Modern Business Magazine November 2016 | Page 20

MODERN LEADERSHIP Five Ways The Power of “I CAN” Can Change You By Janine Garner O ften we think long and hard about what we want to achieve. Sometimes we think so hard that we literally think ourselves out of action. Those that succeed as business leaders, as the incredible entrepreneurs whose stories we sit and devour, live by a very simple set of ‘commandments’. They recognise the inherent need to stop living in the abstract and instead bring oneself into the reality of ‘yes I can’. I CAN. The power of those two words is so strong, in life and in business. 20 ModernBusiness November 2016 When we allow ourselves to trust in our own ideas, to follow through and action them, we can achieve anything. Here are five ways you can embrace the power of “I Can”. 1 I Can - Believe In ME There is no doubt most of us have a motivation to win; but to keep pushing through; that comes down to your own self-belief, your mindset and your drive to achieve – your own self- leadership. You have to believe in yourself first and foremost. Your dream and vision for yourself and your business future is yours alone, and until you get this sorted, there is no moving forward. Are your skills, values and vision aligned? Are you engaged in your purpose, and truly passionate about what you are doing? Get congruent with this, get clear on your “Why” – and then, with hunger, commit to your purpose one hundred percent. 2 I Can - Do Something So many people have a dream, yet get lost in endless iterations of planning rather than doing. They somehow forget they have to take action and instead become frozen in their never ending “oh but… ”list “before I…” list. It was Thomas