Motivational Monday: Seize The Moment To Act On Your Goals

Motivational Monday: 

Seize The Moment 

To Act On Your Goals

Given how busy most of us are, and how many goals we are juggling at once, it’s not surprising that we routinely miss opportunities to act on a goal because we simply fail to notice them.

Did you really have no time to work out today?

No chance at any point to return that phone call?

Achieving your goal means grabbing hold of these opportunities before they slip through your fingers.

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To seize the moment decide when and where you will take each action you want to take, in advance. Again, be as specific as possible (e.g., “If it’s Monday, Wednesday, or Friday, I’ll work out for 30 minutes before work.”)

Studies show that this kind of planning will help your brain to detect and seize the opportunity when it arises, increasing your chances of success by roughly 300%.

Criticism

People who criticise others usually do so because they don't like themselves and believe that by tearing others down they are building themselves up. 

They sadly soon learn it doesn't work. 

When we throw dirt at others, we dig a deeper hole for ourselves.

Often the traits or behaviours we are critical of in other people are the very things we need to correct in ourselves. If you find that you don't like someone, rather than attacking or criticising them, take time for self-examination. Ask yourself, "Am I projecting on to them behaviors I possess and don't like?"

Transform the need to criticise into an opportunity for personal change and growth. People who constantly criticise and speak negatively of you are people you do not need in your life. 

People who feel good about themselves want to make others feel good and don't need to knock the joy out of someone. Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great!

Blindingly Obvious (BO): BIG Plans

Big plans don't work it is small steps that get things done.

We should all Dream Big (see http://buff.ly/1Dz6vNY) but to get things done we need to break that Big Plan down into smaller steps (this is referred to as ‘chunking down’). This stops us from being overwhelmed by the enormity of the Big Plan and guides us through a series of defined actions that will propel us towards our Big Plan.

Dream Big and Chunk Down!

What other things can you think of that are blindingly? Please share your ideas in the comments.

Blindingly Obvious: An adjective describing something that is so plain to see that it is easily overlooked.

Note: Not to be confused with someone who's obviously blind!  

Motivational Monday - Why The Butterfly Struggles

A man found the cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could, and it could go no further.

So the man decided to help the butterfly. He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then emerged easily. But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings.

The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract in time.

Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly.

What the man, in his kindness and haste, did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were nature's way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.

Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our lives. If we were allowed us to go through our lives without any obstacles, we would not be as strong as what we could have been. We could never fly!

3 Reasons to Dream BIGGER!

What are some major goals and dreams you have right now?

What happens when you get excited?

How often do you tell yourself things like, “That’s not possible for me, I need to be more realistic.” 

We might not be able to do everything, but we sure enough can do almost anything. Even if we scale it down… we can find the courage to do something or even just one thing, that will make a significant impact in the lives of other people. In today’s world with the way communication and information are – there are just too many real life stories of people making a massive difference in the world for us to settle for being ‘realistic’.

The time to stop talking yourself out of your greatest dreams, desires and goals is over!

The time for wishing is over.

It’s time to make it happen.
 Here are 3 Reasons WHY YOU should dream BIGGER!

       1. If it’s not BIG, you’re selling yourself short.

Before I moved to England, I threw a going-away party so I could see all of my close family and friends together. I could have kept it low key and invited about 15 people. Instead, I decided to go a little bigger and invited more than 70 people from family, high school, college and work. What I learned is that whether it was 15 people or 70 people, the same amount of planning, stress and energy went into the situation. So why not have 70 people show up? Why not plan big, love big and in this case – party big!

Our dreams and goals are the same way. Either way, we are going to be tired in the morning, tired from work and looking forward to ‘me’ time at the end of the day. Either way, we are giving tons of energy, attention and time to our work and our responsibilities. We might as well direct that energy towards larger and more impactful dreams and goals. It just makes sense.

2. Think about all the people you can help, inspire and give too. There is a world out there that needs great people doing great things. Be one of them.

If you don’t go for your dreams and goals, the whole world suffers. Live your largest life. Make the biggest impact on as many people as possible so when it’s all said and done, you know that you did not tip toe through life, you lived with force, passion and power. It’s possible for ALL of us! As the French writer, Emile Zola wrote, “I am here to live out loud!”

3. How do you want to be remembered? What do you want to leave behind? What do you want to give to your children, family, your community or charity? It’s about legacy now. What can you give and do that will outlast you. Legacy doesn’t come from playing it small. What would your life look like if you committed to your dreams?