They say “An apple a day…..” but will developing positive habits have a positive influence on yourself and your business? I am a big believer in consistency and routine and I believe the key to success is the development of daily positive actions that over time become a part of your daily routine. What do I mean by this?
When you reach a huge goal or achieve a big success in you work or business, do you actually look at how you achieved it? Was it pure luck that you gained three new clients last month? Was it the hard work you put into following up all those leads that OTHER business people passed onto you? Why did those other business colleagues pass those leads onto you? Well it wasn’t magic…
There is no doubt that you reached those goals by the effort you put in on a daily basis – whether that was turning up early to your networking meetings and working at your “Know, Like and Trust” with fellow members; or making a conscious effort to follow up after those meetings and keeping your promises made during them.
Every large goal has been reached by achieving previous smaller goals and successes; each one building on the previous one and compounding the overall effect over time. The decisions you make within your business give rise to actions which if repeated over time result in you reaching your goals. All very high and mighty you may think….but hang on. If you make the right decisions and work constantly at the actions arising from that decision, you WILL succeed. One bad decision will not always result in a failure….but a series of bad decisions (and actions resulting from them) may do. Make a list of the choices you make and ask yourself if they are moving you towards your goals.
So make that decision to show up to meetings and appointments on time; be prepared with your elevator speech and make sure you follow up on your promises. Be dedicated and your behaviour will show you as dedicated and reliable. Don’t limit your success; develop those positive habit changes now!