Pursuit of Greatness & Excellence

If you want to regain control of your life then some kind of change needs to be introduced. All right changes are usually hard at start, chaotic during execution and awesome after implementation. No change can occur without a trigger and most people wait for a trigger that may happen during life or through unpleasant experience. The fulfilling and rewarding changes are the ones that are initiated consciously by us.

Below are some tips that could aid your transformation journey towards better life and greater prosperity: 

• Don't allow phone, and other social media platforms, to dictate your time availability (in other words don't become a slave). In today's world, smart phones are certainly one of the most distracting items in life not only at work but within our personal life.

One advice could be to assign dedicated time for social media, outside which you don't allow notifications to demand your attention that could be utilized in adding real value

• Look at quality of your work and challenge current status quo by setting higher standard for yourself. This can simply be applied for everything we do. Pay attention to details in regards to how, why and what needs to be delivered. This mindset naturally invites continuous improvement to be embedded in our everyday life and ensures opportunities are not missed
• Re-visit your values and don't shy away from re-ordering them or even re-writing them.

With age, and all surrounding variables, people values may change and it is important you consciously and proactively make the links between every day activities and the set values

• No excuses. This by far could be one of the main killers for people motivation and planning. Don't settle to excuses and reject them. It is even better to have the word completely removed from your dictionary
• Don't criticize and if you do then make sure it is done in a structured and constructive way. The aim should always be to improve and develop. You need to realize that no matter how good you are, you will have to live and deal with others who could be family members or colleagues. It is therefore, imperative to learn the art of coaching and sharing feedback in a manner that is acceptable by others. Once this is done properly, people will automatically reciprocate and share improvement feedback to you. This is always a gift as it provides pointers to areas that require attention and areas in which you could further grow.
• Be kind. As simple as it sounds this could be difficult to exercise. Always avoid aggression.
• Don't destroy yourself. While this may sound basic, it actually has very profound meaning. Lots of people struggle to stand up after failing and after hitting rock bottom. Reality is we all go through tough experiences but it all depends on how we respond back. Some people stay victim of what happened to them and continue to blame everything around while successful people immediately realize rock bottom could form the foundation upon which growth can be established (learn from your mistakes and never quit)
• Beat procrastination. This is essentially the number one enemy to proper time management and planning
• Continue self-learning and self-development whenever possible and take every opportunity to gain new learnings. Acquiring new knowledge broaden your horizon and may open future growth opportunities
• Don't shy away from re-ordering your priorities in life (even if this has to be done frequently). Allow reasonable flexibility in life to cater for the unexpected and respond accordingly. Listen actively, continuously re-evaluate your life and set your priorities in accordance to your values
• Be mindful when multi-tasking; it is sometimes perceived that people can achieve more with multi-tasking. While such may be sometimes right, focus and quality could also be compromised in deliverables. If you seek excellence then multi-tasking is something you may want to put on the shelf

 Above demand lots of commitment in order to see satisfactory results. It is absolutely imperative to understand discipline and consistency are key to achieve greatness and excellence. Following above tips for one day or short period of time won't make you realize your potential. It is indeed with consistency and discipline that above become your healthy habits which allow you to see a complete re-invention.