Live Life with NO Regrets
The other day, I met a lady (Susie) while here on vacation in Mazatlan Mexico. She is working for a timeshare. Susie didn´t appear to be originally from Mexico so I asked her where she is from. She said she is from Canada and has been here in Mazatlan for 13 years now. She told me how much she loves living here. I asked her what brought her to Mazatlan and why she moved. She said she came to visit over 13 years ago and went back to Canada before deciding to move to Mazatlan. She said she thinks that for many people it is the things they don´t do that they regret in life and not the things we actually do that we regret. She didn´t want to not move to Mazatlan and regret that decision for the rest of her life. She has never looked back on her decision or regretted it for a second. I think she has a great attitude and that more of us should apply this approach to our life.
Have you ever not done something that you wish you had done? How can you apply Susie´s philosophy to your life and not have any regrets for things you don´t do going forward? Let´s try to live our life with no regrets from here on out.
Being accountable to your agreements
There have been two recent situations where agreements were made with people who then changed the agreement after everything was agreed to. In one situation, the agreement changed due to unknown situations that arose on their part. It still is important, I think, to be a person of your word and to keep your end of the agreement. It isn’t always easy to do this and sometimes the agreement may totally fall apart because it isn’t possible to keep your side of the agreement due to the changes that occurred.
In the second situation, I felt like it was a ‘bait and switch.’ I felt as though I agreed to something that they knew was going to change once they got to a certain point in the agreement. In this case, we couldn’t continue with what we agreed to do because they totally changed what they originally agreed to do and when we didn’t agree to the new terms, they cancelled the agreement. It makes you wonder if enough people agree to new terms and continue with less than what they originally agreed to because of the current economic times or if people are more like me and not willing to let others take advantage of us during these times. There is no excuse for cheating and lying, no matter what the current economic times are.
There are times though when things do change due to unforeseen situations. If at all possible, I like to think we do our best and are accountable for our actions when enter into any agreement, even though it may be difficult at times. I want to feel like I did what I felt was right and I think most people are honest and don’t go into any agreement thinking that they will change things once all is agreed to.
The ‘Key’ To What Really Motivates You to Achieve Your Dreams!
What motivates you? What gets you fired up? What gets your ‘juices’ flowing? What vision of the future excites you? Being inspired momentarily is easy for many people, but staying motivated long-term can be challenging for some of us. You go through a process of being really motivated in the beginning to being completely unmotivated, which makes it easy for anyone to quit. What happens when you go from being so excited you can’t wait to get up in the morning, to being so tired you can’t wait to go to bed at night. Somewhere between the starting point and the quitting point, the very thing that was driving you was lost.
Many of us set goals, but only some of us stay motivated long enough to keep going until we reach them. Where does the difference lie? The difference lies in the motivation. How do some people hold onto their motivation, while others find it easier to let it go? Those that hang onto their motivation have found something that drives them and they stay connected to it. What is it? It’s the feeling of their goal. When you can put yourself in the moment of your goal achievement and feel what it feels like to be there – you have just experienced one of THE most powerful motivation tools. When you can connect to the feeling, and it’s something you really want – then you can hang on to what you have to do in order to achieve it.
Here are some thoughts to help you connect with the feeling of your dreams and goals.
Start with your Life Intention Statement.
What are your goals? What do they mean to you? If you could do anything in this lifetime what you most like to do? Maybe it’s something you’ve always wanted to do, but didn’t think it was possible for you?
Tools for Staying Motivated
-Visualization
The biggest key to staying motivated is to connect with the feeling of having already achieved your goal. For each goal, write down the emotions you imagine experiencing when you have achieved them. Reconnecting with the emotional side of your goals is a powerful way to stay motivated.
-Written Goals
Writing your goals down and then reviewing them on a daily basis has a lot of impact. Put time on your calendar each day to review what you really want. It only takes a few minutes.
-Set up Goal Milestones
It can seem like a lifetime between the time you set your goal and the day you finally achieve it, but it really isn’t that long. To help make the gap between the starting point and the achievement point seem shorter, set up milestones where you reward yourself along the way. The reward can really be anything you wish it to be, as long as it’s something that makes you feel good.
Stay focused on how achieving your goals will make you feel and you will stay motivated. To help you stay motivated, subscribe to my Podcasts at iTunes. We all need a little motivation every now and then.
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If Nothing is on your calendar you probably are doing nothing…
What are the chances of you doing your highest payoff activities and the activities that will put you in the highest probability position to achieve your goals if nothing is on your calendar, or the things on the calendar aren’t the right activities? In order to be successful and as effective as we want to be, we must continue to be better at making sure the ‘right’ things are on our calendar and then we honor our calendar. If there is nothing on your calendar then, if you are like most people, you are probably doing nothing or wondering what to do next. When you effectively use your calendar you will be more focused and know that you are making progress on achieving your goals. Your calendar needs to have everything you do on it. Some people make sure to include drive time, shower time, lunch time, exercise time, family time, etc. Everything that you know you need to do each day needs to be on your calendar. Now, honoring your calendar is the next thing. Work on honoring your calendar more and more each day. Stop allowing distractions and interruptions get in your way and prevent you from doing what is on your calendar. This is not easy but will get easier with time and you will be even more successful when you apply effective calendaring in your life.
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