Choose Yourself for a Stronger Future
This coming week feels like a big one.
This is on top of the everyday struggles.
No matter who you vote for…
"What if you could spend as much time defending and committing to your future as you are dedicating time to talking about, defending positions, beliefs, and voting for one of the candidates?" - Tonya Leigh, School of Self-Image Podcast.
I can’t turn on the TV anymore. I’m tired of the drone of messaging from commercials and pundits. Remember Charlie Brown’s teacher? WAWAWAWA
This isn’t a political message, I promise.
This is a message about focus.
This message is about choosing YOU.
This message is about controlling what you can and letting go of what you can’t.
This message is about committing to yourself, your purpose, and your impact.
Vote for yourself this week!
Be your loudest supporter.
Find the ‘who’s’ to rally on your behalf.
Invest in your victory.
Politicians are asked for a clear vision and the steps to achieving it. What if you applied the same passion and conviction seen in political campaigns to your dreams and aspirations?
I've spent hours thinking about, talking about, and worrying about the election and the country’s future. And I don’t consider myself to be political.
I can vote (and will!), but I cannot control the election’s outcome.
I cannot control the country’s future.
But, I can control my future.
Creating my future requires a consistent focus on:
vision
values
the actions I will take
the impact I want to have.
This requires thought. I call it Superthink time. Journaling is my pathway.
The quality of your thinking comes from the quality of your thoughts. If you are not dedicating time to thinking through your vision, values, actions, and impact, you cannot expect to achieve them.
Superthink time isn't shoved in in-between meetings, during bathroom breaks, or when things slow down. That's one of the biggest blindspots I help my clients to see.
Innovation comes first from thought.
Here are a few prompts to inspire you to think, innovate for yourself, and start championing your future today.
If I focused on one thing that would impact all things, what would it be?
What does EXCELLENCE look like?
When I do less better, I will…
If I raised my capacity to _____, I would become_____?
What is working now that will NOT work in the future when I grow?
What am I tolerating that needs a better process?
If I broke my own glass ceiling, I would…
With that in mind, look ahead to this week and ask…
-What will I START doing?
-What will I STOP doing?
-What will I CONTINUE doing?
Raise the quality of your thoughts, and you will raise the quality of your life.
This week, vote for yourself!
