BE THE BEST
LIFELONG PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE COMMITMENT TO PERSONAL EXCELLENCE REQUIRE TREMENDOUS DEDICATION, DISCIPLINE, AND WILLPOWER. THE GREATEST PAYOFF IS THAT EVERY TIME YOU LEARN AND APPLY SOMETHING NEW, YOUR BRAIN RELEASES ENDORPHINS, WHICH MAKE YOU FEEL HAPPIER AND MORE EXCITED ABOUT YOUR FUTURE.
EVERY TIME YOU LEARN AND APPLY SOMETHING NEW, YOU WILL HAE A GREATER SENSE OF PERSONAL POWER. YOUR SELF-ESTEEM, SELF-RESPECT, AND PERSONAL PRIDE WILL INCREASE. YOU WILL FEEL VERY MUCH IN CONTROL OF YOUR EARNING ABILITY, WHICH ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PARTS OF YOUR LIFE.
IN THE NEXT CHAPTER, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF COURAGE, OF OVERCOMING THE FEARS AND DOUBTS THAT HOLD MOST PEOPLE BACK. IT IS OFTEN THE CASE THAT WE KNOW WHAT WE NEED TO DO, BUT WE LACK THE CAURAGE TO TAKE THE RISKS THAT ACCOMPANY TRYING ANYTHING NEW. INSTEAD, WE MAKE EXCUSES FOR INACTION.
ACTION EXERCISES
* MAKE A DECISION TODAY TO INVEST IN YOURSELF AND GETTIN BETTER, AS IF YOUR FUTURE DEPENDS ON IT - BECAUSE IT DOES.
* IDENTIFY THE MOST IMPORTANT SKILLS YOU HAVE THAT DETERMINE THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF RESULTS YOU GET AT YOUR WORK, AND MAKE A PLAN TO GET BETTER IN EACH ONE.
* IF YOU COULD WAVE A MAGIC WAND AND BECOME ABSOLUTELY EXCELLENT IN ANY ONE SKILL, WHICH ONE SKILL WOULD HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT ON YOUR EARNING ABILITY? WHATEVER YOUR ANSWER, SET THAT SKILL AS A GOAL, MAKE A PLAN, AND WORK ON IT EVERY DAY.
* SET EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE IN YOUR WORK AS A GOAL, AND THEN DETERMINE EXACTLY WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO DO EVERY DAY TO JOIN THE TOP 20 PERCENT OR BETTER IN YOUR FIELD.
* LOOK AHEAD THREE TO FIVE YEARS AND DETERMINE THE NEW KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS YOU WILL NEED IN ORDER TO LEAD YOUR FIELD IN THE FUTURE. THEN START ACQUIRING THEM TODAY.
* SELECT THE TOP PERSON IN YOUR FIELD, THE ONE YOU ADMIRE MOST, AND USE HIM OR HER AS A ROLE MODEL FOR YOUR OWN DEVELOPMENT.
* COMMIT YOURSELF TODAY TO LIFELONG LEARNING, AND NEVER LET A DAY GO WITHOUT GETTING BETTER IN SOME AREA.
*TAKE OUT A SHEET OF PAPER AND WRITE OUTYOUR ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS.
1. NAME THREE PEOPLE, LIVING OR DEAD, WHO YOU MOST ADMIRE AND DESCRIBE, ONE QUALITY OF EACH OF THEM THAT YOU RESPECT.
2. DETERMINE THE MOST IMPORTANT VIRTUE OR QUALITY IN YOUR LIFE THAT YOU STRIVE THE MOST TO PRACTICE OR EMULATE.
3. IDENTIFY THOSE SITUATIONS IN WHICH YOU FEEL THE MOST CONFIDENT, IN WHICH YOU FEEL LIKE THE VERY BEST PERSON YOU COULD POSSIBLY BE.
4. WHAT SITUATIONS GIVE YOU YOUR GREATEST FEELINGS OF SELF-ESTEEM AND PERSONAL WORTH?
5. IF YOU WERE ALREADY AN EXCELLENT PERSON IN EVERY RESPECT, HOW WOULD YOU BEHAVE DIFFERENTLY FROM TODAY ONWARD?
6. WHAT ONE QUALITY WOULD YOU LIKE PEOPLE TO THINK OF WHEN YOUR NAME IS MENTIONED, AND WHAT COULD YOU DO TO ENSURE THIS HAPPEN?
7. IN WHAT ONE AREA DO YOU NEED TO BE MORE TRUTHFUL PRACTICE HIGHER LEVELS OF INTREGRITY THAN YOU DO TODAY?
