Do Your Homework!

Pat Riley, the infamous basketball coach, has often said, “If you’re not getting better at something, you’re getting worse”.   However good you are at something today your knowledge and skill are becoming obsolete at a rapid rate.  Just as you can build your physical muscles through physical exercise, you can build mental muscles with mental exercise.

Continuous learning is the minimum requirement for success in any field.  Refuse to allow a weakness or lack of ability in any area to hold you back.  Everything in business can be learned, and what others have learned, you can learn as well.  Dedicate yourself to becoming one of the most knowledgeable and competent people in your field.  There are many ways you can do this:

Read in your field for at least an hour every day.  Take every course and seminar available on key skills that can help you.  Attend the conventions in your profession or occupation.   Purchase audio recordings or listen to podcasts.  The greater your knowledge becomes the more confident and motivated you’ll feel.  The greater your confidence, the more capable you’ll be of achieving much more in your field.

Become a lifelong student of your craft.  School will always continue for the ambitious professional. 

What are the key skills that can help you most in achieving better and faster results?  What are the core competencies that you’ll need to have in the future to be a LEADER in your field?  Whatever they are, set a goal, make a plan, and begin developing and increasing your ability in those areas.  Resolve to be the best in your field.  The best at what you do.

MOTIVATE Yourself To ACTION!!

MOTIVATE Yourself To ACTION!!


To perform at your best, you must become your own personal cheerleader. You must develop a routine of coaching yourself and encouraging yourself to play at the top of your game.

The majority of your emotions, positive or negative, are determined by how you coach or speak to yourself on a daily basis. It is not what happens to you but the way you interpret things that determines how you feel, and thus your experience. It is your version of events that largely determines whether they motivate or demotivate you, whether they energize or deflate you.

When you continually visualize your goals and ideals and coach yourself in a positive way, you’ll feel more focused and energized. You’ll be more confident and creative. You’ll experience a greater sense of control and personal power.

GOING FORWARD—What can I do to improve?

Control your thoughts. Remember, you become what you think about most of the time. Be sure that you are thinking and speaking of the goals you want rather than the things you don’t want.

Keep your mind positive by accepting complete responsibility for yourself and for everything that happens to you. Refuse to criticize or blame others. Resolve to make progress rather than excuses. Keep your thoughts and your energy focused forward, on the things you can do to improve your life, and let the rest go.