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It’s your CHOICE.<\/h1>\nIt’s your CHOICE.<\/h1>\nSometimes we taste it,<\/p>\n
Sometimes we touch it,<\/p>\n
Sometimes we feel it,<\/p>\n
That intoxicating, yet elusive feeling we experience when we achieve our desired goal, task or dream.<\/p>\n
Each day we are faced with many choices.\u00a0 Some are big and some are small but remember – and this is key<\/strong> – EVERY ONE<\/span><\/em> of these choices is important. Your character is being built, tested and forged by each one you are presented with.<\/p>\n Make a commitment to yourself and choose…but choose wisely.\u00a0 Your success depends on it.<\/strong><\/p>\n These aren’t a magic list that I have pulled out of thin air but choices that SUCCESSFUL people make each and every day… Olympic Athletes, CEO’s, Pastors, Generals and World Leaders.<\/em><\/p>\n 1) Get up early<\/strong> – Stop hitting the snooze button and start your day.\u00a0 Most “noise” starts after 9am so by getting up early you can get the “average” persons day done before they even arrive at work.<\/p>\n 2) Eat Healthy<\/strong> – Find out what works for you and stick to it.\u00a0 Think of food as FUEL, and fill your body with it.\u00a0 Eliminate everything that doesn’t make you “run smoother”.\u00a0 Try lean meats, fresh vegetables, nuts, seeds and a little fruit.\u00a0 It’s that simple and more than enough to keep you running at peak performance.<\/p>\n 3) Risk<\/strong> – When you choose to take a risk you also accept the chance to fail.\u00a0 In making this choice, you learn.\u00a0 If you aren’t choosing to take a risk once in a while you simply aren’t learning.<\/p>\n 4) Add Value<\/strong> – You can do a little or you can do a lot but is what you’re doing actually adding value?\u00a0 Take a second and make the choice that pushes you to add value.\u00a0 If you acknowledge it, you’re adding it.<\/p>\n 5) No Excuses – Ever.<\/strong>\u00a0 “He that is good at making excuses is seldom good at anything else” – Benjamin Franklin – Read this\u00a0 – 3 simple steps to kill the quitter inside<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n 6) Tenacity<\/strong> – It’s not easy to keep going when everyone and everything seems to be against you.\u00a0 Your persistent determination is what sets you apart from those who only wish.\u00a0 Make the choice to keep going when others quit.<\/p>\n 7) Get your rest<\/strong> – You can only do so much on coffee and exercise.\u00a0 Your body needs to shut down.\u00a0 If you can’t get 8 hours a day then figure out how to incorporate a Nap.\u00a0 Winston Churchill said so eloquently\u00a0 – \u201cNature has not intended mankind to work from eight in the morning until midnight without that refreshment of blessed oblivion which, even if it only lasts twenty minutes, is sufficient to renew all the vital forces.\u201d<\/p>\n 8) Purpose<\/strong> – This is what drives you.\u00a0 It fuels your decisions and satisfies your passion.\u00a0 If for some reason you are finding yourself making choices that are leading you away from your purpose STOP IMMEDIATELY<\/strong> and get yourself back in alignment.\u00a0 Every choice you make must be aligned with your purpose on this earth.<\/p>\n 9) Accept yourself<\/strong> – There is no use hoping you’re going to be someone else.\u00a0 Face yourself.\u00a0 This is YOU.\u00a0 Once you choose to accept this undeniable fact then and only then can you work on being the best YOU that you can be.<\/p>\n 10) Self-Discipline<\/strong> – Just do it.\u00a0 The slogan has certainly been well used and for good reason…IT WORKS.\u00a0 If you want to do something make the choice and do it.\u00a0 Discipline yourself – start small and learn how to do it for you.\u00a0 Read this The battle of self-discipline<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n 11) Support<\/strong> – We all need it but few of us allow it into our lives.\u00a0 Choose to allow yourself to be supported.\u00a0 You’re not “Atlas”, you don’t have to carry the weight of the world on your shoulders.<\/p>\n 12) Honesty<\/strong> – It’s easy to tell a white lie.\u00a0 For some, those “white lies” have become a way of life.\u00a0 Make the choice to be impeccable with your words <\/em><\/span><\/a><\/span>and see your influence grow.<\/p>\n 13) Exercise<\/strong> – This isn’t a choice.\u00a0 Simply put, if you’re not choosing to exercise on a daily basis you’re killing yourself.<\/strong>\u00a0 I’m not saying that you have to go run 10k, lift heavy things off the ground or pass out after a killer spin class.\u00a0 What I am saying is, find a way to MOVE your body.\u00a0 “Humans must be able to perform basic maintenance on themselves” – Kelly Starrett<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n 14) Do your best<\/strong> – Personally, I find this to be the most important choice for me each day.\u00a0 I’m constantly training myself to question if “I’m doing my best” when involved in an action.\u00a0 It’s this constant questioning that forces me to push that one ounce further or be that much better than I thought I could be.<\/p>\n 15) Faith<\/strong> – You must believe in yourself and the direction you’ve chosen. If you doubt for a moment it will come back to haunt you.\u00a0 How many times have you NOT followed that “gut instinct” and found yourself in an undesirable outcome?\u00a0 We intuitively know what is right for us.\u00a0 Stick with that choice.<\/p>\n 16) Be Decisive<\/strong> – Out of all the traits that successful people have the ability to be DECISIVE<\/em> consistently ranks as one of the highest.\u00a0 A decisive choice means ACTION, and it means NOW.\u00a0 Leave the waiting to those who can’t pick a flavor of ice cream.\u00a0 Chocolate Chip Mint… Move on.<\/p>\n 17) Ask advice<\/strong> – A mentor, mastermind or confidant needs to be part of your arsenal.\u00a0 The ability to have someone to bounce ideas off of is essential in helping you reach your goals.\u00a0 You aren’t expected to have all the answers and you don’t start out on your path with a detailed road map.\u00a0 The choice to be vulnerable and to ask for advice from a trusted adviser is when your true strength sometimes materializes.<\/p>\n 18) Attitude<\/strong> – Only you can choose how you’re going to start and end your day.\u00a0 You can get out of bed ready to take on the world but then stub your toe while getting into the shower and WHAM… watch out world “Godzilla” is on the move.\u00a0 OR you can choose to condition yourself to keeping your attitude in check.\u00a0 The simple act of breathing for a second (mindfully breathing)<\/em> can prevent you from escalating your attitude into places you don’t want it to go.<\/p>\n 19) Play<\/strong> – Make the choice to fill a portion of your day with play.\u00a0 Define what play means for you and honor this daily.\u00a0 Play can be tasting fine wine, enjoying a new foodie experience, Coaching your child’s sport, 10 min of Solitaire, Picking up the Stratocaster, it doesn’t matter what it is.\u00a0 Just make the choice to put play ahead of a mindless distraction or yet another project on your tic list.<\/p>\n 20) Appreciate<\/strong> – Appreciate what you have and stop choosing to “try to keep up with the Jones”.\u00a0 We’re living in an ever-increasing entitlement society where more, more, more is becoming the norm.\u00a0 You’ve worked hard to accumulate what you have.\u00a0 Enjoy it.\u00a0 Choose to appreciate what you have rather than moving on to the next bright and shiny thing (whatever that thing may be).\u00a0 How about just appreciating YOU.\u00a0 Check out the words of wisdom over at Simple Mindfulness<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n 21) Say NO<\/strong> – Learn this one.\u00a0 You can’t be all things to everyone at all times.\u00a0 It may be a hard choice, but one you must learn if you truly want to be a success and role model for others.<\/p>\n If your week isn’t filled with making the right choices on the above list then get ready to be happy with where you are now.\u00a0 You’re going to stay there for a while.<\/p>\n I want to know what choices you’re making that are driving you towards success.\u00a0 Tell me in the comments below and enlighten me with your top tips.<\/p>\n \u00ab\u2666\u00bb<\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n As always, I welcome all comments and thoughts.<\/i><\/p>\n If you\u2019re finding \u201cThe 365 Effect Blog” interesting then please\u00a0subscribe to the newsletter<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and make sure to\u00a0say hi on Instagram<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and our FaceBook Group<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n Click on any of the links above to be taken there immediately.<\/i><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It’s your CHOICE. Sometimes we taste it, Sometimes we touch it, Sometimes we feel it, SUCCESS. That intoxicating, yet elusive feeling we experience when we achieve our desired goal, task or dream. My question to you is – Are you making the right choices? Each day we are faced with many choices.\u00a0 Some are big […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false},"categories":[50,13,53,5,17,9,6,22,14,12,52,7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nHere are 21 choices you must train yourself to make in order to Succeed.<\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/h2>\n(They’re universal… so YES they do apply to YOU)<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n
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Yes, I’m being BOLD throwing that out there at you!\u00a0 Sometimes it takes BOLD action to move forward and I’m making a choice by writing this to you.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n