As humans we are preprogrammed to avoid pain and attract pleasure. It is hardwired into us and helped us survive and evolve over the years. But avoidance of pleasure isn’t always the best. Character is built through difficulty. Mistakes teach us important lessons. Our failure may be painful but we can come away a better, wiser person.
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Don't get too blinded by what is possible. Anything is possible but to become probable you must work on developing the systems and habits to reach your goal.
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There is a famous quote by Andy Warhol where he says “They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.” I think this is a powerful quote that empowers us to take charge of our lives.
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There are pros and cons to every decision yet too often advance confidently in one specific direction. Learn to relax and understand yourself before making the choice of action because there is always something positive and something negative in that choice.
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In our lives we tend to do the same thing that the media does. We disregard the years and years of habit, the months of specific training and try to understand things from the event or performance perspective. But the reality is that long before the action, mission, game, meeting, presentation etc. our paths were being developed and our skills honed.
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Steve Jobs once commented on simplicity and said “that’s been one of my mantras - focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex. You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.”
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This years NCAA March Madness is shaping up to be a great tournament. But to be successful, you have to focus on the preparation as much as the porformance.
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Success is based off of our actions and behaviors. More importantly, success reflects our repeated response to various situations. What do you repeatedly do?
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Habits control much of our lives without our direct awareness. Most people respond to adversity in a similar way regardless of whether or not they realize it. We all rely on set habits that dictate how to respond to a given situation, how to view the world, and how to prepare for success. Yet most people seem to discount the effect that habits have on our success.
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The systems and habits in our lives tend to bleed over into other areas of our lives. Success in one area usually positively impacts another but failure in one area could bring a devastating effect on other areas.
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It is possible to change core aspects of who you are. But in order to succeed you must truly understand systems and habits and use that insight to create change in your life.
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Navy SEALS use elite systems and train to ingrain them into their automatic responses. Once they become habit they fine-tune their processes until they consistently get the results they desire.
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Use these tips to overcome the three top reasons that we quit when we set a goal or New Year's Resolution.
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In order to reach your goals and be successful you need to attack that moment that determines whether or not you do the right things that will ultimately determine success. If all that stands in your way of success is that moment then put all of your focus in overcoming that moment. Don’t get distracted with potential results. If you are able to do this, you will be amazed at what you can become!
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The success or failure of a leader is directly related to his or her leadership systems and habits. Some people refer to it as their leadership style or their leadership capabilities but the reality is that leadership is not simply a style that you adopt or a set of credentials.
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We don’t set goals to keep doing something that we already do. We set goals to challenge ourselves and move in a new direction. Yet we probably don’t realize that there is a pattern to goal-setting and for many of us, it isn’t leading to success.
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Watching Monday night’s College Football National Championship game is a great lesson in perspective. Most people see the accomplishment of the Ohio State Buckeyes and understand just what the win means for the school. Winning the National Championship in the manner that they did was impressive, but what is more impressive is how prepared they were for each of the final three games.
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