A comment from my personal trainer this morning got me thinking. He was talking about his tough clients who make excuses all the time and just do what they want to do and how that sometimes kills his motivation as he really wants to see them succeed. “Like this guy here,” he added, pointing at me.
Some employees get complacent and sloppy, feel entitled, start showing up late, leaving early, not listening to any external advice, and then wonder why they aren’t as successful as they once were when any new employee would get fired in their first week for acting that way. Others keep doing the things successful people do day after day and become more and more successful with each passing year. Many times experience makes it even harder to succeed because then you don’t listen to the advice from those around you. It’s easy to ignore someone with a fresh perspective by saying things like “I know what to do,” and brush off the fact that what they are really saying is that it’s obvious that whatever you are doing isn’t working. You may know precisely what you need to do to be successful as I do with my weight. The thing is, if you know what to do but are struggling, you have to ask yourself, “Am I doing those things?” Are you showing up every day and doing what you need to do to be successful? Woody Allen said, “80% of success is just showing up.” I’ve found that to be true in my own life. If you are doing those things and are still not being successful, then I think you need to reevaluate whether or not you actually know what to do. Going back to my weight, I’ve slipped not because of any lack of knowledge, but because I’ve failed to follow the basics that I preach to everyone. I’m going to go back to the basics and do what I need to do to get back to a healthy weight. Where do you need to go back to the basics in your life? source https://www.personalgrowthchannel.com/2019/05/ninety-percent-of-success-comes-down-to.html Via https://personalgrowthchannel.tumblr.com/post/185042411919
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