GO FOR THE GOLD IN YOUR LIFE AND YOUR CAREER. BECOME A PERSONAL OLYMPIAN!
By Irene Rivka Becker, Chief Success Officer, Just Coach It
As I watched the last Olympic Games, along with countless millions around the globe, I was inspired by the courage of men and women who have the commitment to embrace their dreams, to live their joy and purpose. Research has revealed that physical training can only take athletes so far before they reach a performance plateau. It is mental training that makes up 50% of the success solution in going for the GOLD.
While few of us have the potential to become Olympic athletes, we all have the possibility to pass the torch of passion, purpose and joy.We all have the ability to reach past our stuck spots, and break our performance plateaus.
Where do we start? We start with our dreams, with the vision that we have in our mind and hearts of what we want to accomplish today. We start by embracing our commitment and motivation to move forward towards a goal in small incremental steps. Our one step forward toward our goal today is our flame, our motivation. Sometimes our flame is small, sometimes it is big, sometimes it is a tiny pilot light, but as long as we live and breathe the flame of potential burns within each one of us.
How can we break out of the performance plateau? How can we build the flame of potential to reach new levels of joy and satisfaction? How can we ignite our flame and pass it on to others?
It all starts with our thoughts, with the realm of possibility and vision that speaks to us every day, in every way, if we choose to listen. We can use our mind to take the road less traveled, to move past mediocrity and cleave to our personal best. Each one of us has the spark to ignite our dreams and the dreams of others, or to fall into the black hole of mediocrity, into an abyss judgment, criticism and complaint that will never take us forward. Accepting mediocrity is a choice. Pursuing the power of moving past a performance plateau by engaging our joy and purpose is a possibility and a positive commitment that we can all choose to make. Life is constantly presenting us with choices. The strength of our flame presents us with the ability to commit to the joy of performance and accomplishment.
Start this week, this day by choosing well.Turn up the heat. Decide to claim your flame! Embrace the passion and potential that is within you to find our flame and pass the torch forward. Get serendipitous, dance with your dreams, and then take one step forward, one flame forward towards accomplishing your goal. Dare to say no to mediocrity. Dare to be joyful, to engage and train your heart and your mind in that which we truly want to achieve. Remember that life consistently tests our level of engagement and commitment. Life constantly shows us that the greatest rewards, the most happiness and success are reserved for those of us who can find their flame and pass the torch of their dreams with a passion for the possible.
Ready to find your flame? Here are 7 handy joyful fire starting tips you can implement today:
1.Set a specific short term time line. Accomplish one personal and career goal today with excellence and enthusiasm.
2.Pick positive goals. Goals that require you to pay attention to what your true intention is rather than what you need to avoide or eliminate.
3.Increase your effort, persistence and the quality of your performance at home and at work today.
4.Take a 24 hour break from success deterrents. Do not let flame breakers like anxiety, fear, doubt, frustration, judgment or envy enter your life today.
5.Remember that your goals for today are stepping stones to success.
6.Know that joy and success are born of concentration, intentionality, consistency and commitment.
7.When you have reached your goal for the day, share it with a colleague, a friend, a spouse, a child (someone you trust) and pass on the flame of purpose and passion.
8.Make a commitment to develop your emotional intelligence, your capacity to understand and manage your emotions, understand the emotions and USE your emotions to motivate and lead the best in yourself and others. And, resolve to also build the other crital two Q's that can take you forward, faster, better and with less toxic stress in your work, your relationships, your leadership, your life.
Irene Rivka Becker |Just Coach It |The 3Q Edge™
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