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Comfort Zones – A Different View

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A Different View on Comfort Zones

We often think of comfort zones, and more specifically getting out of them, as something that we do to grow. We see it as something difficult and challenging, as if we’re not quite up to the change we want to make and that it will somehow make us feel worse before we feel better.

For example, taking up a regular fitness routine when the most you’ve done recently is the school “run” or maybe you want to improve your public speaking, but, frankly, you’re scared to speak up in a small group, leave alone a roomful of strangers.

But these are examples of stretches outside of your comfort zone, which, although the overall outcome is expected to be positive, the initial steps are scary, difficult or even menacing.

Today’s post is about looking at comfort zones in a different way. I want to consider other times when we stretch outside our comfort zones, which, superficially at least, are anything but scary, difficult or menacing. [Read more…] about Comfort Zones – A Different View

Here’s Why Joining Challenges Is Good For You!

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Here’s Why Joining Challenges Is Good For You

The Cambridge dictionary defines a “challenge” as:

“(the situation of being faced with) something that needs great mental or physical effort in order to be done successfully and therefore tests a person’s ability.”

Or put in much plainer terms it’s simply a difficult job!

The strong-minded rise to the challenge of their goals and dreams. The weak-minded become haters.
Steve Maraboli

And that’s the problem.

When you’re faced with a difficult job, something that’s going to take an effort, physical or mental, it’s going to test your abilities on many levels. [Read more…] about Here’s Why Joining Challenges Is Good For You!

7 Reasons You Should Do The Hard Stuff First

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7 Reasons You Should Do The Hard Stuff First

How often have you delayed starting a task because you’re basically fearful? That fear can be tangible even if you can’t quite put a name or reason to it. So in today’s post I’m going to attempt to articulate some of those fears and encourage you to do the hard stuff first anyway!

It Gets The Hard Task Off Your To Do List

Let’s start with some common fears: maybe you’re afraid it’s going to take up too much time, afraid you might not be able to do it or maybe it’s just an overwhelming fear of getting started.

I’ve experienced this many, many times. But the irony is that once I start, the task is usually quicker and/or easier than I expected it to be. But let’s break those three thoughts above down a bit further: [Read more…] about 7 Reasons You Should Do The Hard Stuff First

My Self-Sabotaging Behaviours

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My Self-Sabotaging Behaviours – Do You Recognise Any of These Too?

Today I’m going to talk about my self-sabotaging behaviours and specifically my personal experiences with self-sabotage which are many and varied.

If, like me you have a desire to achieve more in your life by setting goals for the things you want to have, do and be, but then you fail to achieve some or all of the things you know in your heart you’re capable of, then you will probably recognise some of these self-sabotage tactics at work in your life too.

Of course, I don’t have all the answers (if I did, I wouldn’t be writing this blog post!) but I hope that by surfacing my own self-sabotage demons that it will help you identify where and how you could be self-sabotaging and then come up with a plan that will help you move forward. [Read more…] about My Self-Sabotaging Behaviours

Align Your Actions With Your Goals and Values

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Align Your Actions With Your Goals and Values

To achieve any goal, you must take action, but not just any action, your actions must align with your goals and values. It sounds easy and obvious, but for a lot of people taking the right actions is difficult, especially with there being so many distractions to contend with.

But let’s break this down further because the title suggests that there are two angles to this discussion – your goals and your values.

Let’s start with values.

What Are Personal Values?

Before you can even decide if your actions align with your goals and values, you need to know what your values are, but very few of us actually articulate our values. Instead we have a vague understanding that some actions feel right and other actions just feel a bit off. [Read more…] about Align Your Actions With Your Goals and Values

Why You Need To Finish What You Start

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Why You Need To Finish What You Start

Finishing has never been one of my strongest personal characteristics. In fact, on a lot of personality-type tests, I score quite low in the “finisher-completer” category.

But whilst knowing this can be quite off-putting, it’s actually served me well to know that finishing isn’t one of my strengths. Being made acutely aware of this “fault”, I now actively monitor my outputs to make sure that I’m not routinely falling just short of the finish line.

Of course, that doesn’t mean that I’m 100% disciplined in this area. In fact, there are times when I fall back into my natural ways, taking on more than I can effectively handle at any one time and then failing to deliver outputs in a consistent manner.

It’s not a great place to be, but the good thing is that awareness soon catches up with me and when it does, I immediately get back into a “finisher mindset” and start chugging through my tasks to bring them to completion.

You see the thing is that it’s kind of obvious, but in order to get anywhere in life, you have to make a point of finishing what you start and then getting it out there. [Read more…] about Why You Need To Finish What You Start