MONDAY MORNING WAKE UP CALL

Your Motivation, Inspiration, & Direction for the Week Ahead

Aim HIGH! Welcome to this edition of the Monday Morning Wake-Up Call. I hope that you had a fabulous weekend filled with enjoyment. I once heard someone say, “Shoot low, they are riding Shetlands!” They were talking about our expectations of others. As funny as that sounds, should we expect a low standard of others or – more importantly – ourselves, or should we aim high? Aiming high is the practice of setting high, ambitious goals and being motivated to achieve them. It’s based on the belief that the only barrier between you and success is you: What you believe you can achieve, you will. But if you believe that you will not or cannot achieve it, then you probably won’t! Here’s the challenge: Aiming too high may discourage you if you’re not on track to hit the goal, but not aiming high enough may stop you from growing to your fullest potential. It’s impossible to know how high is too high, but I suggest aiming slightly higher than what seems reasonable and allowing some margin for what you still deem acceptable. I always say that a goal is what you know you can do… with a stretch! The stretch is what makes it a goal. The same applies to your business. Don’t sell yourself short, and don’t create mental barriers that may stop you from realizing your fullest potential. Why aim for moderate success when there’s a possibility that you could be the top agent in your office or even in your community? Wishing you success. Have a great week! Something to Think About I was recently talking to a friend who said that no matter what she tries, she always fails! My advice was to tackle things with a different belief system – try believing that she could do it. Her response was, “If I always fail, how do I convince myself that I can succeed?” On the surface, that’s a valid point. But here’s the question I want you to think about: Do you fail because you believe you will fail? If so, could changing your belief system change your outcome? Try it. You may totally surprise yourself in the best possible way. Weekly Challenge Choose one thing in your life that has been a challenge. Make May the month that you conquer that challenge. Words of Wisdom “Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers, you cannot be successful or happy.” – Norman Vincent Peale “Believe you can, believe you can’t: either way you are right!” – Henry Ford “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” – Albert Schweitzer “Successful people maintain a positive focus in life no matter what is going on around them. They stay focused on their past successes rather than their past failures, and on the next action steps they need to take to get them closer to the fulfillment of their goals rather than all the other distractions that life presents to them.” – Jack Canfield “Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.” – Booker T. Washington