I love you!

Here's what I tell myself everyday

And today "I want to tell you the same thing"

Why?

Because I value you as an individual with the talent and ability to grow & shine!

As each year comes to an end, what was running in your mind?

Goals!

Don't even bother.

This is what I told myself I won't do in 2024

SET GOALS

Been there. Done that.

For years, I set goals but goals never worked.

But LOVE.

SELF-LOVE is what's got me going!

It works like magic

How?

Well, let me tell you first,

"Happy Valentines day" - You and I know the marketing agenda behind this day!

I invite you from today onwards "LOVE YOURSELF" everyday

Don't wait for valentines day to tell yourself or your loved one:

"I LOVE YOU ?? "

Do it everyday, as soon as you wake up.

Look in the mirror and tell yourself - "I LOVE YOU"

Norman Cousin said, “The tragedy of life is not death, but what we let die inside of us while we live.”

This can only happen if we relentlessly improve ourselves.

But how can you do that, if you are hard on yourself?

? We continuously reflect on every experience and rise up daily,

but in order to NOT get stuck in our life, Remember

? Nothing is more precious in the world than the moment,

? YOU acknowledge and understand your true potential.

The question you must ask yourself is

Am I ready to let go of that self that holds you back from taking action?

Am I ready to love and help myself to get to where I want to be?

This will be a beginning of a beautiful journey that will ultimately lead you to where you want to be!

I promise you, it works!

We must let go of those parts that hold us back!

Remember, everyone sets goals

But, Goals without planned actions, habits and behaviours to support them

Are just dreams!

Actions + habits + behaviours = GOALS

One of the most beautiful values I learnt from many mentors over the years is:

"If you want more of something, do more of something; we can’t do the same things and expect different results"

If you think

? Goal setting sucks

? Goal setting never works

? Goal setting is a waste of time

Why Goals don't work?

? They lack the power of IMPLEMENTATION.

For a long time, I was an observer.

I watched people on the side-lines.

I saw them succeed right in front of eyes.

I was so happy for them.

I was proud to instrumental to their path of success.

I was happy for the impact.

But I could not figure out why it wasn’t working for me, what was I doing wrong?

And what was I doing wrong?

My favorite book "Man search for himself " by Rollo May talks about "Why as a community we conform?"

The summary of his speech in two lines.

"We become what we think about" Marcus Aurelius, the great Roman Emperor said; " a man's life is what his thoughts make of it"

"People with goals succeed because they know where they are going. They have the complete journey mapped out and planned."

My dear friend Savvy Raj told me in one of my articles

"When passion fuels the way. Paths and people appear out of nowhere... and propel you onwards." - Savvy Raj

"Passion" refers to a strong and intense emotion towards something.

? It can be positive or negative,

But if you fail to be kind to yourself and display the positive emotion - LOVE

Your journey will be slow

You will fail or take time to attract the Paths and People

You need to PROPEL YOU on your journey

What are your inputs?

? What do you talk to yourself about everyday?

? What emotions do you display to yourself everyday?

? Do you find a correlation between the inputs = outputs ?

The major reason my journey to now, the present moment

To doing what I love was slow is?

? “I was not grateful to myself for my success

? I was not learning for myself!

? I was not loving myself

? I wasn’t working to achieve my goals!

I don’t think many of us do!

We use our family, our relationships & the world as reasons to achieve our goals

I think that's where the shift must happen.

Because inorder to truly love our family, loved ones and others and give them the life they deserve

We must first love and appreciate ourself and the things we do

Because how can our loved ones succeed when we are miserable in my career or life?

I realized

? The value of self — love was missing on my journey!

Though I was working in a job I loved,

I was not living up to my full potential.

I underestimated my capabilities even when I was the top performing resource in the organisation!

I was comfortable with my fears, this was my saboteur.

I did nothing to overcome the voices inside or outside!

Looking back I realise, I had under-confidence bias!

What the heck is that? You can read here

Focus on Your Strengths:

? Identify and focus on your strengths and accomplishments, build a strong sense of self-efficacy

The Secret to moving forward towards your Career Success

is learning how to find work that you would love to do as a service rather than a sacrifice!

Don't do it as a sacrifice to others or your loved ones.

Do it because you love doing the job!

When you do what you do, because you love it, and not because you think you are doing it for others , there’s more love and fulfilment in what you do - Fatima Williams

But Fatima, there are no jobs in the market

Employers are biased, the world is going to dogs!

You first need to stop the blame game.

Yes there are things happening in the world

But you have the power to change the circumstances for yourself

And the ones around you!

When we stop blaming external factors and focus on the internal

- (YOU) take full responsibility for your circumstances

You go from being a helpless victim to a more active, solution-focused person in your life.

Instead of crying over spilt milk - being upset over the problems, focus on the solutions.

Instead of asking, “How could this happen to me?

Say "WHAT'S NEXT"?

"What actions, habits and behaviours lead me here for this happen to me”

“What have I learn from this experience

"How can I transform it into a positive outcome for my future goals?”

Each one of us get to choose how WE think about the world

How WE respond to the events that happen in our life.

I want you to READ the above statement AGAIN!

Each one of us get to choose how WE think about the world

How WE respond to the events that happen in our life.

Become the person you were truly meant to!

If you fail trying, pick yourself up and try again and again.

It's better than regretting, how you wish you had lived while on your death bed!

If you do the same things as the 95% of the people out in the market, you will get the same results.

The questions is: Are you ready to take the actions that will get you, the results you want!

Victor Frankl?- "Live as if you were living already for the second time and as if you had acted the first time as wrongly as you are about to act now!?“

All the small actions and habits you build, accumulate and drives you towards success every single day.

Today I want you to be action takers.

"You don't have to have all the answers. Seek out people with expertise where your skills may be lacking. Use their knowledge to assist you in achieving your goals. Creating synergies of purpose can create extraordinary results." - Michele Torres, founder – HFS Company

Going after what you love is like standing down every day at the bottom of that hill challenging ourselves to pursue our goals.

This is the toughest part of getting to do what we love.

Each one of you here is amazing and have so much to give to the world.

The first step to achieve your full potential is"

"Understand your strengths and eliminating the perceived challenges"

None of you are starting from scratch.

You are smart, talented, and have so many valuable career experiences under your belt.

Look at exactly how you can unpack those experiences and accelerate your career plans.

Sometimes the problem is just in your head

Perhaps it's just a matter of identifying & understanding your purpose, passion, skills & abilities

Evaluate yourself

Once you understand the one problem and how to solve it, you can do far more!

You can make great shifts in the amount of love you feel towards yourself and the amount of creativity you express.

It is essential to keep growing in balance with love + creativity (Career or Life).

Deep down in your heart you know you have a huge unrealized potential

An extraordinary level of success you know you can achieve.

I know like me you worry about falling short of achieving the ultimate success you can see, taste, and smell.

I used to feel that way too!

If you feel that way, then my friend,

You’re on the doorstep to perhaps the greatest opportunities & experiences in your life.

Once the sense of awareness creeps in,

all that's left is Persistence + Implementation + ACTION.

ACTION is what's going to get you there.

Write down everything you can think of what's working best right now,

Your strengths,

Your interests,

When you feel most happy and

What you most look forward to.

That will get you ready emotionally for the implementation part.

Create the vision:

What does success look like one year from now??

Success is not earning huge amounts of money but getting paid, getting paid rightly to do what you love.

The more captivating your vision the more it will inspire you to start working on it. Attach an emotional feeling to achieving it.

I can't wait to see you shine in your glory and be happy!

Remember,

"Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy."?--Dale Carnegie

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