There
are two ways to answer the question: Why aren’t you successful?
One
is filled with excuses, or what you call reasons. The other is: You failed
because you didn’t try hard enough, were not smart enough, didn’t act with a
positive attitude, and lacked urgency.
So
which one is it? Both? Neither? You know.
We all have blockages
what barriers to success. The key is to overcome yours.
Sterling author Jeffrey Gitomer
says in his new book, Get Shit Done,: “There are all kinds of excuses
and situations for not getting shit done, and sometimes all it takes is
recognizing that situation or excuse so that you can do something.”
“Gitomer says most
people spend their time, rather than invest it. For instance, if you looked to
procrastinate by watching Netflix instead of investing in yourself and reading
an educational book -- or doing something to improve their career or life – you
won’t grow.
So what does Gitomer
recommend to those who want to be more productive and move away from their lazy
or fear-filled or just under-performing ways?
1. Make a to-do list for tomorrow tonight. Separate
ideas from projects and unburden yourself by putting pen to paper or finger to
keyboard. This will help provide a map for you.
2. Set priorities -- not what's urgent, but what's
most important.
3. Select, set, and achieve your goals. Write them
down. Put a start and end date to each one. Identify potential obstacles.
Where's the people or groups you can utilize to help you? Address the skills
and knowledge that are needed to achieve your goals. Have an action plan and
identify the benefit of achieving these goals. Be motivated by the incentive or
pay-off.
4. Realize that delays have consequences and try to
address why you are putting off a task or goal. Confront these excuses so they
can be dealt with.
5. Identify exactly what you should be doing during
specific hours, dedicating yourself to
working towards your goals. If you find yourself doing something else, stop,
and get back to business.
6. Get real with yourself. Check your attitude and
belief system. Know why you do what you do.
7. Know that poor beliefs, work habits, and
personal habits, as well as misperceptions, outside pressure, competition can
all work against you. Clean house and get on the right path. Take a day off to
start fresh. Avoid negative talk and negative people. Me a ranger office. Make
some changes.
8. Start your workday a little earlier, and a
little longer than you have been. Seek out positive, successful people to surround
yourself with. Identify two or three areas that need immediate attention and
take action on them. Figure out five things you could be doing to work smarter
and harder.
9. Read the books and writings of Orison Swett
Marden, the founder of Success/Magazine. He said: "Don't wait for extraordinary
opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for
opportunities; strong men take them.” He also said "The greatest enemies
of achievement are fear, doubt, and vacillation.”
10. Wake up and smell positivity. Change your
morning wake up attitude.
11. “You already know what to do, you’re just not
doing it," says Gitomer.
12. “Quit complaining and start producing…Take
ownership of your life and the rest follows… Love of what you do turns
obligation into opportunity,” says Gitomer.
13. “The best time to get shit done as right
now," says Gitomer.
14. “Achievement is compounded daily (or not). The win
is as much mental as it is. The cost of achievement is mostly time invested
time," says Gitomer.
So what hold you back --
and what will you do about it?
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