Mindset Masterclass: 80% of success in life is showing up

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Woody Allen once said that “80% of success in life is showing up.”

Now, you might not like Mr Allen as a person, and you can quibble about the percentage value, but it’s hard to argue with the concept.

We have to show up to class, show up for the interview, or show up to work, to even have the chance to succeed. If we don’t show up, we already failed.

But I think the real power in this quote comes when we take it deeper. When we realize it isn’t just about physically showing up somewhere, although that is certainly important. Continue reading →

The Way Of The Habit Ninja

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habit-ninja-Pac-Man-CharacterEnlightened thinkers throughout history tell us of the power of habit.

Aristotle’s thoughts were summarized to perfection by Will Durant who said “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act but a habit.”

International motivational speaker, Brian Tracy, tells us that “Successful people are simply those with success habits.”

The right habit then can accelerate us along the tracks to success, while the wrong habit can derail or sidetrack us into harmful addiction or unthinking laziness.  I wish I’d learned to harness them much earlier in life and they will be going on THE list of things I’ll teach to my own kid.

Today I’ll describe how I learned to create a new habit in less than a week. Although it took almost six whole months of trial and error – mostly error, before I figured it out. And it all started with trying to create one simple new habit.

One piddling, measly, wafer-thin, new habit.  Continue reading →