Improve Your Performance

We've all heard the saying, "The unexamined life is not worth living." Yet, how do we go about our daily lives, experiencing the full benefit of living in the moment if we are preoccupied with self-conscious examination?

Have you ever found yourself in a sort of whirlwind of self-examination and doubt? How does it feel? People say it can feel dis-empowering with seemingly no end in sight. We are all susceptible to it. Often we find escape routes to hide from our own examination. Sometimes these escapes are overtly destructive (drugs and alcohol abuse) and other times, we bury ourselves in work, exercise or volunteer aid -- fooling ourselves that this is a healthy place to hide.

What's the solution? How do we experience the moment and enjoy life while still getting the best performance from ourselves? After all, people are depending on us.

Purposeful, objective observations and relevant questions delivered in trust and confidence set us up to win consistently. Scheduling an hour every week with a no-holds-barred friend or committing to an effective personal coach elevates our self-awareness and can increase both our performance and self-acceptance. And this focused time, dedicated to self-examination, removes the need for such introspection during real-life situations where our attention is needed elsewhere. We then allow ourselves to experience life while it happens!

Now we elevate our confidence higher still! Confident that we are free to enjoy the moment because we know there is a time for examination.

Below are a few statements to consider to expand your thought patterns.

You know, you just can't thrive if your life is cluttered, if your home or office are cluttered. You have to have room for your passions, your creativity, your ideas and your dreams to breathe and grow. Just like a seed doesn't thrive surrounded by weeds, your dreams can't, either. Besides, clutter produces stress and we'd like to reduce that any way we can!

I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by a conscience effort. (Henry David Thoreau)

Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved. (William Jennings Bryan)

You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand. (Woodrow Wilson)

SMARTEN up your goals: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Reasonably Realistic, Time Sensitive, Exciting, Nourishing to Your Value.

Follow your dreams and life will reveal the solutions.

Before you say: “I can’t”…say … “I’ll TRY!”. Then give it your best!

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