Tag: action

1, 2, 3..Go

Posted on by philipdodson

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Autumn and winter bring our limbic ‘chimp’ brains into action. It’s chilly, raining, dark, we’re lacking some sunshine to boost our energy. It’s 6am the alarm has gone, the bed is warm and the snooze button is just inches away.

Before your chimp has a chance to convince you on the merits of an extra time in bed, just say ‘1,2,3,…go’ and as you count 1, pull the covers back, 2, put your feet down, and 3, up you get.

Try it and feel better for starting the day and not regretting that 1/2 hour or longer snooze.

It’s a great habit to apply to other things that we might be procrastinating on.

Just by focusing on the counting stops the brain from rummaging through the ‘excuses’ cabinet and stopping you from acting.

If you accept average

Posted on by philipdodson

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People moan. They moan a great deal.

Often that is all that they do, online, indoors, at lunch with colleagues.

Yet that moaning rarely turns into action and often in spite of moaning, people go back or repeat.

Average is what many things are, poor value for money, badly made, badly designed, ineffective, poor service, inedible beige food, unsatisfactory, just OK, unfulfilling.

Yet the moaners go back to that job, that life, that product, that service, that restaurant.

If you accept average in what you choose to do, or in what you choose to buy or use, then average is all you can expect from your life and more ineffective moaning won’t alter anything.

We have to choose to improve, lead, feedback and take action. Vote with your feet on poor service, poor products, average anything.

Also, vote with your feet on yourself and average ideas, average performance, on your average life.

Better comes from taking action, belief, commitment and a desire to not accept average or simply good enough in anything.

Those that have chosen to do better haven’t chosen the easy option, but the hard work and challenge that action involves reaps huge rewards.

After all, there is only upside on pushing yourself to achieve better.