Never Underestimate The Power Of Incremental Changes

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One of the more important reasons some individuals or corporations do not achieve their goals is because they put too much focus on large changes, instead of small, incremental ones. In most cases, placing extreme, unnecessary importance on big improvements is ineffective because it consumes too much resources, including time, money, and energy.

Think of the proverb “the straw that broke the camel’s back.” A single unit of straw has limited impact on the camel, but continuously piling straws on its back will cause it to weaken. And when it finally collapses, it is not the last straw that actually broke it. Rather, it is the many pieces of straw that did.

In the same way for humans, it is the minor or routine actions that are consistently done that can create a significant impact in their lives.

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For businesses that need to change their culture, it cannot be done overnight. Understandably, there would be resistance from people who are innately averse to radical change. But through small measures, such as information dissemination, educational events or activities, and advisory support, the culture shift leaders seek out can eventually be achieved.

People who also want to find personal success need to chunk down their big goals into realistic, attainable steps. Even slight changes in habit, such as sleeping and waking up earlier or allocating time for reading, are beneficial.

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Stopping The Behaviors That Undermine Your Goals

Reaching a long-term goal or aspiration requires both a clear vision and the right amount of motivation. You’ll need to know what you want, why you want it, and the steps you need to take to make it happen. Sounds good? Not so fast.

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In truth, too many of us undermine our own efforts to attain our goals through our expectations and efforts.

One of the most common things that can deflate one’s motivation is excess visualization. Visualizing your plans does play a key role in driving you forward by providing a clear goal to plan around. Fixating on the end rather, however, may consume too much of your energy, leaving little to make aspirations into reality.

Material compensations can be very motivating things for many people, but they have their limits. Meeting compensation requirements that become too steep can really bum you out when you always fall short of them. Indeed, the desire to meet these basic requirements may even cause you to attempt to cheat the system, which would defeat both the intention and goals of the reward system.

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Having a backup plan can alleviate some of the discomfort caused by uncertainties, especially if the efforts to see your ambitions through are not always enough. Put too much effort in backups, however, and you risk undermining both the scope of your original goals and the motivation to see them through. Relying too much on smaller fallback ideas can prevent you from being confident enough to pursue bigger ones.

For years, Marc Accetta has helped inspire people to accomplish their lifelong goals. For more on motivation and goal-setting, visit this blog.

Note: Failure is Not the Same As Lack of Success

“No risk, no reward” — old adage.

Those who really want to succeed must be willing to fail. The highest peaks are best appreciated from the deepest valleys.

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 Majority of today’s (and of the past’s) successful people have at some point in their lives hit rock bottom. However, they never succumbed to failure and instead used it as an inspiration to start anew and finally succeed. Henry Ford went bankrupt five times before his car company became a global brand. Akio Morita’s earliest inventions were epic fails before Sony became a leader in cutting-edge electronic goods. Walt Disney was criticized for his “lack imagination and poor ideas” before his company took off as one of the largest entertainment conglomerates in the world.

Unsuccessful people do not go outside their box and settle for the familiar. They hesitate to offer new ideas because they function from a place of fear. They are afraid to fail because they are overly anxious of the judgment of others, causing them to do only the minimum and play it safe.

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 Successful people go for their ambitious ideas with an awareness and willingness to fail. Of course, they do not want to disappoint, but they know that if they do not take risks, they will never know what it actually is to win.

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REPOST: Life coaching: Work your plan to make your dreams come true

This NewsPress.com article shares that you can make your dreams come true if you put an effort and set goals to be on your path to success.

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How is your 2014 plan working out so far? Do you have a plan?

Mid-year is the perfect time to review the goals and resolutions you set for yourself six months ago. Or, if you're one of those who skipped the New Year's tradition, it's a great time to get clarity about what you want. No matter what stage of life you are in, don't let a lack of goals rob you of the most fulfilling life you can imagine.

It's been proven that people who set goals and write them down get far better results (actually, 1,000 percent better, according to a Harvard study!) than those who just think about their goals and those who don't have any goals at all.

But even after getting off to a good start with our resolutions, why do so many of us get stuck along the way? Why do we often give up after only a few weeks?

It's the power of your belief system! You must first identify your limiting beliefs and replace them with new, better feeling thoughts and beliefs. Otherwise, you are relying on the force, power, and persistence of your conscious mind alone to plow through those stubborn, negative thoughts and feelings that you have. Unfortunately, these long-held beliefs buried deep within us can prevent us from changing our behavior and getting the desired outcome.

So, how can you overcome this? It is possible, I promise! With a simple plan of action and a willingness to go with the plan, I see great results and miracles happen every day!

Here are four steps you can take to begin making your dreams come true:

• Get clarity. Determine your goal and write it down.

By writing your goal, you are deliberately beginning to empower yourself and take control of the powerful mind that you have. When you clearly define your intention, both your conscious and subconscious mind can work together to get you what you want. For example, the top resolution of 2014 is to lose weight. So, if this was your goal, here is an example of what you would write: "I am so grateful that I am inspired and empowered to live my life at my perfect weight of _____."

• Change limiting beliefs to empowering beliefs.

First, identify the beliefs you have that are not serving you well. How do you know if they are limiting? Say them out loud. If they don't feel good when you think about them or speak them, then they are limiting you. Once you've identified these beliefs, change them to something that makes you feel great when you think about it!

For example, if you have difficulty losing weight, you may believe that you'll always be heavy because your parents were overweight. This is frustrating and is holding you back.

It's time to create a new belief system that allows you to get what you want. It isn't that difficult to change, because a belief is simply a thought that we think about, speak about, and act on repeatedly. So, when you divert this focused attention to a new belief, you will change it.

How can you do this? Write down a new belief in the form of an "affirmation" (see the example in Step 1) and focus on it with intense joy! Repeatedly write these affirmations down and say them out loud. Memorize them until they become your mantra. This is your new belief that you can use to flip the switch during moments of doubt.

• Know why you want to achieve your goal and visualize the result.

Think about how good it feels to be at the weight you desire. See yourself feeling joyful and more healthy. Picture yourself in your mind being at that weight and feeling great. Visualize the outcome you want and replace the old picture of yourself that you have in your mind with this new person. If you have a photo of yourself at a time in your life when you were at your desired weight, tape it to your mirror and carry a copy of it with you to look at frequently. Your mind is very powerful!

• Take action everyday in pursuit of your highest dreams.

Start with small steps that you know you can commit to. Be willing to write them down and review them every day. Focus your energy on achieving just one thing at a time. Using the example of weight loss again, there are a few simple and effective ways to start your plan of action. For example, reduce your portions at every meal and eat more slowly.

These two actions alone used consistently at every meal will get you started on the right path. Beginning small builds your confidence as you begin to notice the results you are getting. With these small initial successes, your faith in yourself will grow and the next steps will be easier.

— Need help finding more joy and fulfillment in your life? Visit LivingAJoyfulLifeNow.com or call Mary Lynn Ziemer at 239-498-7290. She is a certified master life coach, business consultant, motivational speaker and a trendsetting entrepreneur. She has more than 30 years of experience as a successful senior executive at two Fortune 100 companies and has led multicultural organizations of up to 5,000 employees. Her dynamic and authentic coaching style creates trust, motivates, and moves people toward positive change with tangible results.

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