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When the Status Quo is Not an Option

NOVEMBER 2011 - ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS ISSUE
 

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When we look in the mirror, it is so easy for us to zero in on our shortcomings: too fat, too short, too slow, too much - not enough! In more ways than we even realize, we let these supposed inadequacies stand in our way of succeeding in life. However, highly successful people often choose to ignore their weaknesses and focus only on their belief that they can. Just a trick on the mind? Not so. This method works in real life.  Confidence is the 'battery' on which successful people run.  

 

In this newsletter I address the question I pose to all adolescents and young adults I work with (and most of my adult clients as well): Is it just as simple as believing that we can do something that we did not necessarily knew we could be good at?

 

As always, please feel free to forward this e-mail to friends, family, and acquaintances but most importantly, please share it with your children.    

 

Sincerely,

 

Roberto Noce, PE, MS, MBA

Founder

Pivotal Changes ~ Life and Business Coaching  

  

 
   
 

Don't Sell Your Shortcomings Short - Charge Yourself Up With Confidence

 

  

Writings on the subject indicate that often the simple act of visualizing where we are heading (while ignoring those little voices inside our heads holding us back) is enough to get us where we want to be. Successful people look around them and grab hold of whatever those in their lives can teach. They can learn patience from spouses and parents, work habits from mentors, and leadership skills from other professionals and role models. This is how they charge their confidence battery. High achievers view these individuals as allies to learn and then ultimately grow from.

 

This approach can allow us to see things from various perspectives, eventually incorporate new ideas into our tool kit of skills and strengths, and finally believe that we can achieve our goals.

 

Let's say you have been working towards becoming your High School's Student Body President. It seemed absolutely unthinkable to be so effective and involved in freshman year when making the adjustment to high school consumed all of your time. However, you spent your sophomore year building your confidence and silencing that little voice that tells you, 'No, you're not ready for this'. Junior year, you took plenty of mental notes as you listened to your friends and heard the complaints and wishes of the student body. By senior year, you are ready to think like a Student Body President because you visualized and focused on your goal. You allowed yourself to glean things from others instead of emphasizing obstacles.

 

Now it's time to put confidence to work. You don't need to be valedictorian or the most popular. What matters is that you saw what you wanted, you worked towards it and now you are ready to take on the challenge - successfully.

 

The Chinese have a saying, "If you are waiting for a roast duck to fly into your mouth, you're going to have to wait a very long time." History is filled with stories of exceptionally accomplished people who had the confidence to go ahead and begin the journey even if they weren't sure of every step along the way. You can do more than you think you can.

 

So now the only question is: When are you going to take the first step?