's...)
My diet is predominantly based on a lifetime of trial and error, but what seems to work for me is a low carb diet. When I eat too many carbs I do stack the weight on :-( the weight loss comes about by removing most of the refined carbs in my diet... and through brisk walks.
With that in mind, let me say this:
* What works for me, may not work for you
* Get advice
* Your mentors and coaches will change as you change and grow (or shrink as the case may be)
* Start slowly if you haven't exercised in a while
* Be willing to push yourself even if you don't want to doit.
* Don't just use the scale as the only measure of success
Facing Life
"We cannot avoid life by not facing it. The more you face it, themore energy you create" --Sylvia Sims, The Young Ones
I was reading on the internet about the program "The Young Ones" - no, not The YoungOnes, but "the young ones" - The basic concept was to take 6 "famous" celebs who are now in their 70's and 80's and put themback into 1975 - and the time when they were in their heyday. The reasonbeing, these 6 people had suffered everything from strokes through depression - but were willing to undertake a week in the house to see if theycould turn back time.
The BBC stated:
"Could it be that we have the power to think ourselves young again?That’s the extraordinary claim of an experiment first conducted 30 yearsago which the BBC re-staged."
The results were staggering. The power of mind over matter was played outover and over again. People who had relied on sticks were walking unaided.One lady was running down the garden complete with 2 dogs in tow.I am seriously in awe of what was shown and proven - we do have the powerto do whatever we want to do, all we have to do is believe we can, evenif we don't believe it in the beginning.
So my question to you, well several
What would you do if you thought ANYTHING was possible?
and perhaps more importantly
Would you be willing to give it a go?
Are you going to let life get in the way or are you goingto give life everything you've got?
I was reading on the internet about the program "The Young Ones" - no, not The YoungOnes, but "the young ones" - The basic concept was to take 6 "famous" celebs who are now in their 70's and 80's and put themback into 1975 - and the time when they were in their heyday. The reasonbeing, these 6 people had suffered everything from strokes through depression - but were willing to undertake a week in the house to see if theycould turn back time.
The BBC stated:
"Could it be that we have the power to think ourselves young again?That’s the extraordinary claim of an experiment first conducted 30 yearsago which the BBC re-staged."
The results were staggering. The power of mind over matter was played outover and over again. People who had relied on sticks were walking unaided.One lady was running down the garden complete with 2 dogs in tow.I am seriously in awe of what was shown and proven - we do have the powerto do whatever we want to do, all we have to do is believe we can, evenif we don't believe it in the beginning.
So my question to you, well several
What would you do if you thought ANYTHING was possible?
and perhaps more importantly
Would you be willing to give it a go?
Are you going to let life get in the way or are you goingto give life everything you've got?
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