by Eudora Stridewell on February 9, 2010
Perhaps one of the biggest stumbling blocks in becoming successful is past regrets. Too many times we become so obsessed with all of the times in the past when we were unable to achieve our goals that we believe we are doomed to fail at anything we do.
What actually happens is that we “program” ourselves to fail. We are still living in the past, unable to break away from the “failure chain” that links us to our past selves. So we doom ourselves to repeating the same old mistakes over and over again.
In order to do things differently, we must learn to be different. Our thoughts, actions and attitudes must all be different than they were in the past. And one big way to be different is in the way we percieve our mistakes.
There is no room in the life of a successful person for regret. Regret is a waste. It does nothing to enhance who you are, and, in reality, all it does is feed on you. Regret will bleed you dry emotionally, physically and spiritually.
If you want to be free to achieve your dreams and goals and live your life to it’s fullest potential, you must not allow regret to keep you chained to the past in a prison of “should of’s” and “could of’s”.
One of the best ways to loosen the power that regret has on you is to accept your past mistakes. Allow yourself to be human and realize that, as a human, you will make mistakes, and that’s okay, because that is how you learn.
But now, let’s take it one step further. Not only should you accept your past mistakes – you should embrace them. That's right, be grateful that you are aware of your mistakes.
Why in the world should you do that? Because if you are aware that you have made a mistake, then you are also aware that you need to do something different next time around to be successful.
To every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. So you can look at what you did in the past to achieve the wrong results - and use that as your blueprint for what you need to do to achieve the right results.
So when those past mistakes come to mind, don't get stuck in regret and allow yourself to follow the same path that caused the mistakes in the first place. Instead, embrace those mistakes and use them as a valuable learning tool - the roadmap to success that they actually are.
The author is a Auckland plumber and works on plumbing and he is a big fun of dog and he studies on http://dogstraining.co.nz
by Eudora Stridewell on February 9, 2010
Business Coaching to Create Prosperity
I have noticed a relatively large amount of entrepreneurs here in Sydney since I arrived in May, economic conditions here have been widely commented on as being very fertile for business development and growth, the question I pose then is how are you making the best of your situation and location? Everyone works within certain constraints based on the conditions they have accepted in their life, for some that means a geographic location based on family reasons for example, what are the conditions you have taken? Also are they cast in place or can you shift and change any of the constraints that have been surrounding you?
Most people accept constraints in their lives that realistically have little if any real reason or value for being present, a strong suggestion would be to work out what the various things are that you feel limit your growth businesswise. Having worked these out take further time to work through the numerous other factors present within your life that restrain you to a set location. When you have obtained this list of restraints and factors you have the ability to begin looking at the validit they have, plus how strongly they are fixed and what you might do to mitigate or remove them completely. You might find that once you have taken a closer look that a lot of what you had accepted was given more weight than it should have. As you navigate your way through the various factors locating things where you might be able to make alterations or even remove constraints possibly make special note of al the factors and alterations that potentially you could make, ad I really do mean potentially. Almost everything has potential when looking at solutions, some things seem easier than others, or seem to require less alteration to you life than others, regardless of that some which have potentially huge upheaval have merit. This is an area where a good Business coach can yield great value. Working through all of the various factors and solutions with a Business Coach opens a wealth of other factors you likely failed to see, this is due to the different viewpoint and alternate objectivity the Business Coach can get. Alongside this your Business Coach can work with you through the numerous alterations and solutions evaluating the differing complexity levels, then they can assist you with creating more innovative solutions to mitigate your restraints. During the time I have been in Sydney Business Coaching I have aided various entrepreneurs through a number of these kind of issues, all with the same result, the clients achieving much better solutions to issues that restricted them plus becoming able to speed onward to success much faster and more efficiently. Of course having strong economic conditions in Sydney Business Coaching here brings strong results with greater effects that many people would believe difficult to attain in other locations, that said good results are there for the taking by anyone at any time and in any place regardless of what might be going on with economic conditions. Wherever you are can be the most prosperous place for you, and if you do feel that you are disadvantaged in your current location then talk with a good Business Coach about your options and how you can leverage your situation and business.
Historically tough economic conditions create more wealth for those seeking success than any other time or market condition. If you have determined that you are going to create success in your life and desire to accelerate the achievement of it then engaging a good Business Coach has great value to you. If you require a Business Coach in Sydney or are further afield and happy to get your Business Coaching done via Skype then click here to contact me for more information and book your sessions.
