You Will Have Results or Reasons

"Waiting is a trap. There will always be reasons to wait. The truth is, there are only two things in life, reasons and results, and reasons simply don't count."
~Dr. Robert Anthony

What are you waiting for? Really, what are you waiting for? Waiting for the economy to improve? Waiting until you get enough money? Waiting till it "feels right?" STOP WAITING!!! It's a trap. There will always be reasons to wait...

"The truth is, there are only two things in life, reasons and results." Reasons and results. What are you producing? Reasons why it didn't work or, Results of how it did work? When you look at everything in it's simplicity, we only have reasons or results. The results aren't always going to be successful, but you will know what you have to change to make it work when you get unsuccessful results.

Reasons. Wow, are we good at coming up with reasons...We can reason away almost any mistake, right? What are some of the reasons that you are using now? Bad economy? Lousy boss? Lousy products?

Here's a challenge for the rest of the week...whenever you are doing something and you decide to use a reason for why it didn't work or wasn't as successful, DON'T USE THE REASON!!! Just say, "This result wasn't what I was looking for, I'll improve on it and bring it back to you later." Now, doesn't that sound better than whining???

Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!

"Waiting is a trap. There will always be reasons to wait. The truth is, there are only two things in life, reasons and results, and reasons simply don't count."

Fear of Failure, A Powerful Obstacle to Growth

“We pay a heavy price for our fear of failure. It is a powerful obstacle to growth. It assures the progressive narrowing of the personality and prevents exploration and experimentation. There is no learning without some difficulty and fumbling.” ~John Gardner

What is the price that YOU have paid for fear of failure? (Now, before you say there's no failure, I agree, but too many people still believe in the word)  We all have paid something for that and we either learned from it or we have let it keep us from doing what we really wanted to do. Have you remained stuck because of fear? How is it holding you back? What is it keeping you from doing today?  Why?

This fear assures the progressive narrowing of your personality and prevents exploration and experimentation. Is your personality narrowing? Think about that...how has your personality grown or narrowed lately? This fear also prevents exploration and experimentation. When was the last time that you went exploring? When was the last time that you experimented with your life? Never? Once, when you were a kid? Or regularly?

There is no learning without some difficulty and fumbling. Somehow, we in America have been sold a bill of goods that life should be easy and without difficulty. Are you really believing that? If you are planning on learning, plan on difficulty. That's life, get used to it. Quit whining and complaining that something isn't fair and get out there and make things happen. Learn something. Teach something. Create something.

Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!

“We pay a heavy price for our fear of failure. It is a powerful obstacle to growth. It assures the progressive narrowing of the personality and prevents exploration and experimentation. There is no learning without some difficulty and fumbling.”