Daily Motivator - September

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September 28

Why you can’t do it

If there’s something ambitious you wish to do, come up with a list of all the reasons why you can’t do it. Then set about to prove yourself wrong.

Acknowledge the problems, delineate the challenges, right off the bat. Give yourself a detailed and realistic picture of what you’re up against.

By specifying the challenges you give yourself control over them. Suddenly you have a workable pathway to success.

All that remains to be done is to solve those problems, one by one. You’ve already acknowledged them and embraced them, so you’re definitely well on your way.

Not only do you have a meaningful and desirable goal. You also have a practical, well-formulated plan to get there.

So when you want something, quickly tell yourself exactly why you can’t have it. Then, with a knowing smile, you’ll realize you’ve explained to yourself precisely how to make it happen.

— Ralph Marston

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September 29

Impossible to get stuck

Why are you stuck? Because where you’re going is just not all that compelling.

Oh, it might sound impressive and exciting and desirable. But if it was all that desirable, you would not have let yourself get stuck.

So here’s what you must do. Give yourself something to look forward to.

Don’t make it completely out of reach, but don’t make it just any old thing either. Make it something you know you can do, and something you would crawl across broken glass to accomplish.

Then commit yourself to doing it. If at this point you still seem to be stuck, go back and raise the stakes until you can feel your goal pulling you forward.

Aim higher in a way that’s meaningful to the core. And you’ll make it impossible to get stuck.

— Ralph MarstonSeptember 29, 2021
Impossible to get stuck

Why are you stuck? Because where you’re going is just not all that compelling.

Oh, it might sound impressive and exciting and desirable. But if it was all that desirable, you would not have let yourself get stuck.

So here’s what you must do. Give yourself something to look forward to.

Don’t make it completely out of reach, but don’t make it just any old thing either. Make it something you know you can do, and something you would crawl across broken glass to accomplish.

Then commit yourself to doing it. If at this point you still seem to be stuck, go back and raise the stakes until you can feel your goal pulling you forward.

Aim higher in a way that’s meaningful to the core. And you’ll make it impossible to get stuck.

— Ralph Marston

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September 30

Focus on the work

Don’t make your efforts more difficult than they have to be. Just make them happen.

Overthinking the task adds needless difficulty, complexity and delay. Undercommitting to the job makes it more difficult than it would otherwise be.

Simply determine what must be done and do it. Rise above whatever resistance you might create or encounter, and focus on the work.

Make it your intention to get yourself into a state of effectiveness. Embrace the opportunity to be useful, to do what’s meaningful, to create value.

Let go of doubt, resentment, excuses, and perfectionism. Continue to remind yourself the work is the thing you’re focused on, and you’re entirely capable of doing just that.

Expect to put forth effort and expect to do what’s necessary to make that effort count for something positive. Focus on the work and give rise to all the benefits of getting it done.

— Ralph Marston