Are you “in it to win it” or are you ready to give up on your goals for 2011?
As we near the end of the year, you may be thinking to yourself that you haven’t accomplished everything you’ve wanted to. Maybe you don’t have a career that you love. Maybe you don’t have the business that you want. Maybe you aren’t getting known as the leader in your heart.
Yet, please remember that it is NEVER too late to turn your situation around, and get the clarity, coaching, and resources that you need to succeed. It’s not over until You — and no one but YOU — says it is! And quite frankly, the year isn’t over yet… and neither is today! You have 27 days to do more than you might have thought possible.
Please use this email as a wake up call, and end this year powerfully. Don’t give up on December 2011! Your time is too valuable. Proactively moving toward your goals will give you the competitive edge over everyone else … who is arbitrarily waiting until January to start playing big.
Learn from the wisdom of Sir Winston Churchill, who said:
“NEVER, Never, Never Give Up!”
Here’s one of shortest and the most powerful stories I’ve ever read… It happens to be a poster in my office, which I read every time I feel like giving up on my dreams:
“After retiring a second time as England’s Prime Minister, Winston Churchill addressed the graduating class at Oxford University. Grabbing the lectern with both hands he paused, looked straight at the audience in his unique, Churchillian way, for a full thirty seconds, then said, ‘Never, never, never give up!’ Pausing, he repeated with even greater emphasis, ‘Never, never, never give up!’ Sir Winston continued looking at his audience for a few more seconds, then sat down, having delivered, undoubtedly, the shortest major address in history.”
Since so many people have asked me where to buy the poster, I did some online research, and you can buy it from The Positive Edge’s website: http://thepositiveedge.com/gallery/Never.html
Action Steps
Here are three steps, which would have made Sir Winston Churchill think you were actually listening to him:
1) Ask yourself: “What am I not willing to give up on for 2011?”
2) Specifically, write down what you are committed to completing in the next 27 days!
3) Take at least 1 action step per day for the next 27 days, and above all else, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER GIVE UP!
Feel free to let me know how I can assist you with ending 2011 with power and pride!
To your career and leadership success!
Jos
Career and Leadership Coach
Tags: Action, Career, Leadership, Success, Transition
I like the Action Steps that you included. I find that if there are options, I’m more likely to do some even if not all of them. And doing just that, is already progress!