Friday, January 17, 2020

Six things successful people are doing

1.  They Focus On Winning, But Accept The Losses


These people are all about winning, it’s what makes them successful.

They understand that with winning, comes failing, and when you’re aiming high, failure is definitely to be expected.

They do this, but instead of being paralyzed by the fear of failure..

They understand that more losing, means more winning.

Plain and simple.


2. Screw It Lets Do IT

They take action. They stop reading about something. They stop procrastinating. And they just go for it.

If you don’t take action, you won’t get any results.


3. Work Every Day


No matter what day it is, holiday , birthday, or vacation – successful people are always doing something.

Of course they enjoy their time, but they never “unplug” from the mission.

Whether that means getting creative inspiration, sending an email, thinking differently, or making a valuable connection --- successful people are always looking to move their mission forward.


4.  Surround Yourself With Winners

Of course you’ve heard the saying “you are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with’

Winners notice things in people (skills, mindsets, connections) and so they do their best to connect and surround themselves with people who will have a beneficial impact.

They also add value to other people’s lives, and cut out toxic people. They only allow the people who help move the forward.


5.  Say “NO”, A LOT

They’re not successful because they said “yes” every time someone asked for a favor, or for their time…

Successful people are busy, and more importantly, they keep themselves busy with the right things.


6. Plan The Day Ahead..

Each evening, map out what you are going to accomplish the next day.

This causes you to wake up with clarity and purpose, and frees up your energy to execute your tasks.

Monday, January 13, 2020

2020, the year we will celebrate all wins

Along the way, we forget to celebrate those tiny wins. Instead, we get distracted by the day-to-day problems, the emotional roller coaster, and the grind 
What kind of wins should we celebrate?

Every possible positive step. 
Every last one.

Each of those victories compounds into the overall goal. When we overlook them, or worse, fail to recognize them within our team, we lose out on the opportunity to build positive morale and momentum. In any business, morale and momentum are our most valuable assets because we're building something out of nothing — and the only fuel to make that work is optimism.

How Should We Celebrate Tiny Wins?

More than anything, with recognition. We need to stop and thank the people who put in the work, and that includes ourselves. In the formative years, so much of what we do is incredibly thankless because often, we're breaking things more than we're fixing them.

Going day after day with that kind of pace is brutal, which is why we have to stop and recognize every win that we do make, to give us fresh energy and enthusiasm to get back in the slog. Think about it as refilling the gas tank, which has a giant frigging hole in the bottom as we're driving this car!

So treat recognition like compensation?

Absolutely!  The only thing worse than being paid a salary for hard work is doing it without and recognition or appreciation.

Everyone appreciates a high five. It motivates the team and reminds folks that when the next impossible project comes up, it won't go totally unnoticed.