September 2006

MARK'S DAILY THOUGHTS: September 2006

2006-09-01 - The Gift of Expression
Communications is really what life is all about and everything we accomplish in life is based upon how well we communicate. The people who learn to express their ideas well will always move forward faster in life. The have the ability to influence others using the gift of expression.

2006-09-02 - Define your Own Standard of Success
We all seem to want to live up to the standards of everyone else than ourselves. What people think of us is important, but not as important as what we think of ourselves. Setting our own standards of success will drive us in a more positive way than any others will.

2006-09-03 - The Good is the Enemy of the Best
Today, there are a tremendous amount of opportunities out there for you to pursue. However, to achieve what you really want, you often have to give up some of the good opportunities in order to focus your attention on the best ones. The big difference in successful people is their ability to choose the best from the rest.

2006-09-04 - If You Spent 30 Minutes each Day...
What would you accomplish in one year if you decided to spend 30 minutes each day on something you always wanted to learn. Everyone can find 30 minutes in his or her day. Take that 30 minutes and focus on that specific something you always wanted to learn (day in and day out) and you will be amazed at what you will accomplish in just one years time.

2006-09-05 - Make People want to be more than they are
A true inspirational leader helps their people want to be more than what they are today. These leaders inspire their people to develop themselves and be willing to take on new challenges. An organisation with everyone wanting to be more than they are will always succeed.

2006-09-06 - Starting now I will...
In almost anything in life, you can drive forward faster with the expression "Starting now I will...". There's power in stating what you WILL do,. and most people never do it. Be different, and start everything day with "I will..."

2006-09-07 - Everyone Needs to Make Adjustments
Success is never achieved in a straight line. We all need to make adjustments and it is these adjustments that provide us with the challenges to grow. Never look at adjustments as a negative, but as opportunities to grow you faster.

2006-09-08 - Don't have the time = not important enough yet
Many times you hear people say that they would like to do something, but don't have the time. Don't have the time really equals it is not important enough to them yet. When you have too many "I would like to's...", you need to completely review your focus areas. You will notice how people are stealing time away from those focus areas, and you will also see opportunities to free up more time for the "I would like to's...".

2006-09-09 - Self-Belief is built upon Action
Self-Belief does not come by just thinking, but by the discipline of taking Action. If your self-belief is not as strong as it should be, focus on making a decision and taking action in an area where you are not as confident as you could be. Remember, Self-Belief and confidence comes from taking ACTION.

2006-09-10 - Do you have a Personal Growth Plan?
How you grow determines the success you will achieve in life. If personal growth is important, then do you have a plan for the key activities that will grow you as fast as you can? Without a Personal Growth Plan you will not maintain the focus on your growth and will not be prepared to address the opportunities that will come your way.

2006-09-11 - A Powerful WHY Creates the Energy for the HOW
Have you ever noticed how you have put something off until it's due and suddenly you have tremendous energy to do it. The WHY became huge, because you don't want to be late, and it created the energy for action. To get to action quicker, you need to create a powerful WHY from the beginning. If you create the WHY strong enough, it creates the energy to take on any HOW.

2006-09-12 - It is what you do Right Now!
People often spend too much time thinking and not enough doing. Now, thinking and planning is very important, especially to be more productive. However, it is what you do right now and every day that creates the future that you are thinking about. What should you be doing right now?

2006-09-13 - Re-Write the Image of your Goals Daily
If you want to keep the momentum on the actions needed for your goals, then re-write the image of your goals daily. Picture the achievement of your goals on a daily basis and you will add fuel to your daily actions. Re-write your image today and everyday.

2006-09-14 - You can't Find Time, You Take It
You really can't find extra time. You can only re-focus the time you have. When you are not completing everything you would like to, you need to take time for your key focus areas first. All successful people put the actions to their key focus areas into their day first.

2006-09-15 - 3 R's - Requirement, Return & Reward
When thinking about your own focus, it is good to think about the 3 R's. 1) Requirement - What is required of me? 2) Return - What provides me with the greatest return? 3) Reward - What gives me the greatest reward? (usually personal). Think of the 3R's when reviewing your focus.

2006-09-16 - I Must Give to Receive
We all need to remind ourselves that "I must give to receive". Whenever you give, you will always receive back. However, you don't always receive back from the same person and in the same way. Often, you receive back in very different ways that will really surprise you.

2006-09-17 - Live Life on your Terms
You need to set goals in your life, so that you are in the driver's seat of your life (living life on your terms). If you don't have goals, you are really living without a direction and are living life on everyone else's terms. Live life on your terms, set goals, and focus on them each and every day. This way you will always be in the driver's seat of your own life.

2006-09-18 - Dedication is a Habit
Dedication is not something we are born with, but a habit we can all develop. When we dedicate ourselves to something, we put that something into our focus and find ways to keep that focus. Dedication leads to mastery, and mastery leads to success.

2006-09-19 - We See the World as we are
Everyone sees the world in a different way, and you see the world based on who you are and the experiences you have had up until now. To see more opportunities in the world, you need to become more. It actually seems quite magical. The more you become (i.e. grow), the more you attract; and you will shape your world around what you want.

2006-09-20 - What do you Feed your Mind?
You become what you feed your mind, just as you become what you feed your stomach. You know that if you feed your stomach junk food all the time you will get sick. The same goes for your mind. Feed it negative ideas and information, and you create a bad attitude. Feed your mind "good food" and you will always have a great attitude.

2006-09-21 - There's always more to do than you can do
Have you ever noticed that there is always more to do than you can do. If you are goal and action oriented, you will always try to accomplish more and more. So, it is natural that you won't be able to do everything (that's normal). What's important are the decisions you make on your priorities?

2006-09-22 - Direct your Self-Talk to what you want
The fastest way to achieve what you want is to drive your self-talk to what you want. Most people are quick to tell you what they don't want, but struggle to tell you what they do want. They do the same to themselves, telling themselves what they don't want. Tell yourself each and every day what you do want.

2006-09-23 - Do your Most Important Task First
Start each and every day by doing your most important task first. That way your day will get easier as the day goes by. Many people try to get the small tasks out of the way first, so that they can then concentrate on that most important task. However, they often never end up doing their most important task, and spend the entire day on small tasks. Start each day this week with your most important task and watch how easy your days become.

2006-09-24 - Failure is Delay, Never Defeat
People with a goal or a strong purpose always look at failure as only a delay, never a defeat. They expect to reach their goal eventually, and just look at failure as one path that did not work. They know that there are other paths that will take them successfully to their goal.

2006-09-25 - Power comes from Concentration
If you think about it, your true power comes from your ability to concentrate. Your ability to concentrate on your key focus areas, and also your ability to quick refocus your concentration during the day when interrupted, is what enables you to accomplish what you want. If you are not accomplishing all of what you want, then work on your power of concentration.

2006-09-26 - Don't Confuse the Symptoms with the Real Causes
Many people react to symptoms in the lives and not the real causes. Whenever your blame others, you are really confusing the symptom with the real cause. Everything that happens to us in our lives is driving directly from how we act and react. Remember; drive your actions based on causes, not symptoms.

2006-09-27 - Learn to Get from the Day
You hear it so many times. People say "Just help me make it through the day." That sounds a little like spending time versus investing time. Learn to get from the day versus through the day. Start each day by asking yourself about the learning opportunities you will have that day.

2006-09-28 - Spend Time with Influencers
To move ahead in life you need to spend time with people who will help you grow and provide you with opportunities. The best people to surround yourself with are people who will be great role models and can influence others with their own behaviour. They will have such a positive influence on you that you will begin believing that you can do more than you are doing today.

2006-09-29 - Draft a Positive Person
In motor racing, a driver often rides right behind the car in front. He or she drafts the other car (i.e. the other car's draft pull his or her car along with less effort). Why not use the same concept to draft a positive person. Emulate the behaviours and habits of a positive person (draft them), and you will begin to become more positive as well.

2006-09-30 - It All Starts with Discipline
If you think about it, the foundation of all success is discipline. Nobody gets ahead in life unless they develop the discipline to do the things they need to do, and when they need to do them. Discipline creates the foundation for our success.

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