Testing yourself

"Testing oneself is best done alone." 

If you do not make time to evaluate yourself you may end up spending weeks, months or years being false to yourself and those around you. You need to develop methods of measuring your internal intentions with actual results. 

If you have a vision or a dream that you desire to for-fill and it only remains an internal picture then you need to ask yourself a few hard and serious questions. If you don't question yourself then you will not have the opportunity to answer yourself so that you may bring about the necessary changes. Here are a few questions that you may like to ask yourself. 

1. What needs to be done in-order to make sure that my character has the capacity to stand up to the size of vision that I have within me? 
2. Who can I passionately make my vision or dream alive to investors or dream builders?
3. What can you do to draw out the contents of my dream and make it a reality? 

Pro 20:4-6 AMP  The sluggard does not plow when winter sets in; therefore he begs in harvest and has nothing.  (5)  Counsel in the heart of man is like water in a deep well, but a man of understanding draws it out. [Prov. 18:4.]  (6)  Many a man proclaims his own loving-kindness and goodness, but a faithful man who can find?

Those who make time to inspect themselves with true scales are those who have the opportunity to make important decisions  that will enable them to be more fruitful than they have been up to know

 

Create a legacy

Create a legacy 

In 1644 a child was born. He lived to be 93, he taught himself a trade and worked in excellence, he just had basic and primitive tools, but every day he focused on establishing very high standards for his product, he made sure that he was creating a personal standard of excellence for his craft 

Today this mans craft is on high demand even after more than 300 years have gone buy. This legends name is Antonio Stradivari – every expert knows that he violins are on the wanted list and they sell for extravagant prices  

Learn to transform your product into a product that stands out and you will move onto the wanted list, do allow your limitations to dictate your future every person can improve there product (service or skill), all you need is create your own personal standard and make sure that you find a way to execute your work in a spirit of excellence 

Remember you cannot change what you refuse to confront.

1% better in a 100 ways

1% better in 100 ways 

"It is hard to be 100% better than your competition, but you can be 1% better in a 100 ways - Rick Melman 

• I will do more than belong, I will participate 
• I will do more than care, I will help
• I will do more than believe, I will practice 
• I will do more than be fair, I will be kind 
• I will do more than forgive, I will forget 
• I will do more than dream, I will work 
  
• 1 will do more than teach, I will inspire 
• I will do more than earn, I will enrich 
• I will do more than give, I will serve 
• I will do more than live, I will grow 
• I will do more than suffer, I will triumph

Today matters; as you shape your today, you will be blessed with a richer tomorrow - your tomorrows are waiting for you to take hold of the today's and move the boundaries of the "I cannot" into "I have found a way forward." 

Everybody is aiming at the 100% target, but if you add that extra percentage daily in a 100 different ways, as time goes by you would have move from success to significance (brilliance) 

  

Making today matter

A mark of brilliance 

Tomorrow is the only day in the year that appeals to the lazy, the doubtful, the double-minded or fearful personas a good time to do what needs to be done.”- Martin van der Merwe – 

As a leader you need to gain momentum in order to go beyond the mainstream called average. You have it in you to prevail beyond producing what the masses produce, and as you stretch yourself in the direction of excellence you will end up leaving a mark of brilliance behind you. 

"Successful people are successful because they form the habits of doing those things that failures don't like to do." ~ Albert Gray

Remember that your habits are on autopilot, so if you dislike your daily results then you need to reprogram your habits (reset the auto pilot)  

Overcome befriending "yesterdays standards" and pursue a "brilliant tomorrow" be consistent. As a leader you know that average is not the way forward.  

Words - words - words

Words - words -words

1. Are you a person of many words and little action?
2. Is your mind and heart taking account of all the words that float around in you and do you have a reliable personality that does not permit procrastination?

The difference between extraordinary people and ordinary people is the little “extra” that extraordinary people do more than normal people. And you are no different than the great people out there.

If you trained yourself to be a steward of your thoughts and your spoken word(s) then you will start to see that your inner vision will start to get external structure, you need to take what you are saying seriously and as you find ways to overcome procrastinating your words and thoughts you will become overly successful.

Consider doing the following daily:

1. Attitude: I will display the right outlook daily.

2. Priorities: I will act on the things most important to me daily.

3. Meditating: I will practice good thoughts daily.

4. Commitment: I will make and keep proper promises daily.

5. Faith: I will deepen and live out my faith daily.

6. Relationships: I will initiate and invest in solid relationships daily.

7. Values: I will embrace good standards daily.

Consistency

Consistency

Consistency is a character trait that everyone can work at, people who have disciplined themselves, who have worked wisely and who have consistently applied excellence to their day - to - day work load  will always over time move from success to success and from great to greatness. Consistency that is applied through the habit of excellence will bring stability, clarity, reliability and it will give you endurance to face every day with an energetic approach. Consistency passionately applied will cause  mediocrity  to be non - existent, the excellence that you apply continuously will cause you to stand out in the crowd, remember you must endure to prevail, many people start of with consistency but as time goes by they altar their values, make excuses, look for shortcuts and end up surrendering to average. If you want to move "fast forward on purpose" work daily on being consistent and work at those things that will guarantee success.

Those who make today matter will enjoy the blessings of a great tomorrow.  

        

Do not lose your enthusiasm

It is easy to get excited when and to suffer from enthusiasm overload when everything is going your way.

You may have to fight a battle more than once to win, many are those who gave up the first time round and few are those who refuse to let the current outcome determine their fate, it takes a deeper commitment to get your soul to back you in the next round of the battle.

Just take a moment to read this story about Diana Nyad and to think deeply about her enthusiasm and her positive attitude.

Florida - Diana Nyad has become the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without the help of a shark cage.

The 64-year-old Nyad stepped ashore in Key West on Monday just before 14:00 EDT, about 53 hours after she began her swim in Havana on Saturday.

As she approached the shore, spectators surrounded her in the water, taking pictures and cheering her on.

She swam within a couple dozen feet of the beach and walked on to dry land. She looked dazed and sunburned.

It was Nyad's fifth try to complete the approximately 110-mile swim. She tried three times in 2011 and 2012. She had also tried in 1978.

Her last attempt was cut short amid boat trouble, storms, unfavourable currents and jellyfish stings that left her face puffy and swollen.

I do not know what your setbacks are but I know if you get your act together and regain your enthusiasm that you will be able to move forward.

As for me I find my strength in Christ, He is the one who always teaches me that I can because He is with me, but I still need to convert the fears and doubts in my mind by responding in faith with enthusiasm and passion .    

Remember fear rules those who surrender to it, you do not have to become another statistic that has to bear the liable called "failure"    

Your soul needs traction

Your soul needs traction, it is your duty to deal with the coward mentality, if you do not instruct your mind and take on the challenges you will remain the product of where your mind currently lingers, where you linger is what you end up producing.

Boldness coupled with wise action gives you the traction to scale the walls of impossibilities and to accomplish that which seemed unobtainable.

Remember you can not change what you are not willing to confront.

Confronting your fears or doubts is an on going action and your mind plays a major roll in the actions that are required from you.

 

 

Let us take a look at the Seven Cs of Success (by Tom Morris)

                1. A clear CONCEPTION of what we want, a vivid vision, a goal clearly imagined.

                2.  A strong CONFIDENCE that we can attain the goal.

                3.  A focus CONCENTRATION on what it takes to reach the goal.

                4.  A stubborn CONSISTENCY in pursuing our vision.

                5.  And emotional COMMITMENT to the importance of what we are doing.

                6.  A good CHARACTER to guide us and keep us on the proper course.

                7. A CAPACITY to enjoy the process along the way.

My special tip; My life in Christ has transformed me from fearful to courageous, I have scaled the walls of impossibility and achieved greatness because of His presence in my life.  

“If I don’t like my today, I need to look into the mirror because I shaped it yesterday.”

For those who choose to move forward rapidly in life's unending challenges; you will not experience a pain free transition, but there is even a greater pain in life and that is staying behind.

Leaders will always be drawn to take up the challenge of advancing rapidly, just like Jesus 12 disciples who where caught up in a storm, the challenge was equal for all the men in the boat, but when Peter saw Christ walking on the water his focus changed from surviving the storm to walking on the water with Christ.

What are you challenged with today, you can allow the storm to hold you down or you can seek to do something that challenges your character

Friends there is a battle inside every living being, we contend with ourselves, we battle with the words of our critics and we are challenged with the content of our dreams, these facts will be there to tease you and even to mock you, but we need to put these opposing voices under our feet, you have to face that desire to conquer and you need to be elevated with courage. You need to know where you find your strength and you need to lean on the place of your strength (In my case the core of my strength is in Christ).

We can not cower behind excuses, but once you have decided to move forward you can no longer be drawn to your rear-view mirror, you must focus on what lies ahead a grow in character so that you can take on the unfamiliar, remember we do not like to be tested by that which is unfamiliar to us, we would rather take on an challenge that we have already conquered, so make up your mind and move on until you have reached the top step of your desired outcome.