Making A Lasting Change

Learning any new behavior or skill begins with awareness. Yet knowing, and even openly admitting, we have a deficit will never improve it. Self-development is a combination of awareness, action, and discipline. Once you have decided you want to enhance yourself or your performance, consider the following:

• What do you want to change and how?

• What actions or training can you take to change it?

• What will your practice or discipline be to reinforce the new skills or behavior?

Keep in mind that most change comes with some form of resistance. Before you give up on your practice think about pushing through it. Learning new skills and productive behaviors improve our quality of work, helps reduce stress and generally enhances our personal satisfaction. Well worth the effort!

Nine Things Successful People Do Differently

Why have you been so successful in reaching some of your goals, but not others? If you aren’t sure, you are far from alone in your confusion. It turns out that even brilliant, highly accomplished people are pretty lousy when it comes to understanding why they succeed or fail. The intuitive answer — that you are born predisposed to certain talents and lacking in others — is really just one small piece of the puzzle. In fact, decades of research on achievement suggests that successful people reach their goals not simply because of who they are, but more often because of what they do.

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By: Heidi Grant
Published by: The Harvard Business Review

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