Did you schedule too much? Did you
fall back to old, unproductive habits?
Frankly assess what happened and why.
Forgive yourself, learn, refocus and decide
what you will do differently. Finally, pick
yourself up and move forward with the
commitment to do better in future.
Each of us has the seed of greatness. It
takes grit and discipline to accomplish
anything significant. Through criticism by
our parents, authority figures, significant
others, and ourselves, we get paralyzed
and subconsciously convince ourselves
that we do not deserve to succeed.
As a result we hold back, performing
below our ability, getting mediocre results
and seeing this as the proof that we’re
right – we really don’t deserve to succeed.
If you want to be really successful, love
yourself, let go of your past, set clear goals
and practice self-discipline to achieve
them. There are no short cuts.
As one time US president, Calvin
Coolidge, put it: Nothing in this world
can take the place of persistence. Talent
will not; nothing is more common than
unsuccessful men with talent. Genius
will not; unrewarded genius is almost a
proverb. Education will not; the world is
full of educated derelicts. Persistence and
determination alone are omnipotent.
Decide to develop discipline today. Just
start - one step in the right direction is
better than none.
This will then become two steps, then
three and four and each subsequent step
will lead you closer towards a better
version of yourself.
Within just 90 days you will have made
significant progress.Don’t wait. Don’t do
it tomorrow. Start today and go for it.
Every day, regardless of how you feel. You
won’t regret it.
Caroline Mwazi is Chief Change Catalyst
at Huru Consult Limited, a Nairobi based
management and training consulting
company focusing on Strategy &
Organizational Development, Financial
Management, Sales & Client Retention,
Leadership & Personal Development. She
can be reached via mail at: CMwazi@
huruconsult.com or Twitter @cmwazi