You must always do your best. Put in extra effort to all things. You never know who is watching and what might come of your efforts.
And you’ll build confidence and self-esteem too.
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Tag: Effort
Very Little Effort
Somedays this is all you feel you can do. Keep pushing through though. You’ll get more done than you thought you would.
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Put Some Effort In
Stop coasting. You may be drifting or having an easy life. But it’s time to snap out of it and start putting some extra effort in.
Make hay while the sun shines. You won’t be young and healthy forever so get that income while you can. Build your emergency fund. Pay down debt. Feel better about your personal awareness and control of the situation.
You will develop a greater sense of pride and confidence. Build on that. Take your life to the next level. Do that by just getting started and making things happen.
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Make The Effort
If you don’t make the effort, you would be silly to think you’ll get the results you want.
Whether you’re trying to bulk up or slim down, make more money or improve your relationship, you have to do the work.
Yea, that may be annoying, boring or frustrating. Too bad. No effort, no result. You’ve got to do your own push-ups.
Be the person that gets results rather than gives reasons. Make the effort. Daily.
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Performing At Your Best
Life is a competition between you today and you yesterday. Other people can inspire you to push harder. However, performing at your best is up to you.
Like many things in life, some people start ahead of you and others start behind you. Regardless of where you start in life, improving on your current position is mostly down to you.
If you were born with speedy legs, you will run faster than most, especially in your younger years. However, unless you train and develop your body and mindset, other people may overtake you in a race. You can be born with talent, but unless you build on that, people with greater desire will leave you for dust.
Of course the race is still just between you and yesterday’s you but it’s better for your mind if you improve. If you don’t put the effort in, you may regret it later. And often this involves some perceived sacrifices that need to be made.
This is true for all the areas of life. Whether it is money, scholastic achievements, sports or relationships, you should be mindful of what you are doing and how much effort you are putting in.
Performing at your best will pay off. Keep striving.
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Just In Time Solutions
Why do we wait until the last minute to complete things? If we know three months in advance, why wait until there are 3 days to go? Just in time solutions are fine for supply chains. However, they are not ideal for getting items off your to do list.
When assignments at work, at school, accounting, tax or financial matters often seem to be done at the last minute and not weeks in advance.
My ideal situation for these things is to do the work when it is available to be done. This means when the assignment is handed to you, get going on it. It does not mean throw it on top of a pile of papers or in a drawer and forget about it. Receiving multiple red font alert-type letters is not a sign of a well organised operation.
I understand it can be challenging. I know other things come up and take your focus away. And it can be difficult to juggle many balls at once. However, start making it a habit to deal with things as they come up. Make plans and put the time required in your diary.
Just in time solutions can work but ahead of time is usually even better.
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Play With Intensity
Do you participate or play to win? Do you get what you can or do you train, practice and excel? Play with intensity, whether it is everyday matters or a World Cup type event.
Those who excel play as hard in training as they do in the league finals. When they step on the pitch, they are competitive. They are competing against themselves to improve their skill, speed or stamina. A personal best is always close in their mind. It doesn’t matter if it is in training or match play.
You can laugh and carry on when you are off the pitch and the game is done. However, it is best to train your mind to be focused from the moment you step on the field of play. This applies to your sports as much as it does to your studies, your career, and even your relationships. Aim to improve every time you turn your mind to that subject.
There is always room for improvement. But someone who is always hustling, trying and putting the extra effort in, will be more valued than others who do not.
If you do not possess natural talent towards something, then it is even more imperative that you play with intensity. It will be noticed.
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All The Information Exists Already
We can read about success. We can read about failure. All the information exists already and can be quickly and easily found.
I have found this information in books, videos, movies and magazines. You can also hear about it on podcasts and watch it on YouTube.
It is truly amazing what life changing information, tips, philosophies, examples and opportunities you can find if you simply start looking.
Now it helps if you can look with your eyes open and can ask good questions. With Google, you’re first question can even be mediocre. However, by your third search, you could have found what you originally wanted. Often times, I will even find things that were better than what I started looking for.
It helps to have access to the internet or a library. It’s free to get a library card. And once there, you can read books, borrow them (physical, online or In audio format) and in many you can access the internet for free.
It’s up to you to decide what you tune into though.
For example, if you watch scary movies and have nightmares, perhaps you should stop watching scary movies. Assess whether the content you’re consuming is making you a stronger, better person or not.
If you spend your time consuming media, social media and friends’ chats, you may find your opportunities diminishing. It might be fun or distracting, but you’re unlikely to be getting closer to the real results you want.
All the information exists already to get you on the road to your dreams. You just have to go find it and use it. With that knowledge and a little effort, you can achieve anything.
Go change your life now!
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How Can I Do What I Want And Have A Different Life?
This is the unspoken question many people have in their subconscious when they are embarking on some change. How can I do what I want and have a different life? This idea, whether conscious or not, is certainly more likely to be felt if the activities for change are not something you want to do.
I want the new job, higher pay and fancier title. How do I get that without having to update my cv, look for a job, tell anyone, do more work than I am now or work any harder or have to learn new skills?
Can I please stay the way I am, with my habits and my own way of being? Can I do that and have everything else that I want? The short answer is no.
The next time you think to yourself, “How can I do what I want and have a different life?”, remember, you can’t. You must take the bull be the horns and ride it. Success leaves clues….
“Success leaves clues. Be a better observer of the winners and the losers, those who are doing well and those who are falling behind. Take mental notes and say: ‘I’m going to adjust what I’m doing based on what I see’”
Jim Rohn
Just be aware of what you are observing. Is it the best example to follow? Or, at least, is it better than what you currently follow? If it is, go ahead, use that until you find something better. If it isn’t, even if it is your Mum, Dad or local clergy, do not follow their lead. Find an example that leads you to the results that you want in your life. Then you need to put in the work!
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Assess Both Ends Of The Spectrum
When thinking about a topic, I believe it is very important to assess both ends of the spectrum. That is to say, I like to see how the extremes behave.
Here is a spectrum with an asterisk at each end to note both extremes.
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It is quite easy to simply sit somewhere along that spectrum and believe you have the best position. This is made even easier when you read your favourite paper or watch your favourite media channel. The reason for this is that the media company and journalist are keen to influence you. Remember, they are professionals at ensuring you are engaged and will come back.
When consuming content next time, try taking the topic and thinking about what people across the spectrum, and at the extremes, are thinking or doing. It’s a great way to expand the way you think. Especially if you consume media from a source that challenges your view.
I try to remember that the spectrum I see may actually go further at one or both ends. It is simply the spectrum of options that I am aware of, not that necessarily exist. Sometimes we have to push ourselves into some uncomfortable thoughts to truly see and assess both ends of the spectrum.
I find knowing what the extremes are for a topic makes it easier to understand, debate and find common ground for it.
In addition, if you know the extremes, you may find you have a lot more in common with other people, relative to where they could sit on the spectrum.
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