Roeboater Thoughts

When we are successful on purpose we can replicate it. We know how it happened or at least some of the ingredients to the recipe of success. When success happens by design, it's a beautiful thing. When we design, stay true & execute a game plan it really is a wonderful thing to be celebrated. Not just celebrating the end result, but also celebrating the ground work that was laid that helped create that end result.  Life By Design is something that we have all heard at least once or twice. We cannot design it all by any means, but we can set forth a vision of what we would like right? With that we also must lay our a plan to get there though as well and that can be tougher, but it is the key to the success. Shooting from the hip isn't a game plan for achieving goals, whatever they are.  If it's important to you, it is important to set aside the time to plan, really plan, vet & dial in a plan of action to achieve your goals both BIG & small.

  Opportunity...opportunity who? Opportunity that just knocked twice; you better open up the door.  Sometimes I think there is a fear of success that can outweigh the fear of failure. We can see an opportunity before us, it's right there, but we have this invisible rope that is holding us back. For each of us I can be something completely different, yet it is rendering the same hesitancy or inaction.  Remember there is risk is going for it AND there is also risk in not going for it; either way there is risk so you might as well risk it with an opportunity rather than risk it for standing still right? Don't over think it or make it too heavy. Breath, smile, prep & go for it. 

  What are we chasing? Make sure it is what you want, because when the chase becomes more difficult we only stay the course when we really want that end result.  Goals that are worth while do not happen over night and they are usually goals that we don't just achieve but goals that we grow into as well.  Is your goal(s) written down? Where you can see them? Putting pen to paper or creating a vision board of sorts helps us in maintaining pursuit as a form of accountability.  One of the best and simplest ways of dialing in goals is to use the SMART system here to the right. Action: By the end of the week have 1 personal & 1 professional SMART Goal set & share it with 1 other person to keep you accountable.