Be the Change You wish to See
Fatima Williams (Assoc. CIPD HR) ?
Career Coach + Executive Linkedin Co-Pilot Helping Leaders + Sr.Executives Thrive | Build Brand Authority + Influence on LinkedIn - Beat Burnout | Attract +??Dream Jobs & Clients ???? Follow
Happy Women's Day to all women worldwide
I celebrate you not just today, But Everyday!
I'm worth it. It's magic that phrase, Do you agree ?? ?
? Own your right to BE YOU - Kate Winslet
But today, I know
And, I want my tombstone message to be
“She lived. She loved. She inspired change in the life of everyone she met. ”
And my purpose statement is,
“To Be of Service.”
Understanding & mastering 3 key aspects of Self Worth is crucial for your Success
? Self-confidence = Self Worth (How much I believe in myself?) ??
? Self Worth = Self-awareness + Self-belief + Self-care. ??
Negative thoughts and emotions have a powerful impact on your behavior and overall well-being. ?
When you allow negativity to take over ?
It can lead to a downward spiral of pessimism, self-doubt, and inaction.
Comparing yourself with others, is a social drug.?
This can prevent you from achieving your goals & enjoying life to the fullest.
? It makes you wish you were better,
? You can be someone else, or
? You are better than someone else
? You need someone or something else to succeed
Don’t fall into the Wait phase. ?
"The Wait" is a post I wrote 7 years ago.
I am no longer in that phase now.
You sit and you tell yourself "Tt's going to be all right"
"I will get past this phase."
Waiting for someone or something to make a difference in your life!
It's a trying time in your life and you need to wait it out.
Tell me, what is it you plan to do?with your one wild and precious life???― Mary Oliver
During the pandemic, many of you put your life on hold.
How come some of you are running the rat race again?
What happened to living?
The pandemic created an opportunity of learning with many lessons, self-discovery and revelations for many of us.
You tell yourself that you are strong
This cloud of testing?will soon fade away and there will be sunrise.
A new day filled with new opportunities will bring you the promises of life!
It's on its way.
This is what I call "The Wait" phase
Now, there is nothing wrong in having this motivational talk with yourself.
I did it too
Each one of us do it time and again.?
But how long are you actually doing it, is the question?
You are in your mind, waiting for the Sun to actually rise.
The Sun represents the opportunities and things you want
You remain in that position/situation
It draws out the positive energy from you
Leaving you sucked up from living your life to the fullest.
I want to remind you: Negative energies are like a leech!
Your comfort zone = Your Stagnant Growth
A stagnant career = Stagnant professional development.
So it's time to break free from such stagnation!
A professional who remains within their comfort zone will struggle to advance, and your personal growth may experience the same limitations.
To avoid remaining stuck in your comfort zone, watch out for these signs:
? Resistance to Change
? Lack of Innovation
? Fear of Failure
? Micromanagement
? Stagnant Development
By recognizing these warning signs, you can proactively seek personal and professional growth, embracing change, and fostering a dynamic and progressive career.
Stepping outside of your comfort zone is where true growth happens.
It's like being in a funeral house and you can't do anything but mourn or feel sad for the loss of someone dear.
It's like falling in a mud puddle and waiting for the rains to come and wash you off.
You get the message.
The Wait is something man-made!
Made by YOU
We created this! We need to plan and act the minute we find ourselves in "The Wait" phase of our life.
Today on Women's day, I want to nudge you and remind you
Get Moving.
Life is short.
You live today, you die anytime.
And you are forgotten in time, it's an undeniable truth.
Why waste your precious life by not living?
Become the best version of yourself!
The secret to happiness is learning to choose well
The Story "A Christmas Carol" by: Charles Dickens was directed by Sean Anders as a movie 2 years ago!
The story is about saving yourself from YOU.
Watch it and you will know what I am talking about. I loved it.
The question I ask you :
Are you SPIRITED?
I know that sounds like an odd question to ask?
But honestly are you?
Spirted enough to
As human beings most of us find it hard to make any real progress toward our goals because
We have given up our power to someone or something else.
How?
By blaming some person or thing for our current circumstances instead of taking full responsibility – and full control – over our lives.
If we lose their jobs, we blame the economy.
If we unhappy, we blame our partner.
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If we overweight, we blame the “junk food” industry for targeting us.
If we have low self-esteem, we blame people around us or how we were raised or our parents.
The problem is, when we think like this, we end up giving the person or thing we are blaming
(the pandemic, the economy, our ex-, the food industry, our parents)
The Blame has a HUGE power over YOU!
Do you believe in your capabilities?
Do you think you can achieve fulfillment?in what you do?
Do you think you live a purpose-driven rewarding life?
Before you answer these questions, I want to tell you a story
I remember a story about Hot Dogs.
There was a man who lived by the side of the road and sold Hot Dogs.?
He was hard of hearing so he had no radio
He had trouble with his eyes so he read no newspapers
And of course, he didn’t watch television.
But he sold great Hot Dogs!!!
He put up a sign on the highway telling everyone how great they were.
He stood at the side of the road & cried “Buy a Hot Dog, Mister”.
And people bought it!
He increased his meat and bun orders to keep up with business.
He bought a larger stove to take care of his trade.
He finally got his son home from school to help him out!
But then something happened …..
His son said,
“Father, haven’t you been listening to the radio or reading the newspapers or watching television?”
There is a BIG depression.?
The economic situation is terrible.
The situation is out of control.
At home, we have problems with inflation, riots, pollution, strikes, minorities, majorities, the rich, the poor, drugs, and terrorists!
And then, the son went back the next day to college
Whereupon the Father thought
“Well my son has been to college, he reads the newspapers and listens to the television, he ought to know!”
So his father cut down on his meat and bun orders, took down his advertising signs, and no longer bothered to stand on the road to sell his Hot Dogs.
Because he allowed the circumstances to dictate his situation.
And his Hot Dog sales fell almost overnight.
The business slowed dramatically, just as the son predicted.
Days turned into weeks, and the once-bustling cart sat deserted.
“You’re right son,” the father said to the boy, “we certainly are in the middle of Great Depression”
His situation and income was good as long as
He thought he was doing good and when he believed in what he was doing.
But, The minute he placed his belief in something that had no direct effect on him as an individual he started to fail.
Failures are man-made just like most natural calamities.
We think we are not capable of a particular task without even attempting to try it out.
Identify what’s keeping you stuck and start breaking through the barriers that hold you back.
Don't let external and internal fears determine the outcomes you get in your life
Don't act as if you are helpless and powerless to do anything about it.
You are NOT powerless.
You are just NOT Spirited enough.
You may not be able to control all the events that happen in your life,
but YOU have absolute control over how you choose to respond to those events.
And it’s your RESPONSE to these events that determine the outcomes you get in life.
"If you must learn only one thing about life, it would be this: To succeed, you have to take 100% responsibility for your life." - Jack Canfield
This is the first success principle in the book "The Success Principles" - A book everyone MUST read to understand the true meaning of Success.
When you stop blaming external factors and focus on the internal - the us (YOU) and take full responsibility for your circumstances,
You go from being a helpless victim to a more active, solution-focused person in our life.
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Well, Fatima "Easier said than done right!"
It takes practice and a proactive approach but we all can get the job done.
I believe in YOU
Instead of asking, “How could this happen to me? or complain
"What actions, habits and behaviours let me here for this happen to me”
You can ask,
“What have I learn from this experience?
How can I transform it into a positive outcome for my future goals?”
The thing is, Each one of us get to choose how WE think about the world and how WE respond to the events that happen in our life.
That’s something I want you to READ AGAIN!
The thing is,
Each one of us get to choose how
WE think about the world and how
WE respond to the events that happen in our life.
Let us not blame others for our problems
Let's focus our energy on becoming a more equipped with knowledge and coaching and become a capable person who solves these problems successfully.
The FIRST STEP -
Each one of us must acknowledge this with awareness and then decide to do that!
Everything we do in life starts with A decision.
Choosing to do nothing is still a decision and many of us fall under the latter but NOT TODAY.
Not after reading this post and being a member of this newsletter! And not like Phoenix here on his lazy days
The Key to Success is ACTION.
Not deciding but taking action .
ACTING toward our goals to bring more joy and abundance into our life.
And YOU and I are the only person who can do that.
Each one of us, have the capacity to accomplish any goal we want.
If you can see it and if some one has done it already even better.
If you can visualize a goal for yourself, you have the supernatural ability to make that DREAM a reality.
All YOU need to do is ACT on it.
Now, you might have to learn some new skills or knowledge to achieve that goal. You might have to gain some new experience.
You might need to change the way you think about yourself and the world.
But the capacity lies within each one of us.
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