So growing up I was always told you always remember the bad stuff, meaning, I could recall a terrible fight my parents and I had had and probably have about 10 to choose from. On the contrary, when thinking of moments that were the good moments they kind of are easily forgotten about, until of course there is a reminder of them. Like for me, to this day, when I have dinner at my parents house for some reason my dad and I will somehow turn our dinner into something to have a belly laugh over. I certainly have plenty of happy moments, not trying to say my younger days were filled with bad moments, I probably have the same ridiculous stories most people do from their teenage years. Why is this my topic? Well it's a lot easier to let yourself give up. That is why, when you have a goal in mind there has to be reasons that help you to stay focused. Did I have a bad day today? Yeah I guess I did, not that it was a bad day more a dissappointing day. So how do I get out of a rut such as this? Well how can I show success unless I show the struggle? Right? I mean how many spectacular people in this world do you think stepped right into the spotlight? Just about none of them. I can garuntee that. Just like when I played on my softball team my coach had us training on Diving for balls. I was the athlete that when the ball got passed me I asked for another one, "give me another one coach" that practice I can remember like it was yesterday. For me, I knew not practicing on getting better would get me no where. So rule of thumb when you have goals, you have to stay focused revisiting them more than just once a day. It must become what you eat, sleep, & breath. If you don't believe that ask an olimpic athlete how much they have trained since the last games. Same with a corporate leader when do you think the last time he or she was out on a double date for pleasure it's all business once you get into the big seat no matter the path you take no matter the out let.
So Back to showing how to get past the struggle. I can remember my practice where I was asking for a bout a dozen balls to be hit my way just out of reach so I could dive.... You could imagine what my team mates were thinking as I was diving and missing diving and missing. Finally I got one, it landed in my glove and the rest was history. I mastered the dive. It was that season where very few balls went through my position I was the 2nd baseman. I loved those plays, and each time I would make the play it really felt like the first time. It's the same thing as when you seal a deal if you are in sales or marketing, the emotions take over, your jsut can't help but give yourself a "Hell Yeah". It's an amazing thrill. But with my "bad" day, I doubted me, I doubted my soon to be customers, I showed them I had doubt in turn made them feel doubt. You see how bad that negativity can affect the possibility of yoru business growing? You can never let the other guy see the stress or fear. Confidence has to always sit on your shoulders ALWAYS, if your not feeling cinfident, either figure out how to fake it or reschedule till you are confident.
How do you get to the top and stay at the top?
1. To Struggling means to grow, how often have you heard what doesn't kill you will make you stronger? SO TRUE!!!
2. Confidence should always be what you are wearing, being dresses for success is what it is all about My #1 belief is Success starts with Confidence!
3. Learn it till you know it! Knowledge is power and so is experience, give yourself the opportunity to learn what you need to know. We all start at the bottom, knowledge and experience is how you get to the top. This process is how you will gain your RESPECT.
4. Always be up front and honest. Speak what you think and always allow others to have opinions. Your way is not the only way! Change is how we grow!
Getting to the top can be referred to getting the friendship, the job, the date, the new customer, the promotion. You can and should use these tools for every day living. My new career choice has granted me already a number of new wonderful friendships. As long as I follow my 4 steps above I can't go wrong, my possibilities will continue to open, just by being honest, open, welcoming, confidence, gaining knowledge and most importantly admitting and overcoming stuggles.
I hope you found valuable content in this post!
HAVE A FABULOUS DAY!!
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