Are you busy? Of course you are! Everyone has a to-do list a mile long, and we’re all working hard to get things done. We are all busy, but sometimes we think being busy is the same as being productive.
It’s not.
John Wooden said, “Never confuse activity with accomplishment.”
2016 is only a few days away!
Have you written down your goals for the coming year?
Don’t just make a “new year’s resolution”, but take some time to write down your goals for 2016. Mark McCormack tells of a study in which 3% of Harvard MBA’s made 10 times the amount of money of the other 97%. What did the 3% have in common? They wrote down their goals!
Make sure you write down your goals this year. Take some time to get clear on what it is you want. Too many people focus on what they don’t want, rather than spending their time and energy on what they DO want.
What do you want this year? What do you want in your business? In your family? In your personal life? In your health? Determine what it is you want, and then wake up every day in 2016 going for it!
Many people short change their success because they simply don’t have clarity on what they truly want.
When you look back on 2015 you will probably find you had some wins and you had some losses. Reflecting on the good and the bad of the previous year can help you determine where you are, and where you want to go. In one year from today, when you reflect back on 2016, what will you have done that will have made 2016 your best year yet?
Determine what you want, and how you will get there.
Make this the year you dream more, you do more, you become more!
Success doesn’t happen by accident. 2016 won’t be your best year unless you determine to make it so.
This is YOUR year!
Hi! My name is Gary Greeno and I’m super excited to enter the world of blogging! This site, titled Motivation Minute is intended to help inspire and motivation you to achieve the goals and dreams you have set for yourself, your family, your business. Motivation is an interesting subject. We all want it. Some seem to have it more than others. Some of us wish we were more motivated.
As a basketball coach and educator for over 20 years I have observed people who have great internal motivation, and others who need to be motivated by outside forces. One thing I know for certain is that everyone needs to find their internal motivation if they are going to be successful. Robert Waldo Emerson said, “Nothing great can be achieved without enthusiasm.” And I would add that nothing great can be achieved without motivation..and motivation will lead to enthusiasm.
In this first blog I want you to consider replacing the word “problem” with “opportunity”.
The great Duke Basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski says, “Replace the word ‘problem’ with ‘opportunity’ and see what good things will happen.”
We all have problems. We all have obstacles in our way that we must figure out how to navigate around. Obstacles are simply opportunities for growth and growth is never easy-but it’s always worth it. Decide that you don’t have “problems” in your life, but you have “opportunities”. The word problem itself brings a negative, defeating connotation. The word opportunity, however, opens up doors.
It’s all a matter of perspective, and you get to choose your perspective; you get to choose how you will view something. Not only do you get to choose how you view it, but in every problem, you get to decide how you are going to respond to it. Decide that you will use your problems as opportunities for growth, to expand your thinking and to find new ways of doing things. Decide you will use your problems to motivate you and inspire you, never to defeat you.
Too many times we give up when we are faced with something negative. Don’t give up! Keep moving forward. You’re going to face hurdles, roadblocks and mountains that are in your path. Don’t let them discourage you. Just keep moving forward, because if you’re moving forward you’re making progress. Some days the progress will be small, but even if it’s a tiny baby step forward it’s still a step in the right direction.
The human spirit is powerful! You’re spirit is powerful, and your will and determination will get you to where you want to go. Whatever obstacles you’re facing today, know that you CAN and you WILL find a way to keep moving forward. The most successful people have all had obstacles to overcome. No one has an easy road to greatness. Once you start down the road to greatness, keep moving, and don’t give up. No pain, no obstacle, no hurdle is going to keep you from reaching your goal. You either use your pain to propel you forward, or you allow your pain to defeat you.
No one has a problem-free life! Expect the problems, know they will come, and get ready to seize the opportunity that comes with them! The alternative is to get down and negative and complain how unfair it is, and that will get you nowhere!
Seize the opportunities today, and use each problem you face to get you one step closer to success!
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