‘It’s not that hard to be successful, have money and have fun in your life’.

After having read thousands of book he learnt that there are just few good ideas on how to become successful. One of them is taking responsibility and being flexible.

So why than people are NOT successful? Larry Winget says because they are whether stupid, lazy or just don’t care. It’s difficult to disagree with it, isn’t it?

Not only educational but also entertaining video of Larry Winget’s speech you can watch on www.success.tv/latestvideos.

More info:

www.larrywinget.com

There are times when we feel anxiety and doubt.  So how to stay motivated when we start lacking this first enthusiasm? Here are a few tips:

1. Think about and visualize your goal every day. Before getting up, on the train to work, in a queue, and so on.
2. Made it very clear to yourself why you want to achieve you goal. Have a clear vision where you want to be in the future. Focus.
3. Boost your confidence. Make notes of your progress. When you feel that you’re not getting where you want to be fast enough (which can be discouraging), you will have always proof that you do move forward. You have already achieved so much!
4. Join a forum or group with the same interests. Then, you can motivate each other.
5. You had one bad day so you took a break from your plan. Don’t make it two days in a row!
6. Prepare yourself for the bad days. Think of moments which can de-motivate you, so when they come you know how to fight with them.
7. Stop finding excuses why you can’t take action to achieve your goals.
8. Think positive – it really works!

“Don’t wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful.”
Mark Victor Hansen

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
Mark Twain

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Learn more:

Planning for a seriously happy New Year

Go on, just do it!

This is the time where an honest chat to a friend or a family member may not be enough. Somebody impartial needs to have a look at your life, someone who does not have emotional connection to you and your affairs. This is when you need to go to a professional life coach. He or she will help you to find what you really want by asking you very specific questions and analysing them with you, and then guide you to get results.

A life coach will help you to decide what is important in your life and where you need to put your effort. You will learn how you can change your life in a positive way and get where you really want to be.  Very soon you will see results in your life.  You will get back your life-balance, with enthusiasm for your real passions.

There are some great websites where you can find out more about personal coaching:

www.coachingnetwork.org.uk
www.the-coaching-academy.com

You may also find it useful to read our previous posts:

Finding true meaning in your life self actualization.

A problem or maybe a challenge?

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It is fun to come up with a great idea for a new product, an incredible story for a book, or a project which could bring thousands of pounds. Also, meeting people and talking about the idea with excitement is part of the fun.  It is so much harder to sit and work on it.

It may be boring, repetitive, even painful. For example, if you want to write a book then there’s no other way but to set aside the time to write everyday. There may be an interesting movie on TV, you may you have a headache, someone may invite you for a pint. You can find distractions everywhere and end up after a year without a single page written. John Grisham started working on his first novel while doing a full-time job. He was getting up a couple of hours earlier every morning to write, what at that time was his hobby. It took him three years to finish the book and I think you agree that it was worth spending so much time on it.

Next time you have an idea for a new project take into consideration a few points:

• What are the requirements for me to finish the project?

This may include research on the topic, meeting people, finding investments, reorganizing your job and free time schedules.

• How much time do I need to spend on it everyday?

Carefully think about how much time you are willing to spend on developing your idea everyday. Take into account not only your full-time job but also the time you require for activities such as shopping, exercising, cleaning and cooking.

• Write down all the steps you need to carry out in order to complete the task.

Split your project into smaller tasks, be specific and give a dead-line to each one. Once you complete any of the steps write down next to it ‘completed’. Then, in a moment of disappointment or frustration you have clear proof that you are making progress, you are going forward with your project.

Stop starting, start finishing.

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Let’s imagine on your list of “Things to do” you may have:

Things to do

• Do the washing
• Buy cat food
• Organise trip to China

First of all, congratulations – writing a list is the first step in effective planning.  The next step is the most important: breaking up the big, ugly, important jobs into smaller, bite-sized pieces. Why?  Otherwise the job may not get done until the last minute or not at all, overtaken by the easier, more friendly tasks on the list.

So let’s make this job a bit more manageable:

Things to do

• Do the washing
• Buy cat food
• Organise trip to China
  • Set dates
  • Book leave for work
  • Plan route
  • Find hotels
  • Book tickets
  • Book hotels

The great thing about doing this is that the job no longer seems as scary or daunting, and once you complete each mini-task you can have the satisfaction of crossing them off the list.   The more specific you can make the tasks the better. You may find it helpful to set a deadline for your tasks – put it on your wall planner, or your computer or phone calendar.

Happy planning!

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