As we set goals and achieve them, there is such an
importance of enjoying the fruits that you worked so hard for. Instead of immediately
chasing the next goal and never being satisfied with what you have, perhaps you
have learned to stop for a moment and be thankful for all you have achieved and
earned. As much as I preach this concept of working and then stopping to enjoy,
there is also another extreme; the extreme of setting goals, achieving and
stopping to enjoy and never starting again.
Yes, you should stop to enjoy what you earned, but don’t
retreat altogether from setting more goals and moving up toward more life
fulfillment. If you moved up in life and loved it, imagine if you moved up
again. The reality is people get very comfortable in their lives. Once comfort
sets in, the mind tricks us into thinking that we are alright. That we have
made it or that we are done. The truth is, to find even more fulfillment, even
more happiness you have to break out of your comfort zone and push yourself a
little more.
If you have a dream, go for it. Baby steps each and every
day will lead you toward that goal. Once we get comfortable with our lives our
fulfillment stays stagnant and will eventually dry up. If you are getting
comfortable with your life, you are about to hit a plateau. If you are comfortable
in your life, you have hit the plateau. Keep your life passionate. Passion
comes from opening your mind to new aspects in life.
In order to open your mind up to new aspects in life you
have to realize that you are much more capable than you ever thought. Push
yourself to the next level. If you don’t think you can reach a goal, I challenge
you to write out the goal and all the baby steps it will take to get there; each
individual baby step. This month start with baby step 1. Taking one small baby
step toward this particular goal of yours is more than you have ever done.
Fight the desire to stay comfortable and stagnant and go one more step.
In your business, push for more. You might not be staffed,
but push for more clients. Once you get the clients you will hire more, do
more, and make more. In your business, market more. Don’t find excuses as to
why you can’t market more, just do it. Your business will thrive. In your
business, follow-up more, set more expectations, believe that your business can
get to the next level. Push through this plateau to the next level by saying “More,
More, More.”
In your personal life, push for more. You might think you
can’t take a leap toward a lifelong goal, take it anyway. Once you make the
leap you will do everything in your power to make it work if it was truly something
you wanted. In your life, market yourself more. Don’t find excuses as to why
you are not a good fit for something or why you can’t take control of a certain
aspect to your life, just do it. Put yourself out there. You will thrive as a
person when you do things that you thought you did not have the ability to do.
Confidence will soar and your belief in who you really are will increase your
self-worth. In your personal life, follow up more. Write down why you started
projects and goals and when you find yourself discouraged, follow up and read
what you wrote about why you began. Reach out to supports and ask for
encouragement. If you have delegated out tasks in your life, follow up to make
sure that others are staying on top of the assignments you gave them so that
you know the progress of your goals. Push through this plateau to the next
level by saying “More, More, More.”
This week’s challenge: What is one aspect to your personal
and one aspect to your professional life in which you can bring things to the
next level?
Dr. Jaime Kulaga is a Certified Life Coach, Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Motivational Speaker. She is the author of the upcoming book "The SuperWoman's Guide to Super Fulfillment: Step-by-Step Strategies to Create Work-Life Balance," to be published in March 2015. She is the inspirational founder of the nationally known SuperWoman Workshops. Dr. Kulaga has been featured internationally for her expertise in Work-Life Balance. http://www.mindfulrehab.com
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