| “Successful people keep moving. They | | | | about your goal, the more often you will be |
| make mistakes, but they don't quit” | | | | taken back to that time of your original |
| (Conrad Hilton)“Time cools, time | | | | excitement because of their questions about |
| clarifies; no mood can be maintained quite | | | | how you’re coming along.Play pieces of |
| unaltered through the course of hours” | | | | music while working to inspire you and keep |
| (Mark Twain)“It is wise to keep in mind | | | | you “in the moment” of what you |
| that no success or failure is necessarily | | | | are creating.Make it a weekly practice to |
| final” (Anon.)“Successful people | | | | listen to motivating teleseminars or CD |
| aren't supermen and women. They fail, but | | | | recordings of other successful and inspiring |
| fail forward. Success is not about | | | | people.Spend regular moments of time |
| perfection, it's about progression” | | | | visualising your intended future. Really work |
| (Simon Reynolds - advertising wiz.)When you | | | | on getting your “picture” (of the |
| create or design something new for your | | | | ultimate point of final accomplishment) more |
| future e.g. a new goal or enterprise, then | | | | and more clear for yourself so that you can |
| you can be assured that there will be ups and | | | | almost touch, smell, see the colours and hear |
| downs.Initially there may be very few, if any | | | | the sounds of all that's around you.3. Set up |
| “flat times” because of all the | | | | physical spaces that fully support your |
| associated novelties and the learning curve. | | | | designed future. Have your home office fitted |
| The excitement and passion may last days, | | | | with tools that really work for you. Have |
| weeks and even months.If your goal or new | | | | simple and clear filing and storage systems |
| enterprise involves a 3 or 5 year plan, then | | | | so there’s a place for everything and |
| chances are that you will experience many | | | | you don’t arrive at a desk each morning |
| highs and lows. We do “know” | | | | with numerous piles of tasks – putting |
| this, yet when the flat times arrive we | | | | you in a ‘space’ of overwhelm |
| behave as though “it should not be that | | | | before you even begin the day. Begin to list |
| way” and lose momentum.Here are some | | | | and start putting together your necessary |
| tips for staying on the road if you are | | | | resources. For example, there is no sense |
| crystal clear that you are using the most | | | | offering hard-copy information to others if |
| effective “vehicle” of your | | | | you do not have sufficient materials at your |
| choice to fulfill specific outcomes.1. Be | | | | finger tips, should many opportunities show |
| very clear and maintain your clarity of | | | | up all at once. Create email or hard-copy |
| purpose for wanting to accomplish your goal | | | | templates for standard replies to common |
| intended outcome.Have at hand a minimum of | | | | requests.4. Learn to control and manage the |
| five terrific reasons for why you “have | | | | 'little voice' in your head. Thank it for |
| to” and absolutely “must” | | | | sharing. Create an imaginary buddy for this |
| accomplish your chosen goal. Continue to | | | | ‘voice’, a buddy who tells you |
| update that list and occasionally rewrite the | | | | something to encourage and empower. You can |
| list. Over time your initial reasons may lose | | | | even “tap” on your negative |
| their spur quality.2. Create an environment | | | | self-talk to gradually peel away the |
| that consistently reminds you of your | | | | “onion-layers”! (See Chart your |
| original purpose and of your intended, | | | | progress and have your chart(s) on display. |
| ultimate outcome.The following are a few | | | | Know that you are moving and that you have |
| basic ideas for this:Surround yourself with | | | | made progress. Set specific milestones at |
| physical displays such as computer | | | | preset dates that you can celebrate along the |
| screen-savers, wall boards, a piece of | | | | way.A wide angled view of success is: being |
| jewellery, markers/images in your diary, a | | | | fulfilled, self-expressed, authentic and |
| house/garden plant that you watch grow as | | | | joyful. You cannot experience these without |
| your enterprise does.Choose with whom you | | | | 100% congruence between you and your |
| spend most time and use regular meetings or | | | | environment. Your environment either calls |
| calls with a buddy, coach, mentor or | | | | forth your authentic-self or keeps you locked |
| supportive partner.The more people you tell | | | | in a cycle of frustration. |