The Major Enemy to Success

Fear and doubt are the major enemies to success.  Because they come from within, we see them as valid. We stop ourselves.  

Face your fear, over and over again – and it will fade away and come back as confidence.

Challenges we choose

We all have challenges.  Some we have to face.  But it’s the ones we choose to face; the ones we could elect to ignore but don’t, that leave our hearts and minds celebrating the most when we have tackled them.

What challenges have you chosen?

Be the architect of tomorrow

What world do you want to live in?

What are you doing to make that world a reality?

Rock what you've got

Most of us don’t look like models and have perfect bodies.  But that’s ok, because being attractive and feeling good about yourself is an attitude.  

Take care of yourself, and rock what you got!

We like our illusions

There are some ideas we’d rather go on believing and promoting, than to see the truth.  The world is more violent than ever, poverty is a growing problem, the neighbors are really bad people, people from X country are dangerous, I am a victim, this is going to be very difficult, etc. etc.

Some of us make a career or cause with a flawed or partially flawed idea as the root.  

We believe what we chose to believe – and these beliefs guide our life, actions and experience.

Personal victories

You didn’t eat the cake.  You ran around the block this evening. You spoke up.  You cleaned the garage. You made a public presentation.   

Personal leadership victories come before public ones.  

Are you externally or internally driven?

When we do things because others expect us to, it’s what we are supposed to do, we want to look good to others, or we want to have things, it may leave us feeling empty in the end.

But when we do things that we are internally motivated, driven or called to do, we’re likely to feel filled and serve our purpose for being here.  

Do you do things because you want to for you, or because you are pleasing others?

You're the CEO

A life is a precious thing.  You can do so much with it, or not.

You’re the CEO, the leader, of your life.

How are you doing with that job?

Accomplish something

The satisfaction of a goal, leads to the desire to go after more goals.

We can help others this way too.

Get a win, no matter how small, and you’ll have the desire to keep going.

Do you have goals you work on each day?

Older man – “Do you have goals?”

Younger man – “No”

Older man – “Then I can guess your bank balance”.