Back to square one for me!
When the audio of the training started and Micheal Clouse was
asking “Can you without hesitation list the 5 principles” or
“What are the 6 ways to make people like you” (from the book
How to Win Friends and Influence People)
I realized that even though I had read the books (multiple times for
the The Fifth Principle-
I need to HEAR the music ONE MORE time until the answers
are automatic without hesitation.
Thank goodness for sound training, such as I have experienced with
our Team, that guides us for what we need to make our
business grow. And training that will help us to
succeed.
I think one of the most self defining moments in the past 5
months is when I was challenged to write down MY definition
to “Success”. So, I wrote down my definition.
I then visited my old Webster’s dictionary and gleaned some
knowledge:
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin successus, from succedere
Date: 1537
1 obsolete : outcome, result
2 a : degree or measure of succeeding b : favorable or desired outcome;
also : the attainment of wealth, favor, or eminence
3 : one that succeeds
Ah, see, MY definition was all captured in the monetary. I was so
fixated on my “have nots” (the attainment of wealth, favor or eminence)
that I had completely missed the “obsolete” version of the word.
You know what the obsolete version means in a dictionary? It means that
culture has changed so much that a word has changed it’s meaning from
the original use.
(another example would be “gay” – which used to mean happy and carefree)
Well, I’m sorry, but I am a bit stubborn, and get a bit “riled up” when I find out
that something has been taken from me. And once again, I felt like
society had taken something away from me – and that was a definition of a word.
You see, the obsolete version of the word – the outcome or result IS what
success is all about. GETTING the success is REACHING the outcome
or result you have been striving for. REACHING your GOALS.
Oh darn – there is that WORD again. GOALS.
So, to truly know if you have reached success is to HAVE goals.
Well, here was something else I had to do – list all my goals. But, to have
a little fun with my brain I decided to list not only business goals, but
personal goals. And I started first by listing goals that I had 5 years ago.
Why did I list goals from my past? Well, I think, at least for me, I get
so focused on my here and now, that I don’t reflect enough on my
“where I’ve been” and see my results. Then, I get into the
mode of beating myself up for not reaching my “now” goals or not reaching
them fast enough.
Looking at my past SUCCESSES (I obtained the result or outcome I wanted)
gives me the boost of self confidence I need to know that I CAN reach
my goals and have SUCCESS.
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