Being ProactiveWritten by David DeFord
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Waiting for debts to dissolve will never get us there-only passionate pursuit will. Create milestones or short-term goals that will show your progress. Periodically Assess Your Progress Periodically evaluate whether your positive actions are paying off. Decide whether you need to persist in your plan or if it needs modifications. Air pilots and mariners constantly check their bearings and make course corrections as needed. Marathoners calculate their minutes per mile at each mile marker to assess where they stand against their desired finish time. If their split times need improvement, they adjust their speed. So, we must check our progress, and decide to adjust our plans or persist. Celebrate Your Victories When should we celebrate? We should reward ourselves upon successful completion of every milestone. How should we celebrate? First, we must choose rewards well in advance. By doing so, we enhance our motivation toward accomplishment. Our rewards should compliment our goals. For instance, an ice cream feast would not be a wise reward for hitting our weekly weight-loss goal. Nor is an expensive vacation or purchase good rewards for hitting our debt reduction goal. Rather, choose rewards that compliment your goal, such as buying new, smaller clothes upon losing weight, or a fun family activity for successful debt reduction. Or, simply tell someone. The plastic grocery bag has no will. It doesn't know where it's going, and it will end up where wind puts it. You, however, have desires, will, and self-determination. Choose where you want to go and proactively get there. I would like to hear about your successes and how you achieved them. Email me at ddeford@ordinarypeoplecanwin.com
David DeFord is the owner of Ordinary People Can Win, a personal development company dedicated to helping ordinary people achieve extraordinary success in all areas of their lives. He promotes success through personal development. He is developing a website at www.OrdinaryPeopleCanWin.com and offers a free weekly e-zine. To subscribe, go to: http://postsnet.com/app/campaigner/services/optinlist/processoptinrequest.jsp?oilb=84860632
| | Be a Model: Reveal Your EssenceWritten by Louise Morganti Kaelin
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So, start with question. What three qualities do you want to model for others? Once you've identified your three, write them down and post them prominently. Refer to them often. Go through your day seeking to express them each to their fullest. Pay attention to those activities that are most in harmony with those qualities. Notice when in past you've most been in alignment with them. Do you get to express them in your work? In your family? Who can you express them around? And who not? Start noticing when all three get expressed together. For example, thinking about my three (compassion, respect, wholeness), I understood why I am so passionate about coaching. It is such a natural opportunity for me to get to express these core attributes - and myself. I hope you'll try this simple exercise. Of course, this is one of those 'simple, but not easy' things. Identifying three qualities is simple, but living them fully each day may be one of most challenging endeavors you ever undertake.
(c) Louise Morganti Kaelin. Louise is a Life Success Coach who partners with individuals who are READY (to live their best life), WILLING (to explore all options) and ABLE (to accept total support). Find many free resources to assist you in living the life of your dreams at http://www.touchpointcoaching.com For her free newsletter of insightful, practical suggestions for creating your best life, email mailto:on-536@ezezine.com
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