You may not realize it, but you are making choices every day that affect your overall success and achievement. Those small choices that you make without much thought are the very choices that can undermine you if you are unaware of them. It is a natural, human tendency to disregard the importance of our everyday choices because the consequences of those choices are delayed. This is why a systems approach to achievement is absolutely essential. This system should be based on your dreams and goals but separated from the self-imposed limitations of your natural, human instincts. The no-change, status-quo of life is instinctively interpreted as security. We instinctively seek a comfort zone in life where nothing will ever change. The reality is that, although we may desire achievement, we instinctively run from change. An achievement system will actually bypass your natural instincts, thereby making real change possible.
As we touched on earlier, your choices have amazing power to shape your future. Achievement can be defined as simply the result of doing the -œright things- consistently over a sustained period of time. Doing the -œright things- is a direct result of your personal choice. Your future is built on the choices you make, day by day, moment by moment. What effective choices should I focus on to start on a path to achievement? Choose to Manage your Attitude An attitude can best be defined as a habit of thought. If you do not assume personal responsibility for developing your own effective, positive attitudes, the world around you will shape your attitudes with average thinking, which is usually negative and unproductive. As a result, you become a victim of your own ineffective thinking patterns. On the other hand, positive attitude is simply a predetermined habit of thought dominated by faith, hope, and positive expectancy. Intentionally choosing to maintain an effective, positive attitude will be your most significant lesson in life. Your daily management of the choice of attitude, on a moment-by-moment basis, is a key element in your future achievement. Choose Effective Actions Just like the choice of attitude, action is a choice, and the choices regarding your effective actions require your consistent, daily management. Every day you choose your activities. Those activities will either be effective or ineffective. Effective actions are those predetermined activities that support the accomplishment of your goals. Ineffective actions, on the other hand, are those activities that tend to fill up the daily schedule but are not related to your goals. They are usually things that need to be done but are not directly related to your achievement. If you are ever unsure if an action is effective or ineffective, simply look at the product of that action. Effective actions always deliver desirable results! Choose to Be Accountable First, don’t think of accountability as doing something that you do not want to do or reporting to someone you do not respect. That is a negative connotation, and doesn’t apply here. From now on, I want you to think of accountability as a motivational force that will push you beyond your self-imposed limitations, and that is a very good thing! It is important to seek an -œoutside-in- perspective to bring about the kind of change you need for sustainable achievement and growth. This perspective can come from a mentor or group of people with like-minded interests to whom you choose to be accountable for your goals. Achievement is about moving to the next level of life, about doing things you never dreamed possible. To achieve, you must use all of your creative gifts of imagination, intuition, and choose to counterbalance your instinctive responses to change. You can do this – you just have to CHOOSE to do the work it takes to get there. Start by making the choice to have a positive attitude, complete effective actions, and embrace accountability. Achievement is within reach! Inspiring genuine growth and achievement in leaders, David Byrd has 30 years of experience working with top business executives and their organizations. He is a master of effective leadership and works closely with leaders worldwide to maximize their leadership potential. For more information about The Next-Level Achievement System® or David’s book, Achievement – A Proven System For Next Level Growth, visit http://www.authorsup.com/David-Byrd.
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