You feel the PRESSURE of success everyday. Your life is filled with stress and worry. Doubt and fear drive the majority of your actions. Tired of it yet?
Me too...so today's message is about turning that PRESSURE into PROGRESS. For years I had a "zero defect" or an "all or nothing" personality and outlook. I sought to do things and or produce results from a framework of PERFECTION. Studies show that in today's world...many people suffer from the same framework.
I use the word "suffer" because this perspective brings with it a life of stress, worry, doubt, and fear...success at all costs, through the "Pressure of Perfection".
The challenge of course, is that the longer you live this way the worse...not better, things get. You're tired, beat down, and lack the confidence and certainty to keep "grinding". Your body is broken down and weakened from neglect. Or maybe your relationships with those you love are strained and stressed. Maybe its all of these.
You begin to think that success isn't worth the toll, that maybe life is "good enough", and that your ultimate goals and dreams are just not attainable.
This just isn't true, but it certainly feels like it. So the new framework is to live life through a "Process of Progress".
Meaning that everyday you master tasks that alone don't seem to make that big of a difference...but cumulative, they CREATE daily progress and momentum towards success and fuel a mindset of daily accomplishment and success.
My Coach calls it "hitting singles" everyday. The idea is you hit singles everyday, load bases, and score by hitting continuous singles daily...FOR LIFE! You realize that as long as you keep playing...you win everyday. Let's face it, as long as we're alive...the game doesn't end.
So how do you create these small wins each and everyday? You learn the "Process of Progress" and quit the "Pressure of Perfection" game! You build confidence and certainty in your goals and dreams...and you create them daily!
Have a great day my friends!
Give me a shout, I'm here to help.
Ray Gagnon - The CHAOS Coach
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