Signs Along the Road to Achievement

Written by Steve Brunkhorst


By Steve Brunkhorst http://www.AchieveEzine.com

One ofrepparttar first things most of us remember hearing when learning to drive an automobile was "Keep your hands onrepparttar 123563 wheel." Then there were other precautions like, "Keep your eyes onrepparttar 123564 road, drive defensively, buckle up for safety, and watchrepparttar 123565 road signs!" These basic precautions would keep us moving along safely, and help us arrive at our intended destinations on time. Remembering these simple golden rules of safe driving can also help withrepparttar 123566 achievement of other important objectives.

1. Keep Your Hands onrepparttar 123567 Wheel

Winners spendrepparttar 123568 majority of their time doing things that bring them closer to their goals. They stay onrepparttar 123569 intended path because their "hands are onrepparttar 123570 wheel." They makerepparttar 123571 most of each minute by staying engaged in actions of high priority. They accept help from others. However they take ultimate responsibility for guiding themselves to their destination.

2. Keep Your Eyes onrepparttar 123572 Road

Winners hold a clear view of what they want to achieve. By having a plan, and keepingrepparttar 123573 outcome clearly in mind, they are less likely to become sidetracked and lured into actions that waste precious time. They rest occasionally, enjoyingrepparttar 123574 scenery and excitement ofrepparttar 123575 journey. Yet when in motion, they keep their eyes onrepparttar 123576 path ahead, focusing onrepparttar 123577 outcome they want to achieve.

3. Drive Defensively

Winners never ignore problems. They are flexible, and know that they may have to applyrepparttar 123578 brakes, speed up, slow down, or take a detour now and then. They know that there will be obstacles at some point, "bumps and pot holes" to cross, and other moving vehicles to consider. They are prepared to act accordingly when unforeseen difficulties appear.

Is It Inside Or Out?

Written by Helaine Iris


Is It Inside Or Out? Helaine Iris © 2003

“Good fences make good neighbors.” Robert Frost

I listened intently as my client described how lousy his past week had been. Up to that point in our work together his progress had been steady, and his energy level had gradually increased. This week, however, he felt miserable, physically and emotionally.

I asked him if he could identify any factors that might have createdrepparttar shift in his energy. He told me about some increased pressure at work and that he stopped doing his daily spiritual practice, something he had made a commitment to himself to maintain.

Suddenly, inrepparttar 123562 middle of our investigation, he changedrepparttar 123563 subject and began to tell me about a small drama unfolding with his neighbor. He shared thatrepparttar 123564 adjacent boundary lines with this neighbor had never been clearly defined. Recently,repparttar 123565 neighbor took it upon himself to markrepparttar 123566 property line with some stakes according to his own interpretation.

The neighbor's act annoyed my client. It also re-opened a can of worms that had been closed long ago. Although reticent, my client was ready to initiate a conversation withrepparttar 123567 neighbor. He wanted to clarifyrepparttar 123568 property line question. What became strikingly curious to both of us was why he'd been willing to toleraterepparttar 123569 unclear boundary for so many years.

I then pointed out what seemed like an interesting connection between his lousy week, stopping his spiritual practice andrepparttar 123570 property line issue with his neighbor.

I could see it in his eyes as it dawned on him that perhaps he had not clearly defined and statedrepparttar 123571 importance of his own internal boundary, in this case maintaining his spiritual practice. He unconsciously dropped something instrumental to his self-care in deference torepparttar 123572 demands of his work.

How interesting that what was reflected in my client’s outer world was a projection of what was going on in his inner world. His irritation withrepparttar 123573 long-standing property line issue andrepparttar 123574 neighbor’s action came to light when he discovered that he crossed his own internal boundary and began to feel undesirable consequences. He was having a hard time “staking” off his own inner boundary and became aware of it when his neighbor tookrepparttar 123575 initiative to stake off his.

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