Develop A 3D Action Plan
The only limit you have is the belief you have one.
In 1906 football changed. The forward pass was legalized, but no one adopted the strategy. They clung to their traditional running and kicking. However, St. Louis University practiced the new play and implemented it. They outscored their opponents 402 to 11 that year and changed the game ever since. Like the University of St. Louis, we too, need to drive ourselves to embrace our future possibilities.
If you are going to empower your performance, you must drive yourself more so than anyone else. You can’t wait for someone, or something to motivate you…that is your responsibility. You will never be who you want to be tomorrow if you don’t start being who you want to be today.
“You will never be who you want to be tomorrow if you don’t start being who you want to be today.”
Georges Clemenceau said, “A man who has to be convinced to act before he acts is not a man of action.” Motivation happens when you do something motivational. If you wait for a feeling to hit you before you act, you may be waiting forever. We can’t wait for the “feeling” in order to act; we must act our way into “feeling.” When we step out and begin to do the things that will better us we will begin to get motivation.
You need to develop a 3D Action…
1) Get Disciplined
The more you use your willpower to change your outcome the more it will affect every area of your life for the good. But you will never develop strong willpower to overcome bad habits unless you start using some willpower. You don’t have to start big. Start small and work your way up.
* This is an amazing book by Charles Duhigg called The Power of Habit. It’s about creating discipline through habits, it’s a must read…get a copy here…
2) Get Determined
When faced with obstacles and problems, many people are quick to give up. But to reach your destiny, you will always have to fight through setbacks and unforeseen challenges. Resistance is not a bad sign. It is actually a sign you are on the right path. Shake off the dust and get back up.
3) Get Decisive
It is very difficult to be decisive when we are preoccupied with trying to figure out every reaction to our actions before we make a move. I am not saying we should act hastily, but most of us make excuses to talk ourselves out of acting at all. We get distracted by the details.
*Here’s another great resource about making decisions called Decisive. I highly suggest it as well…get a copy here.
