Oprah Winfrey:
fired from her television reporting job as “not suitable for
television.”
The Beatles:
told by a record company that they have “no future in show
business”.
Answer the following questions:
Have you had any failures in the last years?
What did you learn from it?
What was the positive you got out of it?
Chapter 11: Get comfortable with change and chaos!
“Be willing to be uncomfortable. Be comfortable being uncomfortable. It may
get tough, but it’s a small price to pay for living a dream.”
Peter McWilliams
The way to success goes through change and chaos. For personal growth you
have to be in a constant state of feeling slightly uncomfortable.
Get into the
habit of doing things that others don’t want to do.
You have to choose to do
what needs to be done regardless of the inconvenience! That means: to forgive
instead of holding a grudge, to go the extra mile instead of saying it can’t be
done; to take 100% of the responsibility for your behavior instead of blaming
others.
Most of us think that to change our lives we have to make huge changes, and
then we get overwhelmed by the hugeness of the task and end up not doing
anything, and get stuck with our old habits. The answer is: baby steps! Start
changing small things which don’t require a big effort and those small changes
will eventually lead to bigger changes.
Start changing your way to get to work, the restaurant you’re having lunch at, or
meet new people.
Action Steps:
1) Do something that makes you feel slightly uncomfortable every day.
2) What will you change tomorrow? Your daily routine? Exercise? Eat
healthier?
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