7 Great Reminders

7 Great Reminders

 

We are all faced with extremely difficult circumstances on a day to day basis with different degrees of volume and frustrations. However everything must continue and goals must be accomplished please take pause and fortify YOURSELF with the following 7 simple points to consider. Hopefully it will add value and you can overcome those stumbling blocks that that hold us ALL back from acheiving and reaching our destinies.

 

1. Add Value

 

No matter what you do and where you go, you can’t go wrong with adding value. Simply put value is anything that people are willing to pay for. In your professional life, the more value you can offer the more money you can make. In your personal life, more value translates to closer relationships and strong personal growth. The best way to add value is to find the intersection between what people are willing to pay for and what service or product you can offer that is aligned with your values, strengths and goals.

 

How are you adding value to your employers and loved ones today? What can you do to increase your ability to add value?

2. Exude Passion

 

Reading numerous biographies on great people and from my own personal observations and encounters, I’ve realized that those who achieve greatness professional and personally follow their passion. The reason why great people are few and far in-between is because most people don’t even know what their passion is. For those that do figure out their passion most of them don’t follow their passion consistently. This is one of the main reasons why people don’t reach their goals.

 

Do you know what your passion is? If not, what are you going to do to find out? If you do know what you passion is, are you following it?

3. Be Different

 

If you do the same thing as everyone else, it’s hard to be successful. It is important to find the edge and then push past it. That is how you become noticed and get what you want. Whether it is money, meaningful relationships and/or a sense of personal accomplishment, the extraordinary person attracts them all.

How are you different? If you feel just ordinary, what are you going to do to become extraordinary?

4. Stop Procrastinating

 

There are many factors that go into become a success in both your professional and personal life but the one factor that is required is taking action. Most people miss out on reaching their full potential because they never start. They are always preparing, planning and waiting for the best time to start.

Are you waiting for something before you start? What is your planning to doing ratio? What’s really the worst thing that can happen if you got started right now?

5. Get a Mentor

 

People who “make it” usually credit their success to a mentor or a group of mentors who really helped guide them to get to where they are. Mentors have gone down the road that you want to travel and can guide you to get to your destination faster than if you went at it alone. If you want to be healthy, you would find a mentor who is already healthy. If you want to be rich, then you have to find someone who is already rich. What surprises me is how rarely people engage in mentoring relationships and those who do usually find mentors in only one aspect of their lives.

Do you have a mentor in your life now? If not, ask yourself what barriers are preventing you from finding or establishing a mentor? If you do have a mentor, do you have one for the different aspects of your life (financial, health, professional, personal, spiritual, relationships, parenting etc.)?

6. Have a Support Mechanism

 

 

While mentors serve as a guide with whom you review your past actions and plan your next steps, a support group is your companions that help you with during the actual execution of your plan. This may be in the form of a mastermind group or accountability partner where you keep each other accountable for your goals and to help each other deal with situations that may arise while you are on your journeys. It is extremely helpful to have someone you know that is willing to listen to your frustrations and self-doubt and to encourage you and remind you of how far you’ve already come.

Who is in your support group?
 

 

7. Be Great at Selling

 

 

Many people cringe when they hear the word sales. “I would never be in sales, that’s a sleazy job.” It is exactly this type of thinking that stops people from being their best. Sales is nothing more than persuading someone of something. When you are looking to get a date, you are selling. When you are interviewing for a job, you are selling. When you are trying to persuade your spouse or kids to clean up their rooms you are selling. In a professional setting, sales is paramount and the lifeline for any business. If you want to get the most out of life and business, learn the skills for effective selling.

When you hear “sales”, what associations come to mind? Are they positive or negative? Do you know the how to sell effectively? If not, how do you plan to learn?

Stick to Plan A

 

 

Contact: Tony Christodoulou - for information on: One2One Training/Mentoring and Group  Workshops - t.christodoulou@hotmail.co.uk - or 917-351-4684