“Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.”
Sometimes the easiest thing to do is nothing. That’s why most people don’t start or they give up too soon and therefore fail to progress.
It’s easy to stay where you are, it’s comfortable, it’s known. It can be scary and uncomfortable to move forward, try something new and push through the pain.
Just because it’s new, or hard or uncomfortable doesn’t mean it’s not worth it.
Show up for yourself, and keep showing up. The people that succeed in anything have the following in common:
1. They show up.
They put their hand up, they asked for help and they showed up. Following through with intentions, appointments, agreements and commitments is part of your character, or not, and you get to choose.
2. They participate deliberately.
They prioritized the thing they wanted enough to be in the game to obtain it. You need to be able to do it often enough that it becomes a habit, or for it to have opportunity to be a big enough part of your life, or be doing it long enough for you to be comfortable doing it or best of all- good at doing it.
3. They persevere through discomfort and pain.
Simply put: they didn’t give up.
4. They don’t make excuses.
We all know someone who has made excuses or talked themselves out of success at some time in their lives. How do you stop yourself from getting to where you want to be? When that happens to you, notice it happening, and instead choose to go after what you want, and constantly affirm for yourself that it will take effort, and it will be worth it. Take the first small step, then follow through, chunk it down and take it one-step-at-a-time.
5. They accessed help.
Most of us also know what it’s like to be so uncertain, afraid or overwhelmed that we get stuck, and it’s easy to do nothing when that happens and want to put your head in the sand.
When that happens: Acknowledge it and have the courage to ask for help. Then humble yourself to take the help you are offered, and whatever you do don’t take it for granted! You will be surprised to know how normal you are, and you will usually find – as soon as the words are out of your mouth, the problem and challenge is already halved.
BUT… then take action and move forward. Nothing is worse than asking for help and undervaluing it. It’s one thing to waste your time, it’s another to waste the time of a generous person who has sewn into you, because two things happen: You lose faith in yourself and they lose faith in you.
Please, show up for yourselves. And KEEP showing up for yourselves.
In our world of instant gratification, crazy quick fix delusions, and a whole lot of disconnectedness, you give yourself an advantage when you have the gumption to see beyond the smoke and mirrors to the truth.
It’s not about needing to be perfect, it’s about effort. And when you bring that effort every single day that’s when transformation happens. That’s how change occurs. Show up. Give it your best shot. Repeat.
Finally, remember some things just take time, as the wise Warren Buffet once said:
“No matter how great the talents or efforts, some things just take time. You can’t produce a baby in one month just by getting nine women pregnant.”
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