The simple action of writing the every day grocery demonstrates how we truly value our lives and inspire future success. Each week, many of us spend 10 to 30 minutes or more writing down the weekly future grocery purchases, clipping coupons and checking advertisements. We take this action because we believe that we will have future success through the savings of money, time and energy. Unfortunately, sometimes, we forget to bring the list and end up with additional purchases, spending more money than originally anticipated and probably having to return to buy the missed items. All of these actions have wasted money, time and energy and more importantly have contributed to increased stress levels as well as negative feelings about ourselves. Just think about the last time you forget your list and how did you feel about yourself? Were those thoughts fleeting or did they stay with you a while?
Mostly everyone agrees that a written grocery list has significant value. If you agree that a grocery list has significant value, do you have a written plan to inspire your success for the rest of your life? If you have answered no to this question and you believe in the simple weekly action of committing your grocery list to writing, then what you are really saying is that the time to write a grocery list has more value than the time necessary to plan for your successful future and more importantly that you are leaving future inspiration and success to chance and happenstance.
Part of the reason for this apparent disconnect is that individuals have been taught how to write a list and even to prioritize that same list, but very few have been taught or trained how to construct an Action Plan for future success. Since consistent goal setting and goal achievement is a skill, this skill is not taught and not developed because a presumption exists that individuals have learned this critical personal and professional skill. (I call this Learning Through Osmosis.) Individuals may hear about the need to set goals, but when the time comes to implement a goal achievement plan, their good intentions quickly crumble. Think about all the New Year's Resolutions or all those Strategic Plans and how many were actually achieved?
Imagine the added benefits to your life if you could achieve your dreams, desires and goals. How would that make you feel? Would those achievements enhance your own feelings of self-worth and self-esteem? Where would you be right now? Would your life be more inspirational and have more value than that it does right now at this moment in time? What would that success now look like to you?
If you believe that your future life has definitely more value and can be more inspirational and successful than a weekly grocery list, then what actions are you going to choose within the next 24 hours to demonstrate the importance of that belief? Remember, the choice is now yours!
Leanne Hoagland-Smith, M.S. President of ADVANCED SYSTEMS, is the Process Specialist. With over 25 years of business and education experience, she builds peace and abundance by connecting the 3P's of Passion, Purpose and Performance through process improvement. Her ROI driven process solutions affect sustainable change in 4 key areas: financials, leadership, relationships and growth & innovation with a variety of industries. She aligns the strategies, systems and people to develop loyal internal customers that lead to external customers. As co-author of M.A.G.I.C.A.L. Potential:Living an Amazing Life Beyond Purpose to Achievement due for June 2005 release, Leanne speaks nationally to a variety of audiences. Please call Leanne a call at 219.759.5601 or email leanne@processspecialist.com if you are seeking amazing results.
Copyright 2005 - Leanne Hoagland-Smith, leanne@processspecialist.com
Permission to publish this article, electronically or in print, as long as the bylines are included, with a live link, and the article is not changed in any way (grammatical corrections accepted)
Lincoln Stretch rentals Alsip ..If you look back to the 70s and 80s, many... Read More
When traveling down the road it is always good to... Read More
In Latin the word means 'to dare'.This word is so... Read More
Whether you are self-employed, whether you are an employee, whether... Read More
If failure is the roadway, then Perseverance is the vehicle... Read More
Normally a long memory is an advantage but not if... Read More
A wonderful quote by author and scholar William A. Ward... Read More
Does the thought of failure send a cold shiver down... Read More
In this article we mention 7 tips for your success.... Read More
Many among us, on many instances, have the habit of... Read More
Recently, I was asked to write a Top 10 list... Read More
After 13 years of being married to the same woman... Read More
The secrets of our body language have been around forever... Read More
Have you failed before and wished the earth could open... Read More
There is one big "secret" to success that can help... Read More
Jim Rohn wrote in his book The Five Major Pieces... Read More
"Most people don't plan to fail. They just fail to... Read More
Whenever I'm feeling stuck in a rut, I go out... Read More
The Law of Experience"Success comes from good judgement; good judgement... Read More
We have all read about people who are successful briefly.... Read More
Fourteen thousand civilised people died when the tsunami hit Andaman... Read More
Do you want to achieve your most important goals in... Read More
What do Sam Walton, Ray Kroc, Hilton, Marriot, Firestone, Elvis... Read More
How do we define success? Webster's dictionary defines success as... Read More
The most important quality you can ever develop is having... Read More
Western Springs shuttle limo ..What if I told you that you could be more... Read More
Imagine being firmly committed to your deepest ambitions. Imagine feeling... Read More
Dr. Deepak Chopra is a well-known author of more than... Read More
The most important quality you can ever develop is having... Read More
The need to be successful. This is the bottom line... Read More
There are no two greater ironic comparisons than that of... Read More
A company entitled "Made for Success" begs the question: Just... Read More
When you hear the words "abundance" and "prosperity", what immediately... Read More
Napoleon Hill coined the concept of the mastermind alliance in... Read More
1. Believe in yourself and what it is you do.... Read More
Imagine living in the world that Helen Keller found herself... Read More
Do you know what the problem is with asking successful... Read More
In my private practice for the past 13+ years I... Read More
Fourteen thousand civilised people died when the tsunami hit Andaman... Read More
Effective listening is almost certainly the most important communication skill,... Read More
The best way to predict your future is to create... Read More
Let me tell you story about a friend of mine... Read More
Many among us, on many instances, have the habit of... Read More
Today I am going to tell you the #1 secret... Read More
Persistence is the foundation of success. Although there are many... Read More
Most dictionary entries would define failure as the simple lack... Read More
Life is not a competition.Not at all. Life itself is... Read More
Failure is GreatYou are probably asking yourself what could be... Read More
If we eat too much at home, the public eventually... Read More
The ability to achieve our enormous untapped potential is directly... Read More
Success |