"If you keep doing what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always gotten."
John Maxwelll
It has been said that inspiration is what gets you started and habit is what keeps you going. What if the inspiration never comes? Waiting for inspiration, often indefinitely, will most likely lead to a life of inactivity, fruitlessness and missed opportunities.
The people who are successful in life and those who excel as leaders are those who say "let's do something rather than wait around to see what happens." If you have definiteness of purpose or a clear vision of your goal and a plan that is flexible enough to deal with unexpected obstacles or unforeseen opportunities, you have all that you need to proceed. Just starting an action will help focus your mind and channel your energies in the direction of your objective.
Learning Activity:
1. Reflect on the "Eight P Plan for Achievement."
Plan Purposefully.
Prepare Prayerfully.
Proceed Positively.
Pursue Persistently.
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2. Answer the following questions and post your comments?
a. Have I actively engaged in at least two of the Eight Ps for my business, job or other endeavor?
b. Do I routinely wait to become motivated or inspired to do things, small or big?
c. Have I missed opportunities or had adverse consequences because I waited to act?
John Maxwelll
It has been said that inspiration is what gets you started and habit is what keeps you going. What if the inspiration never comes? Waiting for inspiration, often indefinitely, will most likely lead to a life of inactivity, fruitlessness and missed opportunities.
The people who are successful in life and those who excel as leaders are those who say "let's do something rather than wait around to see what happens." If you have definiteness of purpose or a clear vision of your goal and a plan that is flexible enough to deal with unexpected obstacles or unforeseen opportunities, you have all that you need to proceed. Just starting an action will help focus your mind and channel your energies in the direction of your objective.
Learning Activity:
1. Reflect on the "Eight P Plan for Achievement."
Plan Purposefully.
Prepare Prayerfully.
Proceed Positively.
Pursue Persistently.
- Author Unknown
2. Answer the following questions and post your comments?
a. Have I actively engaged in at least two of the Eight Ps for my business, job or other endeavor?
b. Do I routinely wait to become motivated or inspired to do things, small or big?
c. Have I missed opportunities or had adverse consequences because I waited to act?
At one time or another I have engaged in each of the P Plan characteristics, though not all at once and not consistently. I do recognize that one of the laws of physics (not sure of its name) states something like "...an object in motion will stay in motion. . . " . I believe this to be true of all things including incentive to get started and get moving. For instance, for several years I thought about going to graduate school and I even planned for it, but for whatever reason just could not make myself start. Some pushing by friends and family and real recognition of the benfits finally sank in and I enrolled in school. It is stressful sometimes and sometimes I question my ability to do quality graduate level work but I am enjoying it and all it took was to get started.
ReplyDeleteDreading a task is more often than not more difficult than the task itself. A basic principle of time management is to do the thing that you hate to do or dislike doing first. The same concept applies here. Do something you hate doing everyday and before you know it, you don't hate it anymore and the task is complete.
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