We are better off focusing on small incremental changes that lead us to our goals than making lists of actions that we inevitably perceive as drudgery & punishment! Change is hard enough without our focus on the End State that does not celebrate the Journey.
If you are tired of the yo-yo cycles that often come from goal setting / lifestyle design, I suggest redirecting your effort toward incremental change is an alternative. While having a long-term direction guides day-to-day activities, focusing on smaller advances toward the objective often delivers quicker and more visible results.
There is nothing wrong with reminiscing, but we have to make sure that we stay focused on what we are doing now and what we are now. Living in the past, whether remembering the good times or trying to forget the bad times can cloud our focus on those things we control – Now!
Many people give advice to Graduates, but Mitch Young’s six recommendations to Forsyth Central’s 2021 class didn’t disappoint.
1) Be Grateful
2) Be Humble
3) Focus on Fulfillment
4) Start Engaging
5) Be Committed to Our Country
6) Have Faith
The next time you hear something that seems to agree with something or someone you already believe (or with which you disagree), take a moment to consider whether you are evaluating the current situation on its merits (or drawing a conclusion based upon other influence).
We would all be better off focusing on making small incremental changes that lead us to our goals than making lists of actions that we perceive as drudgery & punishment! It is no wonder that Change is so difficult when we wax poetic about the joyous End State and fail to focus on (and celebrate) the steps in the Journey.
The most important step to any change is the first one! If you have been frustrated in the past with resolutions unfinished and goals that were never realized. Begin focusing your attention on single, small changes that you can make today that will move you closer toward your desired end state.
Good Lead Magnets have the following characteristics. They are specific, speak to the customer’s Desired End State, immediately consumable, and change our relationship with the customer.
Poor performing Lead Magnets usually often share some of the same problems. They either fail to attract prospects from within your target market or transform those strangers into parties interested in what you have to offer.
Too many of us work (and live) for our vacation time. We treat our jobs as something we have to do in between those occasional moments when we’ve “earned the right” to be away from them. It is little wonder that millions of people work for years like this only to find retirement that they looked to all that time wholly unfulfilling.
