Why would it be important for you to be aware of 6 critical warning signs of failure?
We all know you must fail repeatedly (in the
real world) before you can succeed at anything.
So, if that is the case, it would seem if you’re failing success is
inevitable!
NOT IF YOU ARE LIVING BY THESE 6
WARNING SIGNS!
Why becomes apparent as you
consider each sign.
Sign #1
Your life is one long moan. I hasten to add…not a moan of pleasure! No, I’m talking about the miserable moan that
comes from a person wallowing in malaise.
Malaise is that terrible
condition defined by one dictionary definition as a vague sense of mental or
moral ill-being. Now, tell me that
doesn’t sound miserable!
For purposes of this discussion,
malaise never drives success. It is
always a harbinger of failure.
There is only one way to lift
yourself out of a state of malaise…find your purpose in life. That brings you to…
Sign #2
You have no purpose. You wonder from pillar to post in a zombie-like
state as a result. Nothing is really
that important to you.
Ever see those zombies (Walkers
as they are called) wondering in the TV hit show, The Walking Dead? Not a pretty sight! Do you really want to wander through your
life metaphorically looking and acting like them?
The only way you can ever be all
you can be; do all you ever dreamed; and have all that you truly desire is
through defining a purpose. In other words, you must feel deeply the
reason you exist.
Here are three questions to get
you started toward clearly defining your purpose in life.
·
What kinds of things in your life make you
giddily happy?
·
What makes you cry with absolute joy?
·
What could be one thing out of what you discover
in answering the first two questions that could give you a deeply emotional and
immediate purpose?
Sign #3
You get only temporarily excited
about a new opportunity in your life. It
could otherwise be called “Shiny Object Syndrome.” You never finish anything you start!
Failure is always permanent when
you don’t stick to what you say you’re going to do. Enough said!
Here’s the solution!
You must have emotional
connection to your purpose and the related goals to live that purpose. You can’t stand on the shore of miserable
failure and expect the waves of success to lap at your feet. You must dive in and catch those waves but
taking such a risk requires deep emotional commitment.
You create emotional connection
by intensely visualizing the rewards of success not the pain of paying the
price for that success…not the pain if you fail.
If you keep catching the waves
you can’t fail permanently. Yeah…you’ll
fall off a wave now and then but as long as you catch the next one success is
in your grasp.
Sign #4
You don’t look to the horizon
yearning to see beyond it.
It’s true…too many people see the
horizons in their lives as final destinations.
Of course, that’s assuming they are even moved to make the effort to
reach any horizon!
If you are not constantly
striving toward new horizons, you are caught in the quicksand of mediocrity.
Don’t let your life pass you by
in a total state of mediocrity. Fire up
the boiler of your soul and create some steam of excitement.
You do that by following the
suggestions I gave you under signs 2 and 3.
Sign #5
You see planning your success as
a bigger pain than failing miserably. Oh, really!
Think about this…failing
miserably consumes just as much energy as planning your success. So, why not expend that energy creating a
plan to succeed?
You won’t feel miserable. You will feel exhilarated and fulfilled.
Here are some simple steps for
creating and following a plan:
ü Clearly
define what is driving you forward in your life. Write one or two sentences that captures the
essence of that driving force…call it Your Summary of Purpose.
ü Clearly
define what you see as your direction in life.
Write one or two sentences that captures the essence of your view as you
look to your distant horizons…call it Your View from the Top.
ü Clearly
define what you must do as a person daily to live Your Summary of Purpose and
ultimately realize Your View from the Top.
Write several bullet points that capture the essence of those
actions…call it Your Don’t Stop Do’s.
ü Clearly
define how what you have developed as your essence in the three previous
statements will benefit others. Write
three to five words that capture the essence of those benefits…call it Your
Relevance Ratification.
ü Don’t
stop reviewing the above four steps on at least a weekly basis for the rest of
your life.
Sign #6
You don’t appreciate the power of
deep, personal relationships with other people.
Here’s a scientific point to
confirm why this warning sign will lead you to be a miserable failure. Numerous studies of the human being all
support that we are gregarious as a species.
From the beginning of discernible time this has been true.
What does gregarious mean? Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary’s definition
would include things like: “tending to associate with others of one’s kind;
marked by indicating a liking of companionship; of or relating to a social
group.”
Do you see anything in that
definition that supports trying to succeed through your singular efforts as
being a successful approach?
Even the ancient Chinese
philosopher, Lao Tzu, had something to say on the power of deep personal
relationships. “Go to the people. Live with them, learn from them, love them.”
Those would seem to be the final
words on what you need to do to overcome this warning sign.
Now, go back through this blog post
and review each of the 6 warning signs.
Then, answer the following question.
Which warning sign is your greatest challenge and what will
you do about it?
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you.
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