You have something to offer no one else has.
Your choice is whether or not to share it with others.
You have a unique twist, a special tint coloring your work and the way you see the world.
Find people and environments that encourage this.
Tag: awareness
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This second
You’re not going to get it back.
Think about that when considering the value of your time.
I’m taking something precious from you as you read this.
Now think about the people you’re choosing to spend your time with.
Would anything change if you honored how much each second is really worth?
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Someone is watching
Somebody is always watching. You might not think it, but your actions are noticed.
The things you do and the way you speak influence others.
Others influence you just as easily.
Who do you watch?
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Do you want to win?
Every day I speak with individuals who tell me they want to succeed in a big way. While “success” can mean something different to each person, most people are looking to surpass the point they’ve arrived to date — a refreshed, higher, faster, better, cleaner, sharper, more focused state of being. Which seems pretty intuitive. People with ambition and drive want to move forward. Occupying the same space without any change one year from now can sound frightening, if not repulsive, to those with momentum and growth on the mind.
Yet, too often, these same individuals are taking specific actions in their lives to demonstrate otherwise, indirectly sabotaging their path towards greatness.
Find a mentor, a group, an outsider who will level with you and call your bluff. Put yourself in the position to listen openly and honestly, so that this time next year, you’ll have moved in the direction and at the speed you intended.
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When was the last time you did one thing?
Read that again.
When was the last time you did one thing?
Not two, not six, not four.
Checking email, eating breakfast. Halfheartedly listening to your partner while making a list of grocery items. Calling your mom while watching CNN and scanning your iPad for Facebook updates.
We’re bombarded. We’re hungry for information and validation and surprise, and we are impatient.
One of the most valuable things you can do for yourself and for your clients and for your family and for your relationships is to make the decision to commit to one action. Give each moment your all, and watch what happens.
Fight and focus and concentrate to be 100% there, fully tuned into the messages you’re receiving and what you’re sending to those around you. You don’t want to miss that big shot you’ve been waiting for just because you were too preoccupied to notice it.
The person you wanted to meet (and who wanted to meet you) might have been at the party, but you weren’t there to meet them.
Commit to the present today.
