Morning Motivator - Why Are You Punishing Yourself?

"I have come to conclusion that if you haven't made any mistakes lately, you must be doing something wrong."
- Dr. Susan Jeffers, Ph.D.

I have been reading the book, "Feel the fear and do it anyway!" by Susan Jeffers, Ph.D. which was recommended to me. In a portion of the book, Dr. Jeffers discusses the idea of a "NO WIN decision making process." As I reviewed it, I wondered how many people put them self in "No Win" situations...

As defined in her book, a "no win" decision is one that PARALYZES you as you try to PREDICT the future, CREATES anxiety as you process the info and keeps you WONDERING if it could have been done better if it doesn't work out. How many people face these scenarios daily? How many times have you seen (or EXPERIENCED) an inability to make a choice out of FEAR?

Let me ask you... What do you have to LOSE? What is the WORST that can come from a POOR or INCORRECT decision? Seriously. Very few of us work in life and death situations... And even then, RARELY, does YOUR decision serve as the SOLE factor in the outcome.

2 DEGREE SUCCESS STEP:
I, like most others, don't want to make the WRONG decision or FAIL. I don't want to FEEL the pain, embarrassment or anxiety.

Yet, how many TOP ACHIEVERS do NOT fail daily?

Reality is... The most SUCCESSFUL people in this world have decided that "failure" is just a part of GROWTH. They look forward to the CHALLENGE and embrace a "missed chance" by knowing they are beating the "other guy" simply because they are taking ACTION...

Stop punishing yourself... "Failures" are nothing more than corrective reminders that keep you FOCUSED on the best next action!

Cheers,
Zach

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