In order for us to change the things that we are unhappy with in our lives we have to change the way that we think. If we never change the way that we think we will continue to get the same results in our lives. In order for us to see changes in our lives we have to face our worst enemy and that is FEAR (really ourselves)
About 90% of people live their lives in fear and never become the person that they dream of becoming. This simply happens because they just fail to take action. They FEAR what they don't understand. We have to look at FEAR as nothing more then a word or as a learning process. Did you ever know what FEAR was when you were a young child? Probably not, at least until someone that you trusted or looked up to told you what it was. Mankind has simply connected a word to a feeling, giving it life and in turn making people fear it. Mark Twain said it best with this quote, "Do the things that you FEAR most and the DEATH to FEAR is certain." You owe it to yourself to understand this principle.
To conquer fear start by accomplishing the things that you fear the most. After doing so, you will look back and think how foolish it was to be afraid in the first place.
Learn to leave your comfort zone. When we leave our comfort zone we become a more rounded individual. When we do the things that we fear and look back at them afterwards, we see that what we feared has now turned into part of our comfort zone. This simply happens because we do not fear these things after accomplishing them in the past. The next time similar situations arise we will no longer stress over it, we will just do it.
We must set our minds on always conquering the unknown. Always "think outside the box". Look fear in the eyes and just do the task. Chances are that you will succeed and soon come to find out that FEAR is nothing more then a word. Every successful businessperson has undoubtedly faced fear many times, yet they have succeeded in their business. So can you!
Think back to when you were a child. Most of us have limitations put on our lives very early. We are taught how to think, what schools to attend, how to make a living, and finally, even how to plan our retirement. Most of us end up fearing anything that is different than what we are taught.
Once we understand and can change some of the beliefs that have been programmed into us by society, we can more fully take control of our lives and our destiny through the power of positive thought. You to can become successful in any aspect of your life that you choose. You just have to get past one thing, YOURSELF!
When you do this you will start to become the person that you have always dreamed about. Today is the day you are going to take what is rightfully yours. It's called LIFE! We are here to enjoy every aspect of life, not just to be a part of it.
Believe in yourself and start by conquering FEAR!!
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Friday, February 24, 2006
Thursday, February 09, 2006
The 80 - 20 rule
Do you want to learn how to maximize your time so that most, if not all of your results, will come from the smallest amount of effort? Then allow me to introduce you to the 80-20 rule.
The 80-20 rule simply states that in any area of our lives, literally 80 percent of our fruits are derived from only 20 percent of doing “what matters”. In other words, there is only a very small portion of all that we do each day, regardless of the situation, that brings us the “higher return” so to speak.
Most people have been programmed from birth to constantly be spending most of their efforts on unproductive activities. They get frantically involved in a lot of stuff without ever really getting around to thinking about why they are involved in such activities. And it should not be a surprise that these people are constantly stressed out and deprived of time in their lives.
You need to control your focus. Employ your energy on the actions and tasks that matter to you. Having compelling goals or a definite major purpose (as Napoleon Hill calls it) will vastly improve your ability to focus your energy and your efforts.
Second, you must understand that anything that matters the most should never be at the mercy of activities that matter the least. Because the probability is high that you are spending up to 80 percent of your time on low-priority activities, your next step is to reassess how much time you should be spending on those activities. In order to make maximum use of your time, you must work hard to do away with as many of these low-priority activities as possible.
Once you have cleared out the stuff that does not bring you the best returns, it is not time to turn your attention to the few things in your life that are bringing the most, and spend most of your time just on those few high-priority activities. The objective is to maximize results from the areas of great surpluses and to bail out of those activities that drain you of having your desires of making more money with less work.
Visit The Self Improvement Gym for more insightfull perspectives on personal development.
The 80-20 rule simply states that in any area of our lives, literally 80 percent of our fruits are derived from only 20 percent of doing “what matters”. In other words, there is only a very small portion of all that we do each day, regardless of the situation, that brings us the “higher return” so to speak.
Most people have been programmed from birth to constantly be spending most of their efforts on unproductive activities. They get frantically involved in a lot of stuff without ever really getting around to thinking about why they are involved in such activities. And it should not be a surprise that these people are constantly stressed out and deprived of time in their lives.
You need to control your focus. Employ your energy on the actions and tasks that matter to you. Having compelling goals or a definite major purpose (as Napoleon Hill calls it) will vastly improve your ability to focus your energy and your efforts.
Second, you must understand that anything that matters the most should never be at the mercy of activities that matter the least. Because the probability is high that you are spending up to 80 percent of your time on low-priority activities, your next step is to reassess how much time you should be spending on those activities. In order to make maximum use of your time, you must work hard to do away with as many of these low-priority activities as possible.
Once you have cleared out the stuff that does not bring you the best returns, it is not time to turn your attention to the few things in your life that are bringing the most, and spend most of your time just on those few high-priority activities. The objective is to maximize results from the areas of great surpluses and to bail out of those activities that drain you of having your desires of making more money with less work.
Visit The Self Improvement Gym for more insightfull perspectives on personal development.
Thursday, February 02, 2006
Peak Performance and peak psychology
Consistency is what makes the real difference between succesful people and those who struggle. We can all produce certain results every once in a while, but it is that absolute consistency that builds the fabric of success for a lifetime.
We explore this idea by looking at peak performance and peak psychology. If you want to perform at your peak in any given situation you absolutely must get yourself in that peak psychological state. Inlife psychology is 80% of all success. click here to read the rest or check out the article library. If you would like to sign up to Ontrack, please click here>>
We explore this idea by looking at peak performance and peak psychology. If you want to perform at your peak in any given situation you absolutely must get yourself in that peak psychological state. Inlife psychology is 80% of all success. click here to read the rest or check out the article library. If you would like to sign up to Ontrack, please click here>>
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