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Missing Opportunities?

Filed Under Business Success, Living your best life, Work life balance issues, Working smarter not harder | 1 Comment

When do we know we’re playing hide-and-go-seek with success?

Can it be when we don’t take the time (because who has time for trivia anyway?) to spell it out for ourselves?

Do we know what a successful business . . . a successful life look like? Or, is it, other people’s beliefs of what success is, that define us?

What is success? How does it look, smell, feel? How is success measured in your work, in your life, or is it possible to keep the two separate?

“Good questions but guess what . . .  I got to go now.” “Got to surf the net, check on what other people are saying on Twitter, go see what’s in the fridge one more time.”

You know what I’m talking about. It’s when we know we should follow up with the two potential clients we met last night, or sit down and review our numbers and get a plan going . . .  but instead we choose to hide (Yes, Hide!) behind whatever distractions come our way in the course of the day. Is it self-sabotage, self-doubt,  being distracted or all of the above?

Distractions come wrapped in pretty little packages. You don’t know it’s gonna blow your focus out of the water, until you open the package.

Distractions are plentiful. They can derail our day, undermine our goals and affect the quality of our life. They can send a business spinning into oblivion.

What’s your poison?

  • Internet browsing, texting, talking on the phone, or checking voicemail every half hour?
  • Eating, drinking, shopping, or TV watching?
  • Saying Yes when you should say No and mean it?
  • Living in the future, living in the past or wishing you were elsewhere? OR
  • Comparing yourself to someone else and always coming up short?

Face the facts and change your picture!

  • What’s the cost of distraction?
  • Fed up or not yet?
  • Ready to get ahead of the curve, the competition, the voice in your head that holds you back?
  • Pumped up and ready to let go of your distractions?
  • Make your list and don’t waiver. Show the world what you’re made of.
  • Think big, state your intention, write it down, paint it, draw it, post it where you can see it.
  • Let your choices reflect your priorities and who you want to be. Every day!
  • Celebrate your victories, be gentle with your setbacks and ruthless with your time boundaries.
  • Remember, every day is a day when opportunity can come knocking at your door. Open it!

Comments

One Response to “Missing Opportunities?”

  1. Carmen Lund on June 6th, 2010 4:03 pm

    Well said! The time to pay attention is now!

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