Being Your Best You: Recent Episodes
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It takes the entire alphabet to define what success looks like. This episode deals with the 5 keys for success starting with the letter E.
At various points in our lives, we will all face difficult, hard, and frustrating times. These are the times when life seems extra stressful, extra draining, and shakes us to our very core. And our success is not determined by avoiding these times, but in how we rise up to face, navigate, and surpass them. But what are some tools and techniques to help us negotiate the storms of life?
Never allow other people's perception or interpretation of you, determine what you are willing to accept about yourself. Reach for your dream by putting in the necessary work to make the dream a reality.
The 5 major steps of a rocket mirror the steps needed in order to become successful. We ignite, blast off, Climb, cruise, and re-entry stages are the same steps we go through in order to successfully turn our dreams into reality.
Many times, we have not because we don't expect enough based on what we have available to us. Opportunity breeds resources and resources breed provisions.
In order to be successful, we must learn to make better decisions. We may not always make the right decision, but we must try our hardest to gather all pertinent information in order to make the best decision possible.
There never seems to be enough time to get a thing done but always enough time to redo it. You are where you are not because of anything other than your own decisions. It is time we stopped being procrastinators and started crating and recognizing opportunities on our own.
Have you ever come against a new challenge, and it was so overwhelming that you already made up your mind that it was too much even before you tried? Discover the relative importance of having the right attitude towards achieving your next level.
Many times, when we aren't receiving the results we anticipated, we usually through more resources at the issue. But sometimes, the answer is not more, but to sharpen our axe and ensure that we are maximizes our current inputs to ensure we are prepared to put our best foot forward every time.
A growth mindset is the belief in a process of continuous improvement. Too often we become stagnant in our view of our own development, and we stop growing because we become comfortable with our own successes. But personal development should be a continuous strive not for perfection but for betterment.
The idea of sowing and reaping may be unfamiliar to anyone that isn't into farming or gardening, but it's useful in understanding the process of investment and return. The term sowing refers to the act of planting and seed and reaping refers to harvesting the product of the seed (investment). Here we discuss the guiding 5 principles of investing and receiving a return on that investment as it relates to personal development.
Many times, we feel that those that become a success either knew someone, were at the right place at the right time, or were just plain lucky. But when you look at the character traits of those successful people, you will find that there are several characteristics that are common among them.
Too often the reason we fail at reaching our level of expectation is directly related to how we face those moments when we are faced with giant situations. Our success depends not on the fact that we never face a giant, but how we handle those moments.
Sometimes in life, we encounter detours that forces us to alter our plans and expectations. But success is not based on avoiding or not having to encounter detours but in how we choose to handle life situations when they do occur.
Procrastination is more than just not doing something...it is purposely ignoring or delaying things you know that need to be done in order to make accomplishments. Procrastination is one of the main barriers blocking you from getting up, making the right decisions, and living yor dream life you've always dreamt of.
If you don't like what you are harvesting, maybe you just need to plant a new crop. Your crop is based on your decision, your planning, your preparation, and your follow through. So, your crop is your responsibility.
Be the change that you expect to see in the world so that you can become a positive influence on those that come behind you. For it will allow you to become a part of something larger than yourself.
Leaders are not birthed, they are developed. We must learn that whatever level of leadership we find ourselves, we can always improve our leadership capabilities.
Many times, we miss out on our potential because we don't have good use of our current resources. So, if we want to be more successful, we must become more productive!
As we push to move to the next level, your tribe (community) will be the springboard that helps propel you. Therefore, it should immolate where you are going not where you are. Develop a successful tribe because it takes a village.
Just like when we were physically birthed, "normal" births occur when we come out headfirst. The same is necessary in order for us to move forward in our own personal success. In order to move forward and improve, we must come out of our current situation HEADFIRST.
You are what you continuously do. Success is not about talent, luck, resources or opportunity, but about your consistency and willingness to perform a task long enough to get it right. Consistency is all about repetition, patience, and a willingness to do what it takes.
Success is universal but the way it looks should be tailored to the individual. To truly be successful, one must define what success will look like for them. We cannot define our success based on any outside force.
We could always do more with more, your success is not tied to what you don't have but is tied to how you handle the opportunities and resources you already have available to you. If you want to be able to handle more, you have to conquer handling what you already have access to.
A major part of your success depends on how you handle your fears. We have to realize that our fears are a direct opposition to our success.
Making yourself a priority is not a form of being selfish. But it is actually putting yourself into a position to refill yourself so that you don't end up trying to pour from an empty glass. Love yourself enough to invest in your biggest and best asset...YOU.
Forgiveness might seem challenging, in part because it's often misunderstood. In reality, forgiveness simply means choosing to let go of your anger, hurt, and desire for vengeance.
Your passion defines who you are. Discover what you are passionate about, and you will be able to define who you are.
Many times, we are limited not by the level of our ability, but with the environment to which we have chosen to associate. Community is everything so if you want to be successful, ensure that your community is strong, diverse, and connected.
Carrying your past becomes a weight that slows your current progress. By letting go of your past, we allow yourself the freedom to grow, mature, and develop past your previous experiences.
Is a failure truly a failure if you learn a good lesson from its experience? For failure is not the opposite of success, it is part of success.
Our habits play such a large role in our lives and if you can break those that might be detrimental to your well0being, you can shift your life in a more positive direction.
Success is not in avoiding stress but learning how to handle stressful situations without changing your direction or destination.
Real learning, real change comes from stepping out of your comfort zone and having the courage to try new things.
If we don't learn to manage our expectations, then our expectations will manage or drive us in our direction and decisions.
We can't be so concerned about planning and reaching our tomorrow that we don't enjoy our today!!!
Anxiety is a beast, but it is possible to win the battle without medication. Sometimes, overcoming worry and nervousness is simply a matter of modifying our behavior, thoughts, and lifestyle.
We may not always make the right decision, but we must try our hardest to gather all the information in order to make the best decision.
Living authentically is not about an emotional state of being but is the simple point of recognizing and living as who you are and want to be. We need to stop hiding behind a mask of imitation and false advertising and embrace who we really are and are stiving to be.
Being open minded in personal development refers to a tendency to be receptive to new ideas and information.
Believing in yourself opens a pathway to allowing you to overcome self-doubt and having the confidence to take action and get things done for yourself.
We may not always make the right decision, but we must try our hardest to gather all the information in order to make the best decision!!!
Everyone has flaws, but what's most important is to understand them, address them, and embrace them.
Life is filled with challenges of all shapes, kinds, and sizes, but your success is not in avoiding these times, but in facing them by never giving in, giving up, or giving over to them.
In order to pursue personal development, we need not to wait around but learn to be proactive.
Understanding and identifying a growth mindset. This mindset will help us to develop a platform focused on betterment.
This episode explains how we should approach the development process as a whole. How we move from broken promises and failed resolutions to reaching and achieving our goals.