Today's TQ

Daily Lessons in Intentional Excellence
Saturday, February 4, 2012

Is Your Obsession Your Motivation?

When you're obsessed with your vision, motivation is not an issue. Today's "Have To's" are done simply because they're an obvious requirement to get you closer to your goal. Of course you will do the "have to's." How else will you get to your goal?

Go for what you really want in life. It will put a smile in your heart and a bounce in your step!

Today's TQ Challenge: Live Each of Your Top 10 Core Personal Values -- Every Day.

Choose to be DEVOTED! Do you find yourself focused most often on the difficulties or on the vision?
Choose to be COMMITTED! How did you approach today's difficult tasks?
Choose to be INSPIRED! What are you raring to attack next?

A testament is something that provides tangible proof. The actions you take and the results you produce are living proof of what's most important to you. The only evidence of whether you value something is if you make it a part of your life. There's no getting around this. For you to live your values, they have to show up somewhere other than a framed mission statement on the wall. They deserve to be a part of the legacy of results you leave behind at the end of each day.

"People wait for opportunity to come along...yet it is there every morning." ~ Dennis the Menace

Think about it. How well and how often do you actually DO Mission Factor 2J?

"I live each day as a testament to what I've declared to be most important in life."

A high commitment (2J rated 8 or better) suggests that there's no mystery what you stand for. Your values are obvious to anyone who knows you. If asked, they could describe what's most important to you simply by observing the way you live. Your values are reflected in your words, actions and results. Your life is your proof -- the physical demonstration of what you value the most -- and your values can be seen everywhere people look.

On the other hand...

A lack of commitment suggests you are someone who fails to walk your talk. If asked to review your day, you may not be able to come up with even one concrete example of what you claim is most important to you. Whenever you're not living what you value most, you lose a chance to make your day as productive and beneficial as possible. When there is a lack of physical proof, it's time to go back and recommit to what you believe. If it's not expressed daily, it doesn't exist.

What happens when you CHOOSE to do Factor 2J a bit more frequently?

Every day you live your mission is a highly successful day. You accumulate performance positives like "Devoted, Committed and Inspired" -- immediately moving you towards the results you expect.

What happens when you FAIL to consistently do Factor 2J?

Every day you don't live your mission is a day of regrets and wasted opportunities. Negatives like "Hypocritical, Insincere and Uncommitted" start to take their toll on your performance -- quickly moving you away from the success you want.

Now Ask Yourself This...
Is Factor 2J Causing You Problems?

If you believe this factor is a key performance obstacle -- and that it's preventing you from realizing your personal dreams and goals -- then you need to improve it.

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